Hamby Executed at Sing Sing after Brooklyn Bank Job
Ossining N Y Jan 30 Gordon Fawcett Hamby 26 known as a brutal bandit was executed in Sing Sing last night. He smiled as the chair was strapped and taunted guards saying goodbye fellows. Hamby admitted bank and train robberies after a Brooklyn Savings Bank massacre and a Tacoma killing. He claimed Alberta Canada birth and a college psychology background while denying family ties and offering little remorse.
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Chicago
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Boston
Philadelphia
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Tacoma
Bob’ Davis
Bob
Shanghai
China
Otner
Norfolk
Vaz
Loss of British steamer Brisbane reported at sea
Private cable reports the British steamer Brisbane lost with all hands after foundering in a gale off Shanghai China. Captain RE FE McLellan of Seattle commanded the Brisbane, and the reports have not been confirmed.
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Cable
Brisbane
Shanghai
China
RE. FE. McLellan
Alaskan Named to Help Draft G.O.P. Platform
W H Hays announced Alaska’s George C Hazelet will join a Republican National Committee panel drafting a party platform for submission to the Republican National Convention. The Alaska representative joins Washington state member W H Cowles and others including Mrs Josephine Corlis Preston and Col Daniel C Jackling, among a slate of notable figures from Taft to Roosevelt supporters.
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W H. Hays
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Hays
Republican Party
George C. Hazelet
Cordova
Alaska
Washington
W. H. Cowles
Spokane
Henry Suzzvlo
University of Washington
Josephine Corlis Preston
M'Bride to file for Republican national committeeman
J C McBride a Juneau merchant and head of C W Young Company will file with the Secretary of Alaska tomorrow to seek the Republican national committeeman position. His likely opponent is Charles E Herron as efforts from Republicans statewide push his candidacy.
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J. C. McBride
Juneau
C. W. Young Company
Alaska
Charles E. Herron
McBride
J. R. Heckman
Ketchikan
Wood is Favorite in New Jersey State Nomination Race
In Trenton New Jersey on Jan 30 a joint conference of State Republican Committeemen and County Chairmen named Leonard Wood as New Jersey's favorite for the Republican presidential nomination. State Chairman Stokes telegraphed General Wood that applause signaled broad backing from the conference.
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Leonard Wood
New Jersey
Stokes
General Wood
Bolsheviks Succeed in Late Operation Across Front
Wireless dispatches from Moscow report Bolshevik forces advancing in Russia and Siberia with anti Bolshevik troops evacuating Dervent on the Caspian coast. Eastern Siberian peasants revolt near Nikolaevsk while supply difficulties may halt the Trans Siberian advance. Reval says Estonia Russia peace treaty signed and Latvia to sign with the Trotsky government soon. General Yudenitch arrested by Finnish authorities.
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Poisteites
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Blrsk
Reval
Esthenia
Soviet Russia
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Letvia
Trotsky
Yudenitch
Questioning Kolchak’s fate and exile in Asia
Paris dispatch cites Mille r requesting explanation from the French general in Siberia over handing Admiral Kolchak to revolutionists. Kolchak reportedly escaped Bolsheviks and hid in Manchuria per Honolulu report published in Tokyo. Irkutsk revolution transfers power to Bolsheviki.
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Lodge Is Obdurate Democrats Leave Pact Parley
Washington Jan 30 The unofficial bi partisan talks between Democratic and Republican senators on the peace treaty failed again. Democrats walked out after failing to reach a compromise on Article X and announced they would seek another method of ratification. The final break came when Senator Lodge refused to accept Taft drafted reservations to Article X.
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Lodge
Taft
Hoover Named Democratic Choice for President in Michigan
Circulation of petitions in Lansing seeks the name of Herbert Hoover as the Democratic candidate for president. Michigan ballots list Hoover as the party’s choice amid wartime considerations and local political activity.
