Gossip and slander in Howe murder trial in California
In Wisalia California March 13 gossip claims of an accessory before the fact swirl around Ornean FE Howe 32 charged with killing rancher William Brooks. Mrs Howe accuses gossip of slandering her name as testimony recalls meetings with Brooks and alleged social advances.
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Wisalia
Cal
California
Ornean FE Howe
Wm. H. Brooks
Brooks
Howe
Will Brooks
Lan
Oakland
No Cash Register Co
Intuition Used to Pick Jury in California Shooting Case
Orlean FE Howe on trial for shooting W H Brooks near a California orange grower relies largely on feminine intuition to select jurors. She scrutinizes veniremen and signals preference to attorneys with a historic hand down method. At least two jurors are said to be in the box today because the defendant’s thumbs didn’t go.
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Orlean FE. Howe
W. H. Brooks
California
Fragmentary memoir line hints at personal distress
The fragment presents a personal confession about a marriage and a frightened husband, mentioning a perceived impact on Brooks and a first fearful moment. The text is incomplete and lacks verifiable events or context.
Tragedy Unfolds in Porterville Shooting Rift
Mrs Howe recounts aSan Francisco cafe conflict with Brooks leading to her isolation as gossip torments her. Brooks is located in Porterville hotel and a shooting ensues. Her husband defends her while Mrs Brooks, widow of the slain man, remains calm at her side as witnesses gather.
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Brooks
San Francisco
Porterville
Cal
Mra Howe
Mra. Howe
Mrs. Brooks
Bon Marche Bed Outfit Sale Opens with Metal Beds
The Bon Marche unveils a new section for bed outfits, highlighting bundled prices on beds springs and mattresses. The promotion promises tempting deals for shoppers planning house furnishings and notes the sale is designed to attract attention with metal beds featured in the opening.
Bed Outfit at Eleven Dollars in White or Vernis Finish
An iron bed priced at $11.00 is offered in white or Vernis Martin finish. The set includes a woven wire spring and excelsior mattress with a cotton top and a serviceable ticking.
Bed Outfit for Fifteen Twenty Five Dollars
A sturdy bed set offered with continuous steel posts and neat supports. Vernis Martin or white finish frames, woven wire springs, strong supports, and a high quality ticking. Includes a felt mattress and heavy steel tube frame with five fillers. Third floor Bon Matu.
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Vernis Martin
Bed Outfit Deal Priced At 32.50 Dollars
The listing advertises a Vernis Martin bed with heavy steel tubing and a link spring mattress priced at 32.50 dollars. It highlights a second fine steel post bed with oak or walnut finish, five square post fillers, and a high quality fabric link spring and felt mattress.
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Vernis Martin
Seattle to Send 150 Men in New Draft Quota Plan
Washington state moves to draft 95 000 men with Seattle supplying 150 of the 638 needed in King County. The first ten men depart Camp Lewis on March 29 under Capt. Irvin W. Ziegaus plan. Men will be notified two weeks in advance and drawn from Class 1 by aerial numbers.
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Washington
Camp Lewis
Irvin W. Ziegaus
Seattle
King County
Tacoma
Spokane
Bellingham
Ziegauas
Man Killed and Three Hurt in Avalanche Near Trucker
Five miles east of Trucker California Paul Paulson was killed while Ike Casey J Olson and Jess Strauss were injured in a snowslide that struck workers on Southern Pacific tracks late yesterday. A watchman failed to spot the avalanche in time to warn the men.
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Trucker
Cal
Paul Paulson
Ike Casey
J. Olson
Jess Strauss
Southern Pacific
Here
Chicago Sees Boost in Wet and Dry Election Registrations
Chicago reports a registration surge ahead of the wet and dry vote next month with 126 628 new names added to the rolls. The city toll shows a total registered voters at 866 942 as of today.
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Chicago
General Eben Swift Heads American Mission in Italy Front
Major General Eben Swift leads an American mission in Italy studying combat tactics in the high mountains and other fronts. He notes that even without deploying troops to the Italian front, the United States will monitor rapidly changing warfare methods under all conditions.
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Eben Swift
Italy
Uncle Sam
Von Froning Seeks Move From Alien Enemy Cell
Karl Von Froning, jailed as an alien enemy in Los Angeles, declares hatred for Prussianism militarism and bureaucratism. He asks to be moved from his current cell as Germans in the facility continue to slur America. he remains in government custody.
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Los Angeles
Voight Awaits Life Sentence in Pottruff Murder Case
Kalama Washington March 13 William Voight Jr pleads guilty to murdering Earl Potruff last November He confesses the killing was for infatuation with Potruff s wife He used Potruff s rifle to stage an accidental death He planned a fund for Mrs Potruff to keep the homestead and has deeded all property to her ahead of sentencing to the state penitentiary for life.
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Kalama
Wash
William Voight, Jr
State Penitentiary
Earl Potruff
Potruff
Voight
Farmington Citizens Demand Removal of School Chief
Farmington Wash March 18 citizens presented resolutions to the school board charging City School Superintendent Radmaker with dis loyalty and failure to support patriotic moves. They demand his removal after a mass meeting. Radmaker denies disloyalty and says he organized patriotic work and his wife knits sweaters for the Red Cross.
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Farmington
Wash
Radmaker
Red Cross
Knights of Pythias Lodge Formed In Seattle Merger
Seattle lodge No. 51 combines with Queen City lodge No. 10 to form a new Knights of Pythias body on Wednesday night. The merged lodge will boast over 1,000 members and become the state’s largest Knights of Pythias organization.
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Seattle
Knights of Pythias
Mary Pickford and Hart to Promote Third Liberty Loan in Seattle
Dozens of movie stars including Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks will tour Seattle to plead for the Third Liberty Loan. Wil liam Hart may use Western methods. Local speakers include Franklin K. Lane and T P O Connor M P.
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Tittle
Mary” Pickford
Seattle
Doug” Fairbanks
William 8. Hart
Franklin K. Lane
Department of the Interior
T. P. O'Connor
M. P
Tired of life ends in suicide of engineer Barkhausen
San Francisco March 13. Louis Barkhausen a 52 year old German born civil engineer killed himself in the lobby of the Transportation club last night. He explained that he was tired of life and his action followed a trip with his wife and the McMartin couple from Tacoma to Southern California.
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San Francisco
Louis Barkhausen
Barkhausen
Transportation Club
Germany
California
G. E. McMartin
Tacoma
Waiter Dies After Failed Rope Suicide in San Francisco
Carl J. Alexander, a waiter, attempted to hang himself in a hotel room window. The rope broke and he fell three stories to the pavement, dying from the resulting injuries.
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San Francisco
Carl J. Alexander
Judge Lovett named head of rail division on capital plans
Washington March 18 Judge Robert S Lovett has been appointed director of a new division of capital expenditures for the railroad administration. The appointment expands oversight of rail funding and project financing within the agency.
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Washington
Robert 8. Lovett
The
Railroad Administration
Major Mackenzie Rogan marks 50 years in British army
Major Mackenzie Rogan, conductor of the Coldstream Guards band, has completed half a century of service in the British army, highlighting his long career and leadership role within the regiment.
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Mackenzie Rogan
Coldstream Guards’ Band
U. S. Engineers Eye Big Channel Tunnel Project
U S engineers examine a Britain France channel tunnel as a wartime logistics fix. American contractors push for the job with surveys long prepared by French and British engineers. A six track, 90 mile chalk bore Dover to Calais would free ships for war freight and shorten Atlantic transit.
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Washington
Britain
Channel Tunnel
France
America
Argentina
Australia
Lorraine
Channel
Dover
Calais
War update fragment shows early morning troop activity
Fragmentary OCR reports slight General Fren in the morning. routed lines and marching units appear in a wartime scene. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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U. S
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