Trial on in Idaho by R A Donaldson
The trial of Mrs Lyda Southard branded a female Bluebeard opened in Twin Falls Idaho before District Judge W A Ik Seemingly unmoved she entered with Sheriff and nodded to friends. Her fourth husband Edward F Meyers is the alleged victim. Her current husband Paul Vincent Southard a naval petty officer sat by her side.
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Twin Falas
Idaho
Lyda Southard
Bluebeard
Edward F. Meyers
W. A Ik
Brew Greetings and Stock Yard Quips Raise Eyebrows
A chaotic mix of quips about royalty in America, a Gardner misreport, Ford inventing a vest pocket, Mahoney trial guesses, and local gibes. Hints of a denatured grape joke, bark about bandits, and a Seattle unemployment anecdote mingle with editorials on art and cinema.
Star Reporter Softer Held Up by Gunman in Vancouver
A Seattle Star reporter describes a weekend robbery in Vancouver Washington where a bandit looted his shoe stash of about 75 cents. The reporter disclosed his identity to the robber who asked for a write up in return. He escaped to catch a train with fare from his shoe.
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Vancouver
Wash
Seattle
Romeo
Seattle Star
Finnish Hall Fire Destroys Community Building
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Finnish hall at 31st Ave and E Madison St early Monday. The building valued at 15000 dollars sparked excitement as a brisk wind threatened nearby structures before firefighters contained the blaze.
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31St Ave
E. Madison St
City to Aid Legion for Armistice Day Plans
Mayor Caldwell announced Armistice Day will receive official recognition on November 11. He appointed prominent American Legion members to a committee to coordinate holiday activities with local posts. A fragment notes about a birth in Japan in honor of the event.
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Legion
Caldwell
American Legion
Mahoney Talks Cell Interview with Star Reporter
James E. Mahoney spoke Sunday night from his jail cell about his trial criticizing the prosecution and commenting on Judge Ronald. He read AllStory until 3 AM after a Sunday dinner, then slept until court reopened. He praised Miller at the penitentiary and recalled a colored inmate shot earlier, noting his memories from the Fourth of July.
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James E. Mahoney
Jesus
Mahoney
Ronald
Kate Mahoney
Popular
AllStory
Mahoney Ia
John Schmitt
Peter Miller
John Carmody
Miller
Pete
Beardslee testifies on cause of Virginia Rappe’s injury
Dr Beardslee recounts being summoned to Arbuckle’s room on Labor Day. He declares the cause of death as external violence and says Miss Rappe writhed in severe pain, with abdominal tenderness after a physical exam. He notes traces of alcoholism as very slight. Arbuckle and Minta Durfee heard the testimony.
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Ness
Mias Rappe
Artie
Miss Rappe
Beardslee
Arbuckle
Minta Durfee
Dr. Beardslee
Chicago Police Bootlegging Crisis Warns Harding
Arthur B. Farwell, leader of the Chicago Law and Order league, reports Police Chief Fitzmorris’s admission that about half of Chicago’s 5,000 officers are bootleggers. He cites widespread violations of prohibition and rising crime and asks President Harding for decisive action.
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Chicago
Arthur B. Farwell
Chicago Law and Offer League
Fitzmorris
Harding
Miss Stanley Promotes Swimming At Moore Theatre
Comedienne Mike Aileen Stanley tells Moore theatre audiences that swimming is vital for health and fitness. She recalls a Lake Michigan canoe incident and cites her Windy City bathing girls beauty title, living with her widowed mother in Chicago, and recording work.
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Ufe
Mike Aileen Stanley
Moore Theatre
Miss Stanley
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Windy City
Marie Stanley
George
Probers of Asylums Flay Governor Hart
Officials of Sedro-Woolley asylum system face charges of brutality and inefficiency as a special investigation opens. The committee votes to keep proceedings secret to protect witness safety. Rob ert Hesketh chairs with Capt. E. Colvin as secretary. Governor Hart appoints Bertha L. Thomas to replace Mrs. Weyerheuser mid investigation.
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Sedro-Woolley 2Nd Stetlacoom
Special Investigation Committee
Hart
Robert B. Hesketh
BE. D. Colvin
Corporation Counsel
Col
Vin
Bertha L. Thomas
Tacoma
Weyerheuser
Mystery Man Transferred to County Jail in Mahoney Case Tangle
L. D. Atkinson, known as a mystery man linked to the Mahoney case, was moved from city jail to the county jail Monday. Sheriff Matt Starwich says he accepted the prisoner as requested by police, was not given identifying information, and was told Atkinson has no connection to the Mahoney case.
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L. D. Atkinson
Mahoney
City
Matt Starwich
Police Department
Starwich
Atkinson
University Fee System Fought on Campus
Dissatisfaction over a doubled tuition prompted a mass meeting planned at Denny Hall to urge the Board of Regents and state legislature to rethink the fee structure. The University Commercial Club and campus groups will assist. Enrollment day saw long lines as registration began, with about 4,500 students expected for the coming year.
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Denny Hall
Board of Regents
University Commercial Club
Nervous defendant first smiles then mops brow in trial
Deputy Prosecutor Patterson shows jewelry to Mrs. Carrie Hewett as proof linked to Mrs. Kate Mahoney. James Mahoney nervously sweats while the jury watches. The day features handwriting matches, alleged power of attorney, and lake-dredging evidence as officers describe the murder case.
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Hal, Armstrong
T. H. Patterson
Carrie E. Hewett
James E. Mahoney
Patterson
Kate Mahoney
Kate
William Barr
Barr
Mahoney
M. J. McNamee
Lake Union
Mapes
Lee Johnston
McNamee
Johnston
Margaret Johnson
Mrs. Hewitt
The
American Insurance Co
Ronald
B. W. Ball
The Star Classifieds Promote Your Plan For Success
Advertisers are urged to map a course to success and use The Star Classified Ads for public visibility. The notice touts the newspaper as the community’s best medium for publicity and outreach.
Harding Opens National Unemployment Conference
President Harding declares America must commit to solving unemployment in a high level address at the Washington gathering. He warns against Treasury relief, urges cooperation of capital labor and the public, and frames the drive as a peace initiative amid a war inheritance.
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Washington
Sept
America
Harding
United States
Commerce Hoover
Hoover
Federal Treasury
Hig
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