Bank vault tale ends with empty cell and vanished suspect
Ottawa Illinois November 11 a Joliet penitentiary escaped inmate allegedly opened a time vault with acetylene torches to rescue a teller but the teller was not inside the vault Investigators found heavy currency in a basement corridor and named Carey as the possible suspect though he is not in custody and the would be bank hoax story ends unresolved as Carey remains missing
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Ill
Aliax
Jimmy Valentine
Joliet State Pen
Carey
Francis Carey
National City Bank
C. Taylor
Bank
Ottawa Tribune
Taylor
Joliet
Smith
Murphy
Henry
Thomas Cary
Teliet
Lwice
Caray
Tribune
Victory Medals on Tap All Day Today
Soldiers are urged to apply for Victory Medals at army recruiting HQ in Mutual Life building. Lt. Robert Laughlin, district publicity officer, announces today from 9 to 6. Applications require a discharge certificate and can be filed at the veterans’ office.
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Mutual Life
Robert Laughlin
Harding Aids Fund for Europe Children
President Harding contributes 2500 dollars to the Literary Digest fund aiding poverty stricken European children. Senator Har telegraphs a plea for shared fortune and human sympathy after the election.
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Harding Aids Fund For Europe
Children
New York
Warren G. Harding
Literary Digest
Har
Armistice Day Celebrations Across Seattle and Camp Parades
Armistice Day events unfold from Seattle to Auburn with parades, veterans’ gatherings, and tree plantings at the University of Washington Memorial Way. Surfacing are honors for decorated Navy yard personnel, alumni memorials, and a citywide smoker at Crystal Pool after a veterans’ parade.
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Second Ave
Virginia St
First Ave
Crystal Pool
Julia Putnam
Neapolis
Fay Foster
John McCormack
Ed Butt
The
University Glee Club
Auburn
Seattle
Franklin High School
University of Washington
Meany Hall
M. A. Matthews Wee
Charles L. Phillips
Memorial Way
Bremerton
Armistice Anniversary Number Of One Pacific Legion
Proclaimed as one of the finest American Legion publications in the country the Armistice Anniversary number of One Pacific Legion reached Seattle Thursday. The issue contains more than 200 pages detailing service men activities from Coblenz to Centralia and from April 7.
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American Legion
Pacific Legion
Seattle
Finista-Cuerre
Coblenz
Centralia
Unknown British soldier buried with full honors at Westminster Abbey
Unknown Tommy was laid to rest among Britain’s illustrious dead in Westminster Abbey. King George led a global turnout as field marshal Haig and other senior officers attended. The cenotaph unveiling and solemn service followed, with a 19 gun salute marking the highest non-royal military honor.
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London
Tommy Atkine
Great Britain
Westminster Abbey
Crittain
George
Victoria Station
Tye
France
Hattery L
Royal Horse Artillery
le Cateau
Army
Navy
Ypres
Guard of
Haig
Galleaa
Marines
Marl Deatty
Hugh Trenchard
St. James Park
Pacific Legion newsletter thrives in Northwest coverage
A concise note identifying The Pacific Legion, published in Portland since 1917, as a periodical documenting the work of Legionaires across the Northwest.
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Pacific Legion
Portland
Legionaires
Northwest
American dead remembered in solemn Armistice Day scene
In Arlington Cemetery 12 American soldiers returned from France were laid to rest beside Civil War and World War II fallen as crowds watched on Armistice Day. Generals and officials urged reflection on sacrifice and honoring the dead, with focus on France and the nation’s war memory.
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Washington
Nov
Potomac
France
Arlington Cemetery
Virginia
Dershing
United States
March
Baker
America
France honors men who died in great war
France marks the fifth anniversary of the war ending and the republic’s tribute to fallen soldiers. An unknown fallen soldier is buried with full honors. Gambetta’s heart is moved to the Pantheon for permanent interment alongside the armistice ceremony.
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France
Paris
Pollu
Germany
Gambetta
Pantheon
Druggists Warned Under Harrison Narcotics Act
A Fifth Circuit decision holds druggists liable if narcotics are prescribed to feed addicts rather than treat illness. A doctor’s large narcotic prescriptions imply addict demand, and neglecting to inquire may prove guilt under the Harrison act. The ruling aims to curb doctors abusing prescribed habit forming drugs.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit
William T. Becks
Grand Jury to Probe Brown in City Purchase Inquiry
King county grand jury hears testimony Friday from Rawin J. Brown dentist lawyer and Democrat regarding the citys purchase of street railways. Mayor Caldwell testified Wednesday with no charges. Other witnesses included B B Grondahl Walter Meter and Claude Rameney.
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Caldwell
King County
Rawin J. Drown
Beon of
Armia
Brown
BB. L. Grondahl
State Bank of Beattie
Walter F. Meter
Claude C. Rameney
Board of County Commissioners
Three Injured in Car Crash on Second Avenue
A one man Summit avenue street car collided with a Capitol hill car on Second avenue late Wednesday afternoon. EB Robertson, 37, operator, is hospitalized with a fractured left leg. Two women, injured by flying glass, recover at home. J B Howe, 60, 427 B Denny Way, suffered a deep cut above the left eye. The crash disabled brakes and both vehicles, heard blocks away, were traveling south.
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Second Ave
Summit Ave
Capitol Hill
Columbia Et
EB. Robertson
City Hospital
J. B. Howe
Denny Way
Robertson
Ave
Bummit Ave
Naval committee inspects Puget Sound navy yard and Monz Hook base
Members of the joint congressional committee on naval affairs in the Northwest to inspect the Puget Sound navy yard at Charleston on Thursday and visit the proposed submarine base at Monz Hook near Port Angeles. They remained committed to recommendations for Congress and were extensively entertained during their Port Angeles visit.
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Joint
Congressional Committee On Naval Affaires
Northwest
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Charleston
Monz Hook
Port Angeles
Seattle
Congress
Mother Saves Babe From Fire May Die
A. J. Gertz risked her life to rescue her 1 year old from a fire that destroyed their home. She lies unconscious in West Haven hospital with doctors unsure of her condition.
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Babe
A. J. Gertz
Slamen
West Haven Hospital
Saving Their Face sale shocks Seattle clothing trade
A major Seattle clothier, facing a stock glut, has adopted a drastic plan to protect its image. It sold large quantities to smaller firms at deep discounts and now opens a temporary store at 1217 Third Ave for a “Saving Their Face” sale offering prices so low the firm would be ashamed to quote them in its main establishment. Details will appear in this paper Friday.
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Seattle
Third Ave
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