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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1920
Page
7
The speaker urges a month of outdoor labor to restore energy and improve daily work. He claims fresh air, honest hunger, and better sleep will yield a brighter world for the reader, contrasting time spent in leisure activities. The message targets exhausted readers, encouraging practical toil over idleness.
Railway men consider joining a county third party with the Nonpartisan League and allied groups. An executive committee meeting with the state central committee of the Nonpartisan League was set to decide the plan. Earlier, the Nonpartisan League the committee of 48 and the triple alliance voted to join and name a ticket.
London August 2 Judge Cluer of Shoreditch county court says the only muscle a woman has stronger than a man is the muscle of the tongue. The remark is reported as part of courtroom commentary on gender and speech.
Legal notices show Thomas Heron granted divorce from Mary with actions recorded in the court docket. Other case fragments indicate ongoing proceedings and official filings in the same session.
Dispatches describe Polish resistance near War saw with heavy casualties after a counterattack against Bolsheviks. Reinforcements of women troops arrive to fill gaps as Red forces reportedly occupy Hrest Litovak. Polish armistice terms demand independence disarmament and clear demarcation lines. Churchill proposal to use Germany against Reds drawn sharp criticism. Lloyd George faces parliamentary scrutiny on policy.
Soviet agencies report Bolshevik forces operating northeast and east of Warsaw from 90 to 130 miles away. They claim crossing the Bobr and Natal rivers near Lomza and Bielostok, occupying Bielsk and Bilnovesh, and advancing near Kobrin amid widespread engagements along a roughly 150 mile front.
Robert E. Dwyer, superintendent of the bond auto and marine insurance agency in Seattle, has filed to run for state insurance commissioner on the Republican ticket. A Yale graduate, he formerly served in Washington state infantry and was discharged in March 1919.
Mrs Thomas H Ince wife of the Los Angeles photoplay producer arrives en route to Alaska with her two sons William 11 and Thomas H Jr. She notes film quality improving and that reputable producers aim for first class plays the public can trust. She adds people control film choice by patronizing shows and predicts many will enter the industry through hard work. The family plans to return to California before September 1.
Jersey City August 2 Patrolman Frederick A Geiger accuses Mrs Lucy St Geiger of using $15 given by his mother in July 1918 to buy whisky and a Bible for a birthday, and also alleges infidelity. The divorce action claims she consumed the whisky and that Geiger swears to the charges.
In Indianapolis on August 2, coal miners halted by unauthorized strikes are returning to work per an order from United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis. Union headquarters stated that delays are not the miners’ fault if coal is not delivered.
Evansville Indiana Aug 2 report says unauthorized coal strike spreads into Kentucky fields. Mines in Indiana pocket district did not reopen today. More than 200 day men and monthly workers walked out at Southland and Midwest mines in Henderson Kentucky.
DES MOINES Aug 2 Miners from eight Iowa mines walked out demanding higher water allowances. Operators reported fourteen mines idle statewide with 600 to 700 workers idle as the dispute widens across the state.
The Lloyd Soont case opens at noon with jury deliberations under an Illinois sedition law test. Prosecutors allege communists sought to form the third international and spark a socialist revolution in the United States. Arrests followed a nationwide roundup on New Year’s Day.
After a week with reduced fuel, Standard Oil reports complete gasoline depletion Monday morning. A tanker bound for the navy yard is due by 5 p.m. and relief is expected. Union Oil predicts a price rise and higher supply next day as curbs ease.
Strike breakers from other cities were expected in Denver to man street cars idle since yesterday after 1,100 street railroad workers walked out. The union demands 75 cents an hour, up from 58 cents.
Edward Chase of 4018 Burton Place delivered a basket of his home grown vegetables to The Star to challenge a congressman’s remark that Japanese gardeners are superior. He claims Americans can match and beat Japanese yields and cites past business loss to Japanese competition.
James Collins, arrested near Second Ave and Washington St, says two robbers entered his room at the St Louis Hotel on Main St and Occidental Ave and stole $90 after waking him in a deep sleep. He claims one robber was armed and the other had previously loitered around the People's Cafe. He found $70 missing from one pocket and $20 from another. A receipt in his possession shows $300 deposited with the hotel top proprietor and $50 withdrawn. He arrived in town two days ago.
Newark August 2 a congressional medal the Croix de Guerre and the Italian War Cross and a record of nine bullet and bayonet wounds saved veteran Frank Sadowski from jail. He faced weapon charges after shooting at a cat that disturbed his sleep. bail set at 1000 but judge lenient after hearing war record.
A court scene riffs on a telephone operator being sued for dialing the wrong number while the lawyer quips she has the jury’s numbers. The joke hinges on misread signals and courtroom timing.
George Caracachenes, a Duluth restaurant owner, learns of his daughter Mary Jane Pappas death and vows to bring killer Jim Sphyridis to justice. He rejects revenge, favors due process, and plans to capture Sphyridis to send him to prison. He visits the crime scene with the family and reflects on mercy in punishment.
In Berlin on August 2, street vendors rally against merchants to reduce fruit costs. The boycott forms part of wider protests over high prices.
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