Affection Turns to Reform as Mary Dell Tries Womanhood
Mary Dell, a 23 year old who lived six years in male attire and worked on eight trains, plans to become a woman with help from Edith Saunders and Blanche Mason. After a Seattle arrest for wearing men’s clothes, she contemplates living at Saunders’s home while reassessing her life.
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Mary Dell
Edith D. Saunders
Blanche Mason
Women’s Police Division
Mary
Mrs. Saunders
Mrs. Mason
Star
Srse
Logan
Mont
Jack” Dell
Seattle
King St
Witness Safe as Secret Service Foils Kidnap Plot
Washington report says Frank Crocker, a confessed witness against a nationwide blackmail gang, was moved to safety after a kidnapping plot was uncovered. A second arrestee showed signs of cooperation, aiding prosecutors and confirming gang operations. Doc Donahe identified in Chicago. Bielaski outlined two main extortion methods involving a female decoy and federal agents.
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Secret Service
Washington
Frank Crocker
Department of Justice Investigation Bureau
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Crocker
Bruce Cielaski
Department
Investigation Bureau
Kipper
Wallace
Knox
Mob Lynches Man After Jail Break In Olathe
In Olathe Kansas 50 armed men stormed the jail at dawn to free Bert Dudley who had been convicted of murder The mob forced the jail doors and tied him to a telephone pole after binding and shooting near the Frisco depot Coroner L 8 Lathrop becomes sheriff of Johnson County under Kansas law until a governor holds a hearing.
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Olathe
Kar
Bert Dudley
Henry Muller
Carrol
Dudley
Lathrop
Johnson County
Kansas
George Can’t Lose In County Dems Race
George A. Custer and George Harroun vie for county chairman while George Murphy and George E. Ryan seek the state committeeman post at a Thursday meeting of King County Democrats at Good Eats cafeteria.
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George
King County
Good Eats
George A. Custer
George Harroun
George Murphy
George E. Ryan
Select Few to Hear Tagore in Local Lecture
Sir Rabindranath Tagore the Nobel laureate is unlikely to address the Seattle public. The Sunset club has booked him for a private event with about 300 members. The University of Washington committee considered inviting him but paused, while protests emerged from Seattleites. Tagore plans to speak in Tacoma Friday night and to the boys at Mercer Island industrial school.
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Rabindranath Tagore
Seattle
Sunset Club
Tagore
University of Washington
Teutons Shift Balkan Attack
German and Austro-German forces push toward King Ferdinand's country from the northwest after victories near Vulcan pass on the Rumainian frontier. Romania reports a retreat but defends behind a fortified line. Bulgaria confirms setbacks in the Dobruja region as war continues along the Russo-Rumanian front.
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ED L. Keen
United Press
London
Ruand
Ferdinand
German War Office
Vulcan
Rumanian War Office
Bulgarian War Office
Dobrudja
Ashes Buried With His Two Wives in Unusual Will
Washington, Sept. 21 James B Stocking 77 longtime legislator county clerk of courts Civil War veteran and wealthy man died and was buried under a will provision requiring his body to be cremated with ashes divided into two parts placed in urns buried separately in his first and second wives’ graves no religious services to be held.
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Washington
James
Stocking
British Troops Advance South of the Ancre
British forces pushed south of the Ancre last night despite stubborn German resistance. General Haig reported that German counter attacks against the New Zealanders were repulsed, with heavy losses on the German side.
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London
Ancre
Haig
No Woman Ever Gets Enough Kisses From Love
Seattle singer Miss Phyllis Gordon boasts she is the city's most kissed woman. She performs three shows daily at the Oak with Monte Carter and claims 120 kisses per day, 160 on Sundays, and urges husbands to kiss wives 100 times daily to prevent divorces.
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Phyllis Gordon
Miss Gordon
Seattle
Monte Carter
the Oak
Witness dies ends Gerald liquor case
J. R. Nelson is dead and Clarence Gerald cannot be prosecuted for selling him liquor. On the advice of Deputy Prosecutor Helsell, Presiding Superior Judge Dykeman ordered the case stricken from the court calendar Thursday. Nelson was formerly an investigator for the prosecutor's office.
