Rebels Pursuing Carranza inTown Inquest Reports Slavery Inquiry
Investigators announce a missing 16 year old high school girl was traced to a Jackson street resort where she was held by a Black man and escaped by jumping from a window. Ray Sheltren juvenile court investigator planned to report vice conditions and gambling to Mayor Caldwell. He described raiding Zero cafe previously, but no action taken. Sheltren described Alhambra cabaret as district nightlife center and recounted an encounter with liquor and escorts. Separate police reactions followed a confessed safecracker C W Douglas claiming robberies and gambling house heists, with some doubt among officers about authenticity.
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Ray Sheltren
Juvenile Court
Jackson St
Shelten
Caldwell
Warren
Jefferson St
Sheltron
Jackson St. House
Negress
Seattle Crime Wave Promise? A Critical Atlantic Perspective
A narrator contrasts Seattle policing with other West Coast cities and argues Seattle's crime record is unusually high. He contends wild rumors paint Seattle as a wild town ruled by thugs while noting personal experiences with crime, corruption, and public fear in the city’s core. He cites bombs arson poison and riots as part of a broader climate of suspicion and crime.
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Seattle
Coast
Portland
Seattl
San Francisco
Angeles
Union Station
Bluebeard Prepares for Prison in Los Angeles
James Po Watson known as Blue Beard faces life imprisonment for the murder of Nina Lee Delaney. He will be taken to San Quentin tonight at 5 with Deputies Couts and Hell. Detectives seek bank locations tied to Watson’s funds including 2400 at Farmers and Merchants Bank of Eu reka under alias Charles Newton Harvey and over 300 connected to Alice Ludvigson in Spokane.
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Bluebeard
James Po Watson
San Quentin Penitentiary
Nina Lee Delaney
Couts
Hell
Watson
Farmers Ami Merchants’ State Bank
Eureka
Mont
Nina Lee Delon¢éy
Charles Newton -Harvey
Alice Ludvigson
Spokane
Bank Books and $12 Cash Stolen
RR. Punk of 7118 46th Ave. and W. reports a prowler robbed his home while he slept Sunday night taking two bank books and $12 in cash.
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Punk
46Th Ave. & W
French demand for hostages in Rhine occupation
London dispatch reports Paris requiring Germany to post a one million mark forfeit and deliver six hostages to deter possible German citizen demonstrations as French troops withdraw from the Rhine occupation starting today.
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London
Frankfort
Rhine
Herlin
Hickens Dig Up Gold for McCoy
In Redding California on May 17 James McCoy uses chickens as gold diggers. His birds have scratched out nuggets worth $100 at Old Diggin's but he relies on the chickens to retrieve them. He does no digging himself.
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Redding
Cal
James McCoy
James
Delaware House to Vote on Suffrage Ratification
Delaware legislature reconvened with early action expected in the house on a resolution ratifying the federal constitutional suffrage amendment after it already passed the senate.
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Delaware House
Dover
Del
Delaware
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Senate
Schooner to Tap Rich Fur Ports Near Kolyma Bay
The schooner Iskum will sail from here May 27 to visit the richest fur country near Kolyma bay in Siberia after repairs at King and Winge drydock.
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Siberia
Iskum
King & Winge Drydock
Expressman Dead in His Room Found at 612 Zist Ave
Frank Johnson, 70, an expressman, was found dead in his room at John Hoffman's Home at 612 Zist avenue late Sunday night. Death was pronounced due to heart disease.
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Frank Johnson
John Hoffman
Zist Ave
Burglar Steals Bible and Picture From Room
A Bible and a picture of Tom Oliver's wife were stolen from room 1115 Virst Ave. on Sunday night. The incident suggests a thief targeted Oliver's lodging, reflecting ongoing burglary activity in the area.
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Tom Oliver
Oliver
Street Scenes and Scams Color City Life
Vivid street life detail contrasts crime and charity as bold cops, panhandling kin, and beguiled citizens intersect on spattered sidewalks. The piece paints a city where the hospital and bank figures embody tension between sympathy and pressure, highlighting harsh urban edges.
