Woman proposes husband lottery to fund family
In Rockland Massachusetts Mrs. Lillian Russell and husband Carl discuss selling Carl by lottery to raise money for nine children. They plan 20000 tickets at five dollars each to raise seventy five thousand for the wife and children and twenty five thousand for a business, with auction as backup. The couple emphasize the need to support education and living expenses amid factory closures and high costs.
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Boston
Rockland
Carl Russell
Russell
Russel
Nee
Sresene
Carl
United States
Lillian
Lil-lan
Post Office Department
George
Lillian Russell
Maas
Husband Russell
High Cost
Auto Theft Leads to One Year Sentence
Pleading guilty to stealing a $1,500 automobile belonging to G. L. Wilton, James B. Clark, 2, a mechanic, was sentenced by Judge A. W. Frater to serve from one to 15 years in the state reformator y. New tariff filings with the public service commission outline rate increases between Seattle Tacoma and Seattle Renton set to take effect October 1 if approved. Army airplanes paused to install new motors and reach Fairbanks yesterday.
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G. L. Wilton
James B. Clark
A. W. Frater
State Reformatory
Olympija
Seattle
Tacoma
Renton
Public Service Commission
Dawson
New York Nome Army
Fairbanks
Atrocities Claim Russian Citizens Rage in Siberia
Vladivostok reports accuse Japanese military command of killings and outrages against Russians in Siberia. The note cites murders of editor Peter Utkin, his secretary, and a militia guard, prompting a mass funeral and silent protest by 6000 mourners.
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Vladivostok
Siberia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Peter Utkin
Utkin
Krianoe Znanya
Red Flag
Habarovek
People's Assembly
Vladivertok Mm
Grajewski
Peter Atkin
Kopeck Hill
Cheasty's President Graves Heads East for Five Week Trip
O C Graves, president of Cheastys, departed this morning for a five week tour of New York and other eastern markets. They will reside in the San Marco this winter.
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O. C. Graves
Cheasty’s
New York
San Marco
Sleeping Man Struck By Thug In Night Hotel
In Williamson West Virginia at 3 a.m. Martin Burke was attacked in his room at the night hotel on 710 Piretave. A red fire extinguisher was used to strike him and powder covered his bed and face. Burke was taken to the city hospital and later released. Detectives found no items missing during a room search.
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Martin Burke
Piretave
W. G Morrison
Burke
Henide
City Hospital
Smart Silk Dresses in Navy and Brown with Novelty Details
A large assortment of handsome taffetas messalines and latins shown in black navy blue and brown shades offers about 25 styles with novelty tunics surplice effects side loops flounces and many features. Trimmings include cylinder iridescent beads silk floss jet buttons and ribbons. Women seeking a smart silk dress for street or afternoon wear will find wide choice and long wear from this purchase.
Big Boys Shoes Priced at 4 95 in Calf Leather Style
Boys' Gunmetal Calf School Shoes in lace Blucher style feature solid oak-tanned soles and leather inner soles. Marketed as sturdy service shoes, they come in sizes from 21% to 6.
Boys' School Suits Marketed In Brown and Gray
Medium and heavy weight school suits offered in brown gray and green mixtures. All molded models with plain or plaited backs and set-in or slash pockets. Sizes 9 to 16.
Mail aviators killed in Morristown crash
Two mail plane operators died when their aircraft crashed near Morristown New Jersey. An explosion ignited fuel, burning occupants beyond recognition. The victims were T Max Miller and Gustave Miorsen. Miorsen was a mechanic from Troy Idaho. Miller was described as one of the oldest air mail pilots and left a wife in Washington.
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Morristown
N. J
Washington
Sept
T-Max Miller
Gustave Miorsen
Miorven
Troy
Idaho
Miller
Writer of Old Song Is Killed by Auto
NEW YORK Sept 1 The man who wrote Everybody Works Hut PWather is dead His name is Bar rel Lehman He was run down by an auto
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New York
Hut Pwather
Barrel Lehman
Gypsy Read His Hand Right He Lost Cash
T Buckman of 408 Cedar Street reported to police on Wednesday that two gypsies duped him after they offered fortune telling for 5 dollars. He paid five dollars, the woman asked to hold a twenty, then swapped it for a five and vanished in a car leaving him angry.
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Gypsy
T. Buckman
Cedar St
Buckman
Wealthy Girl Is Chauffeur's Bride
East St. Louis September reports Mim Marion Nugent daughter of millionaire horse dealer Joseph Nugent married Hamuel T. Strohm the chauffeur she had befriended after Nugent discharged Strohm months earlier.
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East ST. Louis, IL
Joseph Nugent
Hamuel T. Strohm
Mim Marion Nugent
Mine Nugent
Strohm
Woman Murder Suspected In San Francisco Raid
Captain Duncan Mathewson ordered a search of The Castle grounds at Balada Beach after a preliminary dig uncovered a woman's garter a chemise and a corset bite in the sand. Dr Galen Hickok held at city jail on two counts of illegal operations.
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Francisco
Balada Beach Sanitarium
Duncan Mathewson
Mathewson
Galen Hickok
Mill Wood Wagons Must Be Legal Size
City Attorney Geo. A. Meagher ruled Tuesday that dealers selling mill wood to the public may not use wagons or containers with dimensions outside the prescribed city ordinance. The decision enforces standard wagon sizes for public mills.
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Geo. A. Meagher
Pershing to Tour South America as Wilson Envoy
General John J. Pershing plans a South American tour late this year as President Wilson’s representative. The trip aims to bolster friendships and follows Brazil’s Pessoa visit. Pershing, visiting father-in-law Senator Warren in Cheyenne, has been approved by the State Department. The Seattle Adverts Club will host a study dinner at Hotel Butler with talks by L. E. Watford, Warren E. Crane, C. Kerr, C. Winslow, and C. C. Jockel.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
South America
Wilson
State Department
Pershing
Epitacio Pessoa
Brazil
Warren
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Seattle
Ita
Hotel Butler
L. E. Watford
Warren E. Crane
C. Kerr
C. Winslow
C. C. Jockel
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Jack Mason
Sekie RU
Eatat
Bon Marc Ahante
Bargain Basement
California Beach
S. America
Will
A. L. Bradford
Home Guard Army
Winn GO Nan
AL Mica
Henen
G21
Nemo
Nemos
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