Maniac Killer Captured In Washington Ranch Raid
Paul Stalin, 40, captured after a raid on the Bojorni ranch near Wilson Creek left August Bojorni and a boy dead and two sisters wounded. Stalin confessed motive rooted in a ten dollar debt and was identified by a crippled right foot. Authorities pursued a wide manhunt with 300 plus volunteers and train crews aiding in the capture near Irby.
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Ephrata
Wash
August Bojorni
Bojorni
Wilson Creek
Lincoln County
Davenport
Grant County
Paul Stalin
Stalin
Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee
Washington
O'Hara
Schneider's Prairie
Great Northern
Irby
Caboose
Harrington
Joe Bonjomi
August
Baggan
Margaret
Elda
Deacous
Bonjomi
Fragmented society notes and oddities from the Times column
Cluttered clippings reference Wallace Irwin George and Heywood Broun. mentions of Wallace Irwin and a column, political jokes, music notes, and social chatter. Mentions of a Pittsburg medical convention and a whisky note. Casual remarks on football, family life, and daily life quirks appear alongside brief local updates and gossip.
Income Tax Unit Ruled By Combine
An official report to Elmer Dover alleges a bureau combine within the Internal Revenue Service to promote personal advancement. It accuses division heads and attorneys, once bureau employees, of collusion with special interests and fraudulent returns. The study cites destruction of records and a top heavy, inefficient income tax division with about 70 heads.
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Washington
Elmer Dover
Tacoma
Vince Fee
Elsewhert
Want Ads Section Ad Rates in Star Paper
Classified notice urges readers to place want ads in the Star Want Ad section with a note that rates are affordable and advertised as a trifling cost for small listings.
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STAR
Terrific Air Speed Record In Versailles Suits The Times
Flying at 213.75 miles an hour, French aviator Saidi Lecointe set a new world airplane speed record in Versailles and announced plans to attempt a further improvement that evening.
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Versailles
Saidi Lecointe
Lecointe
Glider Pilot Injured In Fall At Frankfort On Main
Edmund W. Alien, noted American glider pilot, was seriously hurt when his aircraft crashed during a flight. The plane was destroyed in the mishap, clearly indicating a severe accident with property damage.
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Frankfort
Main
Edmund W. Alien
Court Denies Dismissal in Lane Indictment Clash
Judge Austin B. Griffiths rejects Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas motion to dismiss the felony indictment against J. F. Lane former cashier of the Scandinavian American Bank of Seattle. The case is assigned to department No 3 for trial. Superior Judge M L Clifford of Tacoma had earlier dismissed the indictment on Lane's counsel motion.
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Griffiths
Malcolm Douglas
J. F. Lane
Scandinavian American Bank of Seattle
Austin KB. Griffiths
Department No. 3
M. L. Clifford
Tacoma
Lane
Douglas
Douglas seeks to make High Court slap at Griffiths
Attorney Malcolm Douglas sends deputies to Olympia to obtain a writ of mandamus from the state court to compel Presiding Superior Judge Griffiths to assign a hearing in a writ corpus case. Douglas filed an affidavit of prejudice against the judge and plans further affidavits for other divorce cases. Judge Griffiths denies prejudice and delays the case until Friday.
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Douglas
Griffiths
Malcolm Douglas
Bert
Ross
Olympia Thureday
Inlet Griffiths
J. W. Pidzionka
Griffithe
Griffithas
Douglas Mit
Bank President Acquitted as Judge Calls Evidence Inadequate
In a Seattle case, Judge Griffiths upheld an adjournment after Douglas argued no evidence showed Chilberg borrowed $747.13 with Lane’s knowledge. Indictments accused Chilberg and Lane of an illegal loan transaction from the Scandinavian American Bank. Chilberg was acquitted by a superior court jury this week.
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Lane
Douglas
J. E. Chilberg
Scandinavian American Bank of Seattle
Chilberg
Griffiths
Pleads With Douglas to Prosecute Bank Indictments
Lady Willie Forbus writes to Malcolm Douglas, Seattle prosecutor, urging full prosecution of the Scandinavian American bank case and the Chilberg indictment. She accuses the office of neglect, whitewashing, and failing to try the charges, calling for renewed vigor in prosecuting county officials and former bankers.
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Malcolm Douglas
Willie Vorbus
Douglas
Seattle
Wash
J. HK. Chilberg
Scandinavian American Bank
Chilberg
Supreme Court of
J. KB. Clitberg
Vistty
Slady Whale Forbus
Penitentiary conditions in Walla Walla attract editorials
The Star columnist C. E. Payne who served 10 months and 25 days in the Walla Walla state penitentiary argues for humane treatment and reform. He contrasts inmates with guards, notes lack of individual civic responsibility among inmates, and urges citizens to challenge conditions.
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Walla Walla
The
Star
C. EB. Payne
Payne
Newport
C. E. Payne
Washington
Penitentiary
Alias the Lone Wolf starts on Page 13 today
A reader is invited to begin the serial on page 13 with the instruction to start Alias the Lone Wolf. The prompt emphasizes continuing the story from that page and engaging with the ongoing narrative.
Missing miner’s body fuels Argonaut tragedy theories
In Jackson California 47 miners are believed dead after the Argonaut disaster. William Fessel is missing, last seen seeking fresh air to reach imprisoned miners. He may have died alone venturing toward the Muldoon shaft lower gates or attempted a climb to the 4200 foot level as investigators probe the bulkhead note and a 60 foot raise found near the drift rear.
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Jackson
Cal
William Fessel
Fessel
Muldoon
Mayor condemns 31 percent phone rate hike in Spokane
Mayor Brown calls the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co proposed 31 percent increase a cheap political move aimed at stalling public demand for rate cuts. He argues the company profits exceed capitalization and favors a rate decrease, pledging concrete action with the Department of Public Utilities upon George Russell’s return.
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Brown
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Spokane
State Department of Public Works
Department of Public Utilities
George Russell
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Thomas Link
Ecenes
Drsecs
Comfond
France
Brockiine
Harding
1A Feilette
Louie
Ol Telephone Company
Helas
Bita
C. C. Lyon
ST. Michael
Alaska
Alaska Yukon Navigation Company
Gassman
Byron Thomas
Department of Streets and Sewers
LT Am
Argonaut
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