Man Arrested in Frisco for Killing Two Men Holds Silence
A. R. Coulson, arrested after the shooting deaths of Kovack and Wm. Acker, refused to speak beyond saying he had nothing to say. Detec tives expect no formal charge until the inquest. Coulson’s common law wife Katherine Gallagher was seriously wounded but expected to recover. Gallagher’s real husband, a Kansas City contractor, had left six years earlier. Coulson and Gallagher had lived together since Scranton, Pa.
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A. R. Coulson
Kovack
Wm. Acker
Coulson
Katherine Gallagher
Atlas Garage
Qed
Gallagher
Wee
Kansas City
Scranton
Lucinda
Carl
Walter
Four Men Shoot Union Business Agent in Broad Daylight
Four gunmen drove to the Paint ers' and Decorators' union HQ in Chicago and fired four bullets at George Cameron, the union’s business agent. He is dying as police seek motive, while Cameron named one man who allegedly lost a decorating job over a banquet but police doubt this explains the attack. Cameron is a prominent figure in union labor circles.
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Chicago
Painters’ and Decorators’ Union
George Cameron
Cameron
Revelations Missing Details Of Fatal Reno Collision
Sept 20 Reno reports Marvin Kint Ms, a bank clerk, is dead and Ger is unconscious in a hospital after a collision involving a motorcycle and wagon at 1 am. Authorities report unknown factors as investigation continues.
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Reno
Marvin Kint
Ger
Nickel Ride Debate Highlights Seattle Transit Cash Fares
A Star reporter details working women Emma Larson Anna Samuelson and Hilda Douglas arguing that four cent tickets burden low income riders while Puget Sound Traction Light & Power Co. and its owners Stone Webster face criticism for rising fares. A prominent businessman condemns the ticket policy but withholds his name.
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Fred L. Boalt
Emma Larson
Pioneer Building
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Jacob Furth
Traction System
Seattle
Tacoma
Everett
Bellingham
Northwest
Boston
Electrical Trust
Stone & Webster
Furth
Young Ouimet Wins American Open in Playoff
Francis Ouimet of Boston aged 20 won the American open golf championship in a playoff with Harry Vardon and Edward Ray. Ouimet’s total score was 72, Vardon 77, Ray 78. About six thousand spectators gave Ouimet a standing ovation, marking the first amateur champion in the event’s history.
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Prookline
Mass
Francis Ouimet
Boston
Harry Vardon
Edward Ray
England
Ouimet
Vardon
Ray
Drummond in San Diego Jailed Over Bigamy Parole
Charles R. Drummond of the St. Louis tobacco family surrendered to a policeman in San Diego claiming he married Miss Carlotta Vincent in Clayton Missouri in 1910 while intoxicated. He was convicted of bigamy, fined 500 dollars and given six months in jail. He paid the fine and was paroled, parole later revoked, and he did not renew it. He says the parole breach is why he is now sought.
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San Diego
Chas. R. Drummond
Millionaire Tobacco Family
St. Louis
Misa Carlotta Vincent
Clayton
Debate on free speech at Dreamland rink
Judge Humphries will not attend a debate between his representatives A. J. Spockert and Dr. Herman F. Titus on free speech at Dreamland rink. The session, titled Re Solved, questions if injunctions by Judge Humsale endanger street speaking at Fourth and Pikest. Admission is free with music promised.
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Humsale
Auto crash injures two on Lakeview Boulevard
An auto driven by John Pettison of 2323 Boylston Ave North skidded and overturned on Lakeview Boulevard near Nelson Place Friday. Pettison was pinned and only slightly hurt while Mary L. Lewis of 1234 Lakeview Boulevard, on the sidewalk, suffered painful bruises after being struck by the fender. She was taken home for treatment.
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John Pettison
Boylston Av. N
Lakeview Boulevard
Nelson Place
Pettison
Mary L. Lewis
Alliance talk stirs Puget Sound social services report
In Olympia on September 20 the Methodist conference faced a heated exchange over a report on an apparent state church employer alliance with employers. Rev. O H McGill led the push for action while Bishop Cook and others urged tabling the report. The meeting sent the report to a committee.
