Ex Seattle Man Dies in Forest Fire
Jay J L Dana a former Seattle resident and son of the late Frank Dana president of Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co was killed Friday by a falling tree while fighting forest fires in Eastern Washington He attended Seattle schools until about ten years ago later moving to Orcas Island and then near Hunter Washington He is survived by three Seattle brothers Lee H Dana D W Dana and Clyde A Dana his mother the Hazelmere postmistress and his wife five children live with him at Hunter all named in the notice.
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Seattle
Jay JL. Dana
Washington
Frank Dana
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co
Orcas Island
Hunter
Lee H. Dana
E. 58Th St
D. W
Pawnshop Occupies City’s Finest Building in Mexico
Government pawnshop takes over a premier local building in Mexico City, prompting questions about historic preservation and public access. The move signals a shift in property use as officials plan roles for the site amid urban development concerns.
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City of
Mexico
Lord Mayor of Cork Dies in Hunger Strike
Terence MacSweeney, lord mayor of Cork, was dying in Brixton prison after a hunger strike. Crowds gathered as police feared riots while Sinn Fein urged doctor resignations and the Irish council faced government refusals to release prisoners. Reports said police inspector Swanky was killed and more officers fell to violence across Athlone Dundaley and Kilrush.
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London
United Preas
Terence MacSweeney
Cork
Brixton
MacSweeney
Ireland
Sinn Fein Council
Dublin
Belfast
Swanky
Church
Swany
Lisburn
MacCurtain
Swann
Athlone
Dundaley
Kilrush
Ex Seattle Boy May Be Hanged
Friends and acquaintances in Seattle report a 16 year old boy named Roy Wolff is to be hanged September 17 in San Quentin for the May 26 1919 murder of taxi driver Fmer BE Greer in Taft California. The motive cited was robbery. The Wolff family formerly ran Fred Wolff Sons transfer and fuel business at 1253 Thistrest before moving in 1914. The Wolff parents live on a Yakima farm and brothers Harry and Herbert reside in Bremerton. W A Greer a cousin and convicted murderer says the boy was mentally unbalanced.
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San Quentin
Wollffs
Gov. Stephens
California
Roy
Fmer BE. Greer
Taft
Cal
South Park
Fred Wolff &. Sons
Kansas City Population Hits 324 410 in 1920 Census
The census bureau reports Kansas City Missouri reached 324 410 residents in 1920, up 76 029 since 1910 or 30.4 percent. Santa Barbara California follows with 19 441 people, rising 7 782 or 66.7 percent.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Kansas City
Santa Barbara
Cal
Newsboys Carnival Opens With 1000+ Attendees
The Newsboys' Carnival hosted by Hana Evers opens Thursday at Fourth and Stewart. It features trained animals, a Ferris wheel, wrestling, a magic act, Hawaiian acts, balloons, popcorn, and candy. Proceeds go to the Newsboys' union and events run nightly at 7.
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Newsboys
Hana Evers
Newsboys’ Union
Fourth and Stewart
The
Missing Cervantes kin sought in Vancouver Coast case
Romulo Cervantes of Vancouver searches for his mother Francisco Cervantes of Los Angeles who came on the Governor and was not allowed ashore at Victoria then brought to Seattle. She has not been heard since arrival. Police aid requested. A brother of Charles S. Knapp, a Marshfield, Oregon cook who died yesterday, is also being sought.
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Romulo Cervantes
Vancouver
Francisco Cervantes
Los Angeles
Charles S. Knapp
Marshfield
Ore
Seattle businessmen pledge for old folks home
Seattle business men have pledged $100,000 to the establishment of a home for the aged under the Sisters of Providence. Donations have poured in with little solicitation as a committee of prominent men plans to raise the remaining $200,000 quickly through active campaigning. The home will be non sectarian.
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Seattle
Sisters of Providence
Mystery Generator Demonstrated in Everett Automobile
Alfred M. Hubbard, a Seattle boy inventor, demonstrated an atmospheric generator in an Everett field test Saturday. The device replaced the car’s motor and the automobile covered 16 city blocks at an average speed of 22 miles an hour.
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Everett
Alfred M. Hubbard
Seattle
Man and Woman Found Suffocated in New York Hotel
The bodies of Mrs. Alice Deverell and aviator Harold E. Ferry were found suffocated in a New York hotel room. Mrs. Deverell’s husband, Percey Deverell of Wheeling West Virginia, claimed both were ill and chose death by their own action rather than live in that condition.
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New York
Alice Deverell
Harold EB. Ferry
Percey Deverell
Wheeling
W. Va
Ferry
Deverell
California Syrup of Figs Ad Emphasizes Brand and Flavor
A vintage warning-style ad urges using only California Syrup of Figs for children with gentle relief. It stresses the safe fruit taste and visible directions on each bottle while encouraging buyers to verify the label spelling California on the package.
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California
Californie
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Metropolitan Wes
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Gail Kane
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Henry I. Ottman
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