Karl I Rumor Center Exiled Emperor Drives Hungarian Coup
Former Emperor Karl, fleeing an asylum, leads about 5000 loyalists in a failed bid to reclaim the Hungarian throne. Reports claim Budapest capitulated or Karl was assassinated while allies demand Karl's expulsion and nearby nations mobilize on the Hungarian border.
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Frank Getty
New York
Karl
Switzerland
Vienna
Budapest
Kart
Horfhy
Morgenpest
Horthy
Hungary
England
France
Czecho-Slovakia
Serbia
Alles
Rumania
Irreverent Seattle Columns and Rambles Highlight Oddities
A scrambled sheet of humorous quips and vignettes from Seattle life includes stray notes about a retiring city official, a Star prize, accidental misprints, and slangy humor. It mentions Prairie Vamp stock, a “Volstead” named valise, and casual jabs at family life, fare, and public utilities with a roughly modern tabloid voice.
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D. Angevine
Pall Proves Fatal to Lumber Worker
Geddix, a 45 year old lumber yard worker at Com Canal Lumber Co, was instantly killed Monday when a timber pile struck him in the head. He was employed as a crane hooker and left five children.
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Geddix
inCom Canal Lumber Co
Rail labor board foresees strike averted
The United States railroad labor board announced belief that the October 36 rail strike would be averted. It urged public patience and denounced sensational talk while noting past success at resolving disputes between railroads and workers. The board referenced ongoing talks with the five big brotherhoods and railroad executives ahead of a conference.
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Daugherty
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Railroad Labor Board
Mrs Dolly Johnson to Plead Tuesday in Forgery Case
Mrs Dolly Johnson will plead in court Tuesday before Judge Everett Smith to first degree forgery. Her lawyer Thomas Casey said she is accused of forging James E Mahoney’s sister-in-law signature to give her brother control of a deceased woman’s property. Former sheriff John Stringer also faces grand larceny charges and misappropriation of county funds. The hearing starts at 1 30 p m.
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Dolly Johnson
Dolores Johnson
Everett Smith
Thomas Casey
Johnson
James E. Mahoney
Blue Nose Wins Fishermen’s Trophy Race
The Blue Nose defeated the Elsie in the International race for the fishermen’s trophy at Halifax. Time was five hours 13 minutes eight seconds. The Blue Nose takes possession of the north Atlantic fishermen’s championship from the Elsie.
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U. S
Halifax
N. 8
Blue Nose
Elsie
North Atlantic
Jailed for Breach of Prohibition Act
Owen Jones pleaded guilty to violating the national prohibition act and received a sentence of three months in county jail before Federal Judge B E Cushman on Saturday.
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Owen Jones
Cushman
Dr Brumfield Recovery After Suicide Attempt in Roseburg
In Roseburg on October 4, Dr Richard M Brumfield shows signs of recovery after a self inflicted throat wound. County physician Dr Charles V Wade reports the neck abscess is local and unlikely to spread, with Brumfield expected to be ready for sentencing next Monday for the July 13 murder of Dennis Russell. jury had recommended the death penalty.
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Roseburg
Richard M. Brumfield
Charlies V. Wade
Brumfield
Bingham
Dennis Russell
Schooner Burns at Sea off South Africa
The schooner David Evans carrying lumber from the Columbia River to Capetown burned at sea off the South African coast. Private cablegram indicates Captain Sticer and his crew were saved.
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San Francisco
David Evans
Columbia River
Capetown
South Africa
Sticer
Evict Oil Workers From Their Homes
Bakersfield Cal Oct 24 Wholesale eviction of striking oil workers from company houses was under way as 47 suits against strikers who refused to move were filed in local courts marking the seventh week of Kern county oil strike and reduced production in a major oil field.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Associated Oil Company
Kern County
Musicians Walk Out in Los Angeles Theatres
Union musicians refused a 10 cent wage cut and an open shop policy and walked out of Los Angeles theatres with one exception. Nonunion organists will provide music at local venues until the dispute with theatre operators is resolved. Secretary F R Woodward of the association announced the action.
