Bold clerk foils two drug store bandit robberies
Two bandits in suits attempted two drug store heists in Boston. At a Grug store on 28rd Ave and B. Cherry St they forced clerk J A Engel to surrender cash and fled. An hour later they threatened J A Davis at 601 Seneca St but Davis refused, they fled to a car and disappeared as police hunted the area.
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H. C. Hibbard
Boston
Grug
Sixth Ave
Seneca St
J. A. Davis
Davis
State Forester Hart Injured in Camp Lewis Car Crash
OLITMPTA Oct 28 State Forest T and Goodyear suffers a fractured arm from a crash at Dupont near Camp Lewis. Three other officials F E Pape forest supervisor D A Scott of conservation and development and C E Joy game warden Washington were bruised when their car overturned after being struck by a vehicle carrying two soldiers.
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Olitmpta
State Forest
T. & Goodyear
Dupont
Camp Lewis
Stalian
F. E. Pape
D. A. Scott
Conservation and Develop
C. E. Joy
Washington
Me Wiese
Witness Rebuttal Crosses On Alberta Meadows Murd
Peggy Caffee resumes cross examination in the Alberta Meadows murder case as Mrs. Clara Phillips faces questions on motive alleged insanity and alleged abetment. The witness revisits the attack details describing a hammer as the weapon and the descent from a hillside after the fatal strike.
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Los Angeles
Peagy
Caffee
Alberta Meadows
Clara Phillips
Bert Herrington
Herrington
Phillips
Frenay
Peggy
Mrs. Caffee
Poindexter's Bonus Stance Cited In Senate Debate
The article discusses Poindexter's position on a soldiers bonus. It notes that opponents who voted against the bonus in one instance supported a tighter version with teeth, while Poindexter previously backed real bonus bills and favored immediate consideration. Hull cites Poindexter's remarks on his pro soldiers bonus stance.
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Poindexter
Senate
Hull
Domiee Ee
Continuing Search for Husband Graves in Chicago Case
Authorities searched for the graves of Mrs. Tilly Klimek's first two husbands after her confession that she poisoned her thief husband Joseph Klimek. She cited jealousy as the motive rather than money from life insurance. Mrs. Klimek remains dangerously ill in the hospital.
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Chicago
Tilly Kiimek
Joseph Klimek
Former general manager testifies on lumber pricing scheme
The former general manager testified that exporters bought lumber through the fir company which fixed a price for each wale and paid an equalization sum to all members. The FIR company absorbed profit or loss on each sale and prorated any surplus or deficit at year end. He acknowledged meetings among the Douglas Fir associations shared offices and dates, and described entry fees of 1000 dollars for active mills and 100 dollars for mills not in operation, paid via shipments through the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fir Company
Douglas Fir Exploitation
Kxaport Co
West Coast Lumbermen’s Association
Pacific
Woman hunted and killed in New Jersey double murder
Eyewitness accounts describe Mrs Eleanor Mills being chased by a man wearing Mashlighte near the Rev Edward Hall scene. Prosecutor Mott says he will present airtight charges after Mrs Jane Gibson's testimony detailing a woman in gray assisting the killers and the subsequent discovery by night.
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Gerald P. Overton
New Brunswick
N. J
Eleanor Mills
Edward W. Hall
Mott
Mra
Jane Gibson
Mra. Gibson
Eray
Mra.Gibson
Grand Jury
Shenas
Ingray
Visits Brother's Grave Triggered Suicide in Portland Visit
Hysteria after visiting her brother’s grave in Portland Ore, where he died in France, led investigators to deem it the cause of Mrs W D Harris of Grand Rapids Michigan taking her own life Friday. On stage she performed as Marguerite Calvert a dancer and violinist.
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Francisco
Portland
Ore
France
W. D. Harris
Grand Rapids
Mich
Marguerite Calvert
Baby Henry Born in Ford Coupe in New York
A seven pound baby named Henry arrives in New York in a Ford coupe. The father or parent listed is Mrs Jane Walker. The odd phrasing reflects OCR quirks of the report.
