Fireman Skinner Jailed For Abduction Attempt In City
Norma Blackstead, 23, claims kinship to Capt H E Bilackstead, accuses John J Skinner a city fireman of abducting her from a boarding house, demanding she go with him, then assaulting her. Skinner jailed on open charge after a struggle near the Tremontaine yacht scene.
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Norma Blackstead
H. E. Bilackstead
Vancouver
City
Second Ave
John J. Skinner
15Th Ave. N. W
Skinner
Miss Blackstead
Reeve
Norma
George F Reynolds
C. V. Harvey
Strand
M. E. @nayley
Victoria
B. C
Toronto
Near East Relief calls Western Washington women to adopt orphans
Miss Ecco MacRae announces county meetings in October and November to enlist women across Western Washington in adopting Near East orphans for a year. Each organization should raise about 60 to 189 dollars to feed clothe educate and shelter one child, with conferences scheduled by county.
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Western Wash
Near East Relief Asociation
West
Washington
Ecco MacRae
Lippy
Miss MacRae
Near East
United States Congress
Near East Relief Committee For Solution
Asia Minor
Woman Defends Herself as Kissing Robber Flees
Police hunt the so called Cupid the Kisser after a man demanded 25 and tried to kiss a woman in the Keith home at 1323 Eighth Ave. She grabbed his revolver and chased him away while her husband watched. The suspect fled, leaving a small change haul from the search of pockets.
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Cupid
P. B. Keith
Eighth Ave
Keith
Counterfeiter at 90 Seeks Fresh Start with Death Implied
William Smith, a 90 year old prisoner in San Francisco, says he wants to turn over a new leaf after years of jail time and counterfeiting. He faces charges for turning a one dollar bill into ten, and vows to keep grinding scissors until death.
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San Francisco
William Smith
Smith
Harding Begins Southern Tour En Route to Baltimore
Senator Warren G. Harding leaves his front porch for a four day speaking trip into Maryland West Virginia and Kentucky. He plans to attack the solid South and then proceed to Tennessee Missouri and Oklahoma in his campaign for the presidency. He quotes that the average man needs someone to push him to do his best.
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Harding
South
Baltimore
Senator Harding
Warren G. Harding
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
Belief Denton Strangled, Rope Found Nearby in Basement
Authorities pursue the strangulation theory in the death of wealthy mining man Jacob C. Denton whose body was buried in a basement room. A rope, found near the grave site, supports the theory while police seek a nurse and her husband after an anonymous letter claimed their involvement.
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Los Angeles
Jacob C. Denton
S Mall
Denton
A. J. Cody
Mra BR
Peete
Mra. Peete
Denver
Mystery remains over Denton murder and fake swindlers
Mrs. R. C. Peete, former tenant at Denton's Los Angeles home, said she has nothing new to add about the case. Denton was found dead in his basement and officials linked him to a quarrel with a suspected swindling gang and a December murder attributed to that group, possibly Albert Norwood.
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Denver
Colo
Jacob C. Denton
Los Angeles
R. C. Peete
Denton
Legion Vets In Big Convention Parade In Cleveland
The American Legion's annual convention in Cleveland drew vast turnout as a parade of delegates and uniformed veterans dominated the city. Leaders vie for national commander with Foreman Galbraith and McNider as top contenders. Kansas City favored to secure next meeting site.
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Cleveland
The
American Legion
M. J. Foreman
Iilinela
F. W. Galbraith
Ohio
Hanford McNider
Iowa
Kansas City
San Francisco
New Orleans
Admiral Grant
England
Gen. Fayolle
France
Majorit
Legion
J. Rh. McQuigg
Americans Legion of Ohio
Grodno Falls to Poles in Grodno War Front Collapse
Warsaw reports Grodno captured by Polish army after heavy fighting near Nieman fortress city. Bolshevik resistance collapsed along the front with 700 prisoners and several machine guns seized. Soviet reinforcements failed to bolster enemy lines.
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Warsaw
Corodno
Nieman
Reda
Grodno
Hammer Reds on 3 Fronts in Red Army Drive
Anti Bolshevik forces strike on three fronts before winter. Polish troops seize Grodna on the Polish boundary per Versailles terms. Wrangel reports advances at Alexandrovsk Ivanovek Berdmansk. Makhno reports control of Ekaterinoslav Poltava Kharkoff and basin area with a possible link to Wrangel.
