Murder in Dowagiac: Family Slain in Compound at Home
In Dowagiac Michigan on a September night a brutal double murder leaves William Monroe his wife Mary and daughter Neva 17 slain in bed with crushed skulls while 12 year old Ardith is found badly injured. A nail studded club and a bloody fingerprint are found at the scene and investigators suspect a maniac or foe as motive. Coroner S O Bryant empaneled a jury as authorities pursue leads.
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Dowagiac
Mich
William Monroe
Mary
Neva
Ardith
Ardith Monroa
Grace McKee
Monroe
McKee
Ralph Gillette
Dictograph Becomes Chaperone Tool For Chicago Families
Chicago parents enlist dictograph devices to supervise flapper daughters and courting couples. Policewoman Alice Clemens endorses the setup with the instrument hidden behind furniture and the receiving end upstairs, allowing parents to hear conversations and signal a change in the parlor if silence or a lapse occurs.
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Carl Victor
Chicago
Alice Clemens
Shot in Row Over Woman Leads to 3 Arrests
Samuel Watson 46 a cook was shot twice in an afternoon quarrel at 1044 Jackson Street. He names Uriah Watson 28 a fireman as the shooter. Watson, J Lynch 29 a pressman and Sarah Spence 23 a domestic were arrested over the woman involved.
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Jackson St
Samuel Watson
Cook
City Hospital
Uriah Watson
Watson
J. Lynch
Sarah Spence
Gift of Wood to Millionair Club Delays Club Meeting
F B E Pape the state supervisor of forestry plans sixteen ricks of 16 inch wood as a gift to the Millionaire club to aid unemployment relief. Pape said he cannot promise to attend the club meeting on Friday.
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F. BE. Pape
Millionair” Club
Pape
Pershing Returns to France for Unknown Soldier Escort
Gen. John J. Pershing arrived in Havre with Havre flagging in his honor to escort back to the United States the body of America's unknown soldier. Gen. Franchet d Esperry and Capt L epointe, representing Marshal Foch, welcomed him.
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Havre
John J. Pershing
France
United States
America
Franchet d’Esperry
L’eopiteaun
Foch
Peruhing
Hartson Named Collector of Customs for Seattle District
Washington board announces Millard T. Hartson of Seattle as the new collector of customs for the local district in nominations sent to the Senate by President Harding. He succeeds the previous appointee and begins service upon confirmation.
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Hartson
Washington
Millard T. Hartson
Seattle
Senate
Harding
Andrew I Smith’s Hug Breaks Two Ribs in Divorce Court
Andrew I. Smith hugged his wife Nancy so hard that two of her ribs were broken, according to Nancy’s testimony in Judge Hahn’s divorce court today.
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Ard Hugger
Andrew Los Angeles
Andrew I. Smith
Nancy
Hahn
Escaped Inmates Questioned After Kalamazoo Hospital Break
Two inmates from the State Hospital for the Insane fled about a week ago. Dr George Finch said he doubts either will commit murder. Louis Bergman of Columbia Michigan and James Morrow of Chicago are the escapees. Bergman allegedly believes he owns half the United States while Morrow is described as quiet.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
State Hospital For the Insane
George Finch
Ouis Bergman
Columbia
James Morrow
Chicago
Bergman
Finch
United States
Morrow
Predicts New Era in Europe
New Era for Europe predicted as Col Milton A McRae reports from Europe after interviews with merchants editors financiers economists and leaders from Germany Czechoslovakia and Austria He notes the German mark decline but European recovery potential amid political changes and cautions on Austria Hungary conditions.
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New York
Europe
America
Milton A. McRae
Scripps-McRea League of Newspapers
Col. McRae
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Maharyk
Czecho
Slovakia
Russia
Hungary
Demand Americans Only on City Jobs Petition to City Council
A petition signed by more than 600 American citizens requests that all contractors on city projects hire only American citizens. The petition circulated in about a day and more signatures are expected.
Western Drama Opens Tomorrow in Pendleton Roundup Town
Pendleton Oregon prepares for three days of Roundup events with riders from Texas Powder River Cheyenne and Canada. Visitors fill hotels and local homes welcome guests under a nightly bed rate not exceed 2.50, as the cosmopolitan crowd gathers for the western drama.
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Pendleton
Ore
Cow
Oregon
Plains
Texas
Powder River
Cheyenne
Canada
Autoist Hits Woman Then Flees on City Street
Mrs. Anna Berwick, 54, of 1011 Fike, was struck by a speeding auto at Eighth Ave and Pike St Tuesday night and left with a fractured skull lung injuries and three broken ribs. She lies near death in city hospital as police seek the fleeing driver after witnesses describe the car and report the hit-and-run.
