Worthington: Money as a Curse and Confession of a Swindle Ring
John W Worthington, jailed in McHenry county, admits chasing money ruined him and predicts release within a month. He asserts he is not guilty and claims to have made $15,000,000 in 20 years through banking and ventures, with no fraud, while lamenting the cost of wealth. The report notes $33,265,000 in spurious notes tied to the Charles W French gang, with $2,266,000 more found in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Gibbons
Woodstock
Ill
John W. Worthington
Chicago
Worthington
MacHenry County
Eetapas Toven
Midas
Newspaper Enterprise
Charles W. French
Cleveland Department of Justice
Redlighted Deportation Scheme Claimed by Attendant
A former attendant accuses Washington officials and a deportation agent of “redfighting” patients by sending them to other states where they become charges. He cites two men, Patrick Bingham and Dan Peterson, sent August 24, 1920, degraded and possibly harmed, and alleges wider interstate abuse linked to Sedro-Woolley asylum records. The Humanitarian Society investigates three cited cases to verify if victims’ names remain on asylum books for ongoing funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sedro-Woolley
Patrick Bingham
Dan Peterson
Bingham
Norma
Oklo
Peterson
Grand Junction
Colo
Colorado
Oklahoma
Miss Lyons
Red. Simmons
Montana
Wyoming
Lewiston
Mont
Sheridan
Wyo
William Robertson
William Simmons
Simmons
Humanitarian Society
Joint Editorial Pushes Seattle Cooperation
The passage calls for the bemused public to foster a cooperative spirit between Seattle and another city. It argues that the effort requires collective will, not a single leader, and credits newspapers as top catalysts to unite readers across both communities to resolve tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Train Wreck Injures Score Near Coshocton
A score of persons were injured when Pennsylvania passenger train No. 34 eastbound from Chicago derailed near Coshocton Ohio. Six coaches left the tracks. Spreading rails blamed. Injured were taken to a local hospital. none reported to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshocton
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Repair Parts Production Value in the United States
Repair parts valued at 205 039 000 dollars were produced in the United States last year according to national manufacturing data. The figure highlights sustained output across sectors despite market fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Speed Brumfield Case Faces Venue Move
Douglas county District Attorney Neuner and associate Joseph Hammersley press to speed the murder trial of Dr. R. M. Brumfield for the July 13 slaying of Dennis Russell. Chief Justice Burnett unseated Circuit Judge Hamilton, ordering G. G. Bingham to prepare to hear the case. venue change could shift to Eugene, with arguments due next week and prosecution opposed.
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Roseburg
Ore
Neuner
Touglas County
Joseph Hammersley
Portland
R. M. Brumfield
Brumfield
Dennis Russell
Burnett
Hamilton
G. G. Bingham
Marion
Bingham
Eugene
Family in need as welfare league calls for warm clothing
A Seattle family of seven children, living in a backroom and a cabin with a Civil War veteran grandfather, begs for winter robes and shoes. The Social Welfare League cannot clothe all city children, and parents urge the public to donate warm clothing and shoes at the Central Building or by calling Pillott 4578 Help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympic Heights Grammar School
Battle of Seven Pines
Social Welfare League
Billy
Manays
Frances
Welfare League
League
em—Pillott
Seattle
Will Drill New Oil Well at Forks
Port Angeles reports geologist F H Stannard will travel to Forks to locate the Wil son farm site for an oil well. Marcus FE Howard, president of the Soil Due Oil Co., visited Port Angeles on related business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forks
Port Angeles
F. H. Stannard
Wilson
Marcus FE. Howard
Soil Due Oil Co
Despondent farmer hangs self near O'Brien
Despondency over inability to support his wife and seven children was believed to be the motive for Camiel Van Zevenhant's suicide. He hanged himself Friday in his barn near O'Brien. the body was found by a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camiel van Zevenhant
O'Brien
Two Men Held in Cattle Rustling Case at Vale
Vale Oregon Sept 4 Howard Camp and Fay Johnson are jailed as Malheur County officials link them to a long cattle rustling campaign. Deputies pursued for 12 hours across the Owyhee range, capturing the rustlers near Harper after they rounded up a branded herd and offered no resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owyhee Canyon
Gurelee Ranch
Camp
Johnson
Glenn
Harper
Nine Die In Fire Likely Deliberate Blaze
New York dispatch reports a tenement fire on First Avenue that killed five residents and left two others severely injured. Firefighters and police, citing incendiary evidence, say the blaze was started by a firebug as eight families narrowly escaped with their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boy Dies From School Beating At Chicago Facility
Investigation into a parental school for truants runs after claims that 14 year old Orville Vardeman was beaten to death. An inmate boy and instructor Charlies Debber face accessory to manslaughter charges. Superintendent Fred Smith also charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chigaco
Orville Vardeman
Charlies Debber
Fred Smith
Retail Food Prices Rise in August Across Cities
Prices of food advanced in 14 big cities in August, signaling a possible renewed rise in overall price levels. Officials note food costs had fallen month by month through July, but August showed gains in East Lake City Denver and Little Rock by about 1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
East Lake City
Denver
Little Rock
Odor Bomb Incident Leads to Arrest in City Theatre
Arthur Fisher a 34 year old longshoreman was accused of throwing an odor bomb in a Washington theatre near First Avenue and Cherry Street early Saturday. He was chased by Patrolman T Hart Nett for two blocks and caught at First Avenue and Columbia Street and is held on a charge of disorderly conduct.