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Los Angeles
Ram
Theatre Owners’ Association
F. R. Woodward
Association
Mrs. Lyda Southard Trial Defense Opens Today
Twin Falls Idaho October 24 the defense in the trial of Mrs Lyda Southard known as Blueheartless opens today More than 50 witnesses have been subpoenaed in her defense Whether she will testify remains the principal speculation in the trial Her attorneys held long conferences and are undecided about her taking the stand They fear severe cross examination if she testifies
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Robert A. Donaldson
Twin Falls
Idaho
Lyda Southard
Blueheartless
Southart
Southard
Suits Filed to End Cement Trust Conspiracy
Chicago authorities filed suits to break up the Cement Trust led by the Midwest Cement Credit and Statistical Bureau. The group, claiming 24 members and one third of U S Portland cement production, is accused of restraint of trade under the Sherman act.
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Chicago
Oam
Cement Trust
Washington
Midwest Cement Credit and Statistical Bureau
United States
Council to Act on Cowen Park Buses
The council planned final action Monday on a $50,000 appropriation to buy motor buses for Cowen Park district. Mayor Caldwell vetoed the ordinance last week, and it is not expected to secure the six votes needed to override the veto.
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Cowen Park
Caldwell
Woman Receives Lost Dollar Return From Honest Stranger
Mrs. W. A. Headley of 649 W. Erving street reports a $1 bill lost on the street has been returned. She praised the anonymous, "splendid, honest young man, 100 percent American" who found it and offered to help others follow his example.
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Mra
W. A. Headley
W. Erving Sr
Star
Expulsion Plan Mentioned for Karl in United States
Paris reports a suggestion at the ambassadorial council to exile former Emperor Karl of Hungary in the United States after he is captured. A formal note to the Hungarian diet demanding expulsion was dispatched, with possible exile sites discussed and a decision set for Wednesday.
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U. S
Paris
Karl
Hungary
United States
Vienna
Germans Raid Polish Towns in Beuthen Dispatch
An official Polish dispatch from Beuthen reports bands of armed Germans attacking Polish villages and clashing with French soldiers. The Beuthen report confirms escalating hostilities in Silesia amid German incursions.
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London
Beuthen
Central European Situation Is Grave
Paris reports premier Briand may miss Washington armament talks due to a Karlist coup attempt in Hungary. The central European situation is described as grave with Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Romania possibly moving toward Hungary within 48 hours.
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Paris
Briand
Washington
Hungary
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugo-Slavia
Rumania
Memorial Mass for Cork Mayor Terence MacSwiney Held
A memorial Mass will be held at St James Cathedral Tuesday morning for Terence MacSwiney Corks mayor who died after a 74 day hunger strike. Father Stafford will celebrate and Father Madigan of Bima will preach.
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MacSwiney
St. James’ Cathedral
Terence MacSwiney
Cork
Stafford
Father Madigan
Bima
Big Bottom Killing Probe on at Chehalis
Herbert Coleman charged as delinquent boy after a fatal shotgun shooting in Randle set to face a juvenile court hearing postponed to November 2. Prosecutor argues premeditation while witnesses from the Big Bottom region converge, with possible murder charges if the case goes to the superior court.
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Chehalis
Herbert Coleman
A. W. Reynolds
Herman Allen
Herbert
Randle
Lynn Peters
Reynolds
Jermes Hoe
Poe
Eman
Coleman
Fay
Allen
United States
Big Bottom
Joe Hatfield
Hatfield
Kentucky
McCoy
Abe
Vafore
Child Quarrel Leads to Bullets Fired in Randle
Lynn Peters and Herbert man are involved in a case from Randle Washington where a 9 year old was struck by a bullet during a quarrel. The incident details are unclear but authorities report a gunfire exchange in a domestic dispute.
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Lynn Peters
Herbertman
Quarrel Randle
Wash
Roosevelt Forgery Puts Woman in Pen
Emma Richardson Burkett of Hillsdale Indiana was sentenced by Judge Alfred J. for forging the name of Theodore Roosevelt to unverified documents. The court imposed a term of six months to three years in the penitentiary.
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New York
Emma Richardson Burkett
Hilsdale
Imd
Alfred, J. Y
Des Moines Street Cars Resume After Ten Weeks
Des Moines street car service, halted ten weeks ago, will resume late this afternoon. The Des Moines City Council approved a new franchise drawn up by street car owners by unanimous vote.
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