Coal Plant Saved From Fire Near Renton
A $400000 Pacific Coast Coal Co plant near Renton was saved from destruction Tuesday night by Renton volunteers and a Seattle fire detail. Damage totaled $1000. Origin of the blaze is unknown. company officials investigate. Watchman discovered the fire. Renton firemen were led by Joseph Wood and Seattle detail by Battalion Chief Tom Nunan. Water supply failed before Navan arrived. Seattle engine chemicals helped extinguish the blaze.
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Pacific Coast Coal Co
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Seattle
Joseph Wood
Tom Nunan
Navan
Seat We Company
Gardener For Czar Seeking 4th Fortune
Portland. Anton Hansen, 70, once royal Russian landscape artist, now a Reed College gardener, says fortune has smiled three times and will return. His past included a vast Russian estate, minerals, timber, and travel fellowships until Bolshevik loss and a junk dealer misplacing his wealth. He remains hopeful.
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Ore
Anton Hansen
Reed College
Russia
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Kingdom
Caucasia
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Petrograd
America
Wise Investments
Col
Han- Sen
Chastened Germany Shown by Monument Unveiling
Berlin reports the unveiling of a monument at Frankfurt memorializing war victims. The sculpture shows a mother kneeling over her son beside the 1870 war symbol with Bismarck and Germania. Speakers note the site signifies Germany's changed spirit from past triumphs to mourning.
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Berlin
Germany
Frankfort
Bismarck
Germania
Wifebeaters Rest Easier After Death of Local Officer
Akron Ohio news brief notes the death of John C. Weber a 76 year old long time peace officer praised as the terror of deserting husbands and an angel of mercy in many homes. The item contrasts his passing with sorrow of mothers mourning his death.
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Akron
Obhio
John C. Weber
Traffic cop explains mirror trick for rear traffic view
Evansville police officer Walton defends vanity claim as he uses a mirror on his post to see traffic behind him and read drivers’ faces. The quip draws laughs among teachers and locals on November 3.
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Evansville
Ind
Walton
She'll Give Him a Chance to Prove It
In Los Angeles on November 3 Emma Richardson sues for divorce from her movie actor husband after he allegedly told her that his charm and appeal as a caveman would win him other women, prompting her claim.
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Angeles
Emma Richardson
British electricians invent auto switch for mine motors
Two English electricians have invented an automatic switch that cuts current to mine electric motors if deadly pre-damp is detected. The device aims to reduce ignition risk and improve mine safety by quickly cutting power when hazardous conditions arise.
Movies Cause Juvenile Crimes Highlighted By Research
Kansas City, Mo November 3 A study by Dr William A McKeever of the University of Kansas Child Welfare Department and an assistant links rising juvenile crime to movies The researchers plan to scan juvenile offenders to evaluate motives on a scale tracing depictions of drinking gambling robbery murder and other illicit behavior as influences in youth misbehavior
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Kansas City
United States
William A. McKeever
Department of Child Welfare
University of Kanas
McKeever
Keenee
Beenes
A. Beene
Beenee
Seenee
Say Zeppelins to Be Made in U. S.
GENEVA, Nov. 2 An American syndicate plans to buy the Zeppelin plant and transfer personnel to America. Two Americans reportedly arrived in Friedrichshafen due to treaty bans on new Zeppelins. Germany may accept the offer and a transatlantic service could start later.
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Geneva
America
Friedrichnhafen
Germany
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