Storrs Loses Appeal in Ruth Garrison Case at High Court
In Olympia Oct 14 Douglas Storm former Seattle deputy sheriff loses appeal after Supreme Court upholds trial court ruling. Storm confessed betrayer of Ruth Garrison 18 who poisoned Storms wife in a Seattle department store tea room in March 1919. Garrison, insane ward at estate prison, was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Olympia
Douglas Storm
Seattle
Ruth Garrison
Storm
Storrs
Okanogan
Miss Garrison
Supreme Court
Plucky Mother Breaks Down Mrs Stage Is So Heon Actinn
Mrs George T Stagg mother of kidnapped baby Bobby Stagg suffered severe distress. She alternates between violent hysteria and long unconscious spells up to forty minutes. She planned to accompany extradition talks in Olympia but was too distressed to know the latest developments and repeatedly cried out for her son.
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Mrs. Stage
Tacoma
George T. Stagg
Bobby Stagg
Hart
Betty
Brainerd
Olympia
Going Up Going Up The Seattle Star Circulation Rise
The Seattle Star reported an 11 749 daily circulation gain for the year ending October 1, tightening its lead over rival Seattle papers. Officials indicate the Star remains undisputed atop local readership while competitor losses exceed 14 000 in the period.
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Seattle Star
Seattle
Star
Some of the Reasons Why N E A Dominated News Gathering
The article extols the New York based News Enterprise Association and its network of bureaus in Seattle San Francisco Denver Chicago London and Paris. It highlights reporters like J Smith Milton Bronner Ruas Simonton Cal Lyon Ed Thierry and Burton who filed scoops from Iran West Virginia Bolshevik Russia and the Marne. The piece lauds N E A for breaking monopoly on U S news and promoting direct reporting, urging readers to subscribe for fifty cents a month in Washington state.
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4 Star
America
Auxis
N. EE. A
Raetest OS Re
Jack Mason
Star
Siberia
Nikolayevak
N. EB. A
Shanghai
China
East
Seattle
San Francisco
Angeles
Denver
Dallas
Kan City
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
New York
London
Paris
Steel Trust
Irania
J. Smith
Milton Bronner
Bronner
West Virginia
Ruas Simonton
N EB. A
Ferlin
N A
Sweden
France
Switzer
Cal
Lyon
Cen
N. BE. A
Ed” Thierry
Vienna
Geneva
Paria
Duckworth
N. FE. A
Bolshevik
Russia
Lenine
Trotsky
Bechtel
Atlantic
Idner and Kerby
N. EK. A
Ballinger
Burton
The
Marne
Newaper Enterprise Association Eernly
Es al
Denton Girl's Lawyer Testifies as Grand Jury Opens Probe
Rush M Blodgett attorney for Frances Denton 16 heiress to Jacob C Denton estate testified as first witness when the county grand jury began its probe into Denton death in Los Angeles Oct 14 Other witnesses to be questioned include Detectives Hickok and Cody Mrs Richard C Peete former tenant in the Denton home central figure in the investigation was not expected to be called until next week authorities said
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Los Angeles
Cal
Rush M. Blodgett
Frances Denton
Jacob C. Denton
Denton
Doran
Hickok
Cody
Richard C. Peete
W. C. Doran
President Accepts Shouse Resignation
President Wilson accepted the resignation of Jouett Shouse as assistant secretary of the treasury, effective November 15.
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Shouse
Washington
Wilson
Jouett Shouse
Purse of Seattle Attorney Found on Eastlake Car
A Seattle attorney’s purse was found on an Eastlake car and turned in to the city railway Lost and Found. It contained a recipe for homemade beer. Officials refuse to disclose the owner’s name.
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Onder
Seattle
Eastlake
Department of the Municipal Railway
Slick City Chap Defrauds Rancher Out of $23
Harold Rosebrugh of Outlook met a slick con artist in Slick City who offered a loan secured by a £1500 check. The check proved worthless after the suspect’s soothing talk, and Rosebrugh was fleeced of $22. Police were given a description of the “bank.”
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Slick City
Harold Rosebrugh
Outlook
Harold
Rosebrugh
Second Ave
Main St
Tragedy Grips Little Old Man of the Circus
In Middleboro Massachusetts on October 14 a famed auctioneer and the tiny Count Magri, widow of Gen. Tom Thumb Countess Magri, watched as their home treasures were sold. The elder couple, once part of circus life, faced poverty and illness with only a small cash take despite two days of bidding.
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Middleboro
Mans
Magrt
Tom Thumb
Magri
Peor
P. T. Barnum
Count Magri
Italy
Hia
City Hesketh urges lower power rates for big users
Councilman R B F Hesketh of the city utilities committee says Puget Sound Light and Power Co has the PSC permit to cut rates for large consumers. He urges the municipal light department to offer similar concessions to win business from large companies.
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Puget Sound Light & Power Co
Public Service Commission
R. BF. Hesketh
City Utilities Committee
Ght
Fear Grecian King Fatally Stricken
Paris dispatch reports alarm over King Alexander of Greece after a monkey bite. Le Matin says his condition is worsening rapidly and officials fear a fatal outcome.