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Methodist Conference
O. H. Mc Gill
Puget Sound
R. J. Cook
Reva. J. P. Marlatt
F. Pierson
McGu
Girl Can't Earn Enough Kills Self In Chicago Room
Selma Peterson a 19 year old garment worker died by suicide in Chicago. She was alone friendless and left a notebook listing daily expenses totaling eight dollars. The doctor noted her remark about living on 20 cent meals as she died.
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Chicago
Selma Peterson
Pennants Coupon No 73 Promotion Details
The Seattle Star offers a pennant deal valid with any four consecutive coupons numbered 73. Present them at The Star office with 15 cents to receive a 65 cent pennant. New York and Colorado pennants go out Monday. some Idaho pennants remain. Mail delivery available for five cents extra per pennant. Send or drop off at The Seattle Star 1307 Seventh Ave near Union St.
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Olive
Douglas
Star
New York
Colorado
Idaho
Seattle Star
Seventh Ave
Union St
City Franchise Power Questioned By Puget Sound Electric
James F. Howe attorney for Puget Sound Electric told Seattle officials that city authority over electrical franchises is useless and that state public service commission holds all control. He discussed relaying tracks on Leary Avenue Ballard district and suggested a new franchise and extensions be pursued.
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Seattle
Puget Sound Electric Company
Saya James FB. Howe
State Public Service Commission
Howe
Learyav
Ballard
Griffiths
City
Lars Olaen Pays for Concrete Tire Imprint
Lars Olaen paid $25 after stamping footprints in fresh concrete on the Puyallup road. County Engineer Caldwell seeks four riders who removed his barricades and left tire marks on the cement.
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Tacoma
Lars Olaen
Puyallup
Lars
Caldwell
Quote on escaping law lands man in asylum
A sharp remark warns that any attempt to flee to Canada to avoid justice proves the offender should be detained in an asylum for the insane. The statement underscores strict stance against evading the law.
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Canada
Fake Priest Will Fight Conviction on Murder Charge
Hans Schmidt, who confessed to murdering Anna Aumuller, signaled in prison he may contest his conviction to avoid electrocution. He told fellow inmates that District Attorney Whitman would meet a stone wall if he pressed for more, and that he is ready to die now or later. Attorney Koelbe said Schmidt could plead not guilty, requiring corroboration of his confession.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Schmidt
Whitman
Koelbe
Fire Disaster Destroys San Bernardino Pavilion
A fire at the National Guard armory wing of the municipal pavilion in San Bernardino destroyed the building and caused about 50 000 dollars in damage. Bullets were fired and the Rev Father Brady was wounded in the hand as thousands of cartridges exploded, scattering debris and forcing police to clear nearby streets.
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San Bernardino
Father Brady
National Guard
Municipal Pavilion
Campaign to reinstate Negro government workers launched
In Tacoma on September 20 a mass meeting led by Mayor Seymour launched a nationwide campaign to reinstate black government employees in Washington, D. C. The protest resolutions were sent to President Wilson as over 200 whites and blacks gathered. Similar actions reportedly spread to other cities.
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Tacoma
Washington, D. C
Seymour
Wilson
Robbery Sends George Kenyon Beaten After Keys Taken
George E. Kenyon was attacked by bystanders' assailants on a Friday night at the corner of First Avenue and Denny Way. He was severely beaten and robbed of a gold watch and a bunch of keys.
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George E. Kenyon
Ay. W
Denny Way
Want Ads Offer On Your Old Kitchen Range
If we offered you ten dollars for that old kitchen range would you take it Readers can get several offers by spending 20 or 80 cents in WANT ADS and may sell the old furniture.
Freshman Cop Captures Two Bad Men in Gun Duel
Patrolman F J Mullen, on the force two months, halted two strangers Eddie Averill 30 and James Hamilton 20 after a tense gun duel near the San Juan Fish Company dock. More than 29 shots were fired with no injuries. Averill surrendered after being chased across waterfront and dock areas. Hamilton remained at large until later. Police quest continues as records check on both suspects proceeds.
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Freschman
Eddie Averill
James Hamilton
Mullen
Firat Nv. 8
Hamilton
Averill
Landerst
Stetson-Post Lumber Company
Blaine and
Webb
Seret Mase
Liner
Sears-Roebuck Co
Web
Bannick
Tennant
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