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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1920
Page
1
Jose Bruzas Perez of San Antonio Texas said to be an American citizen is believed executed by Francisco Villa bandit leader according to advices to the state department in Washington on August 2.
A Basel dispatch reports Soviet sources detailing hard demands from the Bolsheviks to Poland's armistice delegation. Poland must renounce Vilna Minsk Grodno and Chelma and surrender all war materiel and 7 percent of rolling stock. Military occupation for five years is demanded with coal and salt mines placed under Soviet security until 1921.
An exhortation argues for every judge editor preacher and public figure to work at least four hours daily in manual labor. The author links productive labor with longevity and contentment, urging a return to farming and hands on work to restore vitality and curb idle expertise.
Reported talks at Mexicali involve Governor Este ban Cantu and federal representatives including General Angel Flores and General Juan Platt in seeking a peaceful settlement of the rift with Mexico City. Officials say the breach cannot be healed and Cantu vows to fight to the end as gambling concessions are targeted for closure.
Reports from Ensenada say a Japanese warship is anchored there and several U S destroyers are present with Mexican troops due to reach Mazatlan and sail to Ensenada. Navy officials declined to comment while Mexican consul Lefevier pins hope on landings near Ensenada and Mexicali.
In Omaha on August 2, W. W. Taylor a negro pastor was arrested for fishing without a license. He phoned the elders to pass the plate to pay the fine.
Everett judge W W Black declares for governor on the Democratic ticket after verifying a winning path this year. He previously won a 1912 nomination but was disqualified. Ernest Lister became nominee and won, with Black later retiring from the bench.
Prosecutor Fred C Brown filed first degree murder charges against Charles Davis on Monday in connection with the death of Peter Angie on June 18 The indictment states Davis called Angie regarding a dog theft and during the confrontation shot Angie with a shotgun.
Depositors of the defunct Northern Bank and Trust Co receive a fresh 10 percent payment this week, bringing total disbursements to 40 percent. The bank failed in 1917 and has been under state bank examiner oversight, with all payments issued from his office in the White building. The latest installment was declared to begin August 4.
Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons that July in Ireland saw twenty-two killed and 67 wounded. Among the dead were 15 policemen, four soldiers, and three civilians. wounded included 20 policemen, 22 soldiers, and five civilians. He also reported militants raided Mizzenhead lighthouse and carried away fog signal explosives.
The cabinet approved the Irish bill essentially as presented and expects introduction in parliament today. It suspends trial by jury and directs that offenders be tried by courts martial in Dublin, aiming to empower the government against the Sinn Fein. Some opposition is anticipated, but a decisive passage is expected.
The Alton hotel building on Washington Street, a three story brick structure between Second and Third Avenues, has been purchased for 35000 by Chong Tat and Jim Wong. Former owners were Mrs. Robert Henry and Fred Johnson, announced by A. V. Williams & Co.
John Heffernan of New York, broke and unemployed, turned $540 found to the police saying he could not keep it. The incident, dated August 2, highlights his honesty and loss of employment.
Campers discover the body of a man believed to be W. V. Herrick. Chief Deputy Coroner Corson says murder or death by own action are possible. presence of more than twenty dollars would suggest self harm. The body was washed up on the sound shore south of Richmond Beach and brought in by morgue wagon.
Seven hundred eighty Russian children from the Ural mountains, separated from their parents, arrive aboard the Yomei Maru in San Francisco. They travel from Vladivostok under Red Cross care, bound for Petrograd, hoping to reunite with fathers. Local quarantine officers prepare for ashore release and a celebration with ice cream and candy.
An old house item plea invites readers to list usable furnishings and household goods in the Want Columns to sell. The pitch promises quick results with smaller rates and larger circulation, offering a neat roll of greenbacks in exchange for clutter.
Tacoma reports a government investigation revealing a wide underground system smuggling Japanese into California border states. Major Ross accuses propaganda efforts and calls for strict entry limits, naming church leaders and local figures amid hearings on Japanese influence.
The trunk found by express workers in New York is believed to contain the body of Miss Katherine Jackson of Starksville Massachusetts who later married a man named E Leroy.
The text extols 0 Henry Sidney Porter as unmatched in short-story craft. It promises new immortal yarns to be printed in The Star daily, beginning soon, urging readers to buy and reread every issue.
Mrs. Helga Torstensen of Seattle appeals to the coast guard to search for her husband Harry Torstensen who left Aberdeen Washington in early June to sail to San Francisco in a 22 foot boat and has not been heard since late June off the northern California coast.
American aviators Kilby and Tiffany died when their plane crashed 3000 feet above a crowd watching in Tokyo. The falling aircraft struck spectators, killing several and injuring a number of others.
Berlin issues orders to deploy troops to the eastern Prussian frontier to deter Polish and Bolshevik incursions. The decision follows a July 21 request and is conveyed to Paris directly by Dr. Goeppert as the council of ambassadors is in recess.
Webb Miller reports from London that Russian forces are 58 miles from Lemberg with fighting near Brody and Toporow favoring the Russians while Bolshevik losses mount. Warsaw braces for a Red onslaught as Trotsky’s armies threaten from north and east, with civilians aiding defense and engineers piling earthworks.
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