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Paris
Alexander
Greece
le Matin
Pasquale Confesses Three Murders in Norristown Case
Police report August Pasquale has confessed to three deaths including the Blakely Coughlin kidnapping case. They doubt all his admissions but confirm the Coughlin baby was smothered and cast into the Schuylkill River.
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Norristown
August Pasquale
Blakely Coughlin
Pasquale
Coughlin
Schuylkill River
Disbarment Trial Opens Against Seattle Attorney George Olson
George Olson, Seattle attorney and clubman, faces disbarment charges before Howard M. Findley of the state board of bar examiners at the county city building. The Beattie Bar association accuses him of misusing a $4,000 note signed by I Gorin and of seeking a judge's signature on a divorce decree. Gorin testified Olson urged him to buy 25 shares of Broadway State Bank stock prior to its failure, promising a bank attorney position and stock, then failed to deliver the stock or return the note. The case is expected to last two days.
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George Oleon
Seattle
Howard M. Findley
State Board of Bar Examiners
I. Gorin
Olson
Central Building
Gorin
Beattie Bar Association
Sweetplates Market Price Drop Report
The note proclaims fresh price cuts on wholesale plates with 4 and 4 percent per pound, promising a favorable market shift. The message reads with jubilant slang celebrating lower costs for buyers this Thursday.
Storrs Seen in Seattle Adrift in Pursuit of Ruth Garrison
Seattle witnesses place Storrs in the city last Monday as Deputy Asa Lee links him to the Ruth Garrison case. Ruth Garrison, 18, has been in the criminal insane ward at Walla Walla after a sensational murder trial. Storrs, 27 and married, is blamed for Ruth’s downfall and faces Supreme Court action.
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Storrs
Seattle
Broadway
Pine St
Asa Lee
Ruth Garrison
Northwest
Okanogan
Douglan M. Storrs
Walla Walla
Supreme Court
King County
Ruth
Attorney's
Ruth Long
Many Charges In Booze Case In California
San Francisco report on the California prohibition investigation shows a heated exchange of accusations. Robert L. Jeffries and Francis Mannix are linked to whisky dealings after a long talk with U S Attorney Frank M. Silva. Mrs. Glad Kimball Warburton’s role and cooperation are questioned amid claims Wardell as self appointed California prohibition director.
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San Francisco
California
Robert L. Jeffrees
Francis Mannix
Hang Two Men as Murderers in Cook County Jail
Chicago Oct. 14 Frank Campione an Italian and James Reese were hanged simultaneously in the Cook county jail. Reese protested his innocence to the end. Campione broke down as the noose was placed around his neck. Reese was accused of murdering his wife and Campione of killing a man in a holder.
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Chicago
Frank Campione
James Reese
Cook County
Reese
Campione
Rush to Get Wine Permits Amid Prohibition Change
California households rush to file notices of intention to make dry wine or cider at home under a new interpretation of prohibition laws. The rule allows 200 gallons for home use without federal tax. Officials report rapid uptake and expect many more notices from grape regions.
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San Francisco
Collector of Internal Revenue
Justus Wardell
Internal Revenue Office
Grand Jury to Probe Pacific Coast Pennant Buy
Los Angeles officials announced that a grand jury will begin investigation tomorrow into alleged buying of the Pacific Coast league pennant by Vernon team members during the previous season.
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Los Angeles
Vernon
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Burglar Seen Fleeing Through Window in Home Invasion
Mrs. C Hoffman of 1416 11th Ave West reported a burglary attempt Wednesday night. She saw a coat-tail vanish through a bedroom window as patrolmen Mills and Moulton investigated. nothing was stolen.
Ring and Pearls Stolen From Home on 22nd Avenue
J F Anderson reports a wedding ring and a 150 dollar string of pearls missing from his home on 1245 22nd Ave North. Motorcycle Patrolman J B Clark inspected the window entry point to the residence.
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J. F. Anderson
22Nd Ave. N
J. B. Clark
Return of infant Betty Brainerd spurned by Tacoma seeking extradition
Olympia authorities pursue extradition of Betty Brainerd to Washington for trial in the Bobby Stage child-kidnaping case. Detectives press New York for Miss Brainerd while Seattle society figures face scrutiny. Officials state Brainerd must stand trial. if Bobby is returned voluntarily, lighter sentences may be considered.
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Olympia
Hart
New York
Betty Brainerd
Seattle Society
Bobby
Brilliant Young News
Artext York
Edith Nicholson
Archie Mondeau
Tecoma
Smith
Miss Brainerd
Secretary of State
Grant Hickle
Harry Smith
Askren
Tacoma
Chief Smith
Lea Edgar D. Shaw
New York ‘American
Hearst
Charles B. Welsh
Tacoma News-Tribune
Welsh
Rainerd
Shaw
Betty Brai
Stagg
Bobby Stagg
Matt Starwich
Washington statue to move to Rainier Vista
The George Washington statue at the University of Washington’s 40th street entrance since 1909 will be relocated to Rainier Vista opposite Meany Hall. Sculptor Lorado Taft approved the change during a visit last summer.
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George Washington
40Th St
University of Washington
Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution
Rainier Vista
Meany Hall
Lorado Taft
Washington
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Supreme Bench
State of Washington
L. A
Chile
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Willum
Sheriff's Office
Everett
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