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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1920
Page
1
Tacoma dispatch reports troops moved from Camp Lewis to Montesano as a precaution for the Centralia murder trial. Prosecutor Herman Allen sought state help. rumors of jail delivery and IWW activity prompted guard plans and public concern.
A rambling column riffs on illness, animals, and daily woes then shifts to a Seattle street scene. A young man struggles with a stubborn flivver as crowds gather, traffic officers intervene, and the cryptic narrator nimbly muses on fate and perseverance.
A Seattle father J D Adams took the children from their Sunday school in a Seattle church and fled to California. Sacramento authorities released him on habeas corpus while the two girls Hiate age 7 and Frances age 6 remained in dispute as prosecutors plan further court action. Mrs. Elsie Adams pursued custody, with prosecutors noting Adams has rights to the children and cannot be deemed in contempt without proper service. The case centers on a pending divorce and a struggle over guardianship and travel plans.
This profile recalls Philip Tindall of Seattle a lawyer turned infantryman who refused a safe quartermaster post and served from training camps to the Argonne. He led 1500 men in training then commanded a company in the 32d division earning the Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre before returning home and entering local politics.
President Wilson appointed Bainbridge Colby an independent with democratic leanings to succeed Robert Lansing as secretary of state. The surprise announcement drew mixed reactions from Washington officials and politicians who expected a strong Democrat for the post.
A Quin t in Q u i d n u n c daily panel asks five men if the United States should trade with the Soviet government of Russia. Responses range from yes to wait until a government is established, with biographical notes on Colby and political shifts fading into the discussion.
Barry Hogarty American Metals Co smelter superintendent in Durango is held for ransom by Mexican bandits, state department told by the company.
F. R. Conroy of 1120 14th Avenue Eight treated at city hospital Tuesday night for cuts and bruises after being knocked down at the south end of the Beacon Hill bridge by an automobile driven by Walter Gager of 2203 12th Avenue Eight.
Mrs. A Nauman of 2257 Rainier avenue was treated at the city hospital Wednesday for head and back contusions after being struck by a car driven by H R Kohrer of 9317 67th avenue Southwest at Rainier avenue and Walker street while waiting for a street car.
Two armed holdup men cornered C H Collins at the Fremont bridge area near Queen Anne hill in a fog assisted by a police posse. Collins, who had just left a streetcar, was robbed of 75 dollars after a gun was pressed to his abdomen