Seven Die In New York City Fire Disaster
A fatal blaze in an uptown New York City apartment building killed seven residents and injured many others. Firefighters battled flames after midnight as victims were rescued from windows and ladders, with several severely burned and rushed to hospitals.
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New York
Eveh
Wiliam Trummer
Henry Hoff
Heff
Fiora Hoff
Wilburn Fenn
T09th St
Broadway 3
Ion
Turkish War Talks Strain Near Eastern Evacuation Deadlock
The report outlines tense peace talks with Kemal demanding rapid evacuation of Eastern Thrace and Asia Minor Christians. It notes promises for Maritza regions, fears for those unable to flee, and a potential envoy mediation as time constraints hinder full withdrawal.
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Mote
Eastern
Thrace
Turksrat
Kemal
Maritza
Jon
Asia Minor
Burned to Death in Bed in Olympia Area
Judy Berkowitz aged 9, daughter of Mr and Mrs Berkowitz, was burned to death when a house three miles west of Olympia was destroyed by fire before noon yesterday. She slept on the second floor and fell to the ground after the room collapsed. Mrs Berkowitz was outside the house burning clothes as the blaze broke out. The house was engulfed, total loss estimated at 5000 dollars. Cause of the fire unknown.
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Judy
Will Open Labor College Sunday Beattle
Labor temple hosts fall term classes at 2 p m with topics on labor history economics and social forces in America. John C Kennedy and Edward R Guthrie join as speakers alongside William son and Esther Moore from the University of Washington.
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Labor _ College
Beattle Labor College
Labor Temple
John C. Kennedy
Farmer-Labor Iy
Edward R. Guthrie
Williamson
Mias Esther Moore
University of Washington
Sane Views on Press Duty in World Upheaval
The piece argues the American press must report facts without bias amid Asia Minor propaganda. It warns against accepting sensational but unverified claims about Smyrna and emphasizes reliance on American sources and on-the-scene reporters to preserve fairness and truth.
Straus warns of world war risk amid Balkan Turmoil
The former ambassador argues that a bloc of Germany Russia Turkey and Balkan states could form against the Allies. He urges immediate Allied unity and the recall of Venizelos in Greece to avert another global conflict and calls for a revised Versailles treaty. America may be forced into war if it does not join the League of Nations.
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Turkey
Russia
Germany
United States
France
Italy
League of Nations
Venizelos
Constantine
Balkan States
Straus
Europe
The
Turk
Great Britain
Greece
Veniselou
Kemal
Shrine Circus Opens Tonight in Seattle Arena
The Shrine opens at 7 p m with a 6 15 parade through the city to advertise the event. Various uniformed bodies and Nile Temple diwan join as professional acts perform for about two hours on a built stage at the Arena. An 11 piece orchestra will play for dancing after the show. Voting in contests starts Saturday with 100 votes earning 1000 free votes.
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Shrine Circus
Seattle Shriners
Shriners
Nile Temple
Arena
Little Mayer
Carsons
Chicago
Five Carnellas
Morey Bros
Emma Drellis
Krelers
Alvards
America Holds Naval Line and East Med Policy Stance
The piece argues the U S has risen to a leading naval power and will back its protection of civilization against Muslim threats in the Near East. It cites Secretary Hughes declaring support for freeing a historic waterway between Asia Minor and Western civilization and warns against backing down to Turkish defiance. The tone stresses American diplomacy must avoid bluster and prevent another world war.
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Republic
Algiers
America
United States
Hughes
Asia Minor
Washington
Empress Steamer Ashore in Fundy Bay
The Canadian Pacific steamship Empress ran aground in the Bay of Fundy while en route to Digby New Brunswick. No loss of life had been reported in early dispatches from St. John New Brunswick.
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ST. John
N. B
Digby
Empress
Bay of Fundy
Cupid Strikes Deputy Coroner In Odd Heist At Morgue
An unusual incident reports Deputy Coroner Harry B. Kennedy abducted by a figure called Cupid in a morgue on Saturday. Kennedy had attempted a quiet marriage to Mins Doria Hi. Lay of 1129 38th Ave, but the union was revealed as the pair fled Spokane after the ceremony.
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Dan Cupid
Harry B. Kennedy
Kennedy
Mins Doria Hi. Lay
38Th Ave
Bowline
Spokane
City Levies Raise Tax Half Mill Despite Cuts
City tax law will be increased by half a mill to 26.5 mills after trimming $576,045 from department expenditures. Total levy ranges by district with a citywide sum of $6,122,398.16. some sections see higher rates due to debt. County assessor reports a $12,209,018 decrease in valuation, nudging the levy slightly. council rejects proposed salary cuts by a large majority.
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Wherry
Park
Frank W. Hull
Kemalists Press Thrace Occupation Over Turkish Fears
Paris dispatch quotes Ferid Bey claiming Greek moves endanger Moslem populations and that Turkish forces must seize Thrace and Constantinople to defend claims. He argues the allies only offer support and demands guarantees and British good faith before accepting any peace plan.
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Paris
Thrace
Ferid Bey
Perid Bey
Mustapha Kemal
Constantinople
Perla Bey
Turkey
Editor fined for contempt in Des Moines court ruling
Avatin Haines, editor of the Des Moines News, was fined one dollar and sentenced to one day in jail for contempt of court by District Judge Hume. The editor faced contempt charges over an editorial that mocked the judge’s temperament, not the legal merits, prompting a ten day window to appeal.
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Des Moines
News
Avatin Haines
Des Moines News
Hume
Watnes
Maines
Nfame
Grant
Haines
Ilume
America
Bigger Cargo Than Vessel Could Take
Nearly 1,000 tons of cargo were left behind when the steamship Jefferson called at the Orient port on Saturday. Her holds were crowded to capacity. The stranded cargo will be moved by either the President Madison or the Wheatland Montana.
