Bandit pursuit ends as last outlaw hunted in Ferndale
Frank Pope reports from Ferndale on October 24 that the Sedro Woolley bank bandits are being closed in by Sheriff Wells and a bloodhound posse on the Great Northern bridge. Two more robbers captured at midnight. the final bandit faces a deadly trap and relentless pursuit. A boy and a man were killed in the cross border clashes.
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Frank Pope Ferndale
Sedro-Woolley Bank
Sheriff Wells
Great Northern Bridge
North Country
Sedro- Woolley
Canadian
Toni
Will Wilson
Sedro-Woolley
Will
Morte
Lhd
Pess
Anoay
Canada
Pnes
Clifford Adams
White Rock
Bandimi
Wells
Outlaws trapped by cross-bridge setup. two killed
Sheriff Wells traps bandits at a bridge near Ferndale using blinding electric lights and guards. Two bandits are shot dead on the railroad bridge while a third escapes. The bank robbery totals and an ongoing hunt stretch into Canada with Russian suspects linked to other robberies.
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Granite Falls
Mont
Burns Detective Agency
Sedro-Woolley
Burns
Hazelton Bank
Canada
Allied Fleet Under Zeppelins Attacked Along Belgian Coast
British and French monitors faced a violent air and sea battle along the Belgian coast as German forces pressed to reach Calais and Boulogne. Zeppelins and armored planes sought to sink ships while submarines prowled the North Sea coast. German assaults on Nieuport were reported to have failed.
Allies Press German Retreat Near Dunkirk Line
Allied forces report German troops pushed back to a line 22 miles northeast of Dunkirk, with retreat deepening as Allied lines strengthen. Fighting rages in Belgium and northern France through Friday night and into today, while German demands for a burial at Thiacourt are refused by French forces. Kaiser's big guns shell the Nieuport Dixmude Ypres line as British monitors in Belgian canals come under heavy fire.
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ED L. Kern
London
Bgvallabie
Toliu
France
Antwerp
Ghent
Liege
Belgium
Calais
Boulogne
Kaleer
British Isles
Dunkirk
Armin
Thiacourt
Nieuport-Dixmude
Ypres
Fall of Kiaochau Reported by Japanese Papers
London October 24 It is reported by Japanese newspapers via an unofficial news agency that Kiaochau has fallen to surrender. The rumor cites weak defenses at Kiaochau and notes no independent confirmation but suggests the position could not hold much longer.
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Tokio
Additions War Narrative Targets Fred C Brown for Prosecutor
The Post-Intelligencer attacks Fred C Brown Republican candidate for prosecuting attorney. It accuses Brown of winning the nomination over Judge W R Gay and claims Brown faces a double standard because of a Star newspaper stance and private grudges tied to Judge Gay. Brown challenges voters in King County.
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Brown
P.I
Judge Gay
Ed Palmer
Christ Knudsen
Fred C. Brown
P-I
W. R. Gay
P.-I
Atock
King County
Post-Intelligencer
STAR
The
P.L
Judge Brown Denounces P I Investigation Claim as Lie
Prosecutor Gave Press Club Booze dispute erupts as Judge Fred C. Brown calls the Post-Intelligencer report a deliberate malicious lie. He says deputies handled liquor from a raid on a Blind Pig and insists he took no part, has lived here 25 years without a questioned character, and attacks the timing of the accusation. A separate item notes Boy Scouts kindle the martial spirit of Rev. F. M. Silsley.
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Brown
Fred C. Brown
Post-Intelligencer
P.I
James Balkwell
Baring
Brown. “the Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Sheriff's Office
Justice of the Peace
Seattle
Alaska gold strike hailed as richest yet reported
Ottawa reports a massive Alaska discovery north of Seward with huge ore ledges up to 600 feet wide and 18 miles long. G H Collins cites advices from A H Wolf and A H Tutt that the Broad Pass district yields extraordinary gold silver ore needing smelting.
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Ottawa
Ont
Alaska
Seward
United States Territory
G. H. Collins
Canadian Fish and & Cold Storage Co
A. H. Wolf
A. H. Tutt
Colling
Broad Pass
Bandit Sentenced for Robbery Plea in Lake Burien
Thomas Mentos, the Wild West bandit who terrorized the Lake Burien district last week, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and was sentenced by Judge Tallman to the minimum five years. His attorney Jacob Kalina said he was driven by hunger and has no prior police record.
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Thomas Mentos
Lake Burien
Tallman
Jacob Kalina
Congress Ends Session After Late Afternoon Votes
The House adjourned sine die at 3 25 p m by a 56 to 27 vote in Washington on Oct 24. The Senate followed four minutes later. Rep Henry, who filibustered for the Lever cotton bill to block adjournment, offered no objection and did not raise a quorum issue.
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Washington
House
Senate
Henry
Son of banker weds actress in London ceremony
Alexander Drummond son of George Drummond head of a large London bank and Pauline Chase actress and ward of Sir James Barrie married today at St Martin in the Fields Church London confirming a high society union with prominent financial and theatre connections.
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London
Alexander Drummond
George Drummond
Drummond Bank
Pauline Chase
Sir James Barrie
Church of St. Martins in-the-Field
Bank Bookkeeper Triggers Alarm Scare
L H Milliken a bookkeeper at Northern Bank and Trust Co collided with the burglar alarm Friday evening forcing police to swarm the bank. He was seized as he emerged to inspect the commotion and the officers nearly turned gray at headquarters.
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L. H. Milliken
Northern Bank & Trust Co
Milliken
Stolen Funds Reported In Hotel Safe Incident
A misprint claimed Edith Taylor stole 280 dollars from a hotel safe. The alleged theft was reported at the Calhoun hotel, though funds were said to have come from the Fulton hotel where the girl resided.
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Edith Taylor
Calhoun Hotel
Fulton Hotel
Carman Murder Trial Opens With Dramatic Courtroom Portrait
In Mineola the People versus Carman unfolds at a grand courtroom with Florence Carman amid a crowd including her husband Dr Edwin Carman and District Attorney Smith. Acquittal is widely expected as the trial hinges on a dictagraph spying scandal and a fatal shooting in the doctor’s office.
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Mineola
L. I
Carman
Long Island
Florence Conklin Carman
Louise Bailey
Edwin Carman
Bailey
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Osten
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Kiaochau
Judge Brown
Boy Scouts
Martia
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F. M. Siisley
Bandit
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Dr. Carman
George Levy
John Graham
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