Noted Aviators to Alaska in Historic Trial Jurors
Montesano Wash Jan 29 for the first time in the West three juries will determine guilt or innocence in the Armistice Day murder of four ex servicemen in Centralia. Two unofficial juries include American Legion and labor groups. a formal jury sits as well. Temporary jurors have been chosen, with peremptory challenges ahead. Victims named Warren Grimm Ernest Dale Hubbard Arthur McElfresh Ben Castanda. Accused: Elmer Smith Britt Smith Ray Beckler Bert Falkener James McInerney Bert Bland Mike Sheehan Eugene Barnett Loren Roberts John Lamb C C Bland. Change of venue granted to Montesano. influenza sickens Montesano Legionnaires and sheriff.
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Wash
West
Armistice Jes
Centralia
American Legion
Legion
Itla
Shab
Wilens
Emily Pattison
Aberdeen
Wilson
George Vandeveer
American’ Legion
Jeff Bartell
Red Head Club Organized for Spokane Boys
In Spokane on January 29 the Red Head Club was organized to aid red headed boys and those with auburn hair. The group aims to provide guidance and support to youths in need, with members eligible based on hair color ranging from auburn to bright red.
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Red-Headed Boys
Spoe
Wash
Red Head Club
Spokane
Red Head
Pity the Bootblack Divorce Suit Filed in Brooklyn
Mrs. Peter Stefano of Brooklyn filed for divorce from her bootblack husband yesterday in New York. The complaint accuses him of earning 25 a week shining shoes before transferring affections to a wealthier woman after he became rich.
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New York
Peter Stefano
Brooklyn
Stefano
Alaska Mines Seek Help From Congress For Chrome and Graphite
Alaska mining efforts at Port Chatham and Red Mountain near Seldovia could profit from a proposed chrome and graphite tariff. Senate measures by McNary and Kahn, supported by Underwood, aim to curb reliance on foreign minerals and boost domestic production amid wartime lessons.
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Senate
McNary
Oregon
House of Representatives
Kahn
San Francisco
J. J. Underwood
Washington
Seattle Times
Alaska
George W. Whitney
W. P. Lass
Port Chatham
Red Mountain
Cook Inlet
Seldovia
Underwood
Charles L. McNary
Julius Kahn
California
United States
Austria
Germany
Bureau of Mines
Uncle Sam
Colorado
Nevada
Fairbanks
Montana
United States Army
Militarized NYPD planned with sharpshooters and machine guns
New York police officials announced a likely partial militarization to handle riot calls. About a thousand sharpshooters will form a battalion and four machine gun squads will be organized. Members will wear steel helmets as part of the setup.
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New York
Airmen land in Mexico after forced trip from Texas
Lieu tenants Bb. F. Brown and G. E. Grimes of the U S air service made a forced landing on Mexican soil near McAllen Texas and were held by Mexicans. They carried a message from Fort Brown to Nogales and expected to be released Thursday. Dispatches later said they were not captured but held and would fly back to Texas soil today.
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Texas
Treaty Parleys Resume Tomorrow In Senate Briefing
Washington January 29 Republican and Democratic Senators will not resume treaty negotiations until tomorrow. Leaders of both groups announced the pause in the discussions today.
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Washington
Trepublican
Seattle Score Sparks Lead Change in Night Victory
Seattle team edged its opponent 4 to 3 in a tightly contested night game at Socleam Park. The result shifts Seattle into a leading position as the pace quickened and defenses tightened.
GOP Attitude on Prohibition Question Stressed
William Jennings Bryan urged Republicans in Bristol Virginia to reveal their stand on constitutional prohibition. He said the party should come out into the open and declare its plan, and he does not want the liquor issue influencing the presidential race.
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Bristol
William Jennings Bryan
Wood and Poindexter to Publicly Debate in Pierre
Chicago Jan 29 Major General Wood accepted Senator Poindexter's challenge for a public debate on political questions in Pierre March 20.
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Chicago
Wood
Poindexter
Pierre
Butler Attacks FTC in Chamber Speech
D Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University criticized the Federal Trade Commission before the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. He faulted the agency for misreading its role and for pursuing persecution over protection and development of business.
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Butler
Trade Commission
Philadelphia
D. Nicholas Murray” Butler
Columbia University
Federal Trade Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Obsolete Army Planes in Service Criticized by Senators
Washington January 29. Senator New Republican of Indiana declares the U S army air service is a failure with only obsolete planes in service. Senator King Democrat of Utah replies that the War Department would be derelict if conditions matched New’s description.
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Washington
U. S. Army Air Service
New
King
Utah
Indiana
War Department
Jack Johnson Seeks U S Return for Fateful Fight
Jack Johnson, living in Spain Mexico and Cuba, asks the United States for another chance after fleeing white slave charges six years ago. He plans to return to face the case and then challenge Jack Dempsey before Carpentier, amid reports of his past marriage to Lucille Cameron in Chicago.
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Mexico
City
Jack Johnson
United States
Jack
America
Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Carpentier
Spain
Cuba
Lucille Cameron
Chicago
Raid at Communist Nests in San Francisco and NY Assembly Probe
National authorities raided five Communist Labor Party branches and six secretaries homes in San Francisco last night, seizing literature for deportation actions. In Albany, prosecutors push a bid that the Socialist Party now leads a criminal element. testimony links party to Bolshevik support and Soviet America plans. Former Mayor Lunn testified about blank resignations for candidates. Ole Hanson of Seattle subpoenas urged to testify on party loyalty concerns.
