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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
9
A dynamite blast near Gregory north of San Francisco damaged a 42 car train and cut it in two. The Pacific main line to Port was cleared and trains ran with no delay as investigators opened the case. Two locomotives and remaining cars were pulled to safety. Cause of the explosion was to be determined.
Reports from Paris and London describe initial Polish counter offensives near Danzig and Lublin as Bolshevik forces withdraw. Communiques differ over gains near Novo Georgievek and Vistula fronts, with armistice talks opening in London after delegates exchanged credentials.
Secretary Colby told a 350 strong Polish delegation that every lawful step will be used to ensure political independence and territorial integrity of Poland. The discussion covered possible legal measures and government support.
The police band prepared to sail for a San Francisco traffic convention on Wednesday. A tally of receipts from Tuesday night's dance at Leach Pavilion showed funds raised were more than enough to finance the trip.
In a New York park scene, Ide fears sudden wealth as he waits to meet a lawyer about a substantial inheritance. Vallance calms him, secures food, and accompanies him to the attorney. At Mead’s office Ide rejects Paulding’s offer and exits boldly. Vallance then collapses, prompting a startled aid.
John Rogers was stung by a wasp while mowing grass in Epping England, and died within 16 minutes. The incident occurred on August 18 as he worked in a yard, with no further details provided about treatment or immediate cause.
A compact history traces early colonial voting, the revolutionary call for inclusion, and major suffrage milestones from 1848 Seneca Falls to 1920 federal amendment. It highlights Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, state ratifications, White House picketing, and final passage efforts across Wyoming to California.
Mrs. Diamond W. Brown disputed a $6.20 taxi charge and offered to kiss the driver to settle the bill. The taxi driver, Philip Grenfield, pressed the case and the judge sentenced her to five days in the workhouse to reconsider the matter.
U S marshals seize two interstate shipments of drugs as part of a Seattle led campaign by the Pure Food and Drug Laboratory. The effort, directed by the Bureau of Chemistry in Washington, hinges on the Sherley amendment. Seizures include Robert J. Pierce Empress Brand Tansy Cotton Root Penny royal and Aphid Tablets from New York and Dr. Martel's Female Pills from Lawrenceburg.
The vicar and church wardens of St Benet fink Tottenham outline a debt plan to cover temporary shortages. Debentures issued at $2.50 and up carry 5 percent interest with principal repayment on one month’s notice.
Tonight's program includes an Annual meeting of the Anti Japanese league with officers to be heard from, a shipyard launch at the Duthie yard, and a social by Associated Tien. Prof Paul Radin of California State University speaks on the Zionist movement at University Methodist Church with Mrs Jensen Davis guiding the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and a stereopticon lecture on medical work abroad.
Theodore Roosevelt veterans and foreigner’s encampment option to defray delegate expenses at Washington noted. Public invited to a native music program and costume display from the South Sea islands. News boys parade opens the street carnival.
John Nelson, grandfather of the Gilson children, who drowned with their mother in Lake Washington on Monday, was the subject of a police search Wednesday. Mrs. M. Michaels seeks to locate him before the bodies are cremated Thursday. Nelson is 66, a switchman, blind in one eye, and formerly ran an apartment house at Eighth Ave and Pike St.
The statement notes the earliest equestrian statue in the United States, General Jackson, located in Washington and erected in 1853. It identifies a historic landmark as a pioneering public monument.
Expert safe thieves broke into the Police Judge Chesebrough court safe in Los Angeles central police station and took more than 25 000 dollars. Investigators say the outer door was opened by experts while the inner door was smashed. About 40 000 dollars remained, mostly currency, at the scene. The courtroom is located inside the central station.
In Perkeley California a plain sorrel mare named Alice has donated her blood for diphtheria serum for over two years. Scientists at Cutter Laboratory estimate her blood helped save about 1000 children, with her neck yielding two gallons every 36 days for toxin production. After a long service she will be retired and perhaps sold.
An advertisement touts a dandruff cure using four ounces of liquid argon applied at night to the scalp. It promises dissolution of flakes after one or more nightly applications, with relief from itching and improved hair texture, claiming the product is inexpensive and widely available.
Idaho Falls to host state Democratic convention next Tuesday where United States Senator John F. Nugent is slated for reelection. Republicans at Pocatello convention face a head-to-head battle for the U S Senate nomination between Col. Hatch and former Governor Frank Gooding with Ada County backing Hatch.
London August 18 government departments reduce staff by about 16 000 a month leaving roughly 350 000 on the official payroll.
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