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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
5
London dispatch reports official Bolshevik health figures showing high death rates and collapsing birth rates in Moscow. The piece accuses the regime of housing mismanagement, forced relocations, slum conditions, and rising hardship as it notes prisons and food shortages amid a grim social picture.
An oil stove exploded on a Willamette River houseboat owned by George Black in Portland. Ear! Blackburn, 18 months, died from burns while Mrs. Blackburn tried to start the fire. The blaze spread rapidly, destroying the boat which cost about $2,000 to build. Mrs. Blackburn escaped injury.
Vancouver August 13 A Wallace shipyards bolter named J Dawson slipped from a staging about 436 inches above ground and broke his neck. He died instantly at the scene.
F N Rhodes, a 19 year state horticultural inspector in the King ity district, filed his candidacy Wednesday for county commissioner in the Third district. America’s incandescent lamp output this year is estimated at 105 million dollars.
Miss Elizabeth Burnell, a Bryn Mawr and Michigan graduate, pioneers women licensed to guide in Rocky Mountain National Park. She leads tours on Long's Peak, teaching geology, botany, and first aid while camping solo. Mills supports expanding nature guide roles in parks and museums.
In July the Aero Limited carried 700 passengers mostly women shoppers despite 14 rainy days. Regular schedules link New York to Long Island Rhode Island and Connecticut. Notable travelers include Mrs. Craig Biddle Mrs. W Goodby Miss Barbara Loew Mrs. R Livingstone Beeckman and Miss Dorothy Willard. The Aero Limited founder calls flying monotonous noting the thrill fades after the first flight and predicts air travel will stay practical while motoring remains more exciting.
The Republican rally and basket lunch on Alki beach by Alki Unit No. 1 attracted over 300 attendees. Nomination candidates spoke in person or by proxy. Thomas G. Hammond introduced the speakers. Notable guests included Philip Tindall Roy C. Lyle Mrs. Louis F. Hart Miss Ella Hart Mrs. A. H. Gattis Bert A. Northrup Charles F. Allen and Lewis G. Rogers of Buffalo sister of Col RK Hartley who spoke for the governor candidate.
Corporation Counsel Walter F. Meier works Friday on a draft ordinance granting city officials authority to order alterations of several aging buildings to meet health and fire codes. The plan was approved at a meeting in Mayor Caldwell's office Thursday.
A collision at mid night between a truck and an auto driven by W Waldron of 1044 Jackson St at Sixth Ave and King et al left F H Kamihachi manager of K C W Soap Co 614 Dearborn St with a compound fracture of the left leg.
Aug 13 Washington The National Visual Education Association asks Congress to appropriate 5 million dollars to supply moving picture machines to schools with a goal of 20 million in twenty years. Leaders include B R Taman of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce and Charles A Greathouse former Indiana public instruction chief. The program aims to teach history geography physiology and hygiene through film.
Federal agents stopping vehicles in Seymour Connecticut seized gallons of high proof liquor hidden inside a hearse during a funeral procession. The driver and a passenger with a prayer book were arrested as part of a wider probe into illegal liquor transport.
A fragment discusses using machines for public purposes in evenings. It notes aid to the Red Cross and similar organizations and instruction in public health and farming matters.
Maj. Jenne A. Jackson, chief computer in the city attorney office, returns from Portland where he studied a zoning plan with three classes manufacturing residential and business. He will report observations to A. H. Dimock city engineer and Seattle zoning commissioner. The Portland plan maps each block with allowed building types and will go to a fall referendum.
In Sandon Eng Aug 13 rats have infested Abertillery, a major coal center, with rafters and dogs brought to aid the raid. Rats occupy houses, keeping residents indoors as one man cannot work for days and fear of sleeping with his wife persists, Alderman Harris says residents are afraid to sleep.
A feasibility assessment suggests the plan could work but would need modifications to meet Seattle requirements and local constraints. The report notes necessary adjustments and potential hurdles for approval or implementation.
William Tague a 58 year old London man stooped to pick up a cigar and was struck and killed by a motor car. The incident occurred on a city street as he attempted to salvage his smoke.
The Columbia Basin commission warns against overpaying for basin land. It cites grazing land at 3 to 5 dollars per acre and wheat land with scarce rainfall at 10 to 15 dollars, while better located lands may fetch 15 to 30 dollars, accusing speculators of inflating prices and noting transmission to the state development bureau and the Chamber of Commerce.
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