The White Desert Romance Announced by The Star
Distrusted by his father Barry Houston flees to the Great White Desert to seek salvation in God's Wilderness. A faltering love with Judas leads to hidden forces threatening his lumber business. Medamie Robinette embodies rugged wilderness resilience as the climactic fight unfolds in Courtney Ryley Cooper's The White Desert premiering Monday June 26.
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Barry Houston
Continental Divide
Judas
Star
Courtney Ryley Cooper
Lad with range of five notes surpasses piano heroics
A 13 year old boy known as America’s Wonder Boy returns home to Tacoma with national and international honors for his musical talent. Tears break as he mourns the death of his dog Beauty while reflecting on a career poised toward Caruso status.
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America
Wonder Boy
Lad
Bob” Murray
Tacoma
Caruso
Bob
Canton Attacks Gunboats Shell 2 Buildings In
Washington reports warn Canton bombardment may hit American life and property. Minister Schurmann in Pekin informs Rear Admiral Strauss to protect assets as Sun Yet Seuva gunboats damage two American buildings in the first Canton attack.
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Washington
Canton
Schurmann
Pek
Strauss
Asiatic
State Department
J. Esissans Renarion Anmaol
Choi
Sun
Peking
Chen Chiung Ming
Seattle humor column rambles through city life and names
A fragmentary humor column from Seattle pokes fun at local topics including a proposed hotel name, weather, a speeding arrest on Pike Street, and light verse. It lampoons readers and features stray bits on advertising, society pages, and a playful poem about a child and a cold sore.
Baron Promises Atomic Power Seminar for $50
Baron Eugene Fersen tells a Arena audience that atomic energy will power ships raised from the sea and end energy costs. He promises to reveal methods to harness the power for $50 per pamphlet, as ushers collect during the lecture.
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Eugene Fersen
Fersen
Cleveland
Mother sues to visit daughter in dispute over custody
A motion to show cause why Mrs. Rowe Hilton should not be allowed to see her 13 year old daughter Edna May Spencer opened in Judge A W Fraters court. The mother, divorced from George E Spencer in Seattle in 1917, has not visited since then. She married Rowe Hilton on February 17.
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Rowe Hilton
Edna May Spencer
A. W.frater
Fugitive Convict Charles Greer Captured Near Sing Sing
Charles Greer known as the killer who escaped Sing Sing was captured today at Harmon, three miles from the prison, Ossining New York, on June 20. He had escaped earlier and was recaptured without incident.
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Ossinning
N. Y
Charles Greer
Sing Sing
Harmon
Puts Off Marriage to Enter Contest for Star Essay
A man postpones his Seattle wedding planned for June 26 to join a wedding contest in The Star. He explains marriage would bring intimate companionship and vows love as the chief reason, hoping to wed four days later.
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Herb Schoenfeld
Washington
Minn
Seattle
O. K
Slayer Gets Life in Jail in Michigan Court
George Straub admitted killing social worker Miss Aliee Mallett with an ax and was sentenced in Jackson circuit court to life imprisonment in solitary confinement at Marquette state penitentiary. An armed police escort cleared the way from Lansing to Jackson for the proceeding.
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Jackson
Mich
George Straub
Aliee Mallett
Marquette State Penitentiary
Lansing
Straub
Benjamin Williams
Prince of Wales Nearing Home After Asian Trip
The Prince of Wales returns to Plymouth aboard the battleship Renown after visits to Japan and India. Princess Yolanda of Italy is also in England, prompting public curiosity about any significance of their meeting.
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Plymouth
England
Japan
India
Prince of Wales
Yolanda
Italy
Seattle Girl Katherine Hall Dies in Los Angeles
Katherine Hall of Seattle died in Los Angeles on June 15, according to a notice received by her mother Mrs. C. Hall of 1544 West 50th Street. Funeral arrangements will be made in Los Angeles.
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Katherine Hall
Seattle
Los Angeles
C. Hall
50Th St
Kidnapped Woman Sighting Triggers Citywide Chase
Police and deputies scoured the north end Tuesday for four men who abducted a woman from a high powered touring car. An eyewitness at Maplewood Dairy reported muffled screams as the auto sped north on Fairview. The car, license No. 176119, tied to Harold E. Giering of 1015 Third Ave, was seen near Gersix Manufacturing Co. and described as for hire.
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Maplewood Dairy
Fairview Ave
C. G. Stanley
Gersix Manufacturing Co
Harold E. Giering
Third Ave
Harding Won't Travel to Alaska This Summer
Washington reports President Harding will likely skip a summer trip to Alaska due to pressing governmental matters. The White House disclosed the decision today, noting the schedule and duties ahead.
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Washington
Harding
Alaska
White House
Seven Harvest Hands Die in Santa Fe Rail Tragedy
Seven harvest hands bound for Wichita and Newton died in railroad accidents on the Santa Fe line near Kansas City. An eighth man was fatally injured. The fatalities occurred as the group was en route to joining harvest work.
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Kansas City
Wichita
Newton
Prison Looms for Union Labor Head
CHICAGO June 20 Fred Mader president of the Chicago Building Trades Council faced a sentence of one year in the penitentiary and a $1000 fine. He was convicted by a jury at midnight on charges of conspiracy to halt construction on the Drake hotel and conspiracy to extort money through strikes.
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Chicago
Fred Mader
Chicago Building Trades Council
Drake Hotel
Legal Murder: Early Miscarriages of Justice in Louisiana
A serialized exploration of wrongful convictions begins with the tale of Boynton, a Louisiana youth wrongly accused after a friend's murder near a rice field. Despite alibi fragments and conflicting evidence, he faced execution risk as prosecutors urged a verdict beyond reasonable doubt. Page 7, Column.
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