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Ford Henry
New York
Jane Walker
Henry
Pastor Christier Slain Leads to Interment in Auburn.
The Montana clergyman Rev. Christier, known as the Bishop of All Outdoors for missions across frontier camps, was slain. His widow Mrs. Christier, famed as a beauty of Montana society, contemplates returning to Auburn, N.Y., after interment plans.
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Christier
Montana
Chatatier
David Wadsworth
Auburn
N.Y
United States
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Christlier
West
Tle
Christer
Missouri River
Christler
Bishop Paddock
Oregon
Dlb
Lee
Grogn
Kheir
Railroid
Hev. Christier
Rev. Cinteller
Outrage at FTC Probe on Douglas Fir Co
Tacoma speaker Pre ont Griggs told about 600 loggers that the federal trade commission investigation in San Francisco into the Douglas Fir Exploitation and Export Co is an outrage. He said all company actions were reflected on Washington and that Congress supervises its operations. The banquet opened the Pacific Logging convention with unfinished discussions and re election of officers.
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Tacoma
Federal Trade Commission
San Francisco
Douglas Fir Exploitation & Export Co
Prerett G. Griggs
Washington, D. C
Congress
Major Griggs
Scottish Rite
Agrean
Northwest
L. T. Murray
The
George M. Cornwall
Portland
Everett C. Griggs
Douglas Fir Pxploitation and Export Co
West Fork Logging Co
George N. Cornwall
Sheriff Starwich Denounces Political Trick in Arrest Attempt
Sheriff Matt G Starwich moved to file malicious prosecution charges after a Friday night warrant for his arrest on a false name claim tied to naturalization papers. The warrant, sworn by C FE Weat former Au burn mayor and Democrat, faced dismissal for insufficient evidence as Justice Reynolds dismissed the case. Starwich produced valid papers and the state found them legal.
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Matt G Starwich
Lows
Starwich
Elks’ Club
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Reynolds
Kent
W. H. Carson
Bert C. Ross
Stewart Campbell
C. FE. Weat
Auburn
Ottawa
LaSalle County
Ilinois
Little Express
Bomb Explosion Shatters Windows in Chicago Residence
Police move to curb a new reign of terror amid a building trades war after a large bomb exploded at the home of Bernard Bunny, chairman of the board of Illinois Telephone Co. The blast shattered windows and damaged the front steps.
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Chicago
Bernard Bunny
Illinoia Telephone Co
Interstate Commerce Board Sets Value for WW&I Railway
The Interstate Commerce Commission tentatively valued the Washington Idaho and Montana Railway at 2,592,436 dollars as of June 26, 1917. The lines run through Washington and Idaho.
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Wasitington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, Idaho & Montana
Washington
Idaho
Spokane Drops Community Chest In campaign shift
Spokane announces no community chest for next year as rates of charitable giving will be pursued by individual societies. The campaign committee will reconvene on call from George A. Phillips to discuss official action. A possible concerted drive by several local institutions may occur, but most groups will run independent campaigns.
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Spokane
Ecit
George A. Phillips
Acton
Lumbermen Inspect Camps at Kapowsin
Lumbermen at the Pacific Logging congress rest in Tacoma before inspecting the St. Paul and Tacoma lumber camps at Kapowsin. The camps are described as among the Northwest's most modern facilities. The congress concluded its sessions yesterday.
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Kapowsin
Tacoma
Pacific Logging Congress
St. Paul
Northwest
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Balat's
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Miaie
Hammer
Clara
Alberta
Mouser
Fricke
Mrs. Phillips
Cory
Pastor Slain
Auburn, N. Y
Mae Murray
Mrs. Public
Peacock Ong
Primrose Path
NIP
Seattle
William Duncan
Edith Johnson
Winter Garden Orchestra
Eugene O'Brien
E Dellolens
Unee
Priscilla Dean
Universal
Columbia Orchestra
L. Hauptman
Columbia
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