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J. R. Nelson
Clarence Gerald
Helsell
Dykeman
Nelson
X ray contradicts mother on Amelia age in court
In Oakland on September 21 a court trial over Amelia Birtches pits two gypsy tribes against each other. The mother says Amelia is 15 and that Frank Adams kidnapped her in St Louis. Adams says he bought the girl and she is 19. Dr H S Bateau presents an X ray showing the arm bones indicate the girl is at least 18.
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Oakland
Amelia Birtches
Amelia
Frank Adams
St. Louis
Adams
H. S. Bateau
Bateau
Ogden
Jobs at Bremerton Navy Yard Public Notice
The Bremerton Puget Sound Navy Yard announces immediate openings for one machinist two drillers and two shipfitters at the yard. Applications invited by the Board of Labor Employment of Bremerton Washington with recruitment notices posted by The Recorder.
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Board of Labor Employment
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Washington
Free Concert at Y M C A Library
A free phonograph concert will be held for all men at the Y M C A library at 7 30 p m Saturday. The announcement was made by Milford K Kingsbury social secretary.
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Milford K. Kingsbury
JITNEY Regulation Bill Passes in Star Chamber Session
In a star chamber city hall session on Thursday morning five councilmen moved an ordinance to submit a jitney regulation law to voters in the fall election. Thomson Dale Hanna and Haas voted yes Moore opposed it Bolton Hes keth Erickson Fitzgerald were not summoned. A special meeting Saturday will finalize the bill wording.
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Mit
Thomson
Dale
Hanna
Haas
Moore
Bolton
Hesketh
Erickson
Fitzgerald
Taft Says Huerta Deserved U S Aid
Ex president Taft would have backed Huerta if he had stayed in office, he writes in Yale Review. He criticizes Wilson and Bryan for condemning Huerta and notes the killing of Madero remains disputed with Luerta denying involvement.
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Taft
Huerta
U. S
Philadelphia
Yale Review
Wilson
Bryan
Mexico
Madero
Woman withdraws case after paying costs in court
Mrs. Marie Wilson of 2001 Seventh Ave. withdrew prosecution against her ex husband Charles Wilson after he faced assault charges. In court Justice Brinker agreed to dismiss the case following her action of taking $6.60 from her stocking to defray costs, causing a mild sensation.
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Marie Wilson
Seventh Ave
Charles
Brinker
Wilson
Seattle School Boards Seek Special Phone Rate Classification
The Seattle and Spokane school boards moved to petition the public service commission for a special classification after notification of telephone rate hikes. Rainier Valley schools saw rates rise from 1.50 to 7.50 per phone.
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Seattle
Spokane
Public Service Commission
Rainier Valley
Car Strike Nears Crisis as Walkout Looms
New York's prolonged traction strike nears a crisis as labor leaders warn of a 600000 worker sympathy strike if proposals from Mayor Mitchel are not met. Interborough President Shonts says company position will not yield. An organizer warns a general strike could be called Friday.
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New York
Traction
Mitchel
Shonts
Interborough
Fitzgerald
What Would Aida Be Without Emmy Destin Frisco Folk Ask
San Francisco headlines reveal Emmy Destin, the prima donna, is detained in Bohemia and crews scramble to hire a substitute for the open air production of Aida set to stage on September 30. Destin also pushes for the release of her fiancé Dinh Gilly, baritone of the Metropolitan Opera, held as a French zouave and Austrian prisoner.
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San Francisco
Emmy Destin
Bohemia
Seattle Tour With Al Turns Kennedy’s Mood Sunny
Retired Illinois toller Lem Kennedy rides a Seattle sightseeing bus led by humorist Al Brewster. The quick tour covers Second Avenue, Volunteer Park, Lake Union, Mt. Baker, Leschi Park and Lake Washington canal plans with jokes and quick facts about Seattle landmarks.
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Star Chamber
Aida
Emmy Frisco
Lemuel Kennedy
al Brewster
BY Ted Cook
Coun Tiller
Livingston County
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Great Northern
Portland
Fairbury
Mr. Kennedy
Second Ave
Henney-Watson Undertaking
Kennedy
Lemuel
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Toillionaire
Volunteer
Iist
Lake Union
Lakeview Cemetery
Interlaken Boulevard
Turner
Madrona
Leschi
Mt. Baker Park
Beacon Hill
State University
A.Y.P
Lake Washington
Sam
Pioneer Square
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