Black men confess to involvement in fatal hold up near East St Louis
Two Black men admit leading roles in a mob attack that leftAlphons H Dehon candy salesman dead during a hold up with his fiancée Virginia Scheffler. A blood stained hat linked suspect Le Roy Hollins and Ernest Williams to the crime. Dehon was shot as the assailants stopped their roadster and forced him from the car.
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T. Louis
Fang
Alphanes H. Dehon
Virginia Scheffler
East St. Louis
Pear
Belleville
St. Clair
Grand Jury
Miss Scheffler
Dehon
Leroy Hollins
Ernest Williams
Turks Acquiring the Phone Habit in Constantinople
Telephone service in Constantinople is run by a British company. Despite only about 8,000 telephones, residents are quickly adopting the telephone habit and the business is expected to grow. Operators must speak Turkish and French, with many speaking seven or eight languages.
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Constantinople
Tobacco tax bill defeated in France
Paris reports that French lawmakers have halted plans to place new tobacco taxes. Officials assure smokers there will be no tax on tobacco at present, ending speculation of levies in the near term.
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Paris
New York
England Town Becomes Unoccupied for Two Years
Leicester England reports a law abiding town where the mayor notes no gall has been occupied for two years. The unusual vacancy underscores strict order and quiet civic life in the community.
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England
Leicester
Thies Town
Youth Dies While on Tennis Courts
In Duluth Minnesota Leonard Colton collapsed on a tennis court after resuming play too soon following a serious illness and died. The rest of the text notes a separate unrelated item about ponds and goldfish in Toyko.
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Duluth
Minn
Leonard Colton
Toyko
Potxon
Farres
Daring Thieves Rob Smuggler of Gems
Secret service reports a $1,000,000 gem theft from a smuggler linked to Soviet officials. The smuggler reached Amsterdam with the jewels, was robbed by five men, and could not seek Dutch police aid due to evading customs. The thieves are believed to plan dispersal in England France and America.
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Pass
Gler
Amsterdam
J Customa
Tita
England
France
Amertes
Reward Offered for Return of Lost Pup in Rome
Countess Kee tomen offered five thousand dollars for the recovery of a puppy given by her husband. The dog was stolen by a woman, police reported, as authorities urged swift return of the pet and completion of the case.
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Rome
Keetomen
Boy Scouts Build Log Cabin Highlighted by Effort
A young Ney Scout under Howard Welton leads a Boy Scouts project to erect a log cabin. The article, written by Welton, details the preparation, teamwork, and community interest as scouts labor to complete the rustic structure.
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Polter
Howard Welton
Ney
Puget Sound Scout Cabin Rises for Troop 67
Along Puget Sound the Boy Scout Troop 67 builds a log cabin on the shore. Materials are gathered from forest and beach with hand made shingles for the roof. Bunks will reflect each scout’s work level, with Mr. Ritchie directing to ensure access and rapid completion.
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Puget Sound
Ritchie
Class in Social Service Offered by Mra Adah Hopkins Aimes
Mra Adah Hopkins Aimes of the University of Washington sociology department will conduct a class in Methods of Social Service for the university extension service. Beginning November 16 in room 1082 Henry building the 12 session course meets Wednesdays at 6 pm and covers Modern Social Service and Its Backgrounds Childhood and the Community and Medical Social Registration.
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Mra
Adah Hopkins Aimes
University of Washington Sociology Department
East
University Extension Service
Henry Building
Social Service
Ita
German Fascisti Battle in Bavaria
Amsterdam dispatches report fighting in Bavaria between newly organized Fascisti and socialists. Unconfirmed reports from Munich say socialists were defeated. Bavarian Fascisti wearing gray shirts and swastika crosses demonstrated in Augsburg and Rosenheim.
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Amsterdam
Bavaria
Fascisti
Socialtata
Munich
Augsburg
Rosenheim
Sherlock Holmes Contest at Strand Theatre
The Star invites readers to solve a Holmes themed puzzle inspired by the Sherlock Holmes film starring John Barrymore and Carel Demp ater. Five dollars to the first correct solution and two complimentary passes to the film awarded. answers due before Saturday noon.
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Sherlock Holmes
John Barrymore
Carel Dempater
Strand Theater
Seattle touted as best city to start a factory
Erwin L Weber told the Rotary Club Seattle offers the best advantages to manufacturers in a talk at the Masonic club room Tuesday. The statement urged by the consulting engineer highlighted Seattle as a prime site for starting a manufacturing plant.
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Seattle
United States
Erwin L. Weber
Rotary Club
Masonic Club
Erwin
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