Woman Seized by Cannibals in South Seas Ordeal
Mrs Helen Whatley of Denver was kidnapped by cannibal natives in the Solomon Islands and held for six hours in a hut within a sandalwood forest. A posse formed by her husband Jesse Whatley rescued her before the Tahiti liner brought them to San Francisco. The couple had spent 13 months in Australia New Zealand and the South Seas.
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San Francisco
Cal
Solomon Islands
South Seas
Helen Whatley
Denver
Jesse Whatley
Whatleys
Tahiti
Australia
New Zealand
South
Woman in County for 42 Years Dies
Mrs. McCoy of Renton died at her home after 42 years in King County. Her Civil War veteran husband survives with 12 children 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. They celebrated their golden anniversary six years ago. Funeral services were planned in Renton at 9:30 this morning.
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John McCoy
King County
Renton
Cedar River
Mra. McCoy
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Quick Pain Relief
A patent medicine claim describes Freezone as instantly stopping corn pain with a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents. It promises removal of hard and soft corns and between toe corn with no soreness or irritation.
Jobs for veterans grow slower than demand in Rainier-Noble post
In the Rainier-Noble post American Legion, many veterans wait for jobs as only 63 were filled last week, averaging over 10 daily, while 40 plus seek work and dozens stay unemployed. The employment secretary urges local business to hire veterans, listing new registrants and their duties in Seattle area workplaces.
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Rainier-Noble Post
American Legion
Stuart Building
Eliott
Clarence I. Conk
26Th Ave. S
Beacon
T. Lyons
Third Ave
Main
Ralph W. Gaitskill
Summit Ave
East
Fred W. Miller
Cook
H. B. Daigh
Woodlawn Ave
Kenwood
Joseph W. Morin
Fifth Ave. N
Garfield
de Forest Stewart
New Vendome Hotel
Bronx workers uncover Poe era safe in Fordham digs
In the Bronx on June 3, laborers excavating near Fordham unearthed an old iron safe thought to be buried by Edgar Allan Poe. Inside were deposit slips from St. John's Savings Bank of Fordham, which closed in 1878, along with miscellaneous worthless papers.
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New York
Edgar Allen Poe
Bronx
St. John's Savings Bank of
Fordham
This to Be a Man's Affair Exclusively
Men will have their night tonight at s o'clock in the gymnasium of the Young Men's Hebrew association with Oriental dances boxing and wrestling matches monologues and a dramatic sketch as the entertainment No women or girls will be admitted.
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Young Men's Hebrew Association
Mother Denies Son Deserter in Bremerton Case
Sumner reports the Bremerton arrest of James Weston as a Marine deserter has been denied by his mother in Sumner. She declares My son never was a deserter. Also noted is the $775000 South District property distribution in the will of the late William Chappell with widow Mrs Margaret KE Chappell as chief beneficiary and shares to the testator's mother four sisters and three brothers.
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Sumner
Bremerton
James Weston
William Chappell
Margaret KE. Chappell
Baalmann's Gas Tablets Promise Relief From Gas Symptoms
An advertisement claims Baalmann's Gas Tablets permanently relieve stomach and bowel gas. It describes elimination of gas pressure pain heart palpitations cold limbs numbness after meals and drowsiness with a return to normal breathing and activity. The ad urges obtaining the genuine yellow package from Owl Drug Co.
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Baalmann
Daafmann
Owl Drug Co
Campbell attacks prohibitionists over Volstead hearings
Washington June 21 Chairman Campbell of the rules committee accused certain prohibitionists of threatening his political defeat for holding hearings on the Volstead supplemental prohibition bill. He defended his actions saying the hearings were in a free country and to hear reputable business men opposing provisions.
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Drys
Washington
Everett man dies in hotel room as committee faces threats
Everett resident B Rowley, 70, dies suddenly in a hotel room. The incident follows reports that other committee members have been threatened with political defeat amid mounting tensions and fallout from local actions.
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Everett
B. Rowley
Everett Hotel
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