Seattle Real Estate Broker Murder Mystery Deepens
In Seattle a 72 year old realty broker Ferdinand Hochbrunn was found dead in his apartments after reportedly traveling to California. Clara Elizabeth Sharkin, his ward, is missing and appears to be Mrs Robert Winborn. The case traces to Winborn and his late wife Cleo who killed Emma Sharkin and then herself. Police seek the man posing as Hochbrunn who rented Hochbrunn’s Seattle property.
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Seattle
Wash
Ferdinand Hochbrunn
California
Clara Elizabeth Sharkin
Robert Winborn
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Winborn
Cleo
Miss Sharkin
Emma Sharkin
Cleo Winborn
San Francisco
San Bernadino
Hochbrunn
Radical delegates meet in New York for workers’ party of America
In New York on December 23 radical delegates gather with the announced aim of forming a workers party of America. The plan envisions unifying all revolutionary elements into a single organization. The statement is semi official.
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New York
Amorica
Famous German General Hans von Besler Dies in Berlin
Berlin report says General Hans von Besler, famed for capturing Antwerp and serving as Governor General of German occupied Russia, died suddenly in the capital on December 23. The veteran officer, noted for his wartime leadership, passed away this morning.
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Berlin
Hans von Besler
Antwerp
Russia
Jazz King Sued by Self Styled Wife No 2
Beulah Modjeska Sagee Fuller files suit for separation in New York claiming marriage to Earl Fuller known as the Jazz King. Fuller denies marriage. Beulah asserts they exchanged vows and want the union recognized by courts. Fuller recently wed Mrs Norrah Williams Fuller in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Earl Fuller
Beulah Modjeska Sagee Fuller
Mrs. Fuller No. 2
New York
Fuller
Norrah Williams Fuller
Greenwich
Conn
All Passengers Rescued From Steamer on Beach
Baltimore Md Dec 23 all passengers transferred from the steamer Cambridge which grounded early yesterday morning in Eastern Bay The vessel is in no danger as heavy seas have subsided and crews report a safe condition after the grounding
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Baltimore
Cambridge
Eastern Bay
Anaconda to Buy American Brass Company
Anaconda Copper Mining Company announced the issue of 223,125 shares of treasury stock at fifty dollars each to shareholders, on a one for ten basis, to finance the acquisition of the American Brass Company in New York.
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New York
Anaconda Copper Mining Company Today
Treasury
American Brass Company
Restless Yacht Story From Forest Service History
The Restless, initially a $10,000 Seattle physician yacht, endured storms, wrecks, and a stern tank explosion before being dismantled in 1915. Once in service on the Chugach Forest, it later became a shack on a tideflat near Cordova after a life of perilous journeys and a whale collision.
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Seattle
Cordova
Forest Service
Chugach National Forest
L. G. Pratt
Katalla
Portland
Oregon
Controller Bay
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forest Service
Weigle
Ketchikan
T. M. Hunt
Mr. Pinchot
Esther Passage
Chugach
Bunnell Heads to States for Alaska College Work
Judge Charles E. Bunnell president of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines travels from Fairbanks toward the States. In Juneau he discusses plans to open the Fairbanks college next fall, secure equipment, employ instructors, and visit Oregon A&M Kansas A&M and other institutions. He notes improved interior conditions and lower travel costs due to the railroad. He expects to see Congressional committees on Alaskan affairs and may stop in Juneau on return.
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Alaska Agricultural College
School of Mines
Charles E. Bunnell
Juneau
Latouche
Alaska
Bunnell
Scott C. Bone
Fairbanks College
L. D. Henderson
Robert Bloom
R. L. Lavery
Board of Regents
Bone
Fairbanks
Washington
Seward
Nomination of Dover Confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed Elmer Dover of Tacoma Washington as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. This confirmation follows a nomination process in Washington on December 23.
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Dover
Senate
Washington
Elmer Dover
Tacoma
Wash
the Treasury
Italians Reject Move to Resume Russia Trade
In Rome the Italian Chamber of Deputies defeated a motion to resume commercial relations with Russia by 220 votes to 88. The vote reflects Italy’s current stance on reopening trade with the Soviet Union.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Russia
Clare County Council Backs Anglo-Irish Treaty Vote
In Ennis Ireland on December 23 Clare County Council de Valera's constituency voted 17 to 5 in favor of the Anglo-Irish treaty and urged de Valera to use his influence to maintain national unity.
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Ennis
Ireland
Clare County Council
de Valera
Warships Ordered To Egypt By MATLA Broadcast
MATLA Dec 23 Two British warships were ordered to proceed immediately to Egypt with other Mediterranean units ready to sail at the shortest notice.
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Egypt
Matla
Mediterranean Sea
Unemployment increases in December in three states
December unemployment rose over November across California Oregon and Washington district director J A Kelly of the US Labor Department reported. Seasonal cessation of work and end of agricultural activity drive figures while housing lags. some sectors heat up with retail and textiles particularly woolens.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
Washington
J. A. Kelly
Employment Service
United States Department of Labor
State Highway Commission
Commission
Kern
Harvey Church Sentenced to Death for Double Murder
CHICAGO Dec 23 Harvey Church convicted today of murdering two automobile salesmen who delivered a car he had arranged to buy. He was immediately sentenced to death in the case that stunned local buyers and dealers.
