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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
3
In San Francisco Mrs Blanche Gray, a crazed woman, held hospital staff and deputies at bay for 14 hours before Deputy Sheriff James Walsh disarmed her. He entered the room bare armed and challenged her, wrestling away her revolver after she fired but no blast occurred. She was restrained and strapped to a bed after the standoff.
In Boston on August 27 trustees seized Charles Ponzi’s mansion, its costly fur, and several automobiles after an official announcement by Siem & S003, marking the seizure tied to Ponzi’s affairs.
Jane Cowl's coast tour in Smilin' Thru tests Western city support for road company productions. She visits Seattle at the Metropolitan after Denver Salt Lake City Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Spokane and Butte. If successful, Selwyns will send other stars on the same route.
Jitneys propose a half cent payment into the city railway fund for every passenger carried in the main business district. W. R. Crawford announces the plan on behalf of jitneys. The proposal will be reviewed by the Seattle City Council Monday afternoon amid debate over Councilman Moore’s ordinance to bar jitneys in a block bounded by Virginia Street Highth Avenue Jackson Street and the waterfront.
The Washington State Good Roads association backs a Carlyon road bonding bill author Senator P. H. Carlyon proposing 30 million dollar 20 year bonds to pave 1561 miles of highway with annual retirement of 1.5 million. The convention votes 324 in favor and 37 against as J. H. Davis of Tacoma moves the measure.
A three week old boy wrapped in a blanket and with three changes of clothes was found behind the Bulgin tabernacle on Yakima avenue in Tacoma. Mrs. Lattie J Foster and Mrs. Winona G Clayton reported the infant to police. A cloaked woman fled the scene and remains at large as detectives Jurisch and Kerrigan search the area.
Senorita Haquel Meller, a young Spanish singer, has captivated London audiences after being discovered for her marvelous voice while working as a poor sewing girl in Barcelona.
A blaze began in a junk building at 1724 First Ave 8, home to A B Junk & Machinery Co, threatening nearby structures. The fire spread to 1722 First Ave 8 where U S Waste Paper Co. operated, then to Seattle Cornice Works. Damage reportedly $13,800, with insurance coverage noted. Origin unclear though a cigarette may have ignited old rags.
W W Ideur ance, a West Seattle garage keeper, gains a continuance after protesting a frame up as his son and daughter in law serve long sentences at Walla Walla for burglary. A home search found plumbing fixtures possibly tied to loot. Lieurance denies knowledge as investigators review statements.
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