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Mrock
Eighth Ave
Pike St
Anna M. Berwick
City
Bceasse
Witneses
Mra Berwick
Virginia Mason Hospital
Doctor Swift Aims for Edmonton Record Flight
Local physician Dr. Swift travels from Seattle to Edmonton Alberta covering 999 miles in 27 hours to match the late Seattle surgeon Dr. Otis F. Lamson. The trip follows a call from Vancouver executive J. M. Mercer and uses a special two-car train to Westminster for Mercer’s side. In New York a contortionist known as Jelefiah Maxwell is described as armless and legless before police investigations reveal arms and legs and a flight.
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Seattle
Edmonton
Alberta
Otis F. Lamson
Lamson
J. M. Mercer
Vancouver
B. C
Northern Construction Co
Edimonton
Westminster
Mercer
New York
Legioas
Jelefiah” Maxwell
U S to Probe Ku Klux Klan
Attorney General Daugherty announced a federal investigation into Ku Klux Klan activities after a White House conference with President Harding. District Attorney Hayward and Secret Service head William J. Burns were involved after review of a New York report. The government vows to proceed despite threats.
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Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Daugherty
Harding
Hayward
New York
William J. Murno
Secret Services
Plans for a Thore survey of unemployment in Seattle
A special committee appointed by Mayor Caldwell met in the mayor’s offices to formulate plans for a thorough survey of the unemployment situation. A permanent organization was to be formed. Members include William Short, Laurence Booth, Dr Ambrose Bailey, Mrs Henry Landes, Josiah Collins, Frank E Kannak, and Maj Alvin H Hankins.
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Seattle
Caldwell
William Short
State Foderation of Labor
Laurence 8. Booth
Washington Title Tosurance Co
Ambrose Bailey
Department of Industrial Relations
Seattle Federation of Churches
Henry Landes
Women's Federated Clubs
Josiah Collins
County Welfare Board
Frank E Kannak
Inter Club Council
Maj
Alvin H. Hankins
American Legion
Check Babies and See Fair at Western Washington Fair
The Western Washington fair runs October 3 to 9 with a baby check service for up to 200 infants. Mins Louise Kelly of the YMC A leads four corps of assistants while W H Paulhamus, president and manager, instructs mothers to check babies in the women's building and keep the stub for safe care.
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W. H. Paulhamua
Siberia Recovering From Lean Winter
Natives along the Siberian coast are recovering from a harsh winter of starvation and death after a five months Arctic expedition by fur trader M. D. Voroneta. He reports exceptionally bad fur trading conditions in the Far North. A separate Chicago item notes horses near Morton Grove attacked by bees when a hive was dumped, causing the deaths of the animals.
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Siberia
M. D. Voroneta
Seattle
Arctic
Far
Voronetz
Chicago
Morton Grove
Rich man wins wife suit seeks twenty five thousand dollars
Sam J. Valley files suit against John B K Tolema president of Pacific Belting Co alleging Tolema diverted the affection of Mrs Susie Valley because of his wealth. Valley claims he is a cripple and cannot earn much, seeking twenty five thousand dollars in damages.
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John BK
Tolema
Pacific Belting Company
Mra
Susie Valley
Sam J. Valley
Valley
Mrs. Valley
New Balkan War Tests League Authority in Europe
The Serbian offensive against Albanians along the Drina front prompted Europe to seek restraint as the League of Nations debated action. The move centered on Serbia's attack and the league's power to compel compliance, with potential enforcement in doubt if Serbia refuses.
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Geneva
Drina
Europe
League of Nations Today
League
Serbin
Serbia
Lloyd George Considers Ireland Issue Before Election
London dispatch says Premier Lloyd George may postpone the Irish issue and tour the country for a general election. The Daily Mail reports Britain’s prime minister believes his position on Ireland is strongest and vows not to go to Washington, fueling speculation.
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London
Lloyd George
Daily Mail
Pritiah
Ireland
Washington
Fine
Lloyd
Lumber Rates Rise on Pacific and Trade Routes Shift
Pacific lumber rates moved from 412.50 to 15 per ton on the ping board. Trans-Pacific service on the Columbia river routes was cut to one each while the Columbia Pacific ship company of Portland handles the former and the Steamship company the latter. The text mentions George weighing a political crisis in Mengland.
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Washington
Pacific
Ping Board
Columbia Pacific Ship Company of
Portland
The
Steamship Company
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Mengland
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