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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1921
Page
14
At Ross Carbery an initial police raid clashed with Sinn Feiners in a night battle. About 100 Sinn Feiners faced police with mobs tearing through the road in lorries. Combatants exchanged gunfire with police armored units. reports say casualties were light though unconfirmed as forces withdrew and Sinn Feiners escaped their surrounding stronghold.
Residents of the Green Lake district will join a community frolic at the Green Lake Theatre hosted by the Green Lake Commercial Club. The event marks the club taking over hosting duties for the evening and promises local entertainment.
Judge Henry F. Atwood of Chicago, founder of Constitution Day in America, will address the Associated Industries membership dinner in a Masonic temple Thursday evening. Atwood is a nationally known jurist author and lecturer.
In Dublin on Feb 3 crowds faced clashes as soldiers engaged unknown assailants near Ross Carberry. An attempted ambush left several dead or wounded, while armored lorries were fired on. Panicked civilians, including women and children, fled as fragments of the disturbances surfaced from Dublin Castle officials.
In Madison on February 3 192? speculation swirls that the Orange Diamond valued at 100000 remains hidden after Richard Scott Lawrence died in 1918. His body was exhumed multiple times amid theories of theft murder and hidden jewels. Louise Vale widow and Lawrence’s associates pursued clues but the mystery endures.
Olympia investigation opens into the state reclamation board. Witness W W Sherman testifies the 1919 land settlement fund of 150000 was hardly spent on ex servicemen and kept idle for political aims. Tom Patterson of Seattle and American Legion accuse the board of inaction and waste while veterans seek aid on state lands. The probe by house and senate committees will continue for over a week.
Mexico City reports uprisings against the Obregon government in Durango Coahuila and elsewhere. Officials expect the revolts to be crushed and a display of orderly government to win recognition from the United States. The 12 Arieta brothers seize large areas in Durango while Generals MurgulaHerrera and Luis Blanco lead other movements.
Juneau report of the motorboat Juanita carrying salmon eggs for a Warm Springs lake planting igniting and burning to the water line at Surprise harbor with crew member Peachey aboard and a galley harbor incident under investigation.
In a debate Representative Miller of Spokane challenged decisions by a chamber leader. He criticized actions against the governor's appointees, questioned the motives, and referenced veterans with families affected by economic pressure from Japanese workers. He labeled Jim Hill as a national disrupter for bringing the Japanese Here.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson reports a tentative agreement between Japan and the United States via Ambassadors Bhidehara and Morris that could abrogate California alien land laws. He says the plan favors Japan, protests the move, and notes any treaty must await presidential and Senate action.
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