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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1920
Page
16
Dec. 15. Patrolman W. G. Hambietter says he fired after the man did not stop and an initial shot failed. The third bullet glanced up and killed Aicomam, the father of three sons and three daughters, at Tacoma General Hospital. He was connected to the St. Paul and Tacoma Co. parish.
Ashington dispatch reports a vivendi arrangement for German cables to operate temporarily until a permanent plan is agreed. Five powers will unanimously support settlement with the United States having equal participation in joint operation.
Saskey, manager of the Savoy Hotel, was elected president of Seattle Charter No. 9 Greeters America at the annual banquet. Louis Lucas retires as recipient of a trophy. A member of the ladies auxiliary of the organization at YN-Bert Burg dies from burns after attempting to start a fire with gas. FRANCISCO.—The Star, a daily paper edited by James H. ry suspends publication.
The United States Chamber of Commerce calls a national council meeting in Washington D C to advise on postwar housing. A. J. Rhodes, prominent Seattle merchant and former president of both the Seattle and Washington State Chambers, will attend.
Federal grand jury indicts 16 Daniel Hayes company officials of Idaho for conspiring to defraud by misrepresenting California land. They allegedly sold 180000 acres in Merced and Madera counties for 200 dollars an acre, claiming potato and vegetable potential. Dates of sales span 1918 to 1930.
A passenger plane en route to Paris crashes and falls near London, killing two people and injuring several others as rescue teams mobilize at the scene.
A volcanic event is noted at the Argentine frontier near Valdivia with reports of lava activity and ash impact. Authorities monitor seismic data as residents assess exposure and potential evacuations.
Clement Scott of Vancouver Washington sues Portland News Publishing Co. for 100000 dollars in federal court in Tacoma claiming a published article aimed to expose him to public hatred contempt and ridicule while he was a mayoral candidate. The suit was transferred to Tacoma on the News petition.
Claud Hurt known as the love pirate was arrested in Sacramento on a bigamy charge. Edna May Burt of Oakland reported marriage to him in 1917 and alleged desertion, with evidence including a card from a Niagara Falls woman and a photo of him with her children.
A light earthquake shock was recorded by the Point Loma seismograph at 7:67 p.m. yesterday and felt mainly in Point Loma and Ocean Beach areas. In Tacoma four parishioners were ordered arrested for allegedly beating their pastor, Rev. H. A. Schmidt of the German Lutheran church.
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