Identity of Bell ingham train bandits revealed
A wounded man in Victoria Hospital, near death, named two bandits after investigators pressed him for details. He identified Harry Mathews and George Ball as the killers on the Great Northern train near Bellingham on February 20. Passengers on the doomed trip had already pointed to them.
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Fh CL
Great Northern
Samish
Bellingham
Harry Mathews
George FE Ball
Westminster
Deer Lodge
Montana
Real Northern
Mathews
San Francisco
Rall
San Quentin
Cal
J. C
Vancouver
Edmonton
A. R. Adkinson
Thomas F. Wadaworth
R. Lee
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Preferential Voting Favored by Commission
The charter revision commission considers adopting preferential voting to replace the primary. Prof Herman G Brauer explains a ballot where voters rank first second and third choices. First choice is compulsory. lower choices determine impact if a favored candidate loses. The winner is the candidate with the highest weighted total.
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Charter Revision Commission
Herman G. Brauer
University of Washington
Commission
Tables Turned in $25,000 Malpractice Suit
Martin Johnson, plaintiff against Dr Edward C. Neville, to jail today for defaulting $1,500 bond. The case ended in Judge Albertson's court when Johnson was ordered committed for perjury, ending the suit.
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Martin Johnson
Edward C. Neville
Albertson
Johnson
Businessmen pledge $10,000 for state fair
North Yakima March 26 The business men who earlier refused to contribute now plan to subscribe 10000 after a conference with the governor.
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North Yakima
Wisconsin Ski Star Miss Myra Emery Rises to Club Vice President
Madison March 26 An expert on skis Miss Myra Emery a freshman at Wisconsin UU has joined the University of Wisconsin Ski club at its apex becoming vice president and the only woman officer in the country Her rise marks a milestone for the club and for female leadership in college skiing.
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Madison
Mis
Myra Emery
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Ski Club
Emery
Get Rid of Piles at Home Remedy Offer
Promises quick relief from piles without surgery using Pyra mid Pile Remedy. Claims congested veins normalize after few applications and urges sending for a free trial package and coupon to prove its effectiveness. Also offers regular package for 60 cents at drug stores and warns against operation.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Bidg
Marshall, Mich
Mall
Paterson, N. J
Robert Troyano
Baltimore
Ulster Crisis Threatens Cabinet Over Seeley Foes
London March 26. A new crisis over the Ulster situation loomed as Premier Asquith faced repudiation of the Gough treaty and Seeley’s handling of army officers who refused to fight the Ulstermen. Liberals urged Seeley’s resignation, calling him incompetent as Field Marshal French and General Ewart resigned. Paget and French resignations were expected after the war office stand.
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London
Asquith
Gough
Seeley
Ireland
Rally Planned for Bainbridge Colby in New York
The progressive state central committee schedules a rally at the Prews club auditorium on April 16 to honor Bainbridge Colby who will travel from the party’s national headquarters.
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Bainbridge Colby
New York
Progressive State Central Committee
Prews Club
Colby
Party
Restaurant Keeper Shot in San Francisco
Nicholas Khristi, a San Francisco restaurant keeper, was shot by an unidentified man who asked for breakfast. After Khristi served a large ham and eggs order, the assailant fired, shattering Khristi's right arm.
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San Francisco
Nicholas Khristi
Khristi
Rockefeller Institute Announces Pneumonia Cure Serum
The Rockefeller Institute reports a new discovery of a serum claimed to cure pneumonia. The announcement highlights potential breakthrough in treating lung infections and positions the serum as a significant medical milestone.
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Rockefeller Institute
Discovery
Commissioner of Health Cuts Off Seven Jobs
Health Commissioner J r Meliride proposes eliminating 10 city posts and creating three new positions to save about 650 dollars monthly. Dr Herbert EK Coe is named to succeed Dr W H Hall as first assistant medical inspector and Dr W C Lipthcott replaces Dr A Jeff Nelson as third assistant inspector. Abolished roles include chief medical inspector four district sanitary inspectors an assistant milk inspector an isolation hospital nurse district foreman in the garbage division wagon foreman and deckman.
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Jr. Meliride
Herbert EK. Coe
W. H. Hall
W. C. Lipthcott
A. Jeff Nelson
Two Die In Idaho Head-On Train Collision
Spokane dispatch reports engineer Alonzo KE Cole and express messenger J KE Decker killed in a head on crash between Great Northern passenger No 44 and a freight train near Priest River Idaho late yesterday. Three other trainmen injured.
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Spokane
Alonzo KE Cole
J. KE. Decker
Great Northern
Priest River
Idaho
The Bell System Pioneered Long Distance and Universal Service
The Bell System recounts the birth of electrical engineering in telephony and its rapid evolution. It notes 550 engineers, 70 universities represented, and tens of millions invested to advance transmitters, receivers, cables, and switchboards. Underground and overhead lines extended to long distances including New York to Boston, then to San Francisco, with public utility service and future guarantees emphasized.
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Bell
New York
Washington
Boston
Atlantic Seaboard
Bell System
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