Rancher Victim of Hold-Up Man
A rancher was attacked by a young man who forced cash and a pocketbook from him near the dock area. The assailant signaled a second man who lured the rancher toward a different dock, where a blow stunned him and the loot was taken. Dunning recovered only glasses and a Port Angeles ticket. Local financial figures for today are listed amid a report on labor recruitment protests by the state commissioner.
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Johns Rancher
Danning
Dunning
Port Angeles
Seattle Woman Ends Life in California
Mrs. Willie Roberts wife of the Seattle agent of the American Hawaiian line attempted suicide in Banta Cross California by swallowing bichloride of mercury and carbolic acid and died last night. Her husband had sent her to California for mental relief after doctors advised removal to Canada. She wrote to her parents about the doctors fee and the plan to visit Montreal. shortly after the letter she attempted the death.
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Willie Roberts
Seattle
Banta Cros
Cal
Rolberts
Dre. L. BR. Dawson
Donald A. Nicholson
California
Dricholson
Montreal
Canada
Roberta
Woman Arrested for Embezzlement in Real Estate Firm
Mrs. Rhoda L. Smith, bookkeeper for C. M. Pettit & Co., charged with embezzling between 2500 and 3000 dollars over two years. Detective arrested her on a complaint by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Perry after she confessed in a letter to Cassius dated February 9.
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Rhoda L. Smith
C. M. Pettit & Co
Wan
Apann
Perry
Park board pressure to buy Ravenna property discussed
Public sentiment supports purchasing Ravenna Park for the city’s parking system, with a $109,600 valuation against owners asking $200,000. Campaigns highlight park beauty and vegetation, while concerns note limited usable land and risk of lower property values if platted. A separate fire in Victoria causes $45,000 damage to a grocery store after matches are chewed by rats.
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Pera
United Press
Victoria
Is His MAN Th P The World Happiness Question
A Seattle Star feature asks readers to judge happiness by comparing Johann Sehmid in Switzerland earning $5 a week with life in Seattle. It ponders what defines happiness, whether wealth or marriage matter, and invites readers to share who they believe is the happiest man in the city.
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Johann Sehmid
Johann Schmid
Switzerland
Seattle
Trains collide near Burgin injuring many officials report
A head on crash three miles north of Burgin Kentucky between a freight and a Cincinnati Southern passenger train kills twelve and drags both engines and coaches down an embankment. Several passengers escape unscathed as wreckage blocks the line. Meanwhile in Tokyo a bill creating an Oriental colonization company for Korea with 10 million yen capital passes the House.
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United Press
Burgin
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Tokio
Oriental Colonization Company
Korea
House of Representatives
Cecil Brittain Is Found
Cecil Brittain, age seven, kidnapped two years ago from his parents’ pine mountain home, was recovered today after tip from J A Kippart of Mirehall Junction. Police traced the boy’s travels, confirming his story as detectives continue to investigate the kidnap.
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Spokane
Cecil Brittain
J. A. Kippart
Contractor Charged With Betraying Trust by Wife Copeartner
Lauretta G. Reed filing in superior court accuses B. KR. Van Deusen of coercing her into quit claim deeds to a $100000 co partner property by misrepresenting its value as $10000. She says he threatened exposure of nonmarital status and pressured divorce to secure settlement, while he pursued another relationship with tenant Mary McKeneie.
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B. R. van Deusen
Co Partnership
Lauretta G. Reed
Lauretta G. van Deusen
B. KR. van Deusen
van Deusen
San Francisco
California
van Deten
Mary McKenaie
Mins McKeneie
van Densen
Bellerge Av
Volney
Eighth Av
Pike St
Storm Warning Shifts Over Puget Sound Early This Morning
A severe weather alert noted a Bonthweet storm moving east across V er Island with high southwest winds expected to impact Seattle as it progresses. The system was described as a decided character that intensified overnight and is now tracking toward the mainland.
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Ver Island
Seattle
Victim of Fall Identified in Hillman City Incident
The three Sun day night fall in the restricted district killed Joseph Keidrow a cigar maker at the Mike Wright factory in Hillman City. Keidrow leaves a family.
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High Oak
Ihea
Joseph Keidrow
Mike Wright
Hillman City
Keidrow
Post Office in ABBRDEREN Robbed of Cash and Stamps
Burglars broke into the ABBRDEREN post office last night and took 300 dollars in cash and 200 dollars in stamps and several registered letters. They were driven off before reaching the phone box with 1000 dollars in gold.
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United Press
Abbrderen
Wash
Prince de Sagan in Washington as love match lures
City scene swirls around Prince de Sagan with reports placing him in Washington for a conference with Anna Gould and siblings amid a sensationalized "international love match" saga. The press notes Madam Anna leads, while the prince’s precise status remains contested by observers across Porte, Montreal, New York, and Washington.
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United Press
NEW Ork
Prince de Sagan
Washington
Virginia Hot Springs
Anna Gould
Helen
George
New York
Ragan
de Sagan
Madam Anna
Prince
Porte
Montreal
Frasier Juries Discharged After Deadlock
The jury in the John Frasier assault with intent to murder case was discharged by Judge Yakey after 24 hours of deliberation with no verdict. The case will be tried again. J B Claxton escaped from Fort Lawton’s guard house yesterday and police seek him as he heads toward Ballard.
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John Frasier
Ius Niquist
Yakey
Nime
J. B. Claxton
Fort Lawton
Ballard
Turmoil in City Treasurer Office Sparks Reform Scramble
In the city treasurer's office, longtime demoralization follows Prosser's tenure as he vows to overhaul staff. He replaces veterans with new hires and announces layoffs for incompetence and political hangers-on, triggering walkout threats and wary tone among remaining workers.
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Sawyer
Prosser
Frisco Japanese in fear of their lives
Frisco uneasy as Korean patriots target Japanese in the wake of D W Stevens assassination. Japanese consulate and merchants boost security while police gather data on revolutionary propaganda. Stevens expected to recover. accomplice Chun dies failing to recover. In London the Duke of Devonshire dies at Cannes of heart failure.
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Frisco
United Press
Ban Francisco
D. W. Stevens
Stevens
Koike
Takahira
St. Francis Hotel
Chun
London
Duke of Devonshire
Cannes
France
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