Kennedy Youth Branded Murderer by Confessing Friend
In Los Angeles Philip Kennedy vows to hunt the slayer of his mother Mrs P B Kennedy. Tugwell then confesses to the crime before detectives. Tugwell retracts, claiming a frame up and later says Kennedy killed Mrs Kennedy. Officials weigh conflicting confessions and credibility.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Philip Kennedy
Mra. P
A. Kennedy
Kennedy
Roy Chum
Percy A Tugwell
Tugwell
San Francisco
Philip
Phil
Ford
Russian officer rescues wounded comrade under fire
A Russian officer reports a soldier rode out under enemy fire to retrieve a wounded comrade. The rescued person turned out to be a young woman who was taken to a hospital in Kiev after being wounded.
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Petrograd
Kieff
County Ring Is Exposed At Press Club Meeting
Rob Hodge progressive sheriff candidate fired up the audience as he exposed the county courthouse ring and alleged Carrigan sought six party patronage appointments in the sheriff’s office. David McKensie outlined shady deals. Knudsen and Hamilton tied to padded payrolls and a hospital ambulance swap. Christensen and Landin also spoke, pledging honest service and enforcement.
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Rob Hodge
Press Club
Mike Carrigan
Too” Knudsen
Lara Hamilton
Carrigan
Womens
Washington
David McKensie
Hamilton
Knudeen
Use Your BEAN and the Sears Story
A December feature recounts Richard Warren Sears who started a mail order business after an incident with a watch gift. It notes he retired at 45 with a fortune from turning a quick observation into a vast enterprise, illustrating how timely ideas create enduring companies. The piece closes with a moral about seizing chances.
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Seattle
Richard Warren Sears
Gardner finds Illinois vote in boss pocket
Columnist Gilson Gardner argues Roger C. Sullivan leads Illinois for the U S Senate due to big business money and machine politics. He cites Chicago city council actions, past ordinances, and the influence of two major parties in backing Sullivan to secure the nomination.
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Gardner
Illinois
BOSS
Gilson Gardner
Chicago
Roger C. Sullivan
United States
C. Sullivan
Sullivan
John Sikes
John P. Hopkins
Cook County Hospital
United States Senate
Roger
Tllinois
Charles 8. Deneen
Sulliivan
Roger Sullivan
Emden Harasses Allies Ships Amid Ocean Actions
The German cruiser Emden reports it eluded 20 British and French warships and most of the Japanese fleet and is now harassing Japanese shipping. It cites the sinking of the Kamasaka Maru from Japan to Singapore with a valuable cargo. A large funeral crowd attended for Mark L. Matthews, father of M. A. Matthews.
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Berlin
Hague
Emden
Japan
Singapore
Indian Ocean
City Aims to Buy Out Loyal Heights Car Line
Harry Whitney Treat demands 80 957 dollars from the city for the Loyal Heights car line. The city considers paying with utility bonds and may take over earnings as security. A utilities committee will meet Treat and his attorney to discuss terms, noting the line could be duplicated for 55 966 dollars.
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Harry Whitney Treat
Loyal Heights
Treat
Municipal Street Railway
Jnst
Seattle Electric Co
Cooley
Haas, Hesketh, Marble and Lundy
Valentine
Erickson
City Utilities Committee
Blizzard Delays Czar in Polish Offensive
Snow slows transport in Poland affecting Russian advance as German retreat slows. Austria and Russia clash in Galicia with no decisive results. Przemysl endures bombardment with fires reported in multiple sites.
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Petrograd
War Office
Poland
Galicia
San
Przemysl
Goats Requisitioned by Marseilles Women
Paris reports that Marseilles spread a tale about Indian troops favoring goat milk. As a result women in the city have requisitioned every goat in the South of France.
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Paris
Marseilles
France
Palmer’s New Neuralgia Cure From Nearby Shell Burst
English soldiers report a new cure for neuralgia a German shell burst near the patient to render them unconscious. The discoverer is named Palmer and the shell has been nicknamed Palmers new raigia cure in London on October 28.
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London
Palmer
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Frye & CO
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M. A. Matthews
Allstar
Balboa
Dorothy Gish
St. Elmo
Harry
Czar
the Crown Cleaners
Second Avenue
Madison
Mendenhall
West Roy Street
Albert Hansen
Second Ave
Madleon
Frances Claire & Co
New Orleans
Marcus Loew
Empress Theatre
Tivoli Theatre
Keating & Fiood
Seattle Theatre
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