Man Behind Gun Convicted in Alaska Robbery Case
Jurors in Judge Boyd Tallman’s court convicted the suspect Friday of robbing W. W. Stoll and seizing $4650 in currency and Liberty bonds from the Northwestern and Road company in Alaska on November 19, 1918. The accused, captured by Martin Rosen after a dramatic alley chase, faces a five year sentence at Walla penitentiary.
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W. W. Stoll
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Martin Rosen
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Francisco man jailed after theatre pelting spree
Otto Pope faces 90 days in jail after a spree of disruptive pelting in a theatre. The incident details include a party with fresh evidence and a daylong altercation leading to sentencing.
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Otto Pope
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Gordon F. Hamby In "Death House"
Gordon F Hamby awaits execution at Sing Sing as his attorney states no stay will be sought The attorney notes the conviction was not challenged and Hamby accepts the commission's finding that he is sane ahead of the planned electric chair execution
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Gordon
Sing Sing
Hamby
Special Commission
Major Deaver Best Banjo Player in U S Marines
BR Deaver retired sergeant in the Marines, once acquitted of murder, is described as the service’s wealthiest man and a top banjo player. Colleagues recall his banjo sessions on cots at a base, while his looming divorce case in county court follows his murder acquittal. He owes $50 monthly alimony for October and November, but was not held in contempt.
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Banjo
Albert Christiansen
Charles H. Lilly Colamsen
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Christiansen
Henry Clay Holt
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Everett Smith
Landlord Uses Water Shutoff Tactic on Tenants
A tenant reports a tactic where a landlord threatens to shut off water for nonpayment of a water bill. The tenant is told to pay the bill to avoid water stoppage and to have the amount charged to next month’s rent, with the implication that property owners may profit from such charges.
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Gays City
Won't Guard Mills Nov 19 Yakima County Sheriff Declares
Sheriff said no police protection will be provided in Yakima County for Walter T Will, the champion, despite backers asking for security ahead of the November 19 event.
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Walter T
Yakima County
German children fed by Friends relief group in Berlin
Captain Arthur Ringland of Montclair New Jersey arrived from Prague as Herbert Hoover’s representative to consult officials on expanding the Society of Friends relief and the European children's fund for feeding German children at Prmigue. The group now feeds about half a million children daily.
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Arthur Ringland
Montclair
N. J
Prague
Herbert Hoover
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Relief Administration
European Children's Fund
Prmigue
State May Take Up School Bonds Bid Details Forecasted
The state may purchase the first $975,000 in school bonds authorized at a summer special election. The bonds, offered in $75,000 multiples, would give the state Olympia’s school board first option to take up the issue under current plans.
Coat and Hat Found on Ferry Lincoln Sparks Death Inquiry
City and county authorities investigate a coat and hat found on the ferry Lincoln by Engineer Herbert Prooks. Initial signs suggested a suicide, but officials discount that theory and treat the case as unexplained.
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Lincoln
Herbert Prooks
Likker In The Lake Sparks Legal Battle
In Lake Walla Walla authorities balk at draining an artificial lake to recover alleged liquor dumped during a bootleg chase. The attorney general says draining is not permissible and the lake owner objects to the action.
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