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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1920
Page
9
N. D. Moore president of Pacific Coast Coal predicts statewide higher coal prices due to a 20 percent wage hike for miners. New price lists set to take effect about August 15. Other dealers expect about a ten percent rise.
Nell Hart, who confessed slaying Sheriff Til Taylor during the jailbreak, admits complicity in the Jennings murder near Bancroft Idaho. Detectives led the capture of Hart and five other escapees, all men restored to jail. Pendleton remains quiet after the mob disperse.
In Paris and across France, Marcelle Robert-Cremieux notes scarce new homes, high rents, and rising prices. She recalls prewar bargains while highlighting shortages, high exchange rates, and the strain on households as city wages outpace farm returns.
Miss Schupp the daughter of Henry Schupp, head of North Pacific Sea Products, joined a 50 foot whaler at Akuatan Alaska with Norwegian sailors. She learned to shoot a harpoon and helped kill a 55 foot whale, the station’s largest. She has danced since age 11 with studies in England and Russia and has returned to New York work.
Wood River Illinois recorded the largest population increase from 1910 to 1920, rising from 34 residents to 3,476 after annexing Ben Bow and East Wood River. The census bureau cited the 4 0381 percent growth as the pivotal factor.
Local farm bureau leads a crop demonstration at John Sinn's farm three miles south of Du Vall on Monday August 9 at 1 30 pm. Sinn directs trials in alfalfa and corn and will outline methods for establishing stands and crop management.
Johannesburg mourns the death of the Marquis of Queensberry who spent many years as a newsman in the United States.
Kansas City police cite veteran pickpocket John Riley age 46 known as Riley the Rat. He allegedly promised to go straight while in town but officers say he slipped hands into pockets. he was arrested after a passerby reported a pocketbook theft and identified him at Grand and 12th.
Dry squad officers say leaders of a booze ring between British Columbia and Seattle are jailed. Martin Gordon 24 Jim Crow 22 and W D Smith are in custody after a car stop yielded two cases of whisky and a search at 2160 N 68th St produced 16 cases of Canadian liquor. Smith later sought Gordon claiming the man robbed his garage of whisky. Police believe at least ten men are involved.
A vintage advert proclaims Danderine halts hair loss and dandruff after use. It promises hairs regrow with life, vigor, brightness and color, claiming even thinning strands thicken and look healthier for a modest price.
A fragmented clipping describes Mrs. Eugenia Earl, a former newspaperwoman, claiming a trip around the world to visit a harem under a Rajah in India. The account notes she faced no fear, calling the harem a private rich man's house and refers to a mistaken impression.
Beck indicates willingness to campaign for county commissioner if taxes are reformed and pledges support from voters. He cites taxation reform as central and notes his contact number as Anne 4641. He resembles Herbert Hoover in framing his platform.
Miss K A Southmayd of Seattle was appointed to assist the junior division of the United States employment service. The government will pay Miss Southmayd one dollar per year to help Seattle girls find the jobs they are fitted for.
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission approved a broad rate hike to take effect about September 1. Passenger fares rise 20 percent while Pullman fares jump 60 percent and freight rates up to 40 percent. States may need quick approvals to avoid delays. Justice Department will monitor profiteering as prices inch up slightly.
Hale Holden, president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, says higher freight miles will lower long term living costs. He notes a possible brief rise in some prices but expects faster, wider distribution of essentials as railroads regain efficiency. Rolling stock, cars, locomotives and terminals will be upgraded to relieve congestion.
Sixty five Mazamas from Portland headed Sunday for Mt. Baker to spend weeks climbing the peak and surrounding area. The group aims to scale the mountain and explore the vicinity during the expedition.
J F Cunningham of Portland Oregon seeks information on Dr Cook a former U S Navy surgeon who was in Seattle in 1918 He hopes the doctor holds clues about his sister a nurse named Nett Bollman of Canton Ohio who wrote to Mayor Caldwell requesting news of her brother James Cunningham believed in Seattle
Northwest retail merchants gather in Spokane on August 6 for the first annual convention of the Washington State Retailers' Association. They will discuss methods of cooperation and strategies to advance the trade.
A bundle of a woman's clothing washed up Sunday at Take Washington beach near Sand Point prompted police to fear suicide or accidental drowning. The clothes likely lay there two to three weeks. A scrap with the name Pauline Spidel was found. Mrs Spidel could not identify the clothing or recall giving her name.
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