Tragic Death Trap Leads to Injuries In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on October 18 a hidden live wire trap caused one death and several injuries. A boy flying a kite touched a 34 000 volt wire, fatally shocking a man and injuring others. A neighbor and a schoolboy aided victims and saved another life.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Rheinhold Kleinstuber
Moses Mendall
Stuber
Mendall
Abraham Skagi
CHUM
William Laughlin
Earl
William
Sailway Strike and City Rumors Across the Nation
The item notes a major Sailway strike seen as serious with drivers quitting, while Columbus and Seattle figures surface in casual remarks. Peter Witt of Cleveland greets Seattle optimism, and chatter denies rumors of Pullman cars on the Cowen Park run amid local talk.
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Home Brew
Cowen Park Run
Fragments of verse and humor from a quirky column
A collection of jokes and snippets includes a cautionary verse about right of way, a caricatured car part mishap, playful lines about safety and drink, playful reflections on women and fashion, satirical headlines, and quick poems noting a missed prize for a thought.
railroad labor board seeks truce at nation wide strike threat
Chicago dispatch reports the U S railroad labor board plans a peace bid between employers and unions amid a looming nationwide rail strike. President Harding conveyed broad proposals. the board may urge immediate freight rate cuts and wage rollbacks while asking unions to suspend strikes and hold back other orders.
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United States Railroad Labor Board
Harding
FK. M. Barton
G. W. W. Hanger
Ben Hooper
Washington
Barton
United Press
Brotherhood
Switchmen's
Brotherhoods
Mailway Department
American Federation of Labor
How Hiram Almost Became President
Washington recalls a chilling 1920 Chicago convention moment. A committee urged Hiram Johnson to accept the vice presidential slot with Philander Knox, promising a landslide ticket. Johnson declined, Knox faded, and Warren G Harding became president. The story underscores fate in politics and the lasting pull of chance in history.
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Hiram Johnson
California
United States
Chicago
Hiram
Philander Knox
Johnson
Senator Knox
Knox
Warren Gamaliel Harding
White House
Threats to Kill Deputies Reported at Black Diamond Riot
Sheriff Matt Starwich rushed four deputies to the riot zone after threats to kill deputies near the Black Diamond strike zone Tuesday night. A group allegedly tried to rush the mines and oust workers, sparking a scuffle with special deputies and minor injuries. Deputies Charles Jarrett A K E BeBee Tom Morgan and Frank Anderson restored order upon arrival in Seattle.
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Matt Starwich
Seattle
Charles Jarrett
A. K E. Bebee
Tom Morgan
Frank Anderson
Wife Arraigned for Killing With Hammer
Mrs Alma Wurtheberger appeared in U S court in Portland charged with beating her sleeping victim to death with a hammer at Chemawa. She filed a demurrer arguing the United States lacks jurisdiction. The case hinges on the Chemawa Indian reservation status.
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Portland
Ore
Alma Wurtheberger
United States
Chemawa
Wurtheberger
Chemawa Indian Reservation
Death Struggle Saves His Life at Lodging House
Herbert Ames, 48, attempted self harm by breaking a second floor window at 606 Eighth Ave. Fresh air and a broken pane likely saved him as gas escaped from a cooking plate. Landlady alerted. T P Sally forced entry finding Ames unconscious with feet out the window. He had recently invested in a Kirkland farm and $3400 in oil stock. Ames was taken to the city hospital and is expected to recover.
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Eighth Ave
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Sally
Kirkland
Japan Delivers Note to China on Shantung Controversy
Tokyo reports Japan has presented China with a new note on the Shantung dispute. The note offers no new concessions but aims to clarify points China found vague. American mediation faced conservative opposition and was deemed unlikely.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Shantung
Students protest military shoe orders at state university
U. students oppose a new army policy requiring only quartermaster issued shoes for cadet drill after the army failed to supply footwear. Many bought army or heavy shoes. now an order restricts wear to university quartermaster shoes priced at 6.60, with demerits for noncompliance.
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Military Department
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Turning
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Fight to Free Minister in Alabama Murder Case
Defense and prosecution lawyers clashed over the most pivotal issue in the trial of Rev. Edwin R. Stephenson charged with killing Father James F. Coyle. Witnesses described Stephenson’s pursuit of his daughter Ruth and alleged confrontations with Catholics that preceded the August slaying.
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Edwin R. Stephenson
James F. Coyle
Stephenson
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Father Coyle
Shirley
Fred Bender
Rent hurt Seattle cafes spark calls to curb landlords
William Short, head of the Washington State Federation, says extortionate wartime rentals and a surplus of eating places are squeezing Seattle cafes. He accuses landlords of 100 to 500 percent rent hikes and urges a public campaign against profiteering landlords to restore normal conditions.
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Washington State Federation of
Seattle
Short
Culinary Crafts’ Unions
Long Custom
Seat-te Caterers’ Association
Attempt on American ambassador Myron Herrick in Paris
Washington reports an assassination attempt on Ambassador Myron T. Herrick in Paris. A bomb disguised as a dry goods parcel was delivered to his residence and exploded while a servant opened it, injuring the man.
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Washington
Myron T. Herrick
Paris
State Department
Sevant
Seattle Girl to Be Mrs Chaplin
Seattle born Olga Cronk also known as Claire Windsor captivates Chaplin amid romance rumors in Hollywood. May Collins and Windsor are linked to the story while Chaplin's divorce from Mildred Harris nears final in November.
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Los Angeles
Seattle
Charles Chaplin
Hollywood
Chaplin
May Collins
Claire Windsor
Olga Cronk
May
Claire
Miss Collins
Charlie
Mildred Harris
Colony
Miss Cronk
California
Wreck in Astoria River Draw Leaves Five Injured
Five people are injured after an automobile plunged through a draw on the Lewis and Clark River road near Astoria Oregon. The vehicle went off the road into the water at about 5 PM. Injured include Erwin a San Francisco barber Mrs Pearl Hutchinson caretaker of Flavel Tavern and two women believed to be hotel guests. The draw had been opened for a steamer and the car traveling at high speed could not stop.
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Astoria
Ore
Lewis and Clark Rt
Erwin
San Francisco
Pearl Hutchinson
Flavel Tavern
Japan Wields Proposal to Remove Pacific Island Fortifications
Washington sources report Japan will urge limits on fortifying Pacific islands and may seek to dismantle or halt expansions on several strategic positions. The plan aims to reduce naval strength in the region at upcoming talks on arms limitation with the United States and others.
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Washington, D. C
Japan
Pacific
England Gripped by Unemployment Says Lloyd George
Premier Lloyd George told the commons that England faces the worst moment in the century for unemployment. He blamed wartime derangements in trade and exchange fluctuations for the crisis.
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England
London
Lloyd George
Commons
Medal for Cop Who Guarded Lake Electric Plant
The Lake Electric and Machine Co at 1255 Westlake Ave says it will award a leather medal to the officer who made the beat. The firm told The Star two weeks ago it rarely sees a policeman nearby, but an officer was seen on duty after break in attempted robbery and window damage. The proprietor expressed gratitude and surprise on Wednesday.
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Westlake Ave
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