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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
11
City council likely to approve a day labor program to employ ex service men on two municipal projects, grading 424th Avenue West and nearby streets and sewer installation on 11th Avenue West. Finance committee members approved ordinances and may report a majority favoring day labor over contracting.
District Attorney FR C Raunders handed red radical literature to postal officials for investigation. Postal Inspector J B Swenson will probe letters circulars and papers from across the country to determine if any violate federal law and trigger prosecutions. Saunders vows firm action and vigilance against seditious anarchistic material.
Arthur Thompson, 67, and his 32 year old son Al Thompson, owners of a pool hall outside city limits at South Street and Greenwood Avenue, were charged with unlawful liquor possession in a complaint filed in Justice Otin W. Brinker’s court. Deputy Beebe arrested them after Christmas disturbance. witnesses described two drunks on the floor while others drank and fought as police initially refused to act due to the location.
Joe Radia was arrested Saturday after allegedly burning all clothes left in the house by the daughter of his ex wife. An ash heap in the back yard yielded a dress hook, linked to the suspect. Police matched the hook to the victim and Radia reportedly admitted burning the clothes. Monica, the daughter, lives at 4008 Sixth Ave. Radar is charged with threatening to kill his former wife.
The article notes weather shifts worsen rheumatism for many patients due to uric acid buildup and advises blood thinning for lasting relief. It promotes Hood's Sarcaparilia with thousands of cures and Hood's Pills as a gentle laxative option.
The narrative recalls Joshua W. Alexander born in Cincinnati and raised in Canton Missouri. He moved toward California but was redirected by Judge Richardson’s insistence to study law in Gallatin and wed Richardson’s daughter Rowena. Alexander later served in Congress and became Commerce Secretary with seven children.
Shaw discusses spiritualism in London interviews, recalling his mother’s seances and his own skepticism. He shares a tale of a dying friend fearing messages from the dead, quips about planchettes, tables tilting, and his refusal to attend seances to avoid deception.
Prosecutor Edmund C. Gaskill of Atlantic County New Jersey states the Dansey case involves a premeditated killing of the boy Billy. The remarks indicate the state views the crime as deliberate and planned.
Paul Fischer asked Superior Judge John Jurey to cut alimony from 35 to 20 dollars a month after his ex-wife remarried and stayed next door with four children. The judge ruled that remarriage does not excuse child support. Fischer had found work for 50 dollars monthly. The divorce occurred March 18, 1918.
Josephine Hay seeks a divorce from Thomas Hay in Superior Court alleging ongoing infidelities and social events hosted by him for other women. She claims the marriage included frequent gatherings to which she was not invited and that she was forced to perform hard labor instead of domestic duties. The couple wed in Cathlamet Washington on July 22, 19d.
Washington dispatch reports government surplus stores sold about 24 million dollars worth of surplus army food by November 24. Direct sales totaled nearly 13 million with another 12 million through distribution channels. Prices ran about 65 percent below retail. stores may close within months as supplies dwindle.
Hearing of the case against Dave Patton charged by government officials with violating the liquor law was scheduled for December 30 before United States Commissioner R W McClelland Saturday morning. I A Hankina and mil Pincin faced hearings for alleged moonshining. Carl Bonhert pending final hearing at 2 pm, free on $500 bond. Three other moonshining and bootlegging cases were expected but warrants had not been served on the suspects by late hour.
Berlin Dec 26 United Press The entente note demanding Germany's signature to the protocol was to be discussed by the cabinet tonight. Germany hopes for additional concessions but with major obstacles removed sentiment favored signing.
An English French Spanish Portuguese and German booklet titled Colds is mailed free to any address worldwide. The offer is by Humphreys' Homes Medicine Co located at 156 William Street, New York.
Christmas twins arrive in Seattle at the Ballard Maternity Home 2426 West 58th Avenue. A girl joins Rev. A. B. Ost and his wife in the Ballard Swedish church family, while a boy is born to Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Siem of Alaska. The new hospital is run by nurses Florence Woolscroft and Muriel Dewey who tout it as the city’s most modern facility.
Dela On, described as half Chinese and half white, appeared in Superior Judge John 8 Jurey’s court Saturday and obtained a divorce by default from Chin On on grounds of cruelty and non support. Attorney Adam Beeler represented her.
Uptown at 1414 Third Ave and town at 913 Second Ave feature Boldt’s French pastries. Customers seek croissants and tarts in a busy neighborhood market.
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