Poisoner Waite Goes to Court in Murder Trial
May 22 New York Dr Arthur Warren Waite appears in court for the murder by poison and germs of Clara Peck and her parents in Grand Rapids Michigan The jury is completed after a 2 hour 45 minute proceeding Waite pleads not guilty while his defense may seek changes The state will present evidence of a scheme to murder for the Peck fortunes and collect millions His wife Clara Peck and her studio companion Margaret Horton are key witnesses with Horton to discuss a trip to Cornell medical school for cultures of deadly germs and Waite likens himself to be haunted by a little man from Feyot
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New York
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Arthur Warren Waite
Waite
Walter R. Dewe
Clara Peck
Elizabeth Horton
Margaret Horton
Mrs. Horton
Plaza
Cornell Medical School
Feyot
City Council Plans Details for Patriot Parade
Mayor Gill will head a committee to outline city department participation in the preparedness parade. A Monday vote was expected to adopt Dale’s resolution establishing the committee and timing. The parade, now set for the afternoon, will require about 20 000 marchers over five hours and will close stores in some districts during the event.
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Gill
Dale
Thu Emaw
How G O P Refuse To Is Making Take Oath Platform In Militia
Noted political writer Chas Edward Russell previews Republican platform ideas while Carl D Groat reports 116 Texas militiamen refuse to take federal service oath under the Dick law. Baker notes court martial threats but cannot compel service amid border tensions with Mexico. Carranza remains seen as friendly as U S forces withdrawal proceeds in the Big Bend area.
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G.O.P
Carl D. Groat
United Press
Washington
Texas
Baker
Obregon
Mexico City
Big Bend
Col. Sibley
Carranza
Mystery of Nelms sisters deepens with Alaska clue
Snohomish officials relay new information in the Victor Innes case as Paul Buckley ties the Nelms sisters to Seward Alaska. Buckley, linked to the Snohomish saloon scene, reports Beatrice Nelms Dennis may be alive in Alaska while Innes and his wife stand trial in Texas.
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Wash
Victor E. Innes
Agene
Ore
Pleise Nelms Dennis
Beatrice Nelms
San Antonio
Tex
Seward
Alaska
Marshall Neims
Com
Innes
M. J. McGuinness
Britt Craig
Atlanta
Craig
Paul Buckley
South
Buckley
McGuinness
Nelms
Miss Nelms
Judge Bars Baby as Trial Exhibit in Alienation Suit
Esther Aideen Lyon sues her banker father in law for 50000 alleging alienation of her husband’s affection. Judge Bell bars the baby as an exhibit though unofficially seen by jurors. Three defendants move for dismissal are denied and new witnesses testify to Lyon’s good reputation.
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Verett
Esther Aideen Lyon
Bell
J. L. Lyen
Cecil Lewis Lyen
Lyon
Ralph C. Hell
Fach
Benj. W. Sherwood
Ralph C. Bell
John Hart
Fred C. Brown
Seattle
Pinehurst
Silver Lake Run
Esther Aideen
Elsie Anderson
Casper Aachener
Miller O. Swanson
Lola Goldthorp
Hulda Cloud
Emil Schwerdt
Fred Jorgensen
Elizabeth Summers
Lou Dow
Marion Stewart
Jerome Wood
Carl M. Davis
Belle Fehse
Agnes Recharer
Walter Anderson
Victor Puller
Nothing But the Truth begins serial in The Star
Frederick S. Isham starts his six installment novel with the opening scene where Bob Bennett and friends wager a challenge. The Star presents the first installment today on page 4 and will continue daily as the complete work unfolds.
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Frederick S. Isham
Middleton accuses Birrell on Irish revolt response
Viscount Middleton testifies before a royal commission that Augustine Birrell was lax in Ireland as Sinn Fein activity rose. He says Middleton urged disarmament of volunteers while Birrell belittled the movement as laughable and not serious.
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London
Royal Commission
Viscount Middleton
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
Birrell
Drake’s lone voyage to treasure lands near Ladrone Islands
In May off Costa Rica a strange craft circled the liner San Juan. A man, Capt Louis Drake claiming kin to Sir Francis Drake, shouted that he could still speak English and had sailed from Seattle a year ago to hunt treasure near the Ladrone Islands.
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San Francisco
San Juan
Louis Drake
Sir Francis Drake
Seattle
Ladrone Islands
Sheriff's raid tipped in advance on North Bend
Deputies led by Under Sheriff John Stringer raided four alleged blind pig operations in North Bend late Saturday night. In each place the owners had reportedly been tipped off beforehand, Stringer said on Monday.
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John Stringer
North Bend
Stringer
Bandits Follow Retiring Troops in New Mexico Skirmish
Four bands of bandits chase withdrawing American troops near Columbus New Mexico. One Seventh Cavalry unit is ambushed with a soldier wounded as Gen Pershing dispatches a column to engage the outlaws. Scouts estimate each band at 76 horsemen. Mexican villagers flee north amid Villa resurgence rumors and U S retreat fears.
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Columbus
N. M
Seventh Cavalry
Pershing
Umn
Francisco Villa
U. S
Democratic Incompetence: Ruin and Shame Across Government
A bold accusatory column denounces Democratic mismanagement as ruin across all government departments and branches. The piece frames the party as responsible for widespread decay and National embarrassment, signaling a campaign era critique.
Hawaii Shaken as Kilauea Shows Slight Activity
Four minor earthquakes shook the Hawaii region with Kilauea appearing more active though no eruption indicators at Mokuwewei crater. The volcano area remained quiet otherwise and the sky was clear.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Kilauea
Mokaweewee Crater
Old Man Hit By Auto In Seattle-Tacoma Route
Arthur Victor a 60 year old resident of 317 Westlake Ave N was struck by an auto truck driven by Ted Newhouse of 855 65th Ave NW Monday morning at Westlake and Harrison St He was taken to City Hospital with minor injuries Three men hiring an auto from Seattle traveled to Tacoma and robbed McLean Pross Grocery Saturday night gaining 135 dollars
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John Mountain
Admiral Wilkes Exploration and Survey
Columbia River
Arcade
P. m
Arthur Victor
Westlake Ave
Ted Newhouse
65Th Ave
N. W
Westlake
Harrison St
Victor
Seattle
Tacoma
McLean
Girl in Red Masks Tickets at Northwest Food Fair
The Star skits its red dressed masked girl who roams the Arena and downtown streets to hand out thousands of envelopes with prize and show admission tickets. A $50 prize awaits the first to identify her, while crowds chase envelopes and watch traffic be blocked.
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Ike
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Second Ave
Folka
Lynch Seen in Uniform During Irish Revolt Trial
Jeremiah Lynch an American rebel sentenced to 10 years for taking part in the Irish revolt was seen at Liberty Hall rebellion headquarters wearing an officers uniform Gen Sir John Maxwell reported to Premier Asquith Lynch had been initially sentenced to death but the verdict was commuted to imprisonment
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London
Jeremiah Lynch
Liberty Hall
John Maxwell
Anquith
Lynch
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium Receives French War Cross
Paris May 2 President Poincare presented Queen Elizabeth of Belgium with a French war cross during a front visit, announced today. Dr. Edgar Lee and Dr. A. Martin named to King County medical staff.
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Poin Ore
Queen Elizabeth of
Belgaum
Edgar Lee
A. Martin
King County Medical Staff
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