Kidnapped Boy Reunited With Father After Money Drop
Cleveland March 23 The kidnapped boy Willie Whitla was returned to his father at Hollenden hotel in Cleveland after $10,000 was delivered at a park in Ashtabula. Police and private detectives watched the drop and the reunion followed amid cheers as father and son headed home to Sharon, Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
James Hhitla
Billy
Hollenden
Sharon
Whitla
East End
Willie
Ashtabula
Smith Hotel
McCabe
Ashtabula Central Station
Laskey
Governor Signs Criminal Code as Vetoes Miss
Olympia March 23 Governor Hay signed the criminal code into law with no changes and it will take effect in three months. He vetoed the oyster lands bill known as the "oys Berland grab" which would have relinquished state titles.
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Olympia
Hay
Oys- Berland
Natural gas found in Monroe well sparks town excitement
Monroe Washington March 22 natural gas was discovered while digging a well for the Monroe Water and Light company. Gas appeared at 80 feet with strong pressure lifting water and sand from the casing a half inch pipe was attached and a steady flame of 10 feet burned despite wind. An oil and gas expert says it is pure petroleum gas and the discovery may indicate oil. New wells are being driven on the island inside town limits.
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Monroe, Wash
Monroe Water and Light Company
Chelan Avenue Residence Sold for 3500
The George S. Merriam residence on Chelan avenue was sold yesterday through the Martin-Bousquet agency to William Briskey of Cashmere for 3500. Briskey plans to convert the property into an apartment house.
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George S. Merriam
Chelan Avenue
Martin-Bousquet
William Briskey
Cashmere
Sampson
Mr. Briskey
Captured Negro in Spokane After Police Chase
Sheriff Ed Ferguson brought in a wanted negro linked to burglaries in Wenatchee after a pursuit from a Sherman Street grocery. The suspect, Frank Martin, fled through swampy and rocky terrain east of Sherman Street before officers Briley Thompson McCloud and Lawson captured him following a citizen posse pursuit.
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Ed. Ferguson
Delaney
Pogue
Boyd
Ferguson
Coeur d’Alene
Spokane
Spokesman- Review
Sherman Street
Third Avenue
Frank Martin
Wenatchee
Briley
Thompson
McCloud
Lawson
Shackleton Antarctic Expedition Fails Near Pole
A cablegram reports Lieutenant Shackleton did not reach the south pole and the expedition retreated about 190 miles from the pole. Royal Geographical Society officials have no confirmation of success, though Shackleton had promised to reveal first news.
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South Pole
Associated Press
London
Shackleton
The
Royal Geographical Society
Too Little Attention 10 Health Gaining in City Class
Chester Levere runs a physical instruction class at Hotel Chewawa for business and professional men at risk of nervous collapse from overwork and unhealthy habits. He plans a large gym to reach men, youths and women, noting improved school records among instructed boys and linking health to a clear mind and vigor.
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Chester Levere
Chewawa
Levere
Concrete apple house fire on Ed. Dennis ranch
Yesterday a stove caused a fire at the concrete apple house on the Ed. Dennis ranch. Firefighters and neighbors contained the blaze after significant damage to building No. 25. The Seattle-Spokane local train time changes tomorrow night. No. 25 now arrives Seattle at 9 a.m.
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Ed. Dennis Ranch
Seattle
Roosevelt Leaves for East Africa Big Game Hunt
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt departs Oyster Bay for New York to sail to British East Africa aboard the Hamburg. Crowds cheer as he bids farewell to family and boards the steamer, receiving a bronze tablet from Italian-Americans and waving farewell from the deck.
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Oyster Bay
Hamburg
Associated Press
Roosevelt
New York
British East Africa
Kernit
Archie
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilds
East Africa
Hoboken
Taft
Wenatchee Undertaking Company Incorporation Noted
Papers filed with the secretary of state last Saturday establish the Wenatchee Undertaking Company as successor to C. G. Hall of Wenatchee. Officers include C. G. Hall as president and H. N. May as secretary treasurer and manager. Mrs. C. G. Hall remains as lady assistant until Mrs. May’s arrival.
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Wenatchee Undertaking Company
C. G. Hall
Wenatchee
H. N. May
Paris Strike Ends as Telegraph Post Workers Resume
In Paris a mass meeting of 6,000 government telegraph and post office employees voted to return to work today, with two hundred voting to continue the strike. Professor Rosser injured a finger while playing billiards yesterday.
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Associated Press
Paris
Professor Rosser
Jones Seeks Western Power With Key Committee Assignments
Seattle dated report notes Senator Wesley L. Jones receiving seats on the public lands irrigation coast defenses and fisheries committees. The move signals influence for Washington in a new regime, with Congressman Cushman joining Ways and Means to press lumber tariff interests amid anticipated reductions. Senator Piles gains judiciary panel placement.
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Seattle
Wesley L. Jones
Washington
Congress
Jones
Piles
Judiciary Committee
Congressman Cushman
Ways and Means Committee
House
Cushman
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