Boy Confesses to Murder of Chum in Indiana
Virgil Decker, 18, confessed to killing Leroy Lovett, 19, in Warsaw Indiana. He described striking Lovett with iron then fleeing with Lovett’s clothes to mislead investigators. A special grand jury was planned to explore further evidence and possible accomplices as deputies surveilled the case.
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Warsaw
Ind
Leroy Lovett
Althe
Virgil Decker
Lovett
G B. Moon
Moon
Young Decker
Virgil
Leroy
Fred
Deliri
Levett
Vir
Son Implicates Father in Murder Confession Across States
In Los Angeles on March 19 Smith, 22, described how he and his father C W Smith, 42, murdered Peter Schure in an Akron rooming house last October. The confession was made to Akron police officials. the father denied any involvement.
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Angeles
Cal
Smith
Dramatic Con
C. ‘W. Smith
Peter Schure
Akron
Ohio
SEA Ce Coe Anson
Man Arrests Linked to Oregon Murder Case
Albert is under arrest in Woodburn in the murder of Simon Yoder a garage man found shot in a ditch on March 6. Police say Guettel was seen driving Yoder in a for hire car and the body was later found in Van Nuys Washington.
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City
Albert
Simon Yoder
Woodburn
Gervais
Harvey
Oregon City
Guettel
Yoder
van , Wash
Creditors Cause Man to End His Life in Chicago
In Chicago creditors drove George J. Kuebler to suicide by leaping from the 10th floor after a failed dispute over his fiance Mrs Della Miller of Salem Oregon. A discharged receipt was found on him and he had recently divorced his wife. Miller, a writer and musician, was staying at a hotel when Kuebler died.
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Chicago
George J. Kuebler
The
International Mutual Fire Company
Mra Della Miller
Kuebler
Miller
Salem
Ore
A i
Frisco Tong Men Kill Another Victim
In San Francisco a Chinese tong murder mystery continues as Tom Jow Yee, a Fort Chinese man, is shot and killed at a Jung Ying high. He is the second victim in recent hostilities between rival tong factions following the earlier killing of Chong Guk near Locke.
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Ban Francisco
Long Net
San Franciseco
Tom Jow Yee
Jung Ying
Jow Yee
Chong Guk
Locke
Sacito
Mourns for Husband Woman Turns on Gas
Chicago report: Mrs Frances Ciilot died after a trunk containing her husband’s ashes was found. investigation shows she lit two gas jets but only one, causing a room to fill with gas and explode. She was found dead upon responders’ arrival.
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Chicago
Francesci
Californians Push Alcohol Lazers? (Note: Unclear headline)
California lawmakers approved a resolution urging Congress to amend the Volstead Act to permit 15 percent wine and 4 percent beer. The measure passed the state Assembly by 43 to 30 amid Capitol happenings in Sacramento on March 19.
Indian Blockhouse Siege Heroine Remembered in 1855 Tale
Elisabeth Gillett recalls the Cascades siege of 1855 when she and eight others hid in a river blockhouse as Indians attacked. A Canadian sergeant and soldiers coordinated a rescue as rain extinguished torches and Jakey Kyle warned of danger. Elisabeth comments on changing girls and voting as she marks her 90th birthday at 1306 Howell.
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Hal Armstrong
Northwest
Elisabeth Gillett
Howell
Annie Griswold
Blockhouse
Elizabeth
Tittle Thomas
Thomas
Kyle
Sergt. Howard
Samuel Snook
Unemployed Association Feeds North Beattle Area In Crisis
The Association of Unemployed reports over 100 tons of food delivered in six weeks led by secretary A. H. Courtney. With 7 000 members and 14 000 in their households, the group aims to bridge hunger until jobs return, backed by the Grange and Social Welfare League. Farmers within 60 miles donate produce, but transport funds are lacking and truck drivers volunteer to move goods from Centralia to Beattle. Headquarters operate from room 9 Labor Temple.
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Association of Unemployed
A. Hi. Courtney
Ta Ude
The
Grange
Social Welfare League
Beattle
Centralia
Room 9
Labor Temple
Five Trainmen Hurt In Crane And Grain Car Crash
In Portland the wreck on a high line trestle in Albina district injured five trainmen. Engineer John Koko and crane foreman Olaf Oleon were gravely hurt, likely to die, while Martin Chutuk George Pradvice and George Granich sustained serious injuries as wreckage trapped them and rescuers freed victims with axes.
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Portland
Albina
John Koko
Olaf Oleon
Akull
Martin Chutuk
George Pradvice
George Granich
Packer Employees Move to Mediation Over Demands
Chicago March 19 Packer employees will push their wage and hour demands to a mediation conference in Washington on Monday. Union leaders announced a strike vote showing about 44 000 in favor of a walkout if talks fail. They seek restoration of the eight hour day and arbitration of wages.
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Chicago
Packer
Washington
Etrike
Restaurant patrons nearly gassed by ammonia leak
Ammonia fumes filled the internal cafe on Friday night as a cold storage pipe in the refrigeration plant burst. Firemen with gas masks shut off the vapor and rescued a black kitten saved from death by Lieutenant C. M. Arch of Truck Co. No. 7.
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Sir Jackson Et
Buret
Restua
Wens
C. M. Arch
Truck Co. No
Carpentier Defeats Levinsky Before King George in Liverpool
Georges Carpentier knocked out Levinsky in three exhibition rounds at Lord Derby's estate. King George, the Queen and Prince of Wales attended and welcomed Carpentier afterward, wishing him luck against Jack Dempsey this summer.
