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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
1
Norristown baby Blakeley Coughlan, kidnapped two months ago, is believed alive and in the care of a city woman. Investigators Major Adama and Postal Inspector Leonard say two accomplices, including a woman, pursued large ransoms.
City council held a Wednesday afternoon hearing on a proposed anti barking dog ordinance. Supporters argued dogs chiefs of burglars and nuisance claims while opponents urged legal limits and kennel club rights. A committee will study the matter further, leaving the outcome unresolved.
Dana Sleeth argues logging debris could supply heat and power if converted to alcohol fuel. He notes wasted heat from decayed logs, laments oil dependency, and cites University of Washington work on 97 percent pure alcohol as a viable automotive fuel solution. He urges national action to turn waste into public utility rather than private nuisance.
U S patrol boats may be deployed off San Diego to halt fighting among Japanese Austrian and Italian fishermen. Hostilities have included battles at sea with shots fired nets damaged and fatalities including the Yamato crew. authorities pursue further measures to end the tragedy.
London reports a new British division from India to Mesopotamia to quell revolting tribesmen and irregulars after a Babylon region disaster where 200 were killed or wounded. Kufah garrison resists Arab attacks as the town burns and Arabs fall in combat. Northwest of Hillah a fresh assault is noted with unclear results.
It notes a common habit of discarding old furniture and suggests there is always someone who will pay cash for useful items. The ad prompts readers to place a sale notice in the For Sale Miscellaneous column and to phone MAIN 600 for low rates.
Captain E K Brown of Ellensburg a veteran of two wars and long time Republican in Washington filed on the Republican ticket for representative in Congress from the Fourth district He has served as prosecuting attorney and was a key figure in the 1913 state legislature and 1916 Republican campaign He saw action in the Spanish American war and World War I earning a battlefield citation for gallantry.
Thomas F. Murphine a Progresive leader in 1913 1916 legislatures filed to run for the House of Representatives from the 42nd district which covers the north city and north county district. He served as superintendent of public utilities 1918 to 1920 and earlier as assistant attorney general. He is a local figure educated at the University of Washington married with two children.
Disturbances lasting over three hours were recorded on the seismograph at Santa Clara University. Father J C Ricard said the traces are indistinct and not violent, and agents noted the shocks likely did not originate in California.
Detective Captain Tennant reports Joseph Johns faced kidnaping charges over forcing Miss Favor from the Olympic sanitarium. Johns claimed a Bible justified their love while planning marriage. police found a .32 pistol and note writings showing Miss Favor's distress. Johns allegedly sought divorce and to marry in Canada despite local six month marriage restriction.
Washington coal miners approved a two year wage scale at a Labor temple gathering on Wednesday. The agreement, based on the federal coal commission offer, raises average pay about 20 percent over the last contract and brings Washington miners on par with Eastern miners by the national bituminous coal commission.
Captain Zepeda of the Mexican patrol boat Tecate was shot and killed in Ensenada after soldiers boarded the vessel and ordered him ashore. Crew of the Newark reported an attempted frameup by Cantu’s men and capture of the Tecate, which had been serving in the patrol. Captain Zepeda was linked to De La Huerta supporters.
Lieut. T O Payne head of Gov Estaban Cantu flyers is stopped at the border after a bombing plane purchased by Cantu is seized by customs. Payne is denied crossing into Mexico by Consul Boyle and the plane remains under military guard in Calexico. The border area remains quiet.
A large fire covers more than half a township in the Kootenai forest and crosses toward the Canadian line as 100 men brace to contain it. Thirty six other fires in Kootenai are under control while Pend Oreille blaze near Perkins Lake and Trout Creek pushes crews back. Twenty fires burn in Flathead country with tourist volunteers aiding due to manpower shortage amid improving Priest Lake conditions and two blazes near Whitefish. Spokane dispatches about 100 men daily to fight multiple fires with need for more staff.
Judge Allen takes on a temporary role as presiding judge for a week starting Thursday. The article notes the unusual instant calendar gift and lighthearted tone about the transition.
Aug 5 1919 Poland renews efforts to enlist U S backing against Soviet Russia. Lubormiski, Polish envoy, meets Secretary of State to discuss American aid as refugee Americans in Bolshevik hands are reported at Moscow. Red Cross aid reaches Terijoki Finland. Prince, a former American expeditionary force member, describes wartime suffering after capture near Archangel. Armistice talks with Poland reportedly not to be pursued by Bolsheviks while Warsaw remains a prize.
London reports Prime Minister Lloyd George urged Russia to grant Poland an immediate armistice with fair terms. He warned Moscow through Krassin and Kemenoff that Bolshevik advances threaten peace and trade, while reports say Polish forces defeated near Warsaw and gained a strategic position northeast of the city.
Reports say France plans to aid Poland risking breach of Austria's neutrality as Hungary and Romania prepare to confront Russia. Dr Karl Renner urges neutrality while Freiheit demands clear Allied policy on crossing Germany. A Luftgarten rally of 25 thousand Bolshevik and independent supporters blasts disarmament law amid police presence.
Leonard Budd of Rainier Valley announces fresh potatoes at 2 to 1 cents per pound sold directly to consumers. Budd digs them at his place 795 Wilson Ave, offering better prices for shoppers and higher profit for himself than wholesalers.
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