Spirit medium testifies in murder trial of Mrs. Nott
In Ipsport Conn on May 24 a spirit medium Miss Dolly Dalamater says a murdered husband was killed to cover a crime. She claims Wade’s accomplice was executed and that Nott’s spirit relays messages through trance. The case involves Mrs Ethel B Nott and Wade with alleged plotting at the Nott home in 1920.
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Ipgeport
Conn
Ethel B. Nott
George B
Dolly Dalamater
Nott
Miss Dalamater
Wade
Nott Cis
Ruth
George
Daiamater
Mrath
Matilda Glutchine
Mass
Wall
Elwood B Wade
Alleged mail robber taken after Sacramento arrest
Roy J T, alleged mail robber wanted for robbing a Southern Pacific mail car near Newcastle, was arrested in a Sacramento hotel by Pacific detectives and federal officers. Gardner was brought in after a night arrest as locals learned his name and tale of the card game gang.
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Bacramento
Roy JT
Southern Pacific
Newcastle
Los Angeles
Gardner
Pacific
Ronse
Game of Carda
Ellis Jones
Sacramento
George Maley
Iigner
Low An- Lees
McAuley
Woman Grows Teeth Behind Her Eyeball in Paris
Paris report describes a woman who developed a full set of teeth behind her right eyeball. She complained of eye pain and underwent X rays which revealed the odd dental arrangement. Surgeons debate whether removing the teeth could preserve sight.
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Paris
Star contest winner Frankie Kiolet wins Universal praise
Carl Laemmle and Priscilla Dean congratulate Seattle girl Frankie Kiolet for winning The Star Universal Film contest. The telegram praises The Star’s fair judgment and urges Kiolet to pursue a film career at Universal City with Dean offering guidance. Louise Lough from Montana Congresses a friendly note of encouragement.
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Star Today
Frankie Kioler
Star-Universal Film Company
Carl Laemmie
Universal Company
New York
Frankie Kiolet
Universal
Miss Kiolet
Seattle
Kiolet
Universal City
Flm
Carl Laemmle
Priscilla Dean
Universal Star
Portland
Ballard
Louise Lough
Mine Kiolet
Wiggle Dances Banned By U S Directors
The piece reports a shift in 1920s dance trends with U S directors discouraging wiggle dances. It notes a move toward conservative steps like the two step and waltz, citing Miss Muriel Kelly teaching a new toddle fox trot and urging modest affection on the dance floor.
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Victor Little Crew
May
Chicago
Muriel Kelly
Elephant in the yard spurs funny tax guardian tale
Deputy collector William T. Beeks returned from Tacoma to find an elephant in his yard. Heeks believed his wife joked until the animal fed on sweet peas. The escaped elephant named Wide Awake was later found at Woodland Park during an official check.
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William T. Beeks
Internal Revenue
Tacoma
Heeks
Woodland Park
Becks
Farmer Finds Wild Honey in Big Walnut Tree
Allentown report says Albert Zimmerman chopped a large walnut tree on a Cherryville area farm and uncovered 135 pounds of honey inside. The brief item notes a separate Chicago report of a child dying from heat with an unrelated Mercury reading.
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Allentown
Cherrybille
Albert Zimmerman
High Schools Aid Soldiers From Rainier to Lincoln
Charlie Cowan of the Rainier Nobe post American Legion heads a relief drive sending jelly and luxuries to 290 service men in Western Washington hospitals. Broadway and Lincoln high schools lead the effort and vow to continue next year, with Cowan coordinating distributions and noting ongoing needs.
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Charlie Cowan
Cowan
Rainier-Noble Post
American Legion
Ula
Broadway High
Lincoln
Washington
Providence Hospital
Cushman
Port Townsend
St. John's
Seattle
Broadway
Harmony Lodge to Break Ground for New Temple in Seattle
Loyal Order of Moors officials of Moose All's Harmony Seattle lodge announce groundbreaking for the new temple at Fighthave and Union by June 15. They deny rumors of a closed shop plan and say non union members will get work, maintaining harmony.
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Seattle
Order of Moors
Fighthave
Union
Ths
Complete Harmony Exieta
Man's clothes found in canal area mystery deepens
A complete clothing outfit was found at Fifth Ave W and Canal. A coat pocket contained a notebook with the name RE A Pittman of Detroit, suggesting a cross continental trek. Police seek link to a man calling himself Snow who asked for clothes after claiming robbery at 602 W Ewings.
