Three Dead in Hobo Train Fight Across California
Francisco dispatch reports three deaths in clashes between hoboes and railroad guards aboard a moving freight train. A brakeman, A Moore, was shot and killed after ejecting eight hoboes near Goshen, while two Mexican locomotives were killed earlier. Police arrested several suspects as trains wandered about 150 miles toward Los Angeles amid a rise in Eastern unemployment driving hobos westward.
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Hoboes
Gait
Greene
Goshen
Cal
Bakersfield
The
Pacific
Two Mexicans Shot by Officer in Visalia Cal
Sept 30. Two Mexicans were shot and killed by N T Greene a Southern Pacific officer at a function point near a freight train after they attacked him and manhandled a tramp. Greene fired and killed one instantly and the other died shortly before daylight.
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Cal
N. T. Greene
Spe
Southern Pacific
Greene
Thieves Loot Multiple Homes and Items in Night Burglary
A string of burglaries occurred Thursday night across several addresses including Leete and Blair apartments. Loot ranged from jewelry and clothing to a steamshipRB item and a wedding ring. A collie named Vic was stolen from W Moreland. Dooviey, famed vaudevillian linked to Ray and Johnny Dooley, died after a fall near the Palace Theater.
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Anderson
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Biair
Collie
W. Moreland
Green
York
Palace Theater
Dooviey
Ray
Johnny Dooley
Wanderer’s execution ends grim saga of a planned disguise
The condemned man known as Wanderer was hanged after a June 27 1920 home vestibule murder involving his wife and a tramp. His last night featured singing and humor as guards heard Old Pal Why Dont You Answer Me. The motive list cited love for another woman army return and bank withdrawal used in his defense.
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Wanderer
Waer
Condemned Man Sings Before Hanged In Chicago
Carl Wanderer stood on the scaffold in Chicago and sang "Old Pal, Why Don't You Answer Me" before his execution. He sang to the wife he murdered in a steady, unwavering voice, the lyrics echoing across the crowd and the surrounding city.
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Chicago
Carl Wanderer
Old Pal
Theo
Abe Evans Trial Opens for First Degree Murder in The Dalles
In The Dalles Oregon Abe Evans faces first degree murder charges after a jury was seated. Evans allegedly shot James Doran during a robbery attempt while Doran rode in Evans car for hire. The district attorney said the state will seek the death penalty and jurors visited the shooting site as doctors planned to testify on Evans sanity.
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Dalles
Bent
Ivery Tiltn
Abe Evans
Evaneta
James Doran
Doran
Evans
Galloway
Marble shop talk and popular Look-Back craze
The piece highlights marble buying among children at Rhodes and surroundings. It notes appeals of “straight shooter” marbles for older kids, the Look-Back box amusement, and “Jacks” as a seasonal favorite. Observers quote Miss Welton on trends and youths’ spending as school resumes.
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Rhodes
Marbles
Mias B. Welton
Police Take 2 Alleged Thugs After hotel robbery
Two Filipino men, John Tolorde and G N Teres az, are held on open charges after allegedly robbing A Mogata, Jap farmer, of 35 dollars at the Diamond hotel on Fifth Avenue. Mogata identified Teres as the assailant and police arrested Tolorde at the Diamond and Teres at the Green Leaf hotel on Jackson Street.
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A. Mogata
Diamond Hotel
Fifth Ave
John Tolorde
G. N. Teresaz
Mogata
Tolorhe
F. J. Phillips
A. BP. Tracy
Green Leaf Hotel
Jackson St
Teres
Pollos
Mayor and Club to See Butler Revue
Mayor Caldwell and 100 Ten O'Clock Club members of the Chamber of Commerce will attend a banquet at the Hotel Butler banquet room Friday night. Plans to increase chamber membership will be discussed while Walter Emerson's girl revue is staged with Caprice Ardenne June Delight Blanche Hall Vanense Jordannaire Oriental Gancer and a chorus providing entertainment.
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Mayor Caldwell
Ten O'Clock Club
Chamber of Commerce
Butler
Chamber
Walter Emerson
Caprice Ardenne
June Delight
Blanche Hall
Vanense Jordannaire
Oriental Gancer
Dr Palcher Named G A R Commander
Dr Lewis Stephen Palcher of Brooklyn was elected commander in chief for the Grand Army of the Republic in the final session of the G A R convention. Des Moines was chosen as the 1932 convention city.
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Palcher
Indianapolis
Ind
Lewis Stephen Palcher
Brooklyn
Grand Army of the Republic
Des Moines
Dedication Planned for New St James Church at Kent
Bishop Frederic W. Keator will preside over the dedication of the new St James Episcopal church in Kent on Sunday. The church cost about $18,000 to build.
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Kent
Frederic W. Keator
St. James Episcopal Church
Bunday
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