Jail raid nets liquor in Sixth Ave cellar bootleg operation
In Tacoma police raided the Sylvanite Mining Co president Frederick H Heuss's home at 1423 Sixth Ave N. uncovering 74 cases of Canadian Club whisky 49 gallons of barreled whisky 20 gallons of wine and 10 gallons of alcohol. Heuss 36 held on open charge with federal court action planned. Raiding party included Sgt J L Allen and Patrolmen A G Anderson and L J Gardner. Neighbors reacted to the raid as it drew a flood of calls and questions about policy.
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Bouse
Frederick H. Heunss
Sylvanite Mining Co
Sixth Ave. N
Norvally
J. 3. Haag
Raidy
Heuss
Heusa
Meuse
Haag
U. S
Saunders
Canada
J. L. Allen
A. G. Anderson
L. J. Gardner
A Park Bench Confession to a Splendid Stranger
A nameless narrator recounts secret longing for Mildred Telfair to a dusty park bench wanderer named Mack. He pays a dime for Mack to listen as he describes his faith in her, his poverty, and his fear to declare his love, seeking catharsis in the improvised exchange.
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Dassage
St. Louis
Mack
Mildred Telfair
Cheaper Yellow Potatoes Hit Wholesale Market
Sweet potato prices fall as demand grows. Wholesale quotes Friday at five to six cents per pound, down from ten to eleven cents not long ago. This price shift reflects easing costs for buyers and broader market movement.
Pat Crowe Confesses Home In Jail as Liquor Connolaseur
The 54 year old Pat Crowe tells police at the central station that the city jail is his home after admitting a private stash he calls a submarine cache funds his booze. He claims a future release with a personal pull and vows to be out tomorrow.
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Pat Crowe
Central Police Station
Pat
Danny Caine
Father fatally injured in arrest incident near Angleton
In Brazoria county Texas a sheriff was fatally hurt while attempting to arrest Oscar Beasley on theft charges. Beasley died in a courthouse square mob attack after confession. Mrs Snow, mother of four days, learned too late of her husband's death as authorities moved Beasley from Angleton jail.
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Houston
Texas
Joseph Snow
Brazoria County
Oscar Beasley
Beasley
Angleton
Snow
Reward Offered for Kidnapping Suspect George Stagg
Mrs. H A Cunningham of Tacoma offers 1000 dollars for the capture of George T Stage formerly of Seattle and for the return of his 32 month old son Bobby Stagg who is believed to have been kidnapped Tuesday night in Tacoma. Stagg a former Seattle Star and Tacoma Times journalist.
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H. A. Cunningham
Tacoma
George T. Stage
Seattle
Bobby Stagg
Stage
New York
Returns Stolen Money to Wife in Parcel Post Delivery
Mrs. Charles Hayes, wife of a bank chauffeur, received a shoe box via parcel post containing $10,000 in currency. The delivery followed the disappearance of $59,000 of bank funds with her husband. Police kept the sending city confidential as the case unfolds.
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San Francisco
Charles Hayes
Anglo and
London-Paris
Why Men Grow Bald Says Barber in Satirical Tale
A barber contends in a humorous three part piece that modern haircuts cause baldness. He argues weekly trims weaken scalp health by draining nourishment, exposing arteries to sun and cold, and cites fashion as the driver of thinning hair. British researchers study peat for paper production.
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Neture
Hatfield
Major bomb blast hits financial district targets in New York
Sept 17 reports say authorities widen bomb protection after a massive explosion aimed at J P Morgan and subtreasury offices. Investigations name Burns and Flynn leading a federal probe with a large roundup planned. 27 bodies counted, over 200 injured, as clues point to a single bombing method using huge TNT devices.
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New York
Washington
Financial District
Burns
de Sk Eh Phe
J. P. Morgan
William J. Flynn
Federal Secret Service
City
William Flynn
Department of Justice
W. J. Burns
Inspector Egan
Bomb Plot Suspected in New York Explosion
Washington officials say the Wall Street blast appears to be a bomb plot based on the explosion’s nature and warnings. A suspected waiter questioned after saying the treasury would be next is watched. evidence points to a time bomb with TNT and a wagon driver sighting.
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Washington
Rar
New York Financial District
Department of Justice
Paean Ceston
Treasury
White House
de. Geeree Hee Service
Edactieta
Deagriculture
New York
Narrow Wall St
Charles E. Munroe
Interior Department
Man Named Fischer Linked to Wall Street Warning Tragedy
New York reports say Robert A. Fischers brother in law was arrested here today as authorities link warnings of a Wall Street disaster to Fischer who claimed mental instability. He allegedly warned friends to avoid Wall Street around mid September while under scrutiny in Niagara Falls and Toronto.
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New York
Robert A. Fischer
Pope
Fischer
Falls
N. Y
Hamilton Building
Wall St
New
Dempsey
North Woods
Niagara Falls
Naught Hotel
United States
Canada
Bip
Wall
P. Fischer
French High Commission
York
Fisher
Thomas Delahunty
Delahunty
Maurice Casenave
George F. Ketchredge
Lahey
Toronto
B. Fischer
Queens Hotel
Toron
Turtt
Colum
Flynn Says What We Expected Has Happened
Washington dated statement quotes William J. Flynn of the Department of Justice after word of a New York explosion. The piece notes military intelligence had intimations of possible disturbances and radical demonstrations in Europe, relayed to the DOJ.
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Washington
William J. Flynn
Department of Justice
New York
The Wobbly and the Packing Case Conspiracy in New York
A tense gathering of four men in New York hatches an extreme plan tied to direct action and a planned bombing at the Morgan bank. The notorious Wobbly leads the scheme, aiming to kill Karl and Morgan, killing about 30 others in a blast, but Morgan is unexpectedly absent, being in Europe.
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New York City
Karl
Morgan
Europe
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Doubleday
Page @ Co
Special Artecle
Wheeler Synte, Inc
Papeete
Tabiti
U.S
Flynn
Justice Department
Edward P. Fischer
Hamilton
Ont
Fred L. Boalt
Rio Grande
Saskatchewan
Tures
Oregon
West
Wall Eat
House of Morgan
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