McCormick and Wife Separate Headline
Harold F McCormick and his wife daughter of John D Rockefeller have separated at the Lake Forest home In a statement to United Press the International Harvester head said they live apart with no divorce steps disclosed Mrs McCormick denied a break and Mariel the 19 year old daughter is with her mother in recent days
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Chicago
Harold F. Mc Cormick
John D. Rockefeller
Lake Forest
McCormick
International Harvester Company
United Press
Mariel
Publicity Men Visit Seattle Advertisers
William A. Thomson of New York and William F. Rogers of the Boston Transcript travel to Seattle with a message for Western advertisers and newspaper men. A luncheon at the Hotel Washington Annex will be held Friday at 12:5 p.m. All interested are invited. Washington George Mason shipping board employee and Miss Catherine Dean 25 die in a fire at the National hotel on Pennsylvania Ave. Daddy Bolkit’s Butterhorns are delicious.
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William A. Thomson
New York
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
William F. Rogers
Boston Transcript
Seattle
Hotel Washington Annex
Washington
George Mason
Shipping Board
Catherine Dean
Old National Hotel
Pennsylvania Ave
Pastor John A. Spencer Faces Murder Trial in Lakeport
Lakeport California October 3 opening of the trial of Rev John A Spencer for the alleged murder of his wife Maude Spencer formerly of Dayton Ohio. Jury issues hindered by strong public interest as outsiders flocked to Lakeport to witness proceedings. Spencer says Maude fell overboard while vacationing on Clear Lake and he was not in the canoe. Allegations linked to his conduct at Fulton Cal Presbyterian Church enter the case as charges of improper familiarity surface.
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Lakeport
Cal
John A. Spencer
Maude Spencer
Dayton
Ohto
Spencer
Clear Lake
EB. B. Barber
Fulton, Cal. Presbyterian Church
CAS
Tax Reducers' Work Gets Commendation
Morrow Chapter of Union Dames of the Civil War G A R praised the Tax Reduction council after a Monday meeting. A resolution thanked the council and urged continued effort to reduce state county city port commission and school taxes.
Pair Charged With Making Booze Stills
Federal agents arrest Sam Aronin and Herman Aronin on charges of manufacturing liquor stills. They appeared before US commissioner Robert W. McClelland for a hearing and were held for action by the federal grand jury.
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Sam Aronin
Herman Aronin
Federal Grand Jury
Robert W. McClelland
United States
Home Ownership in Seattle Reveals Mortgage Levels
The census bulletin shows 80 048 occupied Seattle homes with 45.5 percent owner occupied and 49.5 percent mortgaged. Average mortgaged home value 3570 dollars with a 1670 debt, totaling an estimated mortgage burden of 30 million. Interest rate 7 percent. Sixty six homes exceed 25 000 dollars, while 79 percent of 15 714 mortgaged homes are under 5 000 dollars and 2 percent above 10 000.
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the Star
Washington
Seattle
Census Department
Trials and verdict press coverage of Mahoney case
The judge thanked the jury for their patience after a four hour verdict on a murder case. The prisoner Mahoney left with deputies escort as others nearby collapsed from strain. Nora Mahoney stayed steady guiding her daughter through the aftermath with quiet resolve.
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Mahoney
Starwich
Harry Ajax
Ajax
Mra
Nora Mahoney
Kate Mahoney
Dolly" Johnson
Carrie Hewett
Kate Stewart
Mahoney case debated over sanity and hanging
A noted alienist argues Mahoney should still be hanged if mental state worsens, claiming insanity after the crime would not alter guilt. He cites precedent that intoxication or deliberate mental deterioration does not excuse crime, and predicts courts would order execution.
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Mahoney
Alleged Spy System in Mills Underpinned Strike Policy
New York report on the 1919 steel strike describes undercover men in mills and widespread espionage as an integral part of anti union policy. The commission of inquiry released hundreds of documents detailing covert surveillance by steel companies.
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New York
Commission of Inquiry
Interchurch World Movement
Creswell Plant Manager In Critical Condition After Vehicle Train Crash
Eugene report says John Lind, manager of the Creswell electric light and power plant, was knocked unconscious and left in critical condition in a local hospital after his car was struck by a Southern Pacific freight train at a Creswell crossing late Saturday night.
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Eugene
Ore
John Lindsay
Electric Light
Creswell
Southern Pacific
Creswell Crossing
Full course dinner Tic at Boldt's
Advertisement notes a full course dinner called Tic offered at Boldt's from 5 to 8 p m. The listing emphasizes a dine and time window for patrons.
