Swindlers Target War Widows With Fraudulent Grave Information
Widespread warnings issued about con men preying on families of fallen soldiers. Scammers claim to locate graves or arrange transport home, asking for money and even using false telegrams and eyewitness claims. Police in multiple states, including California and Iowa, pursue suspects framed by veterans groups.
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Post of the Legion
Cleveland
Iowa
California
Legion
Washington
Shipyard trial nears finish in federal case
Federal Judge Denworth denies a motion for directed verdict in the United States suit against five Gray Harbor Motorship Corp members and two former Emergency Fleet Corp officers. Bohubach’s fate reserved as court reviews cited cases. jurors dismissed until 2 p.m. for further proceedings.
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United States
Graya Harbor Motorship Corporation
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Jeremiah Neterer
Albert Bohubach
Shipbuilding Company
Bohubach
George Denworth
Walter Fulton
Bert .J. Schiesinger
Hew L. Moore
Wea
Danworth
Dorworth
Schiessinger
Schubach
Prospero Cited For Unlicensed Peddling On Second Ave
A youth described as 17 from Italy, Prospero, was detained on a Friday for peddling kewple dolls without a license. He had collected several dolls to sell when a pedestrian finally intervened. The man did not buy, leaving Prospero with the challenged claim and the dolls as evidence.
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Prospero
Italy
Second Ave
Ellver
Retrial Begins for Riensi Dickens in Longmont Murder Case
In Denver a retrial proceeds for Riensi Dickens charged with killing his father W. H. Dickens a Longmont banker. Affidavits claim public sentiment not against Dickens and prior defense contends fair trial impossible. Dickens has $75,000 bond. family supports him amid 1915 Thanksgiving Eve slaying details.
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Denver
Riensi Dickens
W. H. Dickens
Dickens
Longmont
Colo
Officinia
State Supreme Court
Ferrel Held on Abandonment Charge After Return
Brought back here from Centralia for non support, N ora Ferrel rests in the county jail after being arrested on request of Sheriff Stringer. Deputy Andy Vaughn returned Ferrel to the city. He is charged with abandoning his wife and three children last January and the family remains destitute as officials report he talks of divorce.
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Nora Ferrel
Centralia
Stringer
Andy Vaughn
Ferrel
Colorado Senator Race Tight After Early Returns
Denver officials report Karl C. Schuyler leading Republican senatorial nomination by 544 votes with 195 precincts still uncounted. An official tally was expected to decide the winner.
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Colorado
Denver
Karl C. Schuyler
Sam Nichola
Night of BIC Theft Leaves Central Station Inquiries
Thieves struck overnight at central station and stole numerous items from victims including Albert Green who reported a watch, Margaret Achl with a Swiss watch, Hiroshi Mura matsu with a ladies wrist watch and cash, C Pailson with a gold watch and cuff links, L B Hassel with a watch, and Lity Patterson with a gold bracelet and Liberty bond. Police fielded calls from affected residents and businesses as they investigated the spree.
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Central Station
Albert Green
Terry
W. BE. Jerett
Fifth Ave
Waltham
Mra
Margaret Achl
HK. Union
Hiroshi Muramatsu
Lane
C. Pailson
Seventh Ave
N. W
L. B. Hassel
Clay St
C. H. Larne
Union St
Loterad Fur Co
Lumber Exchange
Lity Patterson
Sears-Hoebuck
L. B. Norrin
Mistake, Says Elmer, But His Wife Is Angry
Elmer Pow er, a Denver truck driver, tells a marriage clerk that his second marriage was illegal because his final divorce decree had not been issued. He says his wife refuses to remarry after seeing a newspaper report of their divorce, and he seeks the editor responsible.
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Elmer
Denver
Ore
Man Arrested for Auto Robbery Says He Planned Others
Julius Grant, 25, arrested at Fourth Ave and Stewart I by Patrolman W. J. Richmire, told detectives he had stolen two auto robes and other items found on him and planned to put them in other autos. Lieut. W. R. Kent noted Grant’s prior insanity hospital commitment and said he will likely be sent back to Sedro-Woolley.
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Lieut. W. RB. Kent
Julius Grant
Grant
Lieut. Kent
Sedro-Woolley
Fourth Ave
Stewart #1
W. J. Richmire
Party Rounded Up on Whisky Charges
A heap of whisky glasses and 4 strong samples were evidence Friday against a list of arrestees by police. Charged overnight were Charlie Peterson Carrie Hall Jack Williams John Evans Myrtle Overton Ada Rouff Bert Mullen John Smith Lares Larson and Robert Meidner with whisky related offenses.
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Charlie Peterson
First Ave
Carrie Hall
Jack Williams
Longshoreman
John [Evans
Second
Myrtle Overton
Ada Rouff
Bert Mullen
John Smith
Lares Larson
Robert Meidner
Miner Hero James Hudson Remembered at Black Diamond
Dan Weston urges a public fund to honor James Hudson who died last July in the Pacific Coast Coal Company shaft near Black Diamond while trying to assess water and rescue others. Weston pledges 2.50 to start the fund. engineer George Evans endorses Hudson’s heroism and calls for community praise.
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James Hudson
Mack Diamond
Dan Weston
The
Star
Hudson
Weston
Pacific Coast Coal Company
George Watkins Evans
Publc
Evans
Black Diamond
Cornish School Music Scholarships Postponed Tryouts
Tryouts for the five free scholarships at the Cornish School of Music are postponed to Tuesday September 28 at 7 p m. The awards go to the most meritorious applicants after competitive trials.
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Eix
Cornish School of Music
New Barbers Shake Wicked Tonic Bottle
In Toledo Ohio on September 17, barber students at the Toledo Barbers' College practice with a lively chant. The scene features a sophomore shave and a fresh man haircut as Dean A W Tanner oversees the classroom session.
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Toledo
Ohio
Toledo Barbers’ College
A. W. Tanner
Six Week Whiskey Tool Kit Course for Students
The program costs less than tuition for upperclassmen but carries higher risks. Thirty percent higher bankers’ wages draw students to the college. The six week course ends with a graduate sent into the world with a kit of tools to “cut his mark,” with the final three weeks called senior weeks.
Abscessed teeth blamed for wide range of ailments
Up to date dental office touts X ray visibility of broken tissue from abscesses near tooth roots and claims many illnesses stem from such abscesses. Emphasizes painless dentistry, certified staff, modern equipment, guaranteed work, and free examinations with X rays.
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Oy, Sone
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Minn
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Walter D. Hines
Traina
State of Washington
County of
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Cline
Plainlite
Mable Cline
Plaintifs Athnee
GEO. Olson, Orney
Tuilding
Central Beattia
Eton
Elliot
Ing County, Washing
Shaner & Wolff Clothes Service
Madison St
Shaner & Wolff
Rienzi Dickens
Umtevett
Sixth Avenue
Pike Street
Portland
United States National Bank
Edmonton
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John Yaruchuk
Orthodox Church
Bartell Drug Co
Regal Dental Offices
L. A. Clark
State Dental Board
Third Avenue
Regal Dental
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