Skarin Confesses to Seattle Murder While in Oakland Jail
Clara Skarin, held in Oakland on extradition to Seattle, reportedly admits killing Ferdinand Hochbrunn after an alleged attack. She says she will not fight extradition and has little money for legal counsel. Detective Kent relays an oral confession later reduced to writing.
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Peevey Reens
Miss Skarin
William Kent
Seattle
Kent
Oakland
Sharin
Beattie
Altho
Sacramento
Gov. Hart
Washington
Hochbrunn
Speeders face jail on first arrest under new policy
Police Judge John B Gordon announced drastic action after 55 drivers charged with speeding appeared in police court in one day. First offenders face fines of 25 dollars for under 30 mph and 5 dollars for each extra mile, with jail for all first offenders if needed. Six licenses canceled and bench warrants issued for four white drivers, as eleven more speeders were arrested in 24 hours.
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John B. Gordon
Gordon
Seattle
Reck- Jean
Deportation sought for Portland man once of Vancouver
Canadian officials aim to deport Philip Gevurtz a former Portland furniture merchant who ran a Vancouver hotel in 1921 and was sentenced to five years in a British Columbia penitentiary for fraud. They asked U S immigration official R P Bonham to establish Gevurtz's American citizenship and decide whether he will serve his sentence or be deported at once.
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Portland
Philip Gevurtz
Gevurtz
Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
R. P. Bonham
United States Immigration Service
Gewartz
Minister McElveen Nominated for Congress in Oregon
Dr. W. T. McElveen pastor of the First Congregational church was nominated as an independent candidate for representative in congress from the district. Only one of 129 present voted against him as the nomination occurred after a small opening attendance, then rapid mobilization by Fred Ross and strike leaders secured a legal convention.
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Portland
Ore
W. T. McElveen
First Congregational Church
Congress
Dumb Bell Contest Prompts Local Office Vote
The Dumb Bell Editor of The Star invites readers to vote on the Dumb Bell in their office or block. Jacob Dobrin enters the contest and shares humorous mishearings about terms and organizations, urging participation for the three best submissions this week.
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Jacob Dobrin
the Star
Hart and Westover Quarrel Over Son Fails to End in Reunion
William S Hart and his wife Winifred Westover were estranged after a quarrel. The expected dramatic reconciliation never occurred as Hart, informed of the birth by his attorneys, said only he was glad it was a boy and referenced property settlements. He has not spoken to the mother.
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Lansing Warren
Los Angeles
William S. Hart
Hart
Winifred Westover
Bill
Winifred
Big Bill
Woman Jumps From Train Near Pendleton
Portland reports Mrs. J. W. Craig head of Pendleton Ore jumped from a train window east of Baker and was found unhurt at a ranch house after being recently released from the state insane asylum. She had been moved with relatives toward Missouri when she leaped from the speeding train.
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Portland
J. W. Craighead
Pendleton
Ore
Mob Hangs Negro From Newton Jail
A mob of about 100 men seized J. Johnson a black man under death sentence from Newton County Jail in the early hours and hanged him. His body was riddled with bullets in Orange Texas Sept 7 0.
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Orange
Tex
J. Johnson
Newton
Appropriation for Irrigation Urged by Senator Borah
Senator Borah of Idaho proposed an amendment to the Liberian loan bill to appropriate 20,006,000 dollars for irrigation work in the western United States. The move aims to boost water projects and agricultural development in the region.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Japanese Vessel Collides with Lumber Schooner
The Japanese steamer Rhauyo Maru returned to San Francisco after colliding with the lumber schooner South Coast during the night. Rhauyo Maru was struck amidships and damaged. extent to be determined after unloading part of its cargo and an investigation. South Coast sustained only slight damage.
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San Francisco
Tod
South Coast
Rhauyo
Thirteen Hurt When Auto Turns Turtle
A Beaver Bill grade auto crash in Wenasche left Mrs. Clifford Grease of Cashmere near death and Elsie Banko unconscious after a Monday night accident. Eleven others sustained serious injuries when a car driven by G. P. Banko of Cashmere rolled over.
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Wenatchee
Clifford Grease
Cashmere
Elsie Banko
G. PD. Banko
YWCA Board Guests Visit Seattle Meeting
Six members of the YWCA national board visiting Seattle from Southern and Western cities attended the local YWCA monthly board meeting on Tuesday.
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Y. W. C. A. National Board
Seattle
Waastern
Accused County Heads Absolved by Court Before Trial
Grand larceny charges against county commissioners Claude C. Ramsay Lou C. Smith and Thomas Dobson were dismissed by Superior Court Judge Calvin S Mall. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John D Carmody cited lack of evidence after witnesses contradicted grand jury testimony. Two more indictments against the commissioners are slated for later trial and concern ferry repairs and county fuel oil disposals.
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Lou Smith
Claude C. Ramsay
Tom
Superior
Fulton
Price
Carter
Startart
Lou C. Smith
Thomas Dobson
Calvin S. Mall
John D. Carmody
Ciomisaal
Malcolm Douglas
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Carmody
Hert C. Rouse
IL. G. Hoor
Bernhard Swanson
William J. Brown
Nellie W. Sargent
Leachi
S O
Walter 8. Fulton
John L. Anderson
Railway Peace Move Starts Amid Grain of Negotiations
Chicago reports say striking shopmen and four railroads discuss peace terms. Proposals include placing strikers and new hires on June seniority lists, restoring pension rights, avoiding precedent, and sending unsettled issues to a 10 member board of union and railroad representatives.
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Chicago
Washington
William H. Johnston
Johnston
Shop Crafts’ Union
Harding
Living wage plea by Oregon Methodist conference leader
Dr William Wallace Youngson superintendent of the Portland district urged the Oregon conference of the Methodist Episcopal church to provide living salaries for ministers. He warned ministers must take side jobs to support themselves and families and said without timely action the church risks losing capable leadership.
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Oregon
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
William Wallace Youngson
Portland
Youngson
Heat Wave Grips the Middle West Across States
Chicago reports a severe heat wave breaking records across the Middle West with a low over the Dakotas and a high over the Appalachians. Prostrations multiply and at least six deaths occur as crops burn in Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Ohio Indiana and Michigan.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Middle West
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Appalachians
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Loose Conversation Editorial Attacks Attorney General
The New York Times editorial scorns the White House injunction issue as overblown and warns that public dissent targets the attorney general. It predicts a change in injunction terms at the final hearing and notes diminished support for the Justice Department amid ongoing chatter about Daugherty.
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White House
Chicago
New York
Congress
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Murder case shadows Clara Skarin confession
Lieut. W. E. Justus and detectives pursue details of Clara Skarin's confession that she killed her aged uncle Ferdinand Hochbrunn. Kent and Majewski verify facts to support or challenge first degree murder charges while Skarin’s motive of defending her honor is cited. The case moves toward transport to Seattle and further interrogation.
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W. EB. Justus
Clara Skarin
Ferdinand Hochbrunn
Miss Skarin
William B. Kent
Oakland
Skarin
Tus
J. Majiewski
Seattle
Five Room One-Story Home Near Woodland Park for Sale
Corner lot 60 by 100 feet east and south facing, near ear, grammar and high school. Priced at 3000 with none cash, balance 35 per month including interest. No mortgage to assume. See WANT AD section for details on this easy terms home.
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Woodland Park
Grammar
High School
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