Clara Hamon Trial Continues Amid Riots and Rulings
Clara Smith Hamon faces renewed murder trial in Ardmore Oklahoma as Judge Tom Champion rules that love letters from Jake Hamon are inadmissible. Sheriff Buck Garrett boosts deputies after yesterday’s riot threats while prosecutors refrain from seeking the death penalty.
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Little
Ardmore
Okla
Clara
Buck Garrett
Jake L. Hamon
Miracle Man of the Southwest
Clara Smith Hamon
Jennie Sharples
World's Purity League
Chicago
Garrett
Conplay
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Watch
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Armory plans and council changes across Washington
Centralia and Puyallup plan new armories with costs around thirty thousand dollars while new city officials take office Monday. The region reports diverse items from licensing renewals, tax concerns, local crime notes, and community events including a U class field trip, a banquet for legislators, and St Patrick’s Day mentions.
Seattle Boy Helps Rescue Driver From Ice Near Nome
Creighton Hecht, a Seattle coast guard life saver, led a daring 20 mile ice dash to rescue Kebuk Leo Povelik proprietor of a Cape Nome roadhouse. Povelik was adrift on frozen sea, exhausted and nearly dying, until Hecht and a dog team reached him and brought him to Nome for recovery.
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Kebuk
Leo Povelik
Cape Nome
Behring Tce
Creighton Hecht
Seattle
Povelik
U. S Coast Guard
James Kenny
Coast Guard Life Moving Crew
H. B. Ewing
41St Ave
Ruth
Surfman
Mitchell
Capt
Ross
Neilsen
Fort Davis
Pavelik
Hecht
St. Michaels
First World War veterans' bonus paid in Washington state
Walter H. Klett of 1032 Cloverdale cashed the first veterans' bonus warrant in the state at 10 o'clock in the morning. The $405 bonus covers 27 months of service including Mexican border and Chateau Thierry battles. Statewide payments total about 50 000 claims with an $11 million bond issue to cover warrants. Former Senator George Lamping recalls the long political fight that led to the bonus law and bonds.
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Cloverdale
Klett
Chateau Thierry
Clausen
Washington Mutual Savings Bank
W. KR. Farris
King County
George Lamping
The
Star
Tacoma Times
Spokane Press
Lamping
Seattle
Tom Swale
American Legion
Washington
Price
Carter
Our Pet Peeves: Puget Sound Type Poised Between Beauty and Peccant
This piece argues the Puget Sound region yields a sophisticated yet elusive beauty. It contrasts northern and southern sensitivities with a late 19th or early 20th century voice, praising the local landscape while noting residents lack resonance with their refined setting.
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Puget Sound
Goenery
Razor Stolen Sparks Beard Theft Case
John Fossum of Na varre hotel appeals to police after thieves steal his razor. A quirky incident unfolds as he grows a beard in response, drawing local attention to the theft.
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John Fossum
Navarre Hotel
Thief Found in Wilshire Home Fled Before Capture
Lawyer W. Wilshire arrives home at 302 Harvard Ave N and finds a man behind the door. A footrace ends with the thief escaping. no reward or recovery reported.
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Sixth Ave
W. Wilshire
Harvard Ave. N
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Dies While Seated in Chair in Hotel
Henry Price 79 died of natural causes while seated in a lodging house chair at S17 yesterday. The body was taken to the morgue. Cor ol i H. Corson is seeking rela
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Henry Price
Corol i H. Corson
Waiting Kid Malone Wins Bout at Brown's Parlor
The Kid Malone defeats Pat Kelley to claim the decision and spends his winnings on clothes. Tim Neeley scolds the effort, questions the fight, and vows to recover Malone's diamond stickpin lost at the gym in a scene at Brown's Billiard Parlor.
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Brown
Kid Malone
Pat Kelley
Tim
Nute
Neeley
the Star
Beating Suspected as Wife Reports Drunken Incident
Police sought F. Pedroza on a drunken charge after his wife alleged he beat her and stole clothing. Pedroza, free on $10 bail, failed to appear as City Attorney Meagher and Judge John R. Gordon issued a bench warrant Wednesday. Mrs Pedroza waited in court to settle the drunk case when Pedroza jumped bail.
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John R. Gordon
Pedroza
George A. Meagher
The Garter That Failed and a Doctor's Lost Fortune
A physician in the Lumber Exchange district keeps money in his sock. He forgets which sock and spends the morning calling with a missing roll causing laughter as the garter breaks and banks become the butt of the tale.
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First National Bank
Lumber Exchange
Faro
Jim
Veterans of Foreign Wars call for veto of poll tax law
Col. Theodore Roosevelt post No 24 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars urged Gov Hart to veto the new poll tax measure, saying it robs Washington residents of rights and noting poll taxes proved unworkable in other states.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gov
Hart
Invitation Costs This Soldier $30
Everett Scott of East Sound was invited to a room by two soldiers. Thirty dollars disappeared from his pocket.
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Everett Scott
East Sound
Mike Bolun Fined for drunkenness in police court
Mike Bolun admitted he was drunk in police court on Wednesday and was fined ten dollars by Judge Gordon. A separate note mentions a wanted woman and a lost bicycle line found on a Wallingford car, prompting a lost bureau inquiry.
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Mike Bolun
Gordon
Wallingford
Bureau of Muny
Saunders Won't Act If Flask Is Toted In Seattle
District Attorney Saunders says the federal government will not prosecute individuals found with only a small amount of liquor for personal use. Four men including three Seattle businessmen and a Canadian were arrested near Everett after officers patrolled for booze. He notes only large-scale sellers should face federal charges and aims to prosecute major offenders in state courts.
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Saunders
Henry FE. Schmidt
Kellyfield Tires
Joeard
Yester Way
Shafer
Seattle
J.B Love
Komish
Everett
Bi County
Schmidt
Dizard
Vancouver
Columbia
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Army Transport Madawaska Damaged In Fog Collision
The Army transport Madawaska, coming from Manila with 40 passengers, was towed to port after a collision with the steamship Invincible in dense fog off Littl Egg Harbor New Jersey. The Invincible lay alongside. both ships were bound for Norfolk and were off Littl Egg Harbor when the crash occurred.
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New York
Madawaska
Invincible
Littl Egg Harbor
N. J
Manila
Norfolk
Get Busy Mayor Over Pike Street Car Delays
Citizens demand action as traffic at Third and Pike stalls due to delayed street railway work. The critic claims officials abuse authority and fail public convenience, urging Mayor Caldwell to authorize immediate, full-scale labor and complete the improvements in about two weeks.
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Hird
Pike
Third
Caldwell
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