Ruby Rose Jailed in Seattle Over Stolen Jewels
Tacoma girl Ruby Rose, 20, was jailed in Seattle on a $1000 bail after alleged theft of a lavalliere bracelet coat and dress from Mrs. Helen Hanks. Her planned double wedding with Jim Canton was halted while investigators pursue charges and a grand larceny case.
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Ruby Rose
Tacoma
Seattle
Ruby
James Canton
Helen Hanks
North Broadway
Truby
Chum
Jim Canton
Joe
Lavalliere
Psyche and the Pskyscraper an 1920 feature by Doubleday Page
An excerpted long-form piece explores a philosopher atop a high city tower viewing life as insignificant insects, contrasting lofty universal thoughts with Daisy a candy store worker in tough New York, highlighting social divides and unfulfilled romance.
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Doubleday, Page & Co
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Daisy
Joe
New York
Stern Winter
Wanamaker’s
Joe's Corner
Coliseum Robbers Strike Theatre Then Flee in Car
Two men, possibly the same armed bandits who robbed the Coliseum theatre, bound supervisors with a halibut line and escaped after looting $400 from the safe. Detectives pursued, found a getaway car at dawn, and broadcast alerts across towns and Oregon. A $2,000 stash was found in a locked compartment.
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Coliseum Theatre
Ben Larson
Frank Steffy
Marshall & Valley
Auburn
William B. Kent
Yorts, Cochrane, Montgomery
Landis
Oregon
Larson
Steffy
Boams Steffy
Tennessee House Adjourns Without Reconsidering Suffrage
Nashville Tenn Aug 19 The Tennessee House adjourned until tomorrow at 10 am without reconsidering the suffrage amendment. It was expected an effort would be made to reopen the question.
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Nashville
Tenn
House of
North Carolina House Rejects Women’s Suffrage Amendment
Raleigh August 19 United Press The North Carolina House rejected ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment by 71 to 1 after the Senate had previously defeated ratification.
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Raleigh
N. C
United Press
North Carolina
Senate
Star Ads Grow 11,976 Lines in First Half of 1920
The Star reports an 11,976 line increase in classified advertising during the first seven months of 1920 compared with the same period in 1919. It notes the paper also maintains Seattle’s largest daily circulation by a wide margin.
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S Star
the Star
Seattle
Cinderella opens new shop and prospers in high society spoof
Doris Lytton stars as Cinderella in Sackville Street where a modern tale unfolds. A stylish room, a pretty girl seeks repair work on slippers and reveals a business twist. She opens a shop for refurbished footwear at cost plus labor, proving the new woman can succeed.
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Prince Charming
Cinderella
Doris Lytton
Gerald du Maurier
London
Miners Strike Across States Over Wage Demands
Near Portage Ford mine in Johnstown area about 250 to 300 miners walked out demanding 1.25 dollars an hour, up from 75 cents. In Terre Haute about 1500 coal miners left Brazil mine over dissatisfaction with a Cleveland wage offer. In Cleveland the United Mine Workers abolished the central competitive district and ordered wage talks by roughly 100 sub districts as a new system.
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Johnstown
Ford
Portage
Terre Haute
Ind
Brazil Mines
Cleveland
Ohio
United Mine Workers of America
William Green
Woods not of Juneau bank return plans uncertain
Mrs. Woods declared today that plans for the return of R. C. Woods president of the First National bank of Fairbanks Alaska and Mia Woods to Fairbanks are indefinite. Woods was arrested here on a contempt of court warrant from the district court of Alaska and has no connection with the First National bank of Juneau Alaska as was stated yesterday.
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San Francisco
R. C. Woods
First National Bank of
Fairbanks
Alaska
Mia
Woods
Prominent Society Woman Kills Self in California
Mrs. Alice Mary Bain, 50, wife of San Francisco coffee importer Robert Bain, a St. Louis social figure, shot herself in the Bain mansion bathroom using her husband’s revolver. Ill for weeks, the former Fruitvale resident and Carroll sister had been a leader in East Bay society.
