Divorce Trial for Mrs Swezen Reveals Clubman Husbands Cruelty
Prominent society figures attend the divorce case of Mrs Hannah Swezen and Bert Swezen, with allegations of repeated beatings, absences, and a scandalous Easter office confrontation. The couple plans to abandon modern life to live in Adirondack woods, while Miss Hammerstein and Knowles are set to become part of the planned rural retreat.
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Hannah Sweten
Bert L. Sweten
Mackintosh
Swezen
Albertson
Adirondack Woods
Miss Hammerstein
Knowles
Weighing scales at Pike Street draw crowds in summer
Crowds hustle through Swift's pharmacy and Owl Drug Co to use the free scales on Pike Street. Patrons range from a 102 pound girl to a 224 pound man as shoppers jostle for position, jokes fly, and the indicator climbs past the 180 pound mark amid playful chaos and grocer’s humor.
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Pike St
Hi Gill
Pike
Swift's
Owl Drug Co
Cecil Coats
Ballard
Newt
Carl Harris
Rexall
Fitzgerald Is Man of Hour in Jitney Fight
Councilman Fitzgerald's vote will decide if the jitney regulation ordinance goes to voters on November 7. Dale Thomson Haat and Hanna favor the measure while Erickson Moore Hesketh and Belton oppose it. The bill orders the superintendent of public utilities to issue certificates, set routes and fares, enforce safety orders, and regulate schedules.
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Fitzgerald
Erickson
Moore
Hesketh
Belton
Public Utilities
Dale
Thomson
Haat
Han Nha
Lv Special Star Chamber
Superintendent of Public Utilities
Pug Held for Woman's Death in California
Vic Hanson a middleweight boxer is free on 10000 bail awaiting preliminary hearing on murder charges after the body of Mrs. Sadie F Swee was exhumed in Fréeenc death traced to a blood fat near the heart Le McConnell sister's widow swore out the charge Hanson allegedly struck Mrs Sweeney when she refused to dance at Pismo two weeks ago Hanson father Vigo Hanson San Luis Obispo dairyman posted bond Hanson is known in boxing having fought in Kansas City Chicago and San Francisco
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
Vic Hanson
Liberty
Sadie F. Swee
Fréeenc
le McConnell
Sweeney
Hanson
Troop Ship Sinks Amid Berlin Statement Doubt
The Berlin statement gave no fate for soldiers aboard the transport. If the 43 second sinking is true, few if any persons were rescued unless nearby rescue ships were present.
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Berlin
Superior Judge French Orders Recount Outcome On Ballot
A writ of mandamus compels the county canvassing board to include the correct recount of last primaries judicial votes. Judges Dyke man Mackintosh and Frater claim a majority entitles them to appear on the November ballot uncontested.
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French
Dykeman, Mackintosh and
Frater
Potato Vine Reaches New Height at Star Plantings
John Thiel of Kirkland tends a potato vine that grows eight feet ten inches tall near Star. He nightly nurtures the crop and on Thursday cut the longest vine to date. A 7x4 inch potato beneath the vine underscores Thiel’s claim of large harvests. He jokes that large potatoes are not his business.
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John Thiel
Kirkland
Thiel
Fire Aboard Ship El Aba Destroys Cargo
The Morgan liner El Aba arrived from New York with reports of a serious fire that started in bunkers aboard the ship. The blaze damaged part of the cargo before being extinguished. Captain Freeman provided the account at Galveston on September 22.
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Galveston
New York
Freeman
Woman leaps in bay rescued by officers on rowboat
Kate Rhodes aged 34 attempted suicide by jumping from pier 7 into the bay Friday morning. Police officers A Smith and J A McGrath rescued her in a rowboat. At City Hospital she was revived but would not give her address or the reason for the act.
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Kate Rhodes
A. Smith
J. A. McGrath
Woman seeks name change from Greene to Nichols
Miss Anna Elizabeth Greene filed a petition to legally change her surname to Nichols noting there are no other Nicholses in the city with her initials and she wants to remove the Greene portion of her name as it is too common.
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Anna Elizabeth Greene
Greene
State canvassing board to review primary results next week
The state canvassing board is due to perform an official check of the state primary election sometime next week. The timing suggests a formal certification window as officials verify vote totals and eligibility.
Russo Romanian theater reports push in Dobrudja and Greek crisis
Bucharest dispatches say Teutonic forces retreating in Dobrudja after heavy hammer blows with Bulgarians burning villages during withdrawal. Sofia reports Romanian gains at some points while Bulgars consolidate in Dobrudja. Athens notes Greek cabinet unfriendly to allies, with rumors of revolts led by Venizelos possibly aiming to topple King Constantine and push Greece into the war.
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London
Dobrudja
Bucharest
Szekely Udvarhely
Sofia
Athens
Greece
Venizelos
Constantine
Bad Man Fred Starr Pleads for Books in Walla Walla Pen
After ten months in the Walla Walla prison Fred Starr known as a bad man asks Deputy Sheriff Mike Hally to send him books to educate himself. He requests a dictionary and two titles on language and a desire to abandon tobacco to obtain them. Starr recalls a troubled past and seeks to change his image through learning.
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Walla Walla
Mike Hally
Hally
Starr
Fred Starr
Dancers to Appear Nude in Ten Years
A TED SHAWN forecast in Los Angeles argues the nude body in motion is the highest art form. He predicts his dance troupe will perform as nearly nude as art allows within ten years, noting public taste must mature to separate beauty from vulgarity.
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Ted Shawn
Ruth St. Denis
Los Angeles
Mrs Stranack Granted Divorce in Seattle Superior Court
Katherine Belle Rice Stranack, mother of Seattle militiaman Raymond S. Stranack who died at the Calexico encampment, wins divorce from Dr Stewart J. F. Stranack. She receives $100 monthly alimony. husband has $3,500 income. He had sued for extravagance a year ago, a suit denied. Water shut off notice also appears for district between Graham and Holden streets on Sept 23.
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Katherine Belle Rice Stranack
Raymonds. Stranack
Seattle
Calexico
Cal
Superior Court
Stewart J. F. Stranack
Graham St
Holden St
36Th Ave
Wilson Ave
Boundary Street
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Saunders
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Elaine Hammerstein
Oscar Hammerstein
Joe Knowles
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