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Heatile
Crow Forces Ducks From Mirror Pool in Green Lake Drama
A crow, aided by two companions, drove a pair of wild ducks from the Hod and Gun club casting pool at Green Lake after a two week territorial battle during the ducks mating season. The trio charged the water and forced the ducks to flee across Stone Way toward the lake.
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Green Lake
Hod & Gun Club
Stone
Woman Dies From Poison Poemson Likely Suicide
Mrs. Mary Campbell 39 died in her 410 Ninth Ave N apartment after taking Polson poison in a suicide attempt ten days earlier. J D Hooley found the body when he and his wife visited the apartment. Campbell, reported as melancholic, was rushed to City Hospital and later left for home in a dangerous condition. Her husband, a transfer man, was notified by police.
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Tyaol Polson
Mary Campbell
Ninth Ave. N
J. D Hooley
150 Japanese Brides Arrive in San Francisco Amid Ban Question
In San Francisco on May 17 150 prospective brides from Japan arrived aboard the Persia Maru despite a government pledge that picture brides would be denied passports. Officials said passports had been granted before the ban and Immigration Commissioner White pledged to investigate the admission circumstances.
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San Francisco
Wea
White
Woman leaps from window after alarm in Newka apartments
Miss Ruth Spere leaped from her apartment at 1 30 a m believing a man was beneath her bed. She landed in the alley and sprained her ankle. Georgia Spere called police as Patrolman I Rix failed to locate a thief or suspect.
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Ruth Spere
Newka Apartments
Georgia Spere
I. Rix
Tien
Carranza Fights Last Stand as Rebels Close In
Dramatic dispatches recount Venustiano Carranza and his Carrancista forces making a desperate stand at Rinconada. Surrounded and short of water, Carranza led counterattacks, his horse shot, and escaped into the mountains with Gen. Murguia directing the retreat amid rising confusion as cabinet members were separated. Pancho Villa and loyalists were said ready to pursue if he eludes rebel cavalry.
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Laredo
Venustiano Carransa
Mexico
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Margula
Carrang
Murguin
Murguia
Carranza
Guadalupe Sanchez
Vera Cruz
Mexican Rebels Seize Carranza Cabinet Near San Marcos
Reports from Mexico City say rebels captured Carranza cabinet members and about 2000 prisoners near San Marcos while pursuing the fugitive president. General Candido Aguilar, Carranza’s son in law, is among those seized, and the prisoners are being sent toward El Paso, Texas.
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EL Paso
Texas
Carranza
Revolutioniata
San Marcos
Mexico City
Candido Aguilar
Kind Words Club Elects Page President in Poindexter Tie
Thomas D. Page, brother in law of Senator Miles Poindexter, elected president of the Kind Words club succeeding Richard Mansfield White. White retires to permit Page’s election, with the club aiming to capitalize on Poindexter’s presidential prospects.
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Thomas D. Page
Miles Poindexter
Kind Words Club
Richard Mansfield White
White
Page
Senator Poindexter
United States
Jap's New Auto Goes Wrong In City Crash
J Koda owner of a small American car tried out the vehicle Sunday morning at Mth avenue and Jefferson street. The auto bucked and flipped, crashing through a fence where 10 year old Elfrieden Schneider was perched on top. The boy was shaken but not injured. The Ford suffered severe damage.
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Maynard Aye
Mth Ave
Jefferson St
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Koda
British Troops land in Bantry and Cork region
More than 2,000 British troops landed at Bantry in Ireland and will be stationed across West Cork with spacing of five miles. A detachment occupied Skibbereen and took strategic buildings including the town hall as British forces move to tighten control under General McReady.
