Paul Bunyan Tales Quelled by The Star’s Truthful Eye
Local letters to The Star challenge tall Bunyan legends and offer purported facts from Michigan and Washington crews. Reported feats include the blue ox, a down cutter, and enormous lumber crews with measurements and quirky details. The writer urges accuracy and cautions against hearsay.
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The
Star
Paul Bunyan
Paul
C. A. Johnson
Onalaska
Wash
Bunyas
Joeging
Lake Superior
German Planes to New York Halted
Berlin reports the entente mission halted a shipment of ten all metal planes to the Larigen Co in New York. The mission demanded that eleven of the planes be given to allies, saying the move violated assurances that the planes were not for mill uses.
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Berlin
Entente
Larigen Co
New York
Slayer Nabbed in Slaying of Seattle Detective Fox
Charlee Harris, 21, held in Snohomish County jail charged with murder of Police Detective J. H. Fox after a street holdup on 35th Street and Broadway. Harris allegedly confessed to Sheriff John McCulloch. Fox was shot as he questioned a suspect. Harris was captured on Interurban tracks south of the city and identified by Detective Miller. Harris has a long police record and is linked to prior Seattle arrest in 1918 for grand larceny.
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Fox
McCullich
Harris
Berridge
James Myrick
Miller
McCulloch
Seattle
G. F. Almert
Lombard Ave
J. G. Folks
Broadway
Walla Walla
Suit Transferred to Federal Court
Eddie Gorman of Seattle, a boiler worker, sues Western Union Telegraph Co for injuries from a telegraph car collision. Case moved from superior to federal court Wednesday. Gorman seeks $5,000 damages and $1,192 costs for a smashed leg and other injuries.
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Eddie Gorman
Seattle
Western Union Telegraph Co
Superior
Federal
Gorman
Henaka
Costa
Nearly Half of U Students Freshmen
For the university total enrollment stands at 65,191 with 2,083 freshmen, per Secretary Stevens.
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Stevens
Child Found Safe After Green Lake Bubble Break
Deputy Sheriff Matt Starwich and R F Lindh searched Tuesday afternoon for Lindh’s two year old child who had vanished in the morning. They located the youngster at Green Lake making bubbles in the mud and apparently unharmed after a stray nap scare. A neighbor had seen the child leave home earlier with apparent independence.
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Matt Starwich
R. F. Lindh
N. 76Th At
Green Lake
Wide Variation in Turkey Prices Across Coast
Reports from Pacific coast cities show price differences for Thanksgiving turkeys. Seattle sellers quoted 65 to 67 cents per pound, Los Angeles birds at 67 cents, San Francisco the highest, while Portland buyers paid 60 cents a pound. Availability was tight with few birds under 70 cents.
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Seattle
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Consolidation Bill Finished For City County Merger
Corporation Counsel Walter R Meier and Vivian Carkeek announced completion of a tentative consolidation bill to merge city and county governments. The measure, prepared at civic groups’ request, would amend Article XI of the state constitution to promote economy and efficiency. Copies have been sent to major city organizations.
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Walter ER. Meier
Vivian Carkeek
Three Die in Boiler Explosion at Stoughton Creamery Plant
Three were killed and two others critically injured when a boiler exploded at the Stoughton Marketing Company plant during a test. The blast shattered the boiler, blowing the entire unit through the creamery wall 109 yards away.
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Stoughton
Wis
Stoughton Marketing Company
Dope Exchange Leads to Arrest at City Street Corner
Patrolman P F Knapp in plain clothes tailed Charlie Chinn 24, a Chinese man, as he bought a package described as dope. Chin was arrested with Lieut G W Hasselblad after returning with the alleged narcotic. Charged with possessing narcotics, Chin faces legal action.
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P. FE
Knapp
Third Ave
Washington St
Charlie Chinn
Chin
Lieut
G. W. Hasselblad
Auto Upsets Two Under It Auto Upsets
A crash occurred when two autos rolled onto Dexter avenue and Roy al at 8th and a.m. Robert Becker and John Lundquist escaped with bruises and minor injuries after their car collided with T. C. Miller’s vehicle at 4157 47th avenue 8th W. Metropolitan police investigated the scene.
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Dexter Ave
Royal
Robert Becker
Greenwood Ave
John Lundquist
Eighth Ave
N. W
T. C. Miller
47Th Ave
Auto identified in shooting linked to gas station holdup
Elwood Cox, 21, shot by Motorcycle Patrolman C. V. Harvey on First Ave at night of November 4, the auto used is identified as stolen from Guy Boswell, Milton apartments, October 29. Detective W. B. Worsham traced it via tire numbers after engine was disfigured. Cox, who tried to escape after arrest, remains in city hospital.
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Elwood Cox
C. V. Harvey
First Ave
Horton
W. B. Worsham
Guy Boswell
Milton Apartments
Wirsham
Cox
Harvey
City Hospital
Chicago Indicts 21 in Largest Hoose Ring Probe
Federal jury in Chicago indicted 21 individuals including Mike De Pike Tellier and 20 others for conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. Among the accused are six Chicago police sergeants and William Gorman, nephew of the railroad president. Federal judges ordered eight cabarets closed for a year under the Volstead act with further suits seeking 72 more closures.