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King George Wishesarpentier
Liverpool
England
King George
Prince of Wales
Georges Carpentier
Lewisky
Jules Lenaers
Levinsky
Lord Derby
Carpentier
Jack Dempsey
Blue Sky Veto Filed Against Governor Hart
Governor Hart’s veto of the blue sky law was filed. He criticized the bill for excluding mining and oil firms, arguing they could obtain licenses and use them to lend an appearance of state sanction. He described the proposal as serious and obnoxious.
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Olympia
Hart
Alleged Jumper of Bail Re-arrested in Local Case
William S. Clancy, charged with opening a bank account using a forged check, was rearrested at Sprague after allegedly jumping bail on February 19. He was caught while attempting to break into a house at Porague and will be returned to face trial.
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William S. Clancy
Sprague
Sheriffs Office
Clancy
Porague
Brother of Navy Secretary Visits Seattle Leader on Chinese Affairs
The brother of the recently appointed secretary of the navy and former adviser to Yuan Shih Kai visited Seattle on Saturday. He is among the best informed U S authorities on Chinese affairs and has just returned from a boatneck trip to the Orient.
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Navy
City
Charles Denby
Yuan Shih Yai
China
Seattle
United States
Orient
Steam crane tragedy shocks Oregon rail scene
Portland report details Martin Chutuk and John Skoko injured, possibly fatally, after a steam crane falls from a railroad trestle. The incident prompts widespread punishment across 38 states and raises safety questions about industrial operations.
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Portland
Ore
Martin Chutuk
John Skoko
Safety week planned with posters and stunts here
A safety campaign will be pushed the week of April 4 with pictures posters and unusual stunts to impress safety on the public. The plan was discussed at a safety committee meeting in the Chamber of Commerce assembly hall Friday night.
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Chamber of Commerce
Boy Rescued From Camp Prison After Pigeon Hunt
In Angles, a 14 year old, George Dunbar, was imprisoned for 12 hours in a concrete alcove under the North Broadway bridge while pigeons hunted above. Detectives rescued him as cars and trolleys drowned out his cries. he collapsed from cold and exhaustion but recovered at home. He said he slipped in while pigeon hunting and could not climb out.
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Angels
Cal
Hotra
North Broadway
George Dunbar
Detectiven
George
Epen
Ile
Stillman Gets Stay In Court In Divorce Case
New York March 19 Attorneys for James A Stillman reported a stay of proceedings in Mrs Fifi Potter Stillmans motion for increased alimony and counsel fees pending his divorce trial Should Stillman testify he could reveal income and recent living patterns as well as relations with Mrs Florence Leeds In the meantime Mrs Leeds was found in Miami at the cottage of a New York magnate with her infant son Jay Leeds near the yacht Modesty If the stay stands the alimony hearing before Judge Morehhauser in White Plains on Wednesday would be postponed and Stillman may resign as president of National City Bank worth about 1000000 a year
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New York
James A. Stillman
Mra
Potter Stillman
Stillman
Florence Leeds
Mra. Leeds
Miami
Fla
Atiliman
Jay Leeds
Auliman
Man from Tacoma Faces Court for Alleged Attack on Cartbrath
16 18 of Tacoma was charged Friday with third degree assault for an alleged attack on 59 year old J. M. Cartbrath at Fourth Ave and Olive. The defendant reportedly came to the city to settle matters after Cartbrath had written to his mother.
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Tacoma
J. M. Cartbrath
Fourth Ave
Olive
Cartbrath
Sensless Girl Found in Park in Mt Baker Area
Three boys discover a drenched unconscious girl in Mt Baker park on a rainy Friday. A bichloride of mercury tablet bottle was found near her. She is hospitalized after an attempted self harm and A. Heinrich in Shoreland Grove road provided care. The boys John Wilkes Burdett Nairn and A G Anderton supplied their details to police.
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Mt. Baker Park
Anna Park
May Hospital
Heinrich
Shoreland Grive
City Hospital
John Wilkes
37Th Ave
Burdett Nairn
88Th Ave
A. G. Anderton
29Th Ave
Chamberlain Supposed as Possible Bonar Law Successor
London March 19 Austen Chamberlain chancellor of the exchequer was talked about as the probable successor to Andrew Bonar Law after his resignation as a coalition government spokesman. His designation would depend on his own wishes.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
Andrew Bonar Law
Aookesman
Suits Began Over Tacoma Bank President Case
Three lawsuits totaling 162 748 dollars were filed by Claude P. Hay, Washington bank commissioner, in superior court Friday afternoon against Ole 8 Larson, former president of the defunct Scandinavian American Bank of Tacoma, alleging financial misconduct.
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Ole 8. Larson
Scandinavian American Bank of Tacoma
Claude P. Hay
Superior Court
Ellis Island Immigrant Inquiry Drives Call for Probe
Mrs Helen Bastedo federal welfare director at Ellis Island urges a congressional investigation after alleging 1920 admissions of 900 physically unfit immigrants, wrongful returns of eligible entrants, weeks of detention due to officials' neglect, and the loss of more than 600 affidavits and about $4000 deposited by immigrants.
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New York
Helen Ba Wtedo
Ellia Island
Frederick A. Wallis
Bastedo
Ellie Inland
Booze Running Suspect Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
John Olwen arrested in January when the coast guard cutter Arcata intercepts the motorboat Cisco. He pled guilty in federal court Friday and was fined 400 by Judge Neterer.
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John Olwen
Coast Guard
Arcata
Cisco
Neterer
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