The federal attorney defending William C. Vest, the Prohibition agent accused of manslaughter, told a federal jury that Vest was being framed and scapegoated for the death of Ernest Emley of Keller, Washington.

The Mystery of the Missing Radium was not yet solved.

William C. Vest, a federal prohibition officer charged with manslaughter, stared down at the body of Ernest Emley at Keller, Washington, and said, “I killed him.”

A Spokane jury took only 20 minutes to acquit Ray English of manslaughter in the death of pedestrian A.D. Allison.

The defense attorney for Jennings B. Henry delivered a “heart-rending appeal” that made Henry’s family break into tears – and even made some members of the jury wipe their eyes.

More damaging testimony emerged in the Jennings B. Henry murder trial – this time, from the mouth of Henry himself.

The big movie studio at Minnehaha changed hands again, further dampening Spokane’s longtime dream of becoming Hollywood North.

Liquor charges were dismissed against Albert Magnussen, who had been arrested during the Elks Lodge temple dedication ceremony several months earlier.

A member of the Morris Brawman family walked toward the home’s front door and heard “a faint wail coming from a gunnysack.”

The clash between the city’s streetcars and the competing jitneys became literal when a streetcar collided with a jitney in Hillyard, knocking it over and injuring five people.

Patrons at Whitehead’s Dancing Palace in Spokane experienced a touch of Hollywood glamour when a crew showed up to film Juanita Hansen, “serial motion picture actress,” as she danced around the ballroom.

County deputies and private detectives from the Burns and Pinkerton agencies scoured the highways and fields south of Spangle in pursuit of new clues in the State Bank of Spangle robbery.

Jack Hughes, 28, known as the “Human Fly” for his daredevil stunts, died when a climb in downtown Sandpoint went horribly wrong.

Mrs. C.W. Mullins – described as a prominent Nampa, Idaho, socialite of “unusual beauty and charming personality” – was in a heap of legal trouble in federal court in Spokane.

The region’s “club women” voted to ban the sale of “destructive literature.”

The Spokane Daily Chronicle announced that it would deliver up-to-the-minute World Series updates the modern way, via telegraph wire and megaphone.

Sam Bergman had a scare during the bucking horse event at the Winona (Washington) Race Meet and Rodeo.

Golfers at the Manito Golf Course were scratching their heads for days over The Mystery of the Disappearing Golf Balls.

Three Spokane County deputies raided the Curtis Ranch between Marshall and Cheney looking for liquor.