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Chicago
Nev
Mike de Pike
Tellier
O. H Walthen
OM Granddad Distillery Co
Loulevilla
W. D. Knebelkamp
Louleville American Association Tmsehall Club
Waltham Warehous
Peoria
Eral
Federal
Landis
William Gorman
Chicago & Rock Island Railway
Prohibiman Accused in San Francisco Booze Case
The indictment charges F Ray Groves and brothers Ralph and RE Groves with conspiring to violate the Volstead Act. They were to appear in federal court in Los Angeles as bench warrants awaited arrest. A high state political figure was named in the same case.
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Los Angeles
F. Ray Groves
California
Democratic State Central Committee
Ralph Groves
Prohibition
RE. C. Groves
Federal
United States District Court
Nother Man
Delta Chi Pledges Dress Attire For Induction Night
The honorary journalism fraternity Delta Chi accepts pledges at the university with neophytes wearing full dress suits for their labor day. Wednesday's U Daily mirrors the Chicago Herald Examiner in layout and style.
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Bigma Delta Chi
Chicago Herald Examiner
Former Kaiserin Nearing Death as Family Gathers
In Doorn on November 24 the former Kaiserin Augusta Victoria lay gravely ill as her children and close relatives gathered for what family and doctors feared could be their last visit. Princess Victoria Louise, her husband the Duke of Brunswick, the former Crown Prince, and Prince Wilhelm arrived to be at her side.
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Kaiserin
Amsterdam
Kaiserin Augustine Victoria
Doorn
Victoria Louise
Duke of Brunswick
Witel Friedrich
Albert
Wanted pair of four legged elks for advertising use
C A Taylor of Albany New York seeks a frontier solution for elk props. He writes to the Chamber of Commerce asking to be connected with someone who can locate a pair of four legged elks running loose near Seattle, his chosen apot.
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C. A. Taylor
Clinton Ave
Albany
N. Y
America
Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Fire Heroism by Anna B Johnson Saves Three Children
Mrs Anna B Johnson risks her life in blinding smoke and flames to rescue her three children four hours after an earlier event. The dramatic incident highlights a courageous act in a home fire.
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Anna B. Johnson
Plucky woman saves children from burning home
Mrs Johnson, a dressmaker at 828 Vinest, woke to smoke and flames in her davenport room. She carried Arthur and Elmer to safety, then grabbed baby Jackie and escaped with help as the mattress and clothes caught fire. She suffered a burned arm and a badly wrenched shoulder, yet praised her luck.
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Anna B. Johnson
Elmer
Jackie
Arthur
Carter
Cress-Dale
Mrs. Johnson
Vancouver
B. C
Johnson
Mia Johnson
Davenport
Divorce Proctor Rules Dual Grant in Peterson Case
Charles C. Dalton acting as superior judge on the Katherine M. Peterson vs. Charles M. Peterson divorce announced that same terms would be granted to both parties. He noted equal sustains on objections and granted Mrs. Peterson $200 from her husband’s alleged business operations earnings pending final property distribution.
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Charles C. Dalton
Katherine M. Peterson
Charles M. Peterson
Col. Dalton
Peterson
Limited Star Editions To Be Issued For Holiday
To let most employees enjoy the holiday tomorrow only three editions of The Star will be issued the First Fifth and Final.
Moonshine Plea Change Leads to Fine in Federal Court
Joe Garnett changed his plea to guilty on liquor transportation charges in federal court Wednesday. He was fined $250 by Judge Neterer after moonshine evidence showed five gallons in an automobile.
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Joe
Garnett
Neterer
Bandits Escape With $75,000 in Booze
Chicago report explains bandits robbed the Harders' warehouse early today stealing liquor valued at 75000 dollars. The watchman was bound during the break in.
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Chicago
Harders
Arbuckle Passenger Aboard Aquitania Crossing
The steamer Aquitania sailed from New York with a noticeable starboard list after Fatty Arbuckle was identified as a passenger bound for Europe.
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Patty
New York
Fatty” Arbuckle
Europe
Douglas Cruickshank Pays Weekly Alimony To Ex-Wife
Douglas Cruickshank flirted with a middle aged woman on an L train and later learned she was the wife he deserted 14 years ago. He now pays her and their daughter ten dollars weekly in alimony.
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Ouglas
New York
Douglas Cruickshank
Stabs Vaughn Cubs Pitcher Wounded In Domestic Dispute
James Hippo Vaughn star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs was hospitalized in Kenosha Wisconsin after a stabbing by his father in law Harry De Bold during an argument following divorce proceedings Vaughn was cut about three inches in the abdomen and his wife and nine year old son were away in Chicago at the time. Mrs Vaughn was rushing to his bedside as the family planned a move to Chicago amid publicity from the domestic troubles.
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Kenosha
Wis
James (Hippo) Vaughn
Chicago Cubs
Harry de Bold
Vaughn
Vaughns
de Bold
Altho
Chicago
Fatal Accident In Brookfield Firearm Death
Astoria reports Gus Bufinngh aged 35 of Brookfield Oregon died from an accidental gun discharge in the hands of Charles Salsberg. The incident is described as an accidental shooting with no indicated foul play.
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Astoria
Gus Bufinngh
Brookfield, Ore
Charles Salsberg
Small want ad reaches the right buyer for a desired price
A compact want ad appears likely to connect with the suitable party who can use the item. The reader will learn the price of the sought object and may respond to secure the deal.
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