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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1921

Page

4

OIST Vets in Reunion Here Today

Powder River division veterans from World War I gather in Seattle for the second annual List Division Association convention. More than 500 delegates expected with a zero hour banquet at the Masonic club rooms and speeches led by Lieut. Gov. W. J. Coyle. Memorial services Sunday honor dead comrades and a Bremerton visit follows. Notables include Admiral Hoogewerf Brig. Gen. Charles Muir CBD W. Davis and Gov. Louisa Hart’s representative Clark V. Savidge.

Argonne Meuse Argonne Powder River Seattle List Division Battle Front Butler Hotel Argonne Wood Mprionville Gesnes Landrecourt Masonic Club W. J. Coyle Association Seattle Baseball Club Bremerton John A. Hoogewerf Tauget Sound Charles Muir Camp Lewis W. Davis Idaho Washington Louisa F. Hart Clark V. Savidge

Trial reveals Kate Mahoney teeth fit alleged corpse

Dr. Clark testifies the lower dental plate and attachments found in the trunk match Mrs. Kate Mahoney and that the jaw in the morgue is her jaw. Witnesses identify clothing and body features linking the deceased to Mahoney while detectives recount trunk contents and morphine poisoning testimony.

Douglas Mahoney Margaret Willis H. Carson Koepfil J. P. Clark Lumber Exchange Dr. Weed Mra Mahoney Koepfi

15000 Ex-buddies Gather for List Division Reunion in L A

Fifteen thousand former List division fighters were seen in Los Angeles for a two day reunion. The largest contingent came from San Francisco led by former 363rd Infantry members. Mayor James Relph headed the group aboard the steamship Harvard as Mayor George E. Cryer gave a formal welcome to the visitors.

Los Angeles List San Francisco 363Rd Infantry James Relph Harvard George E. Cryer Los An Powder River

Durand's Second Insanity Trial Underway in Everett

In Everett on September 24 Dr. W Durand renewed his insanity case before a jury after a prior panel found him sane. He had been jailed for throwing stones through his wife’s windows and has not yet consulted an attorney.

Everett W. &. Durand Durand

Man Burned In Explosion At Flag Station

Fred Woods, 38, a lagman for the Great Northern Railroad Co., was seriously burned Saturday morning when a stove in a flag station at the foot of Columbia Street exploded. He was partly paralyzed and could not escape as the building caught fire. He was rescued by trainmen and city firefighters and taken to City Hospital in critical condition. In Grand Junction Colorado Jimmy Gordon climbed a painter's ladder to tell Charley Smith he disliked his work. County hospital surgeons say Jimmy will never look the same again. Charley will finish the job in a month or so.

Fred Woods Lagman Great Northern Railroad Co Columbia St Woods City Hospital Grand Junction Colo Jimmy Gordon Charley Smith Charley Jimmy Tacomans Arthur Rust Rust van Amburgh Arthur California Mr. Rust Tacoma

Big Tacoma Mill Adds Third Shift

The St. Paul mill in Tacoma will operate a third shift for the first time, with a new crew of 65 men starting a late night shift Monday. The move aims to clean up a backlog of inferior grade lumber that must be cut at once despite a recent rise in business.

Tacoma

Daugherty Probes Ku Klux KlanOperations with New York DA

Attorney General Daugherty met with District Attorney Hayward of New York to discuss aspects of the Ku Klux Klan inquiry in the East. Officials say the talks may guide possible grand jury action.

Washington Daugherty Ku Klux Klan Hayward New York

Seattle Chosen as 1922 VFW National Encampment

DETROIT Mich Sept 24 Seattle today was chosen as the 1922 convention city for the 23d annual national encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The veterans have been in session here all week.

Detroit Mich Seattle Veterans of Foreign Wars

Attempted Safe Blow At Downtown Restaurant

Patrolman L P Applequist found what police believe is an attempt to blow the safe in a restaurant at 904 Howell Street. Investigators theorize John Sella, a suspected safecracker shot in the foot by Patrolman Moore Friday morning, may be connected with the incident.

L. P. Applequist Howell St John Sella Mafecracker Moore

Cala Convicted Slayer of Publisher Sentenced to Life

Salvatore Cala was found guilty of killing Daniel N. Kaber, wealthy publisher, in Cleveland. He received a life sentence at the Ohio Penitentiary.

Denver Julius Westein Louie P. Pardue Cleveland, CO Salvatore Cala Daniel N. Kaber Ohio Penitentiary

Tennant Grills “Mystery Man” Atkinson in Jail

On the fifth day of imprisonment D L Atkinson 29 faced Captain of Detectives Charles Tennant in a two hour interrogation. Authorities probe possible links to James F E Mahoney who stands trial for the murder of Kate Mooers Mahoney. A rumored sister described as a “mystery woman” is sought by police as part of the inquiry.

D. L. Atkinson City Atkinson Charlies Tennant Tennant Mahoney James FE Kate Mooers Mahoney Lee Johnston Douglas

Woman Shoots Down Woman and Ends Her Own Life

Miss Mildred Hanan, heiress to a shoe manufacturer fortune, lay in a grave condition at Long Island College Hospital after being shot in a Brooklyn street by Mrs. Grace Lawen, who then died by suicide. Investigators probed jealousy over a secret infatuation with John G. Borland, Miss Hanan’s companion, or fear of a threatened friendship breaking up, with no clear disclosure yet.

NICW York Long Island College Hospital Mildred Hanan Brooklyn Grace Lawen Mra. Lawes John 8 Borland Miss Hanan Mia Hanan

Oil Strikers to Persist Picketing on Bakersfield Highways

Walter Yarrow, adviser to Bakersfield oil workers, told United Press that picketing on local highways will continue. He said a report that protests were called off is untrue and that private cars will not be stopped except to follow vehicles believed to carry strike breakers or booze.

Bakersfield Cal Law and Order Committee Walter Yarrow United Press Today Law and Order

Butler Entertainers Here Big Show to Start Sunday

Caprice Ardenne, famed coastal dancer, and Walter Emerson head a five performer troupe with eight chorus members in The Show of Shows at the Hotel Butler cafe. John F. Savage, proprietor, toured producing centers to assemble the act. Emerson will supervise program changes through the season. The show debuts Sunday evening.

Caprice Ardenne Walter Emerson John E. Savage Butler Hotel Cafe John F. Savage

Confession Start Signals Kidnap Plot in Tacoma Case

The article details Van Amburgh forcing Arthur Rust to write a ransom note, the boy's temporary detention, and his release after Rust reportedly telephoned his father. It notes Van Amburgh's war decorations and the acquittal amid claims Rust orchestrated the deed.

Puget Sound Iron and Steel Company VanAmburgh Rust Arthur Puget Sound Iron and Steel Co van Amburgh

Murder Verdict in Hatfield Feud Mine Warfare Case

J C McCoy convicted of murder in the first degree for killings linked to the three day industrial battle in Williamson West Virginia last May. Jury recommended mercy and he faces life imprisonment. McCoy is Randall McCoy’s grandson, a Hatfield clan leader, and is the first to be convicted in the Mingo county mine warfare case.

Seattle Day Brings Pep to Yakima Fair

Seattle visitors energized the Yakima State Fair with pep and brand names, while Beattie Day highlighted the event. The Seattle delegation toured the fairgrounds and business district, enjoying hospitality from the local Commercial Club.

Seattle Yakima Fair Yakima Beattie Sound

County to Pay Less to State This Year

King County will pay $41,208 less in state taxes this year. Last year’s assessment was $3,995,796, while this year’s total is $3,954,588.

King County

Purse Snatcher Escapes After Robbery on First Ave

Mrs N Holmes of 6729 Jones Ave reports her purse containing eight dollars snatched Friday night on First Ave. The thief fled into an alley before police arrived.

N. Holmes Jones Ave First Ave

Eastern Bankers to Arrive Today in Seattle

More than 500 bankers from New York and Ohio were due to reach Seattle Saturday en route to the 47th annual convention of the American Bankers Association in Los Angeles. Tom Capener, one of six prisoners who escaped from the Klamath Falls jail, surrendered to the sheriff Friday after nearly freezing in the open.

New York and Ohio Seattle American Bankers’ Association Los Angeles Klamath Falls Ore Tom Capener

Roundup Derby Feature at Pendleton Racetrack

Pendleton Oregon September 24 The Roundup Derby headlines today with a six furlong race around the track offering 500 purse 250 to the winner Mysterious Girl the favorite and four entrants including Grayson Elmer K and Our Leder Twelve riders enter semi finals in bucking contest seven steer roping and ten bull dogging semifinals decide three or four riders to reach the finals for the world title and 750 prize later today

Pendleton Ore Mysterious Girl Eddie McCarty Grayson George Drumheller Elmer K F. &. Legrow Our Leder

Lincoln high schoolmate’s husband during acquittal era

Testimony at the trial was true and in strict accordance with the facts in every respect. Shortly after his acquittal, Van Amburgh married a socially prominent Lincoln high schoolmate. It is reported they have gone to a distant place to start in life, with the location kept secret for now.

van Amburgh Lincoln High

Tastes Here Vary During Liquor Raids Report

Three men were arrested Saturday on liquor charges. Russell Colbert, 28, an engineer. Rudolph Kiavein, 43, an ironworker. and Yaga Nygani, 37, a hotel proprietor at 210 Occidental Ave, allegedly possessed bonded whisky beer and grape.

Russell Colbert Rudolph Kiavein Yaga Nygani Occidental Ave

Night of Riots Sweeps Belfast Amid Armored Car Patrols

Corops of armored cars patrolled Belfast after a night of rioting that spread through a city district. Gunmen fired from doorways as crowds surged along main arteries and order was restored only when troops with Hotchkiss guns moved in. Casualty figures were not yet known. A bomb in Harland Street triggered the violence, with fighting continuing into dawn and snipers remaining in vantage points as rioters fled. In London, Lloyd George proposed a new Sinn Fein settlement formula aimed at both sides without concessions, hoping De Valera would accept while maintaining his stance on Irish delegates as a free nation.

Belfast Bet Harland St East Ride Newstons Road London Lloyd George Sinn Fein Eamonn de Valera

British Patrols Seek Arms on Irish Steamers

Dublin dispatch says British patrols secretly search Irish ports for incoming steamers. Passengers report ships have been searched and authorities claim arms are being smuggled to feed republican drilling. Rumors of an outbreak among republicans rise as tensions grow.

Dublin Fein Republica

Gompers Urges Global Labor to Demand Disarmament

Washington reports Samuel Gompers president of the Federation of Labor urges labor worldwide to demonstrations for armament limitation on Armistice Day November 11. He wires Britain France Italy and Japan urging support for fullest possible disarmament to foster international peace and goodwill and to influence Washington conference outcomes.

Washington Gompers Federation of Labor Labor Britain France Italy Japan American Federation of Labor

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OIST Battlefront Frank Wood Dr. Clark Mra Kate Moers Mrs. Mahoney Kate Mahoney Mra. Mahoney Wood Dr Wood Gus Johnson Dempsey Carpentier Prise Johnson Jeb. Mahoney Denny Way Seattl Frank Koepfi Lake Union M. J. McNamee A. R. Sellers William Deha University of Washington Chemiat F. S. Bourns Aiz Frank R. Koepfli Hermine Papineau Kate Madeline Kleete Mahoner Nora Mahoney Johnston Ronald Reunion L. A Bright's Pine Seattle Baking Co Big Tacoma Mill Tance van Amburch Army Navy Marine Corps W. Va Philippine Itt H.C. @ L. EXCHANGE PRODUCTS CO Plaza Cervantes Manila P. 1 Sampica University ST. Vrases-Patersen Waldron Co University L. M. Rice & Co., Inc L. C. Smith Columbia Bond Department Trust Department Dexter Horton National Bank Second Ave Cherry St
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