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Jefferson
Orient
Madison
Lecturer to Talk at Cornish School
Prof S L Joshi exchange professor from India under the Carnegie Foundation will lecture at the Cornish school Monday evening on The Soul of Hindu Art covering architecture sculpture painting and music of India. Admission 50 cents.
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India
Carnegie Foundation
Cornish School
Council to Purchase Cemetery Tract for Memorial Use
A city council vote approves buying a small land tract adjoining the G A Ri cemetery north of Volunteer Park to establish a memorial cemetery. The decision, made at the Friday meeting, notes the site will symbolize moral courage and could influence future world events.
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G. A. Ri
Volunteer Park
October Lecture by Albert W Merritt
Sunday lecture by Albert W Merritt at 11 p.m. on Liberty and Limitation. Evening program follows with Out of Carters public cordially invited to attend.
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Albert W. Merritt
Mutt Parade Draws Crowds Amid City Street Pageant
Ten inches of snow over two days closes Crater Lake Lodge in Medford Oregon while a Mutt Parade unfolds with dogs resembling a film double and prizes for varied categories. Judges scramble as numerous contestants march from Third Avenue to Second Street and back amid camera crowds.
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Third Ave
Virginia St
Columbia Theater
M. F Andrues
Fh. MH. Smith
Lloyd Spencer
Second Ave
Yesterway
Medford
Ore
Crater Lake Lodge
Arm of the Law and a Wireless Waiting Mess
In a county city building scene a ranger questions a wooden arm extending into the court, asking when Jim Mahoney will be hanged while Matt Starwich’s wireless device intrudes on a bootlegger’s message, highlighting a tense, unclear situation.
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Bay
Jim Mahoney
Court House
Matt Starwich
Unions Not Fund Agents In Community Fund Campaign
Union leaders deny any role as collectors in the Community Fund drive. William W. Ladd, vice commander of the industrial division, says speakers inform unions that donations are to be made through plant captains, solicitors, or campaign representatives, not via unions.
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William W. Ladd
Firlands Sanatorium Concert Night Delights Patients
A lively program for Firlands sanatorium patients featured music vaudeville and motion pictures on Friday night. Volunteers organized the event under Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co with performers including Thomas L. Drew Anne Little and Gerda von Sanden.
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The
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co
Thomas L. Drew
Miss Anne Little
Gerda von Sanden
Olga Reinsdorf
Hyacinth Fourmont
Velarie Giard
Nadine Gillen
Evelyn Smith
Eva Vallquist
Sigrid Caristen
Beulah Nims
Bonnie Brown
Elate Anderson
Ruth Treletad
Gertrude Kelley
L. HM. Bird
H. C. Dye Held in Seattle Theft Case
H C Dye aged 84 was jailed on a theft charge involving 4000 dollars from Wallace Equipment Co. Detectives from the Herne agency prepared chargers. Dye disappeared from Seattle on August 11 and was arrested at Second Ave and Yealer Way by Detectives Van Poskirk and Montgomery. He refused comment.
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C. Dye
Wallace Equipment Co
Herne Agency
Dye
Seattle
Eaid
Second Ave
Yealer Way
O. S. van Poskirk
T. G. Montgomery
Paul Staren’s Fearless View Stuns Jury at Edwall Murder Trial
Paul Staren, the Wilson Creek fiend, declared he cared not for death or any hereafter as he worked three weeks on the J. J. Klein ranch at Edwall before murdering August Bonfiornt and wounding others. He was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to hang. Anne Klein testified he showed no insanity, but a hot temper, calling him “the wildest kind of bolshevik” who derided government and religion.
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Paul Staren
Wilson Creek
J. J. Klein
Edwall
August Bonfiornt
Staren
Alian Kiein
Murderer 20 Is Given Life in Tacoma
Ted Carpenter, 20, changed his plea after jurors were seated and pleaded guilty to second degree murder. Superior Judge Carol Friday sentenced him to life in the state penitentiary. Accomplice Alton Dugan, 19, pled guilty to attempted highway robbery and received 12 to 16 years. Donald Carpenter, 18, Ted’s brother, faces murder trial on November 6.
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Tacoma
Ted Carpenter
State Penitentiary
Carol
Alton Dugan
Carpenter
Frank Kelly
Donald Carpenter
Ted
Plane Falls Killing Two Near Mount Vernon
The crash near Mount Vernon Ohio at noon claimed the lives of Amos J. Liechty pilot from Orrville and Marine Dunlap passenger from Mount Vernon. Their plane fell from 2600 feet and was found mangled with the wreckage.
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Mount Vernon
Ohio
Amos J. Liechty
Orrville
Marine Dunlap
Liechty
Juarez Revolt Fails as Mexican Forces Retake City
Five killed and 20 wounded as Juarez mutiny pits revolutionists against Mexican federal troops. Rebels release prisoners and loot before loyal troops, led by Capt Valverde, regain control after clashes at the international bridge.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carrison
Juarez
Rio Grande
Americas
International Bridge
Ruiz Ponte
J. J. Mendes
Valverde
Sailors Call Lake Strike Over Eight Hour Day
More than 4,000 lake sailors strike midnight after the Lake Carriers' Association refuses to adopt an eight hour three watch day. K B Nolan, secretary of the Lake Seamen's union in Chicago, confirms the action. Officials note the dispute centers on work hours.
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Cleveland
Lake Carriers’ Association
K. B. Nolan
Lake Seamen's Union
Chicago
Vancouver Merchant Reported Missing in Seattle Visit
Police search Saturday for W. L. Lyman, a retired Vancouver merchant, who vanished in Seattle while visiting a friend. He is believed to be suffering from aphasia.
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W. L. Lyman
Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
Lyman
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