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Lansing
Mich
Herbert Naover
Michigan
Association of Tailors Seeks Reunionization
Atlantic CFEY June 30 The National Association of Merchant Tailors opened its session by passing a resolution for open shop and deunionization to free industry from labor unions. Members pledged to sign nocore agreements with journeymen tailors holding trade cards. The floor announced radical tailors leaders called a March 15 strike. Spokane January 20 The National Livestock Association of America passed a resolution favoring government packing industry regulation. A second resolution urged Congress to ratify the peace treaty with reservations. After electing new officers the meeting adjourned.
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National Association of Meerchant Tailors
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Tailors Bus
Spokane
National Livestock Association of Ameren
Congress
Sims charges of dereliction in the Navy to be aired
Washington January 34. The feud between the Navy Department and Admiral William Sims dominates today as Sims, former commander of the North Sea fleet, asks the Senate Naval Affairs Committee to urge Secretary Daniels to provide a detailed report on Navy readiness when the United States entered World War I. The committee also announced it would fully investigate Sims charges that the Navy was unprepared for war.
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Wadhington
Navy
Messages may have come from planets
New York Din notes noted scientists discussing mysterious signals picked up by wireless stations. Charles Steinmetz said Mars could be reached by pooling electric power into a single broadcasting station. B C Abbott of the Smithsonian suggested Venus as the likely source if planets sent messages, citing Mars cold with little atmosphere.
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Din
AOS
Charles [ Steinmetz
Mars
Counry
B.C. Abbott
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory
Washington
Venus
Dr Abbott
Hill Will Retire From Great Northern Railroad
St Paul Jan 20 Louis W Hill chairman of the Great Northern railroad will retire from active management when federal control ends and private ownership resumes. He is the son of Western railroad pioneer James J Hill and Eastern interests reportedly gained control of Great Northern and Northern Pacific.
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Louis W. BI
Great Northern Railroad
Hill
Western Railroad
Jami J. I
Eastern
Great Northern
Northern Pacifiec
Alaska Sails for North With 182 Passengers
Seattle Jan 34 With 182 passengers for Alaska ports and a large cargo of freight the steamship Alaska Captain G Nord commands sailed for the North this morning. Passengers listed include Major W H Waord W I Gross Mrs Gross W War etc and numerous others headed for distant ports.
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Alaska
G. Nord
North
W. H. Waord
Gross
Mra. Gross
W. War
W. G. Herron
Charles B. Herren
C. J. Alexander
C. J. Garrell
Do Fh Patterson
Rod Musser
Pie Dowd
Jones
Tom Banbury
Nick Marbeck
E. Huller
Arthur Rust
A. Dedsky
Zalman Gross
Mise Ruby Petersen
Agnes Seerdem
Dudley Allen
RR. Hallam C. Peterson
T. Likens
B. Len
J Hanson
FB. Ferguson
Johnson A. Kitson
Bilertson
A. Abrahamson
J. Mitts
L. McLennan
L. V. Wilson
L Stenge
New York Pound Hits $2.19 In Early Trading
The English pound traded at 2.19 dollars in New York today marking a firm start to the week. Investors watched exchange rates as currency markets opened with modest gains.
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New York
Plan wage reduction schemes warned by railway union chief
Timothy Shea acting president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen charged that certain rail raids are planning to reduce wages while crews are returned to private control. He denounced the Cummins bill and joined with President Coolidge in attacking compulsory arbitration.
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New York
Timothy Shea
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Cummins
Compera
Eleven Jurors Selected in Centralia Armistice Day Murders Trial
Eleven temporary jurors sat in the box as the Centralia Armistice Day murders trial resumed. Eight jurors had been passed by both sides by Thursday. Influenza concerns in Montesano affect proceedings if the epidemic persists. Judge Wilson urged defense counsel George Vandeveer to leave his pistol with the county clerk, clarifying no reflection on his habit.
