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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
1
The Tennessee Senate approved the federal suffrage amendment 25 to 4. The ratification moves to the House of Representatives, expected Tuesday, to join the 36th state. If adopted, all women will be able to vote in November elections.
Report from Paris and London detail renewed clashes as Polish troops resist Bolshevik advances. Russian assaults threaten northern flank while Poland fields mobile reserves and counters with hand to hand fighting amid diplomatic efforts over Wrangel government recognition.
Washington reports reveal a wealthy man J Ford Thompson and 16 year old Mary Sneeringer found dead in a Maryland woods. police pursue Thompson on abduction charges while indications point to a joint suicide over a forbidden romance. Thompson is described as a well known Washington surgeon's son with a separated wife living in France.
An angry Boston crowd surrounded the OM Colony Foreign Exchange offices demanding their money back as president C. M. Brightwell admitted insolvency. The mob shouted Kill lynch him as federal officers moved to take over the Ponzi scheme tied firm.
Miss Martha, a forty year old bakery keeper, feeds a struggling artist with stale bread while dreaming of his success. A belligerent outburst reveals Blumberger, an architectural draftsman, who exposed the artist’s jealousy and the tasteless plan for a new city hall.
Crown Prince Carol of Romania stays in a 12 room suite at a San Francisco hotel with his retinue as he travels on a world tour. He declines comment on domestic questions and denies rumors of seeking romance or a royal marriage during the trip. He plans to remain in the city for several days while hosted by local parties.
M. J. Carlson, 24, a seaman, completed a 30 day sentence Thursday at the county jail and was immediately rearrested for a criminal assault charge in Ukiah California.
Milor Thompson received letters signed Katherine Tierney Somerville Mann seeking a husband and Arthur Schnickie J Louisa seeking a wife. He ordered his secretary to switch the letters and send them back.
President David T. Barrows of the University of California arrived back in Berkeley after a European tour and was back at his desk today.
Prohibition agents raided a Chicago saloon. The owner's wife tossed a bottle, an operative dropped a sponge in the puddle, and the result was half a pint of evidence recovered.
Captain David Fallon of the British army reportedly has a new thumb after doctors transplanted an index finger to replace a lost thumb. The operation, described from Pasadena, marks a notable medical achievement in wartime care.
Christina Marie Dettner files a divorce complaint claiming her husband shook her after she laughed when he stubbed his toe while preparing for bed. Myrtle Moses Alachu ler, a member of the Chicago grand opera company, has died.
A friendly note explains that used cars find new owners through Star want ads under For Sale Automobiles. It praises the old car as a well cared for dandy and invites readers to read or place ads to buy or sell bargains, stressing the ad column as a marketplace for good deals.
Paris August 13. Resignation of President Deschanel is imminent amid France’s anti Bolshevik policy and UK diplomatic strains. Premier Millerand likely to be elected president with M Briand as premier. Britain and France seek to reform the entente while Moscow policy diverges.
Paris reports France sent a note to the United States saying it shares the same views on Russia as those expressed by President Wilson in his note to the Italian ambassador.
Pope Benedict fell in the Vatican library and slightly injured a knee. London media speculated on his health after rumors of a stroke. In Spokane an announcement says the Spokane International Railway plans $350,000 in improvements within a year.
Anxious Milwaukee scene follows Harry as he rides a Green Lake to police HQ train of thought, fearing a forgotten item. He fears public embarrassment as two girls snicker at his garters and trousers, while a turf of memory about his missing sock haunts him. He rushes to the station.
Wholesale butter dealers raised prices Friday morning. Local creamery cubes advance two cents to 58 cents a pound and bricks jump to 569 cents wholesale.
A 10-pound baby boy was born Friday night in an ambulance en route to a Kansas City hospital. The child is the son of Mr and Mrs L G Crowley of Kansas City. The birth occurred shortly after midnight.
Aug 13 report from St Paul states John Smuleky of Groeten, DD, born on Friday the 13th, inherits a third share of a $50,000 estate. He plans to name his newborn baby Friday to honor the date.
A heavy rainstorm on Chicago's south side destroyed five dwellings early today. Fire escaped control as torrential downpour hampered efforts, ending Friday the 13th jinx with a destructive blaze.
C J Smith a self represented plaintiff sues Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co for 5000 dollars alleging injuries on June 30 1917 when an assistant conductor closed iron gates at Kinnear park car damaging his right ankle and forcing cane use. The suit was removed from King county superior court to the US district court.
Fire of undetermined origin in the commission district caused losses estimated at $200,000. The Valley Seed company and California Pine Box Distributors plants were destroyed. The Hall-Luhrs warehouse adjoining was saved. Separately, robbers tried to burglarize Farmers & Merchants bank at Rockford but were frightened away.
Augusto Pasquale known as crank in the Blakely Coughlin kidnapping was arraigned in Norristown Pennsylvania and charged with kidnapping extortion and use of the mails to defraud authorities said today He faces multiple counts in the case and remains in custody.
The court martial verdict in the Erwin Bergdoll draft evasion case was sent to Maj. Gen. Bullard for confirmation after a five minute deliberation. The fast conclusion underscores the high profile wartime trial and its pending confirmation by a senior general.
West Seattle residents face a water outage Saturday evening August 14 from 9 p m to morning as low service lines west of Iowa avenue lose supply. Water users are urged to avoid sprinkling after 6 p m to conserve remaining storage until pumps resume.
In Boston a flood of investors, from young factory workers to longtime locals, filled Attorney General Allen's office seeking redress as Charles Ponzi, held on bail, faced federal mail fraud and state larceny charges. A note for $1000 clutched by a nervous man illustrated the depth of losses. Ponzi asserts his wife Rose remains unwavering as authorities assess the scope of damages and the Hanover Trust's status.
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