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Oakland
Cal
Alice Mary Bain
Robert Bain
San Francisco
St. Louis
Carroll Sisters
Bain
East Bay
Poles Fail to Resume Peace Talks at Minsk
Moscow reports that Polish and Russian representatives did not resume armistice negotiations in Minsk. Polish delegates fear continued Polish advances boost Bolshevik morale, while Russian officials push for guarantees against renewed Polish aggression. The Minsk conference opened with Danishevsky stressing Poland's independence and Russia’s co operation, with next siting moved from August 19 to August 18.
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Moscow
London
Minsk
Usir
Patchra Insk
Danishevsky
Russia
Poland
Bolsheviks Evacuate Vilna Move HQ Toward Grodno
London reports the Bolsheviks are evacuating Vilna and shifting their headquarters to Grodno as they retreat 90 miles toward Warsaw. Grodno lies 150 miles northeast of Warsaw near the Niemen river boundary set by the Versailles treaty. Vilna sits 90 miles beyond Grodno in a direct line from Warsaw.
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London
Vilna
Grodno
Warsaw
ENGLISH FRENCH DIFFERENCES SETTLED
Paris August 19 French foreign office says disputes over recognition of General Wrangel's anti Bolshevik Crimea government are fully settled. A formal note will be issued soon. British Ambassador Derby, who has led talks, is authorized to take a vacation.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Gen. Wrangel
Crimea
Derby
Poles Race Against Time Using Reserves
London Aug 19 reports say Polish forces press their newly won edge against Russia in a race against time along the 500 mile battle front. Observers note continued Polish successes, while the Russians may still hold a line.
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London
Saunders Declares Warrant Standards Under Prohibition
United States District Attorney Saunders stated that warrants to search private dwellings will not be issued unless actual sale or use of intoxicating liquor is shown. He cited section 25 of the national prohibition law and cautioned that a home remains a home but police and county officials are not bound by this wording.
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United States
Saunders
Seattle Woman Attempts Death by Mercury Poisoning
Mrs. Kate Miller a 39 year old Seattle resident is in serious condition at a Portland hospital after taking 12 bichioride of mercury tablets following a hotel check in She is described as a widow and refused to discuss her troubles with anyone.
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Seattle
Portland
Ore
Kate Miller
Roosevelt Makes Flying Trip in Auto
Roosevelt, Democratic vice presidential candidate, will speak at the Spokane armory tonight after a swift automobile trip from Coeur d'Alene Idaho where he delivers an address earlier in the evening. He will depart with his party on a special train at 11 15 for Seattle stopping at towns along the way.
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Spokane
Wash
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Armory
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Seattle
Roosevelt Will Be Here 7 P M Friday
Stephen T. Early arrives in Seattle and announces that Franklin D. Roosevelt will speak Friday evening at 7 o clock. Doors to the Arena open at 7 30 and the meeting begins shortly after.
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Stephen T. Early
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Seattle
Roosevelt
Uncle Sam Seizes Dr Chase Pills in Seattle
Federal attachment seized a shipment of Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pill in Seattle as part of a nation wide drive against misleading patent medicines. The Buffalo New York origin pills are alleged to lack any ingredients that justify claimed cures.
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Uncle Sam
Dr. Chase
Seattle
Dr. A. W. Chase
Buffalo
New York
Rattlesnake Bites Rancher. He Recovers in Yakima
Yakima August 19 James McKerlie rancher was bitten on the thumb by a rattlesnake while picking tomatoes. He is reported completely recovered today after the incident involving the venomous snake.
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Yakima Yakima
James McKerlie
Mce- Kerlie
Hoover Says He Will Vote but Not Stump for Harding
Herbert C. Hoover, visiting Portland, says he will vote for a presidential candidate but will not campaign or go on the stump for Senator Harding. He calls it absurd to tour the country as a speaker and adds he is not a public speaker and has no inclination for political campaigning.
