Man seeks work to feed starving wife and three children
A man, C. F. Leed of 910 Howell St, Seattle, pleads for any job after months of unemployment. He tells the Star editor his family is hungry and contemplates asking Mayor Gill to lock them up so they can eat in city hall, highlighting urban hunger and unemployment. He has lived in Seattle six years and values dignity amid a harsh winter and depleted savings.
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Star
Seattle
Standpatter
Mr. Standpatter
Eleanor Wilson to Wed Treasury Chief McAdoo in White House Ceremony
In Washington on May 7 the wedding of Miss Eleanor Wilson and Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo is set for 6 p m in the White House using the word obey and the double ring service. Army and navy aides will escort the couple as the Marine Band plays.
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Washington
Eleanor Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Jessie Wilson
Francis B. Sayres
White House
Army
Navy
Wilson
United States Marine Band
Sylvester Beach
Princeton
N. J
Sallie McAl
Fake Patient Robs Physician at Door
Chicago report of a home invasion where a man posing as a patient asked for medical help then produced a pistol. An accomplice, masked, took $20 a diamond ring a pin and a $940 watch from Dr Harry Edward Walsh before binding his hands with twine and fleeing.
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Chicago
Harry Edward Walsh
Billy Finds Happy Home After Abduction Mystery
Four year old Billy Roberta, allegedly abducted by a woman claiming he is an heir to a rich estate, is living with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Orland of 118 Broadway N. The Orlands express satisfaction and plan to adopt him, while the mystery of the boy’s custody and origins remains. The incident began at a grocery store near Boylston and Dennyway after a woman sought a European institution for placement.
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Billy Roberta
Billy
Frank Orland
Broadway N
J. M. Welch
Boylstonay
Dennyway
Alaska
Orland
Welch
Orlands
Martine Backing Bryan Bill For Mine Government Ownership
Senator James Martine of New Jersey endorses Representative Bryan’s bill for government ownership and operation of mines. He cites West Virginia strike violence and militia abuses as evidence that private ownership is unacceptable and says he will introduce the Bryan bill or a modification in the Senate.
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Washington
Colorado
Bryan
Senate
James Martine
New Jersey
West Virginia
Woman Awarded 2750 in Alienation Suit
A jury in Judge Ronald's court returned a verdict for 2750 dollars in Mrs. Helen Goodglick's alienation of affections case against Mr. and Mrs. M Goodglick her father in law and mother in law. She alleged they caused her husband Herman Goodglick to lose affection for her.
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Ronald
Helen Goodglick
M. Goodglick
Herman Goodglick
Baroness Czernhausen and Patsy the bulldog in New York
New York on May 7 reports Baroness Czernhausen from Austria with her bulldog Patsy. She dislikes gossip about Patsy and dresses him with a pink necktie and ruby ring. Patsy allegedly worth $10,000 before becoming a baroness, once Ellen Schmidt of Rathenow, Pa.
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New York
N.Y
Czernhausen
Austria
Patsy
Mise
Ellen Schmidt
Rathenow
Moving Picture Actor Poses As Eskimo in Seattle Scenes
Film star Hobart Bosworth disguises as Eskimo Naas aboard a vessel near Smith's Cove to shoot scenes for a northern drama. He chats with the real Eskimo Skookum Jim, then unveils his white identity and continues filming with local supers. Bosworth travels on to San Francisco to finish production.
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Jim
Skookum Jim
Smith's Cove
Hobart
Bosworth
Skookum
Seattle
Naas
London
Unya
Alex Gunderson
Pioneer Square
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Judge Denies Leo Frank New Trial in Mary Phagan Case
In Atlanta on May 7 Judge Benjamin Hill denied a defense motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank the factory superintendent sentenced to death for the murder of 14 year old Mary Phagan The denial comes without a hearing and Frank will pursue an appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court.
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Atlanta
Benjamin Hill
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
Hill
Supreme Court
Bonanza Fire Suspects Bound Over To Grand Jury
In Klamath Falls Oregon on May 7 Mr and Mrs Hugh Clapton were bound over to the grand jury on charges tied to starting the January fire that destroyed Bonanza s business district. They were released on a bond.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Hugh Clapton
Bonanza
Schumann Heink Flirtation Cited In Divorce Answer
Chicago. May 7. Friends of Wm. Rapp Jr and wife Mme Schumann Heink express surprise at Rapp’s amended answer to her divorce petition. He accuses her of jealousy toward policeman Edward J. McNamara of Paterson N J and a Wisconsin lumberman. He says she used improper methods to win favor with managers and sometimes hid her wedding ring claiming they were not married. He objects to her penance to influence her former husband to die so she might marry Rapp.
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Chicago
Wm. Rapp, Jr
Mme. Schumann- Heink
Rapp
Edward J. McNamara
Paterson
N. J
Wisconsin
Curt Funfstuck
Brothers Beat Sister's Husband Face Trial Friday
W A Estus 49024 Rainier Ave charged with beating brother in law G W O Neil assistant custodian federal building. O Neil 6517 57th Ave says brothers took turns beating him due to mistreatment of their sister. Estus and Allen admit to attacks and say O Neil was not treating their sister right.
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W. A. Estus
Rainier Av
Brother
Inlaw
G. W. O'Neil
Federal
Justice Brown
O'Neil
57Th Ay
Howard Estus
W. A. Ekeatus
Allen
W. A
Estus
Philippine slavery claims shock Manila comment from Henderson
San Francisco May 7. Richard Lee Henderson former Manila police sergeant alleges widespread slave trade of Filipino women in Manila despite new law. He cites official records of mortgage style abuse and says younger women fetch high prices, noting Christian tribes chiefly involved while Muslim groups refuse such trade.
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San Francisco
Cal
Philippines
Manila
Richard Lee Henderson
Land Department
Sergt. Henderson
Luzon
33Rd Volunteers
Liocos Norte
Abra
Henders
Women report Ludlow killings and birth amid gunfire
Denver reports by Alma Lafferty and E Hertz describe the Ludlow tent colony attack as planned and executed in cold blood. They allege militia fired into tents, looted, and a mother gave birth during the escape while a boy was shot cradling his sister.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Alma Lafferty
E. Hertz
Denver Women's Peace Organization
Ludlow
Ammonds
Hamrock
Snyder
Frank
OShaughnessy Arrives in Washington for Mexican Talks
Nelson O Shaughnessy American charge d affaires at Mexico City arrived in Washington DC and declined to discuss the Mexican situation. He plans to meet Secretary Bryan today and Secretary Lane is expected to lead U S mediators in the arbitration negotiations.
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Washington
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Mexico City
Bryan
Lane
U. S
My Path to the Gallows and Train Robbery Confession
Ralph Fariss writes from San Quentin condemning row life awaiting execution for murder. He recounts crime history from rural Iowa to California and confesses staging a train hold-up at Kansas City, reflecting on life, reincarnation, and societal warnings. The piece also notes his alias and early escape attempts.
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Ralph N. Fariss
San Quentin
Ing
Kansas City
Ralph Fariss
Bostick
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