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Washington Theatre
First Ave
Cherry St
Arthur Fisher
Longshoreman
T. Hartnett
Columbia St
Seattle Carfare Vote Set For May Ballot
Citizens will vote at the regular city election next May on the Erickson 3 cent carfare ordinance. A petition with 13,582 signatures has been filed. 8,469 are required to place the measure on the ballot. The deficit in the railway fund would be covered by general taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Erickson
Holdt's Bread Delight Sparks Local Adver Acknowledgment
A fragment notes appreciation for Holdt's Bread and its advertising appeal, hinting at positive local sentiment and potential promotional discussion in the community.
Harding Half Year in Chair
President Harding marks six months in office amid industrial unrest near Washington. He faces West Virginia troop deployment and critics while administration touts treaties with Germany Austria and Hungary and plans for disarmament unemployment relief budget reform and veteran services consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clapper
Washington
Harding
White House
West Virginia
Germany
Austria
Hungary
War Finance Corporation
Wat Risk Bureau
Veterans’ Service Bureau
City May Lose Big Sum Over Gorge Creek Tunnel Bonds
Councilman R H M Thomson warned at a finance committee hearing that nearly a quarter of the 2 million plan for the Gorge creek tunnel could be lost to discounts if Skagit bonds are accepted. He said banks would apply about a 15 percent discount and contractors would need to borrow to finance the work. The committee recommended a 500000 appropriation to continue the Skagit project, to be voted by the council Monday.
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Gorge Creek
Skagit
R. HM. Thomson
Thomason
Kraus Millions Denied in Forgery Ruling
New York report states Referee John Saxe ruled the will of Samuel Kraus a forgery and held Mrs. Adeline Thomas not Kraus's legitimate daughter. The will left the estate to Mrs. Thomas and named her and her husband Oscar B. Thomas as executors. Saxe examined legitimacy, not validity, per surrogate appointment.
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New York
John Saxe
Samuel Kraus
Adeline Thomas
Kraus
Police Seek Auto Thieves After Bethel Road Crash
Police hunted a party of twelve youths after a Marmon touring car owned by J C Hayden crashed into a truck driven by J H Sexton on Bethel road. The group was arrested then released and vanished. Hayden said his car was stolen. Police continue search.
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J. C. Hayden
Newton Jt
Bethel Road
Hayden
J. H. Sexton
Tenth Ave
10Th Ave
Sexton
Colorado Senator Phipps critically ill after surgery
New York reports Senator Phipps of Colorado is critically ill following an appendicitis operation. The condition was disclosed via a White House message, highlighting his close friendship with President Harding.
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New York
Phipps
Colorado
Harding
White House
Plans Made for Labors Frolic and Festivities
Seattle and King County labor groups arrange a Labor Day celebration at South Park with sports, a tennis tournament, two ball games, pillow fights, a 7:30 open air movie, dancing to Rupert’s orchestra, and a noon to midnight schedule. Proceeds aid football and baseball teams and field improvements. The Newsboys Union plans a two day affair at Silver Lake with dancing, swimming, rides and more, encouraging newspaper workers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
King County
Monica
South Park
Houth Park
Georgetown
AlWight
Rupert's Orchestra
Newsboys’ Union
Newsies
Silverlake
Silver Lake
Hemphill Declares End to Union Mine Workers Pact
Wylie Hemphill of Pacific Coast Coal Co. told the Seattle Beattle Chamber of Commerce that Washington coal mines will operate on the American plan. He stated coal is being produced with permanent skilled labor and no future dealings are planned with the United Mine Workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wylie Hemphill
Pacific Coast Coal Co
Beattle Chamber of Commerce
Masonic Club
Arcade Building
United Mine Workers
Hemphill
Skeleton Keys Found With Suspect in City Arrest
G. C. Kramer, 32, a mechanic, held on an open charge after police seized skeleton keys revolver cartridges pliers and files at Third Ave and Union St. Detectives continue investigation with Reynolds Walter Dench and George Reynolds leading the arrest.
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G. C. Kramer
Third Ave
Union St
Reynolds
Walter Dench
George Reynolds
Doctor Hadley Charged With Wife Murder
Dr. W A Hadley a former army surgeon was arrested near Farmington New Mexico after a three year search over the alleged killing of his wife Mrs Margaret McDonald wealthy Richmond widow whose mutilated body was found in the James River near Richmond. Hadley said he would return to Richmond to face charges and remained calm during arrest. He previously ran a private hospital at Red Cliff Colorado and was living on a New Mexico ranch while detectives pursued him.
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Denver
Colo
W. A. Hadley
Washington
D. C
Richmond
Farmington
N. M
Hadley
Dirango
James River
New Mexico
Red Cliffe
Mia
Margaret McDonald
Milkman Missing. Police Seek J L Fitzhenry in Disappearance
Police seek 36 year old milkman J L Fitzhenry after he vanished Tuesday leaving his home at 3408 Phinney Ave with his car and 450 dollars in cash. Relatives fear foul play and request information from the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Fitzhenry
Fitzhenry
Phinney Ave
Murder Trial Echoed by Reception for Maude Moore
Mrs. William H. Stubbs, known as Maude Moore, arrived in Knoxville after arrest in Tacoma. A large crowd greeted her at the station as she faced long-term prison for murder. She and her party, including her mother and friends, rode to the county jail where she was locked in. A negro band serenaded the group during the welcome.
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Knoxville
Tenn
William H. Stubbs
Maude Moore
Art KE. Boring
Stubbs
Ville
Tacoma
Wash
Leroy D. Harth
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