Germans Stoop to Kiss Belgian Children as They Enter Brussels
A United Press dispatch from Eleanor Painter describes Berlin women bearing war burdens with calm dignity while German troops entering Brussels are said to have shown kindness to Belgian children. Painter notes German prices held and soldiers cheered at mobilization, refuting atrocity accusations.
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Brussels
Eleanor Painter
United Press
New York
Berlin
Germany
von Haessler
Roya
Red Cross
Chadwick May Be Safe In Primary Runoff
Preliminary tabulations suggest Supreme Court candidate Chadwick leads with 2867 votes to Griffiths 3151, but an official count in Olympia will decide. If Chadwick wins the judicial race, four others including Mills Pemberton Holcomb and Crow would contend for two remaining Supreme Court seats in November. The Democratic senatorial race remains undecided between Turner and Black. Final results hinge on the official totals and broader district tallies.
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Supreme Court
Chadwick
Olympia
Edgar G. Mills
Seattle
W. H. Pemberton
Bellingham
0. R. Holcomb
Ritzville
Crow
Supremie Court
George Turner
Spokane
W. W. Black
Everett
Griffiths
Congress
Mrs Frink challenges will in probate case
Mrs Abbie H Frink widow of the late J M Frink files a suit to invalidate his will for lack of two witnesses as required by law The will left 500000 in estate and divided Washington Iron Works shares among five children and Mrs Frink If declared invalid she would receive half the estate while the children share the remainder She seeks appointment of her sons Gerald and Francis Guy Frink as administrators
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Abbie H. Frink
J. M. Frink
Frink
Washington Iron Works
Four Sisters Wed in East London Quadruple Ceremony
Four Bradley sisters and their partners wed in a joint ceremony conducted by the same preacher in East London. Elizabeth Bradley 25 with Will Thomas, Florence Bradley 23 with Arthur Eppingham, Jeasie Bradley 21 with Thomas Cobb, and Julia Bradley 19 with George Skeggs. The brides vowed to marry together after their dockworker father died, keeping their family united through marriage.
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London
Bradley
Elizabeth Bradley
Will Thomas
Florence Bradley
Arthur Eppingham
Jeasie Bradley
Thomas Cobb
Julia Bradley
George Skeggs
Fisherman Pulls Big Albicore. Finds Fish in Its Throat
Venice August 11 Arthur Traxler a Venetian fisherman set a local record by catching an albacore about 20 pounds while trolling near Playa del Rey. On hauling it aboard he found a Spanish mackerel in the albacore s throat and, while cleaning the mackerel for dinner, discovered several sardines in its stomach.
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Venice
Cal
Arthur Traxler
Playa del Rey
Traxler
Peaches Grow on Gooseberry Bush in Higginsville Yard
In Higginsville Missouri fifteen peaches are thriving on a gooseberry bush in Mrs J C Scherlingers yard defying University of Missouri experts who said they could not grow there.
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Higginsville
University of Missouri
J. C. Scherlinger
War Captives Held in Prize Fight Arena
London dispatch reports the Olympia stadium in Kensington seized by the government housing German prisoners from merchant ships and residents. About two hundred men and youths, aged 20 to 60, undergo daily drills and stunts as leisure activity while awaiting fate. Prisoners receive beds, linens, newspapers, magazines, and cards from allies and officials permit.
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Ed L. Keen
United Press
London
New York
Olympia
Kensington
Freddie Welsh
Willie Ritchie
Gunboat Smith
Georges Carpentier
Germany
England
Man finds miracle after fishing instead of church
Albert Cressman bragged he could fish before the Lord rose. A searching party found him paralyzed on a creek bank. After a prayer service led by Rev. W. T. White, he rose and joined the church, now devout in White's flock.
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Orange
Tex
Albert Cressaman
W. T. White
Cressman
Bible Still Best Seller in Postwar Market
New York reports the Bible remains the best seller. The American Bible Society alone issued 4,049,610 volumes last year, alongside millions from independent publishers, underscoring the Bible’s enduring demand.
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New York
American Bible Society
Methodists and Ford Car Compared in Conference Talk
The Puget Sound Methodists urged intensifying efforts to build more Methodist colleges rather than expanding in multiple types. They launched a $200000 campaign to fund a one-model approach. Superior Court Judge Everett Smith leads a prohibition rally at the First Methodist church tonight.
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Ford
Henry C. Ford
Puget Sound
Superior Court
Everett Smith
First Methodist Church
Policewoman Seeks Night Escort Home From Station
Chicago September 11. Policewoman Mary OConnell fears the dark on her walk home from the elevated station. She asked for a uniformed officer escort each night after reporting suspicious men along the route to her superiors.
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Chicago
Mary O'Connell
Mrs Carman Put In Prison Again
Mrs Florence Carman is jailed again on a first degree murder charge for the summer killing of Louise Bailey in Dr Edwin Carman's Freeport office. Bailey, a wealthy manufacturer’s wife, was shot as she prepared to leave. Carman denied the accusation and posted 15000 bail after previous arrest.
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Mineola
L. J
Florence Carman
Louise Bailey
Edwin Carman
Freeport
Bailey
Carman
Coughing Man Expels Bullet After Fifteen Years
Fairton New Jersey reports William Clark who suffered a severe cough for years then coughed up a bullet. He had been shot in the chest in Wilmington Delaware fifteen years ago and the bullet was never found.
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Fairton
N. J
William Clark
Wilmington
Del
Hairy chicken with four legs shocks Griffith residents
In Griffith Georgia on September 11 W B Coppedge shows a four footed hair covered chicken. The creature is healthy and strong with four legs and four-toed hind feet. The odd bird is a Brown Leghorn White Wyandotte cross and is fur covered along its body.
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Griffith, Ga
W. B. Coppedge
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