Free month long vacation at Camp Lewis for youths
A recruitment pitch explains the Citizens Military Training Camp offering a free month at Camp Lewis with swimming rifle practice and meals. Open to ages 16 to 35, with potential for a commission after the blue course. Washington state seeks to fill its quota. see the C M T C contact at American Legion headquarters.
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American Lake
Camp Lewis
Washington
American Legion
Stuart Building
Reward Offered in Lake Murder Probe
The county commissioners voted a $1000 reward for information leading to the submerged body of Mrs Mahoney, missing since a trunk search failed to locate her. The move signals belief of foul play and enlists the public in the lake search. Mrs Mahoney, 5 feet 2 inches, 125 pounds, brown wig, blue eyes, described as an incessant walker.
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Claude C. Ramaay
Brew ing Zour and the Summer Job Rumor
A humorous piece mocks Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes and jokes about summer work with good pay. It notes Portland leading the Pacific Coast League in wins and mentions a dust carry from the Gobi to the Yangtze. It also lightly satirizes a New York family quarrel and Indian baskets worn by women on Second Avenue.
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Fed
Roy
William Philip Sims
Star
Gobi Desert
Yangtse
New York
Seattle
World could scar a child with fear, editor warns
An editorial urges adults to stop frightening children after Agnes Hughes, five, fell mute and paralyzed following a whispered bogey man phrase. Her parents in Millvale and Pittsburg doctors appeal for care as nationwide healing voices offer aid. The plea ends with a warning to all caregivers: never frighten a little child.
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Agnes Katherine Hughes Ak
Peelley
J. F. Hughes
Evergreen Ave
Millvale
Agnes
Pittsburg
Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs interviewed at ranch
The Star reports on Edgar Rice Burroughs at Tarzana Ranch in Van Nuys California. Burroughs, author of Tarzan the Terrible, which The Star will begin publishing Saturday, discusses his work and the iconic jungle hero.
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the Star
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Burroughs
Tarzan
Tarzan the Terrible
Tarzana Ranch
van Nuys
Cal
Broke U S Dry Act Draws Prison Term
George Ray, indicted by a federal grand jury for violating the dry act, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two charges and received six months in jail. The third indictment was dismissed.
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George Ray
Taxi Man Up Today for Dope Charges
Perry Moore a Seattle taxicab driver was arrested by federal and White Cross agents with assistance from prominent Seattle society women and was to be taken before U.S. Commissioner Robert W. McClelland at 4 p m Tuesday for final narcotic charges hearing.
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Perry Moore
White Cross
Seattle Society
United States
Robert W. McClelland
Arrested Bremerton Police Chief Faces Bribery Claims
Bremerton police chief Frank Reynolds, a church deacon and Sunday school official, was arrested on extortion charges. He allegedly accepted bribes totaling $110 from Rainier hotel proprietor J B Biteman and two guests, amid broader accusations of corruption and a push to indict Reynolds and his force. Reynolds vows to stay on duty, cites protection of family, and notes a threatening letter. Sailors accuse his administration of creating a “Sunday school town” as unrest swells in Bremerton near the navy yard.
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Bremerton
Frank Reynolds
First Baptist Church
Auld Reynolds
Reynolds
Navy Yard
Rainier
Henry Johnson
Walter M. French
Sadie the Maid Takes Charge of Kitchen Duties
A narrator on her second day as Sadie Goff works as a housemaid on Queen Anne Hill. She traverses the ice box, dishes, vacuum cleaner, and feeding the family, noting the lady’s kindness while she hopes for sole possession of the kitchen and a room in return.
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Sadie
Sadie Goff
Queen Anne Hill
Queen Anne
Booze Sleuths Sweep Runners No Arrests Reported
Federal prohibition agents conducted a Monday night sweep after bootleggers but headquarters reported no arrests by noon Tuesday. The operation involved multiple agents tracing leads and inspecting suspected routes with no confirmed captures.
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Witho
Prohibition
Auto Stunt Ends With Car Over Embankment
Miss Helen Farrer drives at night when she loses consciousness at 15th Ave West and Wheeler Street. The car hits a police vehicle, climbs the curb, rips the railing of the West Wheeler bridge and stops with its front end over an embankment. All four occupants escape injury. Also in the car were Mrs Walter Dobbs and Mrs C Oberg and Joseph Ruby. Farrer reportedly had been ill and was driving for the first time in weeks.
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Helen Farrer
W. Garfield Sr
Jersey City Court Hears Bid to Halt Dempsey Fight
In Jersey City a chancery court heard a bid to stop the Dempsey fight this Saturday. Robert Watson of the International Reform Bureau and five clergymen sought an order to show cause why Tex Rickard and promoters should not be enjoined. They alleged counterfeit tickets and said the bout would attract undesirables and demoralize youths. The judge planned a quick ruling after hearing arguments from Gilson and local officials including John Milton and Prosecutor Garvin.
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Jersey City
N. J
Dempsey
Chancery Court
Robert Watson
International Reform Bureau
Stevenson
Tex Rickard
ry-Carpentier
Representive International Reform
H. C. Gilson
Form Bureau
John Milton
Corporation of
Nell
Gilson
Watson James I. Parker
Jermain Frank H. Potter
William and
Harvey Dell Wyatt
Parker
P. P. Garvin
Carpentier Fast Says Jim Jeffries
Former World Heavyweight Champion Jim Corbett recalled a 28th round clash to illustrate Carpentier speed facing Dempsey. He notes Carpentier as fast and clever while acknowledging Corbett’s formidable defense and the era’s tough battles in the ring.
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Jim Jeffries
Calena
J. Jeffries
Jim Corbett
New York
Jim
Corbett
Carpentier Dempsey
Jacksoy
Dempsey
Carpen
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