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Fifth Ave
Canal
RE. A. Pittman
17Th Ave
Detroit
Pittman
Snow
B. J. Pelletier
W. Ewings
23 Die in Egypt Riots Amid Curfew and British Patrols
In Alexandria a British proclamation vows to fire on houses believed to house snipers as curfew enforces order after anti-British unrest. Officials report 23 killed, all non soldiers, and about 120 wounded among British and locals as patrols maintain calm.
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Alexandria
Germans Capture Polish Forces At Oder Front
German volunteers armed with knives attacked a Polish machine gun nest on Saturday and drove Poles from a large area along the Oder river. The Germans suffered heavy losses but seized stores of ammunition and captured over a thousand Poles at Grosagerschutz near the Crncho Slovakian frontier. Czecho Slovaks fortified the boundary to deter further invasion. A German armored train in Southern Silesia fired on Polish units, causing heavy damage.
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Opteln
Oder River
Grosagerschutz
Silesian
Silesia
Wife Raises Room Rent Sparks Separation Suit
Royal W. Smith tells court his wife boosted his room rent from five to fifteen dollars a week and he left her. He answers her cruelty suit in Stamford Connecticut. The filing outlines the claimed motive and response in the marital separation case.
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Stamford
Conn
Royal W. Smith
Forged Note Charged in Bank Box Case
James FE Mahoney held on ten thousand dollar bonds after being accused of using a forged note on St Francis hotel stationery to authorize access to a safety deposit box owned by Kate Mahoney. The document dated April 27, 1921 claimed authority for her husband to use the box during her absence in Beattie. Authorities could not determine total amount alleged to be obtained.
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William D. Perking
Beattie
Kate Mahoney
Mahoney
Lee Johnston
Hangman Claims 2260 Deaths for Treason
Budapes t May 24 George Alexander one of four official hangmen says he personally executed 2260 people who were sentenced to death for high treason in Hungary.
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BUDAPES@T
George Alexander
France Eyes Immediate Occupation of the Ruhr
In Paris May 24 a resolution for immediate French occupation of the Ruhr valley was prepared for the chamber of deputies. Deputy Galli said he would push the measure as punishment for Germany letting volunteers enter Upper Silesia. Debates focus on German French notes and the role of allied commissions in Silesia.
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Patus
Thuler
Chamber of Deputies
Galli
Germany
Upper
Briand
France
Berlin
Silesia
Arma
Inter-Allied Commission
Bilewia
Germany Closes Silesia Frontier
Berlin may 24 Germany closes the Silesian frontier and warns that any organization attempting to push into Silesia will be severely punished. Extra troops were ordered to the border to patrol and stop volunteers from crossing the line.
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Berlin
Germany
Silesian
Ebert
Silesia
Ebert Bans Silesia Volunteer Militias
President Ebert issued a proclamation announcing that volunteer corps organized for service in Silesia are forbidden and that crossing the Silesian frontier will be punished severely. The government warns against any such formations and cross-border actions.
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Persin
Ebert
Silesia
Silesian
Briand Jeered in French Chamber Over Germany Policy
Paris May 24 Premier Briand faced sustained jeers in the chamber as he asserted Germany had shown good faith in meeting allied demands. Briand maintained France would go no further unless necessary, with policy questions sidelined to discuss the Silesian situation.
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Briand
Paris
France
Germany
Senate Favors Child as Envoy to Italy
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported favorably the nomination of Richard Washburn Child as ambassador to Italy. The nomination of Jacob Gould Schurman as minister to China was held up pending an inquiry into his attitude toward Oriental questions, which has sparked opposition to full approval.
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Senate
Child
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard Washburn Child
Ambaumdor
Italy
Jacob Gould Schurman
China
Schurman
United States
Traffic terrifies veteran Alaska man arrives after eight years
Andrew M. Taylor of Shushanna Alaska returned to town after an eight year absence saying he would rather face a glacier crevasse with a dog team than traffic. In Davenport bullets fly but M V Griffith and B P Prince of Spokane are captured as suspected bootleggers and jailed briefly, fined for speeding.
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Seattle
Andrew M. Taylor
Shushanna
Alaska
Davenport
M. V. Griffith
B. P. Prince
Spokane
Separate Trial for Man in Murder
Montesano Wash May 24 The superior court granted a separate trial to Peter Ambiooff accused with Adam Sirhoff and Harry Karginoff of murdering Nicholas Koleski last November Koleski was an Aberdeen special policeman of liquor cases Jury selection to try Sirhoff and Karginoff was to be completed late noon today
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Montesano
Wash
Peter Ambiooff
Adam Sirhoff
Harry Karginoff
Nicholas Koleski
Koleski
Aberdeen
Sirhoff
Karginoff
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