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Chicago
Ill
Harvey Church
Church
Harding Pardons Debs and Five Soldiers
President Harding commuted the ten year sentence of Eugene V. Debs at Atlanta federal penitentiary and pardoned five former soldiers with long sentences. Debs, convicted under the espionage act, will be released at Christmas along with 25 others convicted similarly. A telegram to Terre Haute relatives says Debs will be home for Christmas dinner.
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Washington
Warren G. Harding
Eugene V. Debs
Federal
Atlanta
Debs
Aloe
Terre Haute
Indiana
German Editor Targeted for Deportation in Chicago
Representatives from several American Legion posts pressed U S District Attorney McGlinn in Chicago to begin deportation proceedings against Arthur Lorenz editor of the Molinois Staats Zeitung a German language daily claiming he is not a citizen. A $100 000 libel suit by the Black Hawk American Legion Post cites one of his editorials.
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Chicago
American Legion Today
United States Instrict
McGlinn
Arthur Lorenz
Molinois Staats Zeitung
The
American Legion
Lorenz
Black Hawk American Legion Post
Great Northern Railway announces large office staff cuts
ST. PAUL Minn Dec 23 Notices posted show more than 1000 employees facing dismissal in general offices as part of efficiency policy. Headquarters staff totals about 1500 as officials outline the plan to reduce the workforce.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Great Northern Railway
$20 Bills for Ministers from Ku Klux Klan
Sheridan Wyoming December 23 Pastors of all Protestant churches today received $20 bills in letters signed Ku Klux Klan with the request the money be spent on Christmas tree programs in the various churches.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Ku Klux Klan
Unidentified man shot fatally in South Omaha district
An unidentified man about 27 years old was shot last night in the South Omaha packing house district and died an hour later. The incident remains under investigation with few details available.
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Omaha
Pec
South Omaha
All-Russian Soviet Congress Opens In Moscow
Dec 19 report on the Ninth All-Russian Soviet Congress in session at Moscow. Key agenda items include preliminary results of the new economic policy and looming famine in Volga districts. Notes the congress’s large size, the dictatorship of the proletariat, election rules, and shift of power to the Council of Commissars led by Lenin.
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Moscow
Volga
Bolshevists
Council of Commissars
Nikolai Lenine
M. Kalenine
Two Little Tots Die in Flames Destroying Home
CENTRALIA Wash December 22 Ruth and Donald Dawson aged 3 and 2 were burned to death at Kopiah nine miles east of Centralia. Their father J E Dawson was badly burned about the face and hands in saving three other children. Mrs Dawson was injured rescuing the youngest of six. Daw son arose early lit the heating stove and returned to bed. The house caught fire and was totally destroyed.
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Centralia
Wash
Ruth
Donald Dawson
Kopiah
Here
J. E. Dawson
Mre Dawson
Dawson
Submarine conference debated as French cabinet weighs plan
Bulletin from Washington reports a pre Christmas lull as the French delegation receives no extra instructions on auxiliary naval craft. The Italian delegation backs holding a broader conference on submarines while Premier Briand may present the submarine issue to the French cabinet.
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Washington
Naval Committee
Briand
Submarine stance sent to arms conference naval committee
The British statement opposing submarines has been submitted to the naval committee of the Arms Conference. It is a technical document. It shows France, Italy and Japan oppose the abolition of submarines.
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Washington
Naval Committee
Arms Conference
France
Italy
Japan
France Accepts Capital Ship Ratio But Keeps Submarine Debate
Paris December reports Premier Briand sent ambassador Jusyrand France's final acceptance of the capital ship ratio while maintaining its stance on submarines and debate ships. France remains open to negotiation on maritime arms.
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France
Paris
Briand
Jusyrand
Italian delegation proposes new arms conference scope
Washington December 13 Italian delegation told the naval committee of plans for an international gathering to meet after the arms conference adjourns. The talks would cover submarine and auxiliary craft and broader naval matters.
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Washington
Naval Committee
Eight Dollars Day Wage Set for Mechanics
An impartial wage board of the Industrial Association in San Francisco set skilled mechanics in the building industry at eight dollars per day and common labor at four fifty. Six other crafts saw pay cut from nine to eight dollars, citing a sixty percent cost of living rise since 1914. Jeremiah Bonen, ex-Internal Revenue Inspector, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Monk Eastman case and faces three to ten years at Sing Sing.
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San Francesco
The
Industrial Association
New York
Jeremiah Bonen
Internal Revenue
Brooklyn
Monk Eastman
East Side
Bonen
Sing Sing
Fortmann to Leave Alaska Packers Association
SAN FRANCISCO December 23 The Alaska Packers Association heads announce that Henry T Fortmann president since incorporation will retire next month William Timson current vice president will succeed him in the post
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San Francisco
Henry T. Fortmann
Alaska Packers’ Association
William Timson
Fortmann
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