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Bantry
Ireland
Cork
West Cork
Britain
Skibbereen
Rentry
McReady
Two Killed in Belfast Riots Burned Across City
Two men were killed and several others wounded in Belfast rioting between unionists and Sinn Fein supporters over the weekend. A police inspector was among the injured as crowds clashed before troops restored order.
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Belfast
London
Live toad found in cement foundation after 17 years
London Ontario May 17 workmen uncover a live toad embedded in cement used 17 years ago while tearing up a foundation. The curious find pauses work as inspectors document the odd mistake.
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London
Weather forecast predicts rain and gale winds
Weather Observer Sal Salisbury forecasts cold, rainy conditions with a moderate southwest gale for the next 24 hours.
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Salisbury
Reading man reports wife missing with distinctive tattoo
Harry Tuchanan of Reading wrote to authorities asking for help locating his wife described as a blonde with the Lord's Prayer tattooed on her back. Detectives categorize the note as a missing person inquiry and request any information from the public.
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Harrisburg
Harry Tuchanan
Reading
Final Hearing on Rail Unions Wage Demands Begins
The U S railway labor board in Chicago opens its final hearings on wage demands by 2 9 million railway workers seeking about 1 billion annual raise. Leaders warn national transport hinges on board decision while managers and labor chiefs debate wage levels and automatic future adjustments.
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States Railway Labor Board
FB. M. Jewell
American Railway
American Federation of Labor
Milwaukee Switch Crews Quit Work
Five Milwaukee switch crews are on strike tying up switch work on the road. Other roads have lost a few men but replacements have kept traffic normal. The men quit independently to get higher wages with no demands made on officials.
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Spokane
Milwaukee
Gottstein to Appeal Murder Conviction in Supreme Court
State supreme court will hear the appeal of William Gottstein a broker convicted of second degree murder. Prosecutor Fred C Brown said the hearing is set for June 1 as arguments proceed in the court.
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State Supreme Court
William Gottstein
Supreme Court
Fred .C. Brown
Wall Street Sees Lower Prices as Spuds and Cantals Fall
Prices for wholesale spuds drop with British Columbia sacks unloaded at 6% to 6% cents a pound. California new spuds list at 6 to 7 cents, Yakima Gems at 140 to 160 dollars a ton. First cantaloupes of the season arrive in Seattle at 16 dollars per crate, about 35 cents each for consumers. In New York, May 17, stock-market behavior hints at a general business readjustment and lower prices ahead.
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British Columbia
California
Yakima
Seattle
New York
Wall Sr
Wall St
Gambling confession interview fragment
The dialogue recalls a criminal suspect claiming recent winnings from gambling games and a separate robbery loss. The person mentions earning about 600 to 700 dollars from a different gambling game, a gunpoint incident with a shot to the assailant’s hand, and total earnings around 1400 dollars in Seattle over the last month.
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Seattle
New Dry Head Starts Spring Cleaning at HQ
Lieutenant J. J. Haag, newly named head of the dry squad, began spring cleaning Monday morning removing loads of rubbish from dry headquarters. He said the mess was left by the retiring squad and vowed to clean up the area.
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J. J. Haag
Dope Situation Referred to Seattle Council
City communications on the narcotics issue addressed to Mayor Caldwell by Corporation Counsel Walter F. Meier were sent to the council for action. Health Commissioner H. M. Read recommended establishing a narcotic addicts sanitarium at Seward Park, and that proposal was referred to the council.
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Seattle
Caldwell
Walter F. Meier
H. M. Read
Seward Park
Forty Years Ago in Springfield Word Scrap
Springfield memories recall a 40 year old item: temperance lecturers and 50 kegs of beer shipped to Lincoln on the noon train. The note marks a curious slice of local history from a May day decades past.
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Springfield
Lincoln
Paine's Auto Held 90 Days for Speeding
In Portland on May 17 Ralph Paine's automobile was ordered held at the police station for 90 days due to speeding. The car was not kept in jail as Paine remained in custody and police eventually released the vehicle.
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Portland
Ore
Ralph Paine
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