Ex Seattle Man Dies in Eastern Washington Forest Fire
Jay J. Dana, former Seattle resident and son of Frank Dana of Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., was killed when a falling tree struck him while battling fires near Hunter, Eastern Washington. He left Seattle about ten years ago for Orcas Island and later moved east. Survived by three Seattle brothers, his mother, a wife and five children at Hunter. The report notes the government pawnshop occupying a fine building in Mexico.
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Jay JL. Dana
Washington
Frank Dana
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co
Orcas Island
Hunter
H. Dana
18Th
W Dana
B. 63Rd
Clyde A. Dana
Second Ave
N. BE
BE. List St
Hazelmere
Lord Mayor is Dying Slowly in Brixton Prison
Terence Mac Sweeney lord mayor of Cork is dying after a hunger strike in Brixton prison. He was serving two years for sedition and his wife urged him to end his life. Crowds gathered and officials feared riots as Britain rejected prisoners who go on hunger strikes.
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United Press
Terence MacSweeney
Cork
Brixton
MacSweeney
Ireland
Sinn Fein Council
Dublin
Belfast
Swamzy
Church
Swanzy
Lisburn
MacCurtain
Swanay
Athione
Dundaley
Kilrush
Ex Seattle Boy May Be Hanged
Friends and acquaintances press for executive clemency as Roy Wolff, then 16, awaits execution in San Quentin for the May 26, 1919 murder of taxi driver EB Greer in Taft California. Motive cited as robbery. family once ran Fred Wolff & Son transfer at 1258 Thistle Street before 1916.
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Wolff
Gov. Stephens
California
Roy
Flyer EB. Greer
Taft
Cal
South Park
Fred Wolff & Sona
Thistle St
Fred Wolff
Yakima
Harry
Herbert Wolff
Bremerton
W. A. Greer
Population figures for Kansas City and Santa Barbara in 1920
The census bureau reports Kansas City Missouri with a 1920 population of 224,410, up 76,029 from 1910. Santa Barbara California is listed at 19,441, reflecting a 64.7 percent increase.
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Census Bureau
Kansas City
Santa Barbara
Cal
Newsboys Carnival Opens Under Hana Evers Support
The Newsboys' Carnival run by Hana Evers opened Thursday at Fourth and Stewart with more than 1000 attendees Saturday night. It features trained animals, a Ferris wheel, a carryall, wrestling, a crazy house, a disappearing magician, Hawaiian entertainers, balloons, popcorn, candy, and other carnival concessions. Proceeds benefit the Newsboys' union and the event runs nightly at 7 until Friday.
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Newsboys
Hana Evers
Newsboys’ Union
Fourth and Stewart
The
Missing Cervantes matriarch sought after Vancouver visit
Romulo Cervantes of Vancouver B C searches for his mother Mra Francisco Cervantes of Los Angeles who cannot speak English. She was denied land at Victoria, taken to Seattle, and has not been heard since arrival. Police seek aid in locating her as noted by a brother of Charlie S. Knapp, a Marshfield, Oregon cook who died yesterday.
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Romulo Cervantes
Vancouver
Mra Francisco Cervantes
Los Angeles
Charlies S. Knapp
Marshfield
Ore
Seattle Leaders Pledge 100000 for Old Folks Home
Seattle business men have pledged 100000 dollars to establish a home for the aged under the Sisters of Providence. Donations come in without solicitation and organizers expect to raise the remaining 200000 quickly through active campaigning. The home will be non sectarian.
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Seattle
Sisters of Providence
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promotes Brand Name
An old advertisement urges using only the California Syrup of Figs for a child laxative. It stresses looking for the California name on the package and mentions the product’s fruity taste and full directions on each bottle.
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California
Ian
Mystery generator powered auto runs 16 blocks in Everett trial
Alfred M Hubbard, a Seattle boy inventor, demonstrated his atmospheric generator in an automobile here Saturday. In the test, the machine replaced the car’s motor and the vehicle covered 16 city blocks at an average speed of 22 miles per hour.
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Everett
Alfred M Hubbard
Seattle
Cave
Deverell Husband Claims Body of Mrs Deverell
The body of Mrs Alice Deverell was claimed by her husband Percey Deverell of Wheeling West Virginia. He said she and aviator Harold B Ferry were friends and that both were ill and chose death by own action rather than endure their condition.
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Alice Deverell
Harold B. Ferry
Percey Deverell
Wheeling
W. Va
Ferry
Deverell
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Chaton & Keke
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