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Monthlano
Wael
Wilson
George Vandeveer
Vanderveer
No Violence in Wobblies Literature Said by Mediator
Tacoma January 30 Edgar Snyder of Seattle federal mediator for the department of labor testified in a federal court trial of thirty seven alleged wobblies that WW literature contains nothing destructive. He said he had interviewed hundreds of IWWs and never found one who advocates violence. Snyder was once a candidate for the United States Senate on the progressive ticket.
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Tacoma
Edgar Snyder
Seattle
Department of Labor
Snyder
Twenty three missing after tanker Milel ere foundering
A terrible storm broke the American tank steamer Milelere in two near Matanzas Cuba. Of the crew, one lifeboat with the chief officer and seventeen men survived, while a second lifeboat containing twenty three including the captain remains missing. The Milelere, owned by Coban Instirling Co, carried a million gallons of molasses. A later report said the missing crewman had been picked up by the steamer Oxette.
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Matanzas
Cuba
Philadelphia
Ste
Coban Instirling Company
Fire destroys DuPont plant in Winnipeg
A portion of the DuPont plant at Winnipeg was destroyed by a blaze today. The loss is estimated at $200,000 with extensive damage to the rear section and surrounding facilities. Fire officials are investigating the cause as crews work to contain hotspots and prevent spread to adjacent buildings.
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Winnipeg
Influenza Epidemic Hits Washington State
Washington state faces a flu outbreak with Monroe and Everett schools closed as cases rise in nearby cities. Public Health Service reports show a drop in new flu cases nationwide while pneumonia fatalities surge in Chicago and New York, with 413 pneumonia cases recorded in a single day.
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Monroe
Everett
Washington
Public Health Service
New York
Chicago
Principel Conners
News York
Influenza Cases Reported Mild In Seattle
Twenty six cases of influenza were reported since Wednesday by the City Health Officer at noon today. The cases are mild.
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Seattle Suatele
Monroe School Closed After Influenza Outbreak
Monroe Washington January 39. Schools were closed due to influenza with non severe cases but six deaths have occurred.
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Monroe
Everett, Wash
Two Die as Influenza Strikes Yakima Emergency Hospital Planned
Yakima reports two influenza deaths with authorities readying an emergency hospital. The Teed Cross is prepared to open the facility to handle overflow and treat patients amid the outbreak.
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Cross
Three Die From Flu In Honolulu This Year
Three residents die of influenza in Honolulu bringing the year’s toll to twelve while total cases rise to sixty four, reflecting a severe local outbreak.
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Honolulu
Detzer Jury Verdict Delayed Publicize War Dept Review
New York January 30 The court martial of Captain Karl Detzer formerly of the South Military Police at Le Mens embarkation area Vraver concluded today. The general court of officers, all outranking the accused, returned a verdict within five minutes but under military law it will not be made public until released by the War Department. Detzer, a former Fort Wayne Indiana newspaper man, faced cruelty charges against American soldiers held for disciplinary purposes.
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New York
Karl ‘Deter
South Military Police
le Mens
Vraver
General Court of
War Department
Detzer
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Lane approves plan to dam Snake River
Secret copy of the Interior approved a tentative contract between the government and a canal company to dam the Snake river at American Falls Idaho creating a large reservoir. The project would move the town of American Falls to higher ground and utilize Lake River.
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Washington
Canal
Lake River
Idaho
Snake River
American Walls
America
American Falls
Jury Selected in Michigan Election Fraud Case
Grand Rapids report that a tentative jury has been chosen to try U. S. Senator Truman H. Newberry and more than a hundred Michigan Democrats on charges of election fraud.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Englishman Wins Bout in Milwaukee
English flyweight champion Jimmie Wilde knocked out Mike Ertle of St Paul in the third round of a scheduled ten round bout, holding the edge over the American throughout the fight in Milwaukee last night.
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Milwaukee
Jimmie Wilde
Mike Ertle
St. Paul
Wilde
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