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Boldt's
University fee hike sparks campus protests and posters torn
A student committee led by Miss Charter explores higher fees despite opposition on campus. Members Gunnar Berg Lassie J Marchand Samuel Bassett Lucille Greenwood include undergraduates and graduates. Posters for the gathering were torn down but 4 000 dodgers were distributed by hand.
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Miss Charter
Gunnar Berg
Lassie J. Marchand
Samuel Bassett
Lucille Greenwood
Berg
Bassett
Marchand
Miss Greenwood
Lumber official urges foreign markets to lift Western lumber slump
Axel H. Oxholm chief of the lumber division touring the Pacific coast calls for cultivating foreign marts as a solution to seasonal slumps in Western lumber. He says salvation of Western markets in the Orient South America and Europe will follow if Western dealers cooperate in exploiting foreign parts. Cooperation of all dealers is essential for any progress.
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Axel H. Oxholm
Department of Commeres
Pacific Coast
Orient
South America
Europe
Oxholm
Duck hunt tragedy claims 20 year old John Bee
Rose Lake Idaho October 3 John Bee 20 dies from a shotgun wound sustained when his gun fell from a seat while he was rowing a boat during a duck hunt. The incident occurred Sunday near Rose Lake.
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Rose Lake
Idaho
John Bee
Bee
Bandita rob Shell station on Third Ave and Lenora
Two bandits in a large touring car robbed the Shell station at Third Avenue and Lenora Street Sunday night, escaping with about $20 in cash.
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Shell Oil Station
Third Ave
Lenora St
Human Fly Jack Hughes Dies After Fall in Idaho
Jack Hughes aged 28 of Detroit, known as the "human fly," died after plummeting 20 feet from a wall of a two story building in Sand Point Idaho on a Sunday afternoon.
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Sand Point
Idaho
Jack Hughes
Nage 28
Detroit
Mrs Emma L Josenhans Dies After Illness
Mrs Emma L Josenhans aged 62 of Seattle died at her home 4524 W Othello street after several months illness. She had lived in Seattle for 30 years.
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Emma L. Josenhans
Seattle
W. Othello St
Leavenworth RB Day Dies In Auto Plunge Onto Embankment
Leavenworth Washington football running back Daddy Day aged 50 was killed when his car plunged over an embankment about one mile east of Dryden.
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Leavenworth, Wash.n
Daddy
Dryden
Posse and Ku Klux Clash Roils Waco Scene
Lorena near Waco Texas split between rival camps after a riot that injured 10. Sheriff Bob Buchanan blamed by 100 citizens for Saturday night violence. Grand jury investigation planned soon. Four victims in serious condition include Sheriff Buchanan Louis Crow Edward Howard and Carl West.
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Waco
Texan
Lorena
Bob Buchanan
Buchanan
F. B
Louis Crow
Edward Howard
Carl West
Seattle Community Fund Drive Launch Plan
The Seattle community fund campaign will be launched November 19 with W. L. Rhodes as campaign manager. The goal is about $750,000 and has not been definitely announced. A cost analysis lowers the usual 15 percent to as low as one and one half percent.
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Seattle
W. L. Rhodes
Editor Kills Woman Then Takes Own Life at Navarre Hotel
M. Ponzio editor of Il Corrier di Seattle fatally shot waitress Mrs. Geor gia Mattice after writing a note that she played recklessly with what a man holds dear. The couple's bodies were found Saturday night in the Navarre hotel. Kerr, Mrs. Mattice's brother, arrived from New Westminster to arrange burial as Ponzio remained at the morgue.
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Navarre Hotel
Ponzio
Il Corrier di
Seattle
Man Freed in Spokane After Bail Swap Threat
W J Wallace a special King County deputy sheriff arrested F W Nelson in Spokane on a false pretenses charge in Seattle. A woman friend of Nelson’s offered Wallace 1500 dollars bail to stand in for Nelson. The bail was accepted and Nelson will not appear here until his trial date is set.
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Spokane
W. J. Wallace
King County
F. W. Nelson
Seattle
Nelson
Wallace
Textile sale offers several satin and velvet yard specials
The advertisement lists 40 inch black satin at 2.15 dollars per yard 86 inch duvetyn at 4.95 dollars per yard and 39 inch black chiffon velvet at 3.75 dollars per yard with special pricing.
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