Brain Operation Reforms Gorilla Man May Win Pardon
Benjamin Bucker, once dubbed a gorilla man for violent crimes, underwent brain surgery after a rifle pellet was found in his left brain lobe for 25 years. The operation reportedly changed him into a model prisoner, and his pardon plea sits before the board as he seeks release to become a teacher.
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Roy Gibbons
Statesville
Benjamin Bucker
Ong
Bucker
Board of Pardons
Cal ‘Ahoola Parish
Memphis
Tenn
Ducker
Crush
Handa
Ashbey Thomas
Watseka
Ill
The Memory Curse that Till Now Shaped a Murderer
Benjamin Bukcer recalls a history of amnesia violent fever and violent thoughts that haunted him for years He describes a green white and grey color sequence that accompanied his mental states and claims an operation lifted a heavy weight from his brain allowing clearer thought after the crime was revealed.
Docile prisoner seeks pardon after surgical reformation
After the furies faded a contented inmate awoke in a hospital ward and, softened by surgery, pleaded for clemency. The man recalls his former life with guidance from authorities but is remembered by the name Bucker and associate Tittle.
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Bucker
Tittle
Local wit and captions mix in city humor page
The garbled prose bundles jokes and quips about taxation, flappers, mayors, and everyday life. Puns, roasts, and cartoon captions reflect a bustling urban mood with references to Portland and Seattle style humor and a jab at Open my sie fag-boz.
Legation Blast Probed in Sofia After Explosion
Washington officials report an explosion partially wrecked the American legation at Sofia Bulgaria. The blast, possibly linked to recent red outbursts against U S diplomatic buildings, occurred while the legation was vacant Saturday night with no injuries. Bulgarian police investigation continues.
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Washington
Sofia
Bulgaria
United States
State and Justice Departments
Wilson
Legation
Rich Dodge Held After Fatal Auto Party In Michigan
Kalamazoo, Mich. March 11 John Duval Dodge heir to a Detroit automobile family is jailed on DUI and liquor law violations after a Grand Rapids party ended with a student girl leaping from a speeding car. Rex Earl and two Grand Rapids girls were also detained. the injured student Emiline Knackerneck is at Burgess hospital and expected to recover. The family reached a seven figure settlement after Dodge’s disinheritance.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
John Duval Dodge
Millonaire Automobile Family of
Detroit
Dodge
Rex Earl
Stephen Wattles
Earl
Grand Rapids
Wattles
Burgess Hospital
Matt
Ethel Clemens
Sue Stegenth
Emiline Knackerneck
Armory
Kalamazoo
Preaches Sermon On Text Offered By Avridge Mann
Rev Carl Venzie of Prospect Congregational Church cites Avridge Mann in The Star and preaches on One God and Father of All. He says all churches share in common power for good, praising Roman Catholics loyalty, Episcopalians dignity, Methodists devotion, Presbyterians firmness, Baptists purity. He commends Christian Scientists practicality and Unitarians emphasis on human aid.
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Avridge Mann
The
Star
Carl H. Venxte
Prospect Congregational Church
Baptista
Murder Auto Now Sought
Detectives believe a Los Angeles killing of William J D Taylor links to the Brunen murder in Camden. Police hunt the auto believed to carry the fleeing shooter who knew Brunen’s routine and where he would sit at night.
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Camden
N. J
William JD. Taylor
Los Angeles
John T. Brunen
Brunen
Captured in Wild Street Battle Keeps Burglar in Custody
G. R. Beesler, 24, an alleged burglar, was held in city jail after a late Sunday burglary at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Nelson, 7359 23rd Ave. N. W. The Nelsons chased Beesler with W. W. Riley, 7365 23rd Ave. N. W., and police officers O. N. Young and C. J. Hatch took him into custody after a hand to hand chase.
