Story of Enoch Arden Repeated in Seattle Home
Beulah Irene Jackson, twice married and still young, tells a life diary of seven years of joy and sorrow from 1912 to 1919. Her first husband Richard Sorenson was believed killed in action, then a false dispatch says he is alive. She then marries G C Jackson, later faces both husbands in Seattle as authorities seek annulment.
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Beulah Irene Jackson
Richard Sorenson
Thea
Allen
Washington
G. C. Jackson
New York
Dispatch
Seattle
Jackson
Superior Court
Martin
Wilson Apartments
Seventh Ave
Turkeys on Porch and a Cubist Window
A rambled narrative follows a sighting of six big yellow turkeys hanging on a front porch between Redmond and Snohomish with a neighborly bid for one at about five seventy. It then shifts to a street art window in Union Street, describing attempts to read a cubist image and a humorous, evolving guesswork about what the artwork represents.
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Redmond
Snohomish
Sepend
Puget Sound
Flanders
North Pole
Fee
Regent
Tragic triple murder and suicide near Blaine
Otis McGuire killed his wife Dorothy 12 and daughter Gertrude 8 before hanging himself in a Blaine home. Deputies found a note predicting his body would be found in Drayton harbor after a spree of violence that left the two girls and Mrs McGuire dead. The suspect, about 35, had separated from neighbor disputes and was found near the harbor by a patrol. The blossoms of the family were to be buried together in Elaine.
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Bellingham
Drayton Harbor
Blaine
Otis McGuire
Dorothy
Gertrude
McGuire
Spitz
W. D. Wallace
Bob Bartlett
Bartlett
MacGuire
Wallace
A. C. Hansen
Hansen
Seattle
Elaine
Mysterious hotel shooting in Seattle injures Davenport
Early Tuesday a man from the Martinique hotel was shot in the hip about 6 30 am. L Davenport 30 said he was in a scuffle over a revolver and was wounded in an accidental disturbance. He refused to name the other man, calling him a friend and avoiding prosecution.
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L. Davenport
Martinique
Eighthave
Union At
Davenport
Seattle General Hospital
Cops Must Pay Fare on Valley Line Edict Applies
Seattle police and firefighters face a new rule starting Friday, paying full 6 cent fares on Seattle Valley Railway streetcars whether in uniform or off duty. The Public Service Commission granted the railroad’s tariff revision request filed October 16.
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Seattle & Nier Valley Railway Co
Thomas F. Murphine
Joel F. Warren
Frank L. Stetson
Wangen M. Brown
Y. the
Y. the Street Car Company
Public Service Commision
Brown
Public Service Commission
New York Union Warns On False Teeth Labeling
Samuel H. Stodel leader of the Dental Workers' Union warns New York that a false teeth famine looms unless artificial grinder makers join the union. The union seeks a mandatory union label on every set and urges economical use amid wear and tear concerns.
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New York
Samuel 8. Stodel
Dental Workers’ Union
Artists Let Themselves Go In Wild Creative Spree
The remark notes how artists sometimes abandon restraint and push boundaries in a freeform burst of work. It highlights the turbulent energy and bold choices that accompany such phases.
Murderer hunted after Yakima youth slain
The Yakima valley is filled with posses seeking the killer of 18 year old Wm. Crawford after a masked robber held him up here and shot him as he turned away. Crawford died several hours later from his wounds.
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Marton
Yakima Valley
Wm. Crawford
Crawford
1900 Veterans Need Jobs Here
Confronted by 1600 ex service war veterans without work and non service men filling former posts, Col. Theodore Roosevelt Post No 24 votes to create a paid employment secretary. The secretary will gather from employers lists of workers who claimed exemption as aliens to replace them with ex service men. The employment office will be a paid position.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Third Ave
Secretary of Employment
Dog Accused of Killing Cat Gains Support From Kind Readers
An unidentified dog in the county jail for the alleged murder of Tom Mariah, father of six kittens, refused to talk after paw print submission. Counts of offers to take the accused home flooded in, but Jailor Barr kept the dog jailed, deeming murder nonbailable. Deputy Ramage tried to secure a personal recognizance release but failed.
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Tom Mariah
Earl Ramage
P. R
Entombed Miners Play Poker While Await Rescue
In Mullan Idaho three weeks into entombment Emil Sayko and P P Grant in the Gold Hunter mine pass time by poker. A three weeks supply of food lights and comforts were lowered to them last night. Rescuers estimate several days of work before they can be brought to the surface.
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Mullan
Idaho
Emil Sayko
P. P. Grant
Gold Hunter
Plot to assassinate Greek Premier Venizelos exposed
A Athens dispatch reports a discovered plot to kill Prime Minister Venizelos, with plans to overthrow the Greek government and many conspirators already arrested.
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London
Athens
Venizelos
Greece
Burglar Steals a Thanksgiving Bird From Al's Meat Market
A thief bored holes in the rear door lock at Al's Meat Market on 1904 N 45th, entered Tuesday morning, and stole a 15 pound turkey a ham and two slabs of bacon in a Thanksgiving theft.
Jesus Rentaria Reported Murdered in Mexico Clash
Marfa Texas dispatch reports Jesus Rentaria the known kidnapper of two American airmen was shot dead at Carrizozo Springs Mexico. The bandit leader was killed during a quarrel with his own men over the remaining $15 000 ransom money obtained from the United States.
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Marfa
Texas
United Press
Jesus Rentaria
Carrizozo Springs
Mexico
United States
City Council Sidesteps Action on Street Railway Veto
The council referred Mayor Fitzgeralds veto of the paving and maintenance ordinance to the committee of the whole without a vote. No date set for a special meeting. 30 day window to act or the measure dies. Debate centered on whether a 6 cent fare would replace the current 5 cent fare.
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Fitzgerald
Drake
Moore
Bolton
F Pitagefald
Thomas F. Murphine
Mexico Reply Due Today On Jenkins Release
Washington reports that Mexico is expected to answer the U S note demanding the immediate release of Consular Agent W O Jenkins. State Department officials warned that any delay could trigger a further note seeking an explanation for his continued detention.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
America
W. O. Jenkins
State Department
United States
Riots clash raises fears of Japan China conflict in Foo Chow
In Tokyo officials fear the November 15 fighting between Chinese and Japanese Formosans at Foo Chow could trigger a wider international incident. Peking tests dispatch of warships toward Foo Chow as Japanese authorities insist warships are essential for security.
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Tokyo
Foo Chow
Peking
Foo
Enda
Unusual reception ends with whiskey pouring at County City event
Prosecuting Attorney Fred C. Brown hosted a Monday morning gathering at the east entrance of the County City building. Frank T. Gordon poured whiskey from a hatchet aided jug as onlookers watched amid mournful talk and a playful remark from a vagabond’s son.
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Fred C. Brown
Prosecutor Brown
Seattle
Frank T. Gordon
Jay Barleycorn
Vagabonda
Riverton
T. Harold Pat
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Enoch
Dana Sleeth
Yakima
Beulah Irene Sorenson Jackson
Mrs. Sorenson
Roosevelt Post
Dog
Cat
U. S
Y.M. Man
F. Tecumseh Gordon
the Society
Fourth Ave
Jefferson St
Gordon
Terson
J. Holliday Boyle
Percival Francis Thomas
Morris
T. Francis Hunt
T. J. Kennedy
G. Stuart Jello
Warren D
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