Jap land evasion crackdown spurs King County action
Chief Deputy Prosecutor Ewing D. Colvin announces immediate legal moves to evict Jap farmers from King county land citing a Seattle supreme court ruling on trust titles as evading the alien land law. He warns criminal prosecutions for evasion after the law took effect and describes schemes where American born relatives hold land for aliens.
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State Supreme Court
Ewing D. Colvin
King County
Supreme Court
Capt. Colvin
Colyin
King County Auditor's
Seattle
Mechanic in Dubuque Heir to Major Windfall
Irish Tierney a Seattle auto mechanic learns his uncle died, leaving an estate estimated at 600000 to 900000 dollars. He receives a 25000 advance and plans to cash it then travel abroad for a drinkable freedom, while continuing work at The Grease Spot in Seattle. He is 32, a Chicago native and war veteran who recently opened the shop with Frank Nielsen.
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Victoria
Tierney
Springer, Clarey & Condon
Dubuque, Ia
P. K. Tierney
Dubuque
France
Ireland
Chicago
Ace Motor Car Company
Frank Nielsen
Woman Who Killed Husband Sentenced
TOMS RIVER New Jersey October 19 Found guilty of first degree murder in the death of her husband William F Giberson who was shot in bed Mrs Ivy Giberson was sentenced to life imprisonment here Wednesday
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Toms River
N. J
William FF. Giberson
Ivy Giberson
Man Sentenced to Hang Reprieved in Iowa Slaying Case
Orrie Cross, condemned to hang October 27 at Fort Madison, received a reprieve until November 24 after Governor N E Kendall cited new evidence in the Des Moines slaying of grocer George Fosdick. Kendall said he would pursue further investigation of the evidence.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Orrie Cross
Fort Madison Penitentiary
N. E. Kendall
George Fosdick
Anna Dunphy Dies Suddenly in London
The Countess Bremont formerly Anna Dunphy of Philadelphia died suddenly in London on Oct. 19.
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Anna Dunphy
London
Countess Bremont
Philadelphia
Impersonator of Judge Ballinger Captured in Los Angeles
Roy Thompson Allan Roy Hailey posed as the late Judge T A Ballinger of Beattie and other officials to swindle gasoline stations. He has been captured in Los Angeles and is linked to multiple frauds on the coast and in Seattle areas.
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T. A. Ballinger
Beattie
Roy Thompson
Allan Roy Hailey
Los Angeles
Seattle
Thompson
Judge Ballinger
Mellon to rule stock dividends not taxable
Washington October 19 Secretary of the Treasury Mellon is expected to decide that Standard Oil Company of New Jersey stock dividends are not taxable. Heviews the 4 percent dividend as a stock split not increasing value and says accumulated profits have already been taxed. Mellon plans to reply to Representative Frear with his opinion in a letter tomorrow.
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Washington
the Treasury
Mellon
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Treasury Department
Representative Frear
Wisconsin
Alleged Rum Runners Held After Dock Capture
Two men identified as O. Thompson and H. Stump were arrested near Fremont in Lake Union by Prohibition Agent Leonard Reagan after a search found two cases of Canadian beer and silk. They allegedly ran whisky from Victoria, passed Ballard locks, and unloaded the cargo at the dock before the seizure. The launch is described as exceptionally speedy.
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Fremont
Lake Union
O. Thompson
H. Stump
Leonard Reagan
Thompson
Stump
Victoria
Ballard
Reagan
Puget Sound
Spurned by One She Loved Woman Dies
Cincinnati October 1 1930s era report says Mrs Angelita Pool of Los Angeles wife of Karl Pool star jockey at Latenia track poisoned herself after separation of five months. She left a note saying she loved another man who had torn her down. The note did not name the other man.
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Cincinnati
Ohie
Angelita Pool
Los Angeles
Karl Pool
Latenia Track
Cargo Fire Aboard liner Providence
Passengers aboard the Concord Colonial liner from New York to Providence were awakened as cargo aboard the ship caught fire near Providence. They were transferred to the freighter Monaghen in small boats and taken ashore. Cargo damage was slight.
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Providence
R. IL
Concord
Colonial Line
New York
Monaghen
Harding Likely to Be Candidate Again
Washington report cites Washington Post stating President Harding will likely seek reelection in 1924 to succeed himself. Article notes ties between President Harding and publisher Edward McLean and references a reading in yesterday's edition.
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Harding
Washington
The
Washington Post
Edward BR. McLean
Legion Block Sawyer Nomination At Legion Convention
Revolt against the rehabilitation committee grew at the New Orleans convention as Minnesota commander G. Barlow led a resolution demanding Brig. Gen. Sawyer's removal with New York backing the motion He led the federal hospitalization group and faced challenge to his leadership.
