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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1920

Page

8

Burglars Double Up on Doctor and Others

Dr H Fugene Allen reported break ins at 1223 Willard Place and 505 Cobb Building with cash and valuables taken. Seven other burglaries were reported during the night including jewelry and paintings thefts from multiple residences. A diamond ring and other items were stolen from several victims across the city.

H. Fugene Allen Willard Cobb Building J. G& Hanscom 17Th Ave Cora Ritter Colgrove Broadway John Trunkier Robert Pease 10Th Ave Vancouver B.C M. Yoshioka Yesler Nape Central Hotel

Dope Addict Ramsdale Found Dead in City

A 4% drug addict, Homer Ramsdale, was found unconscious at Occidental avenue and Jackson street at 4 p m Sunday. He died at the city hospital after failing to regain consciousness. Ramsdale recently worked as an attendant on the steamer Arcturus. His home address is unknown but he is said to have a sister in San Antonio Texas.

Homer Ramsdale Occidental Ave Jackson

Japs To Study Business Here In Seattle Missions

T Hatori from Tokyo department arrives for three months to study paper pulp manufacture and paper production. Dr H Mochizuki also from Tokyo surveys logging and lumber production. Y Kamimura, chief engineer of Uraga Dock Co., investigates terminal facilities for his company in Seattle.

T. Hatori Department of Agriculture and Commerce of Tokyo Seattle H. Mochizuki Y. Kamimura Uraga Dock Co Uraga Japan

Federal Grand Jury to Hear 45 Cases Next Wednesday

Forty five cases will be considered by the next federal grand jury convening Wednesday morning, including twenty involving narcotic law violations. Burglars forced entry at J. C. Hanscom residence 216 17th Ave. 8 and secured 20 pennies a diamond ring valued at 125 dollars a child's bank 22 Canadian dollars and a gold watch.

U.S J. C. Hanscom 17Th Ave

Violent Riots Kill Several in Belfast Strife

Belfasts riot violence between Orangemen and Catholics escalates with deaths and injuries. Three more killed and 60 wounded today, total casualties 15 dead and 100 wounded. Thousands displaced, shipyards emptied as soldiers and police struggle to restore order.

Belfast York St Orangemen Ths Lisburn Banbridge Ballymacarret

Sinn Fein sympathizers attack Irish police and soldiers

Dublin reports between January 1 and August 21 Sinn Fein sympathizers killed 78 policemen 11 soldiers and 18 civilians and wounded 134 policemen 46 soldiers and 49 civilians. Cardinal Logue condemns shooting uniforms as murder. A beetle buries bodies to hatch its eyes and feed on carcasses.

Dublin Sinn Fein Ireland Cardinal Logue

Brooklyn Car Men On Strike Paralyzes City Transit

Brooklyn surface car lines were tied up as about 12,000 workers walked out from the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company. Thousands rode improvised buses or walked, while the Interborough subway system serving Brooklyn remained in operation but faced crowded underground stations.

New York Brooklyn Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Interborough

Advertising Club Banquet In Seattle With Notables

The Advertising Club will host a banquet at the Hotel Butter Thure evening. Speakers include L. B. Warford of the Goodtied Rubber Co and Warren E. Crane of the Washington Mutual Savings Bank.

Advertising Club Seattle Advertising Club L. BE. Warford The Good Tied Rubber Co Warren E. Crane Washington Mutual Savings Bank

Two Policemen Suspended For Police Reporting Omissions

Chief Searing suspended two officers and docked others part of vacation for neglecting to report matters of police importance. Patrolmen Berry and Hugo face indefinite suspension for arresting a young couple on Magnolia bluff August 27 and failing to report. Patrolman McNarmee receives five day vacation reduction for not reporting Heatrice Purdy’s discovery last Saturday while the missing two year old child remains sought by her parents.

Searing P. Berry F. KB. Hugo Magnolia Bluff PF. P. McNarmee Ia Heatrice Purdy M . F. Purdy H. James At

Auto HITS Pole injures two in wet road

A car driven by J B Dahl of the Hotel Westlake skidded on wet pavement at 2 am today crashing into a fire alarm pole at Valley street and Fairview avenue. Passenger O B Anderson was injured, taken to the city hospital for facial wounds. police found him after the crash.

J. B. Dahl Westlake Westlake Ave Valley St Fairview Ave O. B. Anderson W. W. Dench KH Knapp Anderson

Unearth of Indian Grave Prompts Murder Theory Drop

Detectives in West Beattie identify a skeleton unearthed from a shallow grave as likely an Indian buried over a decade ago. The badly dried remains show no signs of violence, clothing absent, and locals note a long-ago camping ground nearby. Police abandon murder suspicions as investigators describe the skull as Indian in origin. The discovery followed a stumble on the skull by Thomas H. Vincent near 13th Ave and West Alaska Street.

Weat Beattie Harry Harton Charter Toma Frank Keepfli Detective Harton Puyallap Valley Thomas H. Vincent 16Th Ave 13Th Ave W. Alaska W. Edmonds Vincent West Beattie C. W. Bell T. BE. Merry

Jitney Crash Wounds Woman on Ravenna and Brooklyn

Miss Hilda Herman of 524 Third Ave sustained a four cut forehead when a jitney she rode collided with another car at Ravenna Boulevard and Brooklyn Avenue. The injury left her suffering today.

Hilda Herman Third Ave Ravenna Bivd Brooklyn Ave

Three Die in Santa Rosa Race Crash

In Santa Rosa California during the Sonoma County Fair, a 60 mile automobile race ended in tragedy with three dead and several injured. Pilot Ario Weattle and mechanic Delbert Walker died when their car crashed after a fire and explosion. A seven year old spectator was killed and Leon Ferguson died earlier at the fair, as investigations begin.

Santa Rosa Cal Sonoma County Ario Weattle Delbert Walker Hanford Leon Ferguson

Engineer Dies in Neenah Rail Wreck

A rail wreck near Neenah Wisconsin injured several, killing the locomotive engineer and injuring a fireman. Two passengers were seriously hurt as a lamp in the baggage car overturned and a shipment exploded. The fire spread to sleeping coaches but all escaped.

Neenah Wis Gage

Haddon Held Over Booze Probing at The Right Hotel

Archibald Haddon, proprietor of the Right hotel at 722 First Ave, is in custody after trying to explain suitcases of liquor found in the hotel storeroom. Dry squad men arrested him on the premises. The report also notes 1919 figures showing United production of Italy's parts at 45 percent versus 14 percent before the war.

Archibald Haddon First Ave Haddon The United Italy

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