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San Francisco
Communist Labor Party
Department of Justice
Albany
N. Y
New York Assembly
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Socialist Party
Martens
America
George L. Lune
Schnectady
Lunn
Wilson
Congress
Germany
Ole Hanson
Seattle
United States
Debs Call Praised Trotsky Lenine at Socialist Trial
At Albany on January 29 extracts from Eugene V. Debs private speech were read in the trial. Debs described himself as a social revolutionist and Bolshevist and lauded Trotsky and Lenine as the greatest of the world’s statesmen.
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Albany
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist Assembly
Debs
Trotsky and
Lenine
Virginia Senate rejects woman's suffrage amendment
The Elections Committee of the Virginia Senate narrowly rejected the suffrage amendment, delivering a near unanimous vote against advancing the measure. The decision was announced late yesterday in Richmond Virginia.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate
Kettle Valley Limited Derailed East of Vancouver
The Kettle Valley Limited on Canadian Pacific Railway struck a mud bank fifty miles east of Vancouver and derailed. The locomotive and five coaches were damaged though no passengers were injured.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Women smoke more than men at Chicago theatre
A Chicago theatre manager opened a smoking room for women patrons after noting they smoked more than men. He said women used the washroom boudoir and lobby to light up and that this driven measure was necessary.
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Chicago
Chicago flu grippe, says Doctor Church
Ottawa, Jan. 29 Influenza in Chicago is plain common grippe says Dr. W H Church Eastern Canada's leading physician He arrived from Chicago and predicted no recurrence He noted Chicago's death rate has not risen and immunized individuals are unlikely to be affected if Chicago cases remain mild.
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Ottawa
Chicago
W. H. Church
Canada
Church
Public funeral for influenza victims banned by health board
In San Francisco on January twenty eight the board of health prohibited a public funeral for several influenza victims. The action reflects local health concerns during the outbreak and aims to prevent further spread.
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San Francisco
Board of Health
Influenza cases rise as Spokane converts rink hospital
Spokane officials reported nine influenza cases yesterday and began converting an old ice rink into a temporary hospital to care for patients.
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Spokane
Wash
Public Health Service Reports Flu Spreading Nationwide
Government bulletin notes influenza epidemic steadily spreading across the country. Chicago records a peak in pneumonia with 407 new cases and 75 deaths, while flu subsides there as pneumonia rises.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Bulletin
Chicago
Ten years for New Los Angeles killer
Harry S. New, who confessed to slaying his sweetheart Freda Lesser, was today sentenced to from ten years to life in San Quentin. He may be released after ten years if considered normal and well behaved. New claimed he was illegitimate son of U. S. Senator New of Indiana. Insanity was used as his defense at trial.
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Los Angeles
Harry S. New
Freda Lesser
San Quentin
New
Miss Lesser
U. S
Indiana
Pacific panel shows wealth rise with banking decentralization
Washington Jan 29 Comptroller of the Currency Williams issued a statement comparing present bank resources with those of twenty years ago. The Pacific coast records the largest increase at 1340 percent, illustrating wealth distribution from decentralization of banking.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Williams
Pacific Coast
Nonstop Seattle to Juneau Flight Planned with Stops Return
A Seattle to Juneau airborne race is announced with twenty aeroplanes set to depart around May 20 in a two thousand mile challenge. The flight will be non stop from Seattle to Juneau, with return stops at Skagway Sitka Petersburg Wrangell Ketchikan and Hyder if landings are possible. Government vessels will patrol the route along the inside passage and a $25000 prize awaits the winner with additional premiums. Arthur Whitten Brown, famed transatlantic flier, racer, is named as a potential pilot alongside Seattle man Poeing.
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Seattle
Continental
Unite States
Alaska
Here
Juneau
Northern Territory
Skagway
Sitka
Petersburg
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Hyder
Arthur Whitten Brown
Ano
Poeing
Mg Man
Dempsey War Exemption Probe Opens in San Francisco
Jan 29 San Francisco Mrs Auette Adams assistant district attorney announced an investigation into irregularities tied to the exemption from war service for heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. All case papers have been turned over to Adams with instructions to probe thoroughly. Dempsey, dubbed shipyard slackers by California American Legion, has drawn mixed reactions as Georges Carpentier, French champion, is billed as potential challenger.
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San Francisco
Auette Adamé
War Service
Jick Dempsey
Poincare to preside at League of Nations ceremony
Paris Jan 20 President Raymond Poincare will preside at a solemn ceremony tomorrow on the establishment of the League of Nations. Elaborate plums have been laid for the reception of the first delegates. The United States will be unofficially represented.
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Paris
Raymond Poincare
League of Nations
United States
Transport Mount Vernon Returns Lightly Damaged
The Army transport Mount Vernon, which left port a week ago on a secret mission, is returning to port at San Francisco with a leaking condition. The ship is four hundred miles from San Francisco and wireless signals indicate she proceeds to port without assistance.
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San Francisco
Mount Vernon
Sanrene
Von Reuter Freed by British Authorities
British authorities released Admiral von Reuter who ordered the scuttling of the German fleet at Scarpa Flow. He will return to Germany at once.
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London
von Reuter
Scarpa Flow
Germany
Six Arrests in Seattle Holdups Ties to 2 July gang
Seattle police rounded up six members of the 2 July gang believed to be responsible for many recent hold ups. The arrests followed patrols and undercover work, with detectives planning further charges as inquiries continue.
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Seattle
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