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New Orleans
Rehabilitation Committee of the
American Legion
Sawyer
Barrow
Minnesota
New York
Sawyer Ia
Federal
Babe Ruth's Wife Hurt in Race Car Crash
New York October 19 Mrs Helen Ruth wife of Babe Ruth suffered abrasions to her left hand when the racing car driven by her husband skidded and crashed into a tree the accident occurred today in New York City while Ruth was riding as passenger.
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Babe Ruth
New York
Helen Ruth
Lloyd George Resignation Accepted By King George
David Lloyd George resigns as Britain’s prime minister after unionist caucus repudiates his ministry. Bonar Law and Austen Chamberlain eyed as possible successors as King George considers next steps to form a new coalition government.
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Lloyd Allen Landon
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
King George
Buckingham Palace
Oe Club
Lloyd George
Bonar Law
Unionist Party
Austen Chamberlain
Coalition
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Downing St
Resignation of Lloyd George Ends Perilous British Era
J W T Mason reports that Lloyd George resigned, ending a tumultuous leadership since 1916. From Asquith as prime minister to Lloyd George heading a coalition, wartime decisions and postwar politics shaped a thousand years of Britain's history. The piece notes his rise, wartime challenges, and appeal to voters after 1918 election.
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Lloyd George
Great Britain
Herbert Asquith
Asquith
Lord Kitchener
Portland Seizes I W W Members In Citywide Roundup
Portland authorities detained over 350 alleged I W W members in a mass roundup sparked by a dock strike threat. Police swore in special officers as Mayor Baker convened a joint session to mobilize arrests on vagrancy charges while docks resumed normal loading.
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Portland
Marine Transport and Industrial Workers’ Union
Washington State
Maine
George L. Baker
North End
Terminal Four
Burnside St
Rail merger discussed by top U.S. rail executives
Executives from three leading railroads with a combined capital of 1.7 billion dollars and 34 000 miles of track met in New York to discuss a potential merger. The carriers named as possible partners are the Great Northern Northern Pacific and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy.
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New York
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Ladies' Mission Rummage Sale Opens at Fremont
The Ladies' Mission society of St. Paul's English Lutheran church in Fremont opened a rummage sale at West Lake Market. The event runs for three days beginning Thursday.
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Ladies’ Mission Society
St. Paul’s English Lutheran Church
Fremont
Westlake
Radio Night Ends In Nightmarish Bedtime Tale
The narrator recalls agreeing to radio work on The Star's program with Lloyd Spencer, choosing bedtime stories for kids over sleight of hand or music, and mocking the idea of hooch on air. A six minute intermission excites listeners, but at home a misunderstanding triggers a domestic quarrel over the broadcast.
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Ae LT
Crystal Detectives
Lloyd Spencer
Star
Lloyd
Rhodes
Rosenbluth and Pothier Accused in Tacoma Murder Case
Robert Rosenbluth and Roland R. Pothier were indicted by a Tacoma grand jury for the murder of Maj. Alexander P. Cronkhite at Camp Lewis on October 25, 1918. Rosenbluth, a former regular army captain, surrendered to federal officers after denouncing the arrest as a Daugherty railroad. Pothier, a Woonsocket sergeant, and Rosenbluth were both charged in warrants issued by U.S. Commissioner Hitchcock.
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New York
Robert Rosenbluth
Alexander P. Cronkhite
Camp Lewis
Rosenbluth
Daugherty
United States
Hitchcock Today
Roland R. Pothier
Woonsocket
KR. 1
Pothier
Tacoma
Wash
Douglas Wins in High Court
The state supreme court ruled that affidavits of prejudice against Judge Griffiths must be handled by a Superior Judge. The decision means Griffiths must transfer all cases with prejudice affidavits to another department, a move received by Capt. Ewing D. Colvin in Douglas’s absence.
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Malcolm Douglas
Austin Eb.fiths
State Supreme Court
Bine
Douglas
Ewing D. Colvin
Griffiths
Supreme Court
C. W. Strother
Olympia
Supreme Owt
Gritsfithe
Colvin
Fran Olympia
Department of Superior Court
Drunk Driver Kills Four Year Old Girl in San Francisco
Charles Bulkley and his wife face charges of driving while intoxicated after their car struck a crowd at the Van Ness and Market streets safety station, killing Marion Newton, aged 4. Fred Newton, Mrs Agatha Newton, Mrs Robert Rainey, and W H Redding injured. Bulkley allegedly said my machine is smashed.
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San Francisco
Charles Bulkley
San
Marion Newton
Bulkley
van Ness
Man ‘Ket St
Fred Newton
Agatha Newton
Manson
Robert Rainey
W. H. Redding
Burned Man in Bad Shape After Bog Fire Rescue
Vincent Campagna, critically burned rescuing his dog Paddy from a peat bog fire near Renton on Tuesday, may undergo skin grafting at Providence hospital. Paddy the dog is also critically burned and hospitalized at Yates Veterinary. Campagna carried the dog two miles to safety after his clothes burned away during the incident.
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Vincent Campagna
Renton
Providence Hospital
Campagna
Paddy
Yates Veterinary Hospital
Ishelter
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