Ruth Garrison Confesses Poison Plot In Seattle Tea Room
Ruth Garrison admits to purchasing 35 cents worth of strychnine and mixing it into a fruit cocktail at the Bon Marche tea room to kill rival Grace Storrs. Dudley M. Storrs, her lover and the dead woman’s husband, is sought. prosecutors consider life terms.
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Ruth Garrison
Donald Nicholson
Brown
Carmody
Tennant
Grace Storrs
Bon Marche
Dudley M. Storrs
Northwest
Seattle
Wenatchee
Union Depot
W. C. Gresham
Okanogan County
Storrs
Nicholson
Ruth
Union St
Ruth Green
Summit Ave
What Cynthia Grey Thinks of Garrison Gase
Seattle is shocked by Ruth Garrison the self confessed murderer of Mrs Grace Storrs and by the motive she confesses. Cynthia Grey argues Ruth acted from a dangerous mix of sex magnetism youth and obligation to Dudley Storrs. Grey views Ruth as not solely responsible, driven by obsession and hypnotic influence.
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Cynthia Grey
Garrison Gase
Seattle
Ruth Garrison
Grace Storrs
Ruth
Dudley Storrs
Butterworth Trial Begins in Jitney Car Fatality
An elderly man, Miller 65, was killed instantly when struck by a jitney driven by Fred Smith 34 on Jackson Street. Smith said he was coasting at about 15 mph and Miller stepped into the path of the vehicle. Miller’s widow on Lith Avenue survived. Smith released on $250 bail. officer Hedges says reckless driving possible. Miller had lived in the city 25 years.
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Fred Smith
Ave
Jackson St
Miller
Llth Ave
Smith
City Hospital
Ith
E. L. Hedges
Ilier
Lith Ave. S
The Star Seeks Readers With 12 Cent Weekly Delivery
An advertisement promotes The Star newspaper in Seattle offering home delivery for 12 cents per week, or 50 cents per month outside the carrier area, with mail rates listed as $1.50 for three months, $2.75 for six months, and $5.00 for one year.
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Seattle
Ruth Garrison Confesses Poisoning Grace Storrs at Tea Room
In a bare fifth floor police room Ruth Garrison, 19, admits to a cold blooded premeditated poisoning of Mrs. Grace Storrs at the Ben Marche tea room. She portrays Dudley M. Storrs as her loved one and expresses sorrow for her folks while awaiting trial.
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Ruth Garrison
William Dehn
University
C. C
Storrs
Ruth G
Seattle
Dudley Storrs
Okanogan
Tering
Bureau Hotel
Gan
Ruth Storrs
Wenatchee
Grace Storrs
Ben Marche
Dudley M. Storrs
Mothie
Capt. Tennant
Poles and Ukrainians Ordered to Cease Fire
PARIS March 20 The supreme war council ordered the Poles and Ukrainians to cease fighting immediately.
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Paris
Supreme War Council
Spartacans Urge New Berlin War
Spartacans begin agitation for a general strike on March 24 in Berlin declaring victory is certain, according to a Berlin dispatch dated March 20.
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Berlin
Berne
Courtroom Jammed as Butterworth Trial Opens
Gilbert M Butterworth undertaker faces a three count federal fraud indictment in U S district court charge of defrauding the government and bereaved families. He allegedly billed for $100 per burial in metal lined caskets while overbilling by up to 200 dollars and using the mails to carry out the scheme.
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Gilbert M. Butterworth
Jeremiah Neterer
United States District Court
Federal Building
Wilmon Tucker
George W. Gregory
Day Karr
Butterworth
Moore
United States
Ben L. Moore
Edward*. Pearson
E. BR. Butterworth & Sons
13Th Naval District
Hindenburg Defends Kaiser Flight as Wise Measure
Berlin dispatch reports Field Marshal Von Hindenburg defending the Kaiser's flight as best for the fatherland to prevent further losses and misery and to restore peace. The statement was issued today in Berlin with a delayed transmission.
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Berlin
The Ruth Garrison Case A Youthful Lodestar Misled
Ruth Garrison, an 11 year old girl with dreams of happiness, follows a spurious lodestar in Seattle and Queen Anne high scenes. Friends and family describe her as lively and generous yet impulsive, chasing a married man's attention as a misguided guide to fulfillment. Her tragic path reflects common hopes and missteps of youth.
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Helen Spalding
Ruth Garrison
Queen’ Anne High
Captain Tennant
Ruth
Island
Seattle
Pluth
Roth
County Auditor's Office
Dudley Storrs
Storrs Dreamed Of Russian Gold Mining
Dudley M. Storras once led the Auto Mechanics' union and later worked in Everett. He then served as driver and deputy sheriff with Sheriff John Stringer before entering Northwestern Motor Co. service. A mining fever driven by his father in law and his wife Grace's death telegram spurred rumors he blamed self harm. he claimed Grace's death was by her own action after an alleged gas attempt.
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Dudley M. Storras
Auto Mechanics’ Union
Everett
Northwestern Motor Company
Pike St
Belmont Are
John Stringer
Storrs
Siberia
Seattle Bank Clearings and Balances Report
Seattle bank clearings reach 7,110,429 with balances totaling 2,692,514.45 across reporting institutions. The figures reflect daily cash flow and reserve amounts for the financial district.
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Seattle
14 Year Old Girl Faces Murder Charge in New York
New York report says Felippe Gambino, 14, the youngest girl charged with first degree murder in the city, is in custody for the December 31 shooting of boarder Tomasso Troya. She pleads self defense claiming Troya attempted to assault her.
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New York
Felippe Gambino
Tomasso Troya
Treya
French Forces Move Into German Border Areas
French troops push into Karlsruhe Mannheim and Rheinau amid unsettled border troubles reported from Geneva Switzerland in March. The deployment follows rising tensions and concerns over control of key localities.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Karlsruhe
Mannheim
Rheinau
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Tae
Cirl
Comor
Quaker Drug Store
First Ave
Madison St
Sion
Ruthinson
R. Miller
Val
Hohenzollern
N. Y. Court
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