Coleman Freed in B C Murder Case
William Coleman and Fred Saunders, held for inquiry after the murder of Mrs. Charles Sampson of Seattle at the Castle hotel, Vancouver, were released. Coleman provided an alibi checked as perfect. Saunders had been out of the city Monday night. Police concluded neither man involved in the tragedy.
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Vancouver
B. C
William Coleman
Fred Saunders
Charles Sampson
Seattle
Castle Hotel
Colman
Saunders
Burglars Take Jewelry in Three Thefts
Police investigated three jewelry burglaries reported Thursday. A stickpin with moonstone diamonds a lavalier and a topaz ring were taken from J Wucanovich at 4234 Woodland Ave N. A suit and jewelry valued at 125 dollars disappeared from Joe Shimida’s hotel room at Sixth Ave 8 and Washington. Two diamond rings were stolen from Mrs. B Mullen’s trunk at 2145 Northlake Ave.
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J. Wucanovich
Woodland Ave
Joe Shimida
Sixth Av
Washington
B. Mullen
Northlake Ave
Seattle Needs a New Hotel
Los Angeles dispatch reports Seattle visitors spent 75 million dollars in the past three months with total traveler expenditures for the season expected near 150 million dollars. The note implies a demand for new hotel capacity to accommodate growing tourism and business travel.
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Los Angeles
Surrender of Gov Esteban Cantu in Lower California
Mexicali Aug 19 Gov Esteban Cantu of Lower California surrendered his office to Gen Luis M Salazar a federal appointee. The transition ends his governorship and shifts authority to Salazar as the new ruler of the territory.
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Mexicali
Lower Cal
Esteban Cantu
Lower
California
Cantu
Luis M. Salazar
Fights for Mothers Pension in 21 Month Dispute
Mrs. Katherine Robertson of 1733 Melrose place seeks a mothers pension after a 21 month controversy with the Mothers Pension board. Her husband died of influenza leaving three young children. she has lived in state long enough but the board cites housing and non poverty concerns, urging relocation.
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Mothers’ Pension Board
Katherine Robertson
Melrose Place
Social Welfare League
Fruit and Flour Mission
Ments
Pension Board
Theu
Josephine Stuff
The
Mothers’ Pensions
Robertson
Locomotive Explosion Kills Engineer on Vancouver Island
A logging railroad locomotive on Vancouver Island operated by the Canadian Western Lumber company exploded this morning. Engineer Samuel Willoughby was instantly killed while firemen and several others were blown from 40 to 60 feet into adjacent timber. Fireman E. P. Davidson was fatally scalded and Wilbur Watson seriously injured.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Western Lumber Company
Vancouver Island
Samuel Willoughby
E. P. Davidson
Wilbur Watson
Denver Strike Remains Unsolved After Grand Jury Probes
Deliberations by a special grand jury probing tramway strike riots began today in Denver. Nearly 300 witnesses were called as settlement of the strike controversy remained distant. Federal mediator Harry reported no progress and tramway employees showed no move to return to work. More than 200 workers signed applications as new men were being trained by the company.
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Denver
Colo
Harry
Tramway
America Still Leads Athletes at Antwerp Olympics
America continued to lead after day five with 119 points as Finland 46 England 37 trailed. A surprise occurred when Jose Ray of Chicago finished eighth in the 1500 meter, and the last U S wrestler Lindfort of Finland defeated Szymanski of the United States army in the 148-pound class in 20 seconds amid rain.
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Antwerp
America
Finland
England
Jose Ray
Chicago
Ray
Lindfort
Szymanski
United States Army
Mother Asks City Free Water Right
Mother Ryther, who cares for numerous children at her home, petitioned the city council on Thursday for a free water allotment.
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Ryther
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Coleman Freed
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