Jury accuses bootlegger after Aberdeen shooting
Coroner's jury finds Oscar Johnson shot Mrs. Edla Siltanen at the La Clead hotel. Accomplice Tony Anderson is held. Laback wounded and recovering. Anderson testified he brought six cases of whisky from San Francisco and met Johnson in Aberdeen poolroom.
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la Clad
First Ave
Oscar Johnson
Tony Anderson
Tacoma
Johnson
Anderson
Aberdeen
San Francisco
Seattle
Laback
Siltanen
Jap Driver Involved in Ship Yard Accident
A shipyard worker named John Dahl was struck by a truck driven by K Inouye, a Japanese national, at Post Street and Yester Way early Tuesday. Dahl, on his way to work, suffered a fractured skull and was taken to the city hospital. Inouye was arrested and held without bail.
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John Dahl
K. Inouye
Post St
Yester Way
Dahil
Dad
City Hospital
Java Seizes Lead in Quinine Cultivation from Peru
Java now leads global quinine production, overtaking Peru as the dominant source. The shift reflects broader changes in crop focus and market demand, with Indonesian growers expanding output to meet pharmaceutical needs and international buyers seeking steadier supplies.
Man Fights Desperado to Shield Escort in Seattle
J. H. Lesher of the Charleston hotel wrestled with an unmasked highwayman on Marion Avenue near Boren and Summit streets. A bullet pierced Lesher’s thigh when the thug fired as Lesher halted the gunman’s arm. Police seek suspects after another trio of unmasked robbers held up Mead Motor Co. in Auburn, taking $50 as they fled in a car.
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J. H. Lesher
Charleston
Lesher
Marion At
Boren Ave
Summit Ave
Julius Chase
Seattle
Mead Motor Co
Auburn
Chester Balinger
Ballinger
Aoe
Glacier Frozen Threatens Tacoma Power Supply
Tacoma industrial plants face serious crippling from power shortage as Nisqually glacier freezes and river levels drop from drought. Commissioner Davisson told the city council that a warm spell or rain is needed. several large power users have already lost service.
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Light and Power
W. J. Davisson
Nisqually
Davisson
Von Brincken details plot to kill Schwab and others
Wilhelm von Brincken testifies before Commissioner White that he opposed assassination plots against American and British leaders including Charles Schwab and Sir Cecil Spring Rice. The confession ties to a broader 1916 San Francisco trial and Hindu-German conspiracy to overthrow British rule in India, with money and covert operations across California, Oregon, and Washington.
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McNeil Island
United States
United States Commissioner of Immigration
Charlies Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Sir Cecil Spring Rice
Lord Kitchener
von Brincken
Commissioner White
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Germany
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San Francisco
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White
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Hindustan Gadar
India
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Secret Service
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Singh
James Holohan
Chandra
Altho Franz Bopp
Eckhardt von Schack
Consnul
Tall
Thru
von Schack
California
Washington
Oregon
Bhagwan Singh
England
Gobind Behari Lal
Europe
Aseas Aination
Chandra K. Chakravarty
University of Calcutta
Chakravarty
Mc Neil
Armerican
Brincken
Henry M. White
Commissioner of Immigration
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