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G. R. Beesler
Ole Nelson
23Rd Ave
N. W
Nelsons
Beesler
Nelson
W. W. Riley
Trial Scheduled in Cock Fighting Case
Arrested at Kent in February 26 for cock fighting Pat Fown William Jones and Henry Frasee were scheduled to be tried Monday afternoon before Justice of the Peace C. C Dalton.
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Kent
Pat Fown
William Jones
Henry Frasee
Justice of the Peace
Two Auto Wrecks Leave Five Seriously Injured
Two crashes near Seattle left two women and a man near death and several others injured. Mr and Mrs A P Gideon, ages 42 and 40, were rescued from beneath a wrecked car and rushed to Columbus Sanitarium in critical condition with brain concussion and possible skull fracture. Mrs C C Hoffman, 53, suffered internal injuries that could prove fatal after a collision in which her husband’s car was heavily loaded and she was thrown between vehicles. Doctor O Herzig attended both incidents.
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Renton
Seattle
A. P. Gideon
Columbus Sanitarium
Hoffman
G. J. Hoffman
Death of William Ritchtf A Longshoreman at Home
William Ritchtf 40 longshoreman died at his home 804 Connecticut St Sunday. He is survived by an uncle William Howie.
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William Ritchtf
Connecticut
Ritchie
William Howie
Spring Styles Feature Promises Ad Columns in The Star
Seattle stores showcase Spring Styles this week with ads highlighting new seasons. The Star advertises ongoing service and urges regular readers to stay informed through its advertising columns.
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Seattle
Star
Young Seattle Lawyer Henry Clay Agnew Front-Page Figure
Seattle attorneys hail Henry Clay Agnew for keeping the front page spotlight after his arrest on a charge of conspiring to release his client D N Schoonover from Pierce county jail. He previously joined the 14 taxpayers suit against the city and merged his case with theirs, rising alongside known figures Chadwick Thorgrimson and Turner in early courtroom battles.
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Seattle
Coleague
Henry Clay Agnew
D. N. Schoonover
Pierce County
Tacoma
Dec
Schoonover
Agnew
Althe
Superior Court
Stephen Chadwick
Thorgrimson
Turner
Grogan Out of Prison Vows to Stay Straight
Jimmy Grogan walks from the penitentiary hopeful after a year inside. He declares he will seek an honest job or start a small business and promises never to return to crime, though a cop doubts his claim as he leaves for the city.
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Hal Armstrong
Jimmy Grogan
Grogant
Yen
Two Deaths Under Probe by Coroner
Two deaths were under investigation Monday. Emil Hintermeister aged 71 was found dead in his kitchen at 6228 Sixth Ave N W with his arm toward bottles of home made beer. J H Terhune at 6221 Fifth Ave N W found the body when making a call. Hintermeister died of heart trouble and had no known relatives. William Ritchie 40 a longshoreman died Sunday night at 804 Connecticut St after his uncle William Howie found him groaning on the floor and had not seen him for 20 years.
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Emil Hintermeister
Sixth Ave. N. W
J. H. Terhune
Fifth Ave. N. W
Hintermeister
William Ritchie
Connecticut St
William Howie
Howie
Troops Recapture Benoni and Brakpan Amid Rand Uprising
British forces regain Benoni and Brakpan after savage fighting in the Rand mine war. Over 2,000 strikers detained, about 200 killed and 600 wounded reported. Gen. Jan Smuts says the situation is in hand as rebels in Johannesburg outskirts face artillery and air support.
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Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
Jan A. Smuts
Smuts
Rand
Benoni
Brakpan
Ex Kaiser Dead Dutch Report
Rumor spreads in Holland that former German Kaiser Wilhelm II died suddenly at Doorn. Official circles deny the report.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Kaiser
Wilhelm of
Half Frozen Girl Is Millionaire's Child
Victoria Klensy, 14, found half frozen and foodless for three days in Chicago. Welfare workers say her family threatened to beat her if she returned home. She has been adopted by a Chicago millionaire and will bear the name of a prominent American family.
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Chicago
Victoria Klensy
America
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Caldwell
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Bobby
Portland
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Nntive
Transvaal
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