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London
Grodna
Polleh
Warsaw
Wrangel
Alexandrovsk
Ivanovek
Berdmansk
Makhno
Donbastn
Ekatrinoslav
Poltava
Kharkoff
Somebody Got His Goat and John's Peeved
Horned goat stolen from John Considno at 4817 38th Ave. 8W. Police sought the thief. Other thefts include a sealskin coat from Maud Howard at 2006 Weetlike Ave, $94 taken from James Crawford at 1316 Old Pirth Ave, and toilet articles stolen from C. Ke Trude at 101 Allison St.
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John Considno
38Th Ave
Mies Maud Howard
Weetlike Ave
James Crawford
Old Pirth Ave
C. KE. Trude
Allison St
He's Going Where We Started the War
Ban F. McTaggart and his family of 6011 Eighth Ave. recount a Marine enlistment in December and service at Mare Island before sailing to Guam, where the first WWI shot by an American was fired under Commander W A Hall. McTaggart also served in the U S Naval Reserve and received an honorable discharge.
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Young McTaggart
U. S
Cormoran
Guam
United States
Cordery
McTaggart
U. S Naval Reserve Force
Water Shutoff Notice for Lynn to Lake Washington Canal
Water will be shut off in the district between FE Lynn and lake Washington canal east of 16th N from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday. The interruption affects utilities within the marked area, and residents should plan for service loss during the stated window. Municipal crews will perform necessary maintenance and restore supply promptly after the period ends.
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FE. Lynn
Lake Washington Canal
16Th N
Auditor Lacey Unconscious After Ether Incident in Dixon
County Auditor A H Lacey of Butte county was found unconscious in Dixon after a heavy dose of ether. A warrant had been issued for his embezzlement of county funds, and he had been traveling from Mill Valley toward Oroville when a train struck his car near the crossing. He was rushed to a hotel and doctors said he showed signs of ether influence.
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Dixon
Cal
A. H. Lacey
Butte County
Locey
Locey Evedently
Mill Valley
Oroville
Lacey
Threatened Shoot During Fight Arrest Report
Police today arrested George Tyler, a Black man, in a dispute at Fifth Avenue and Jackson Street over an alleged threat to shoot C. Cooper. Officers search for a gun Tyler is accused of carrying amid the quarrel and possible weapon involvement.
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C. Cooper
Fifth Ave. G
Jackson St
George Tyler
Tyler
Deaths and Injuries in Irish Weekend Conflicts
London reports two policemen and three others killed in Irish ambushes and raids over the weekend. About 20 wounded on Sunday, with most deaths near Belfast where police were struck and retaliations occurred. Italian food controller ImbertI arrived denying damage to the late lord Mayor MacCurtain's home and calling the prior reports false.
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London
Ireland
Belfast
Imberti
MacCurtain
Lord Mayors
Bomb Explodes in Cork Irish Town
A bomb exploded early today in Cork destroying a small soft drink shop. Police surrounded the area and there was rifle fire with machine guns later brought into use.
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Cork
Forty Buildings Burn in Irish Police Reprisals
Forty buildings were burned in police reprisals today at Trim, 26 miles from Dublin. The hotel and the market hall were set afire, and residents fled in panic as flames raged through the town.
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Ireland
Dublin
Trim
Governor Cox Begins Nebraska Campaign Trail
Governor James M. Cox travels through Nebraska on September 27 launching a nine speech tour. From North Platte to Lincoln and Omaha he aims to address the anti-Saloon League controversy and reference William Jennings Bryan's campaign stance.
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Cox
North Platte
Neb
James M. Cox
Cheyenne
Wayne B. Wheeler
anti-Saloon League
Nebraska
Wilam Jennings Bryan
Hewis
Bryan
Lincoln
Omaha
American entrant injured in Etampes race crash
Roland Rohife an American competitor in an international airplane race sustained serious injuries when his plane crashed during a practice flight near Etampes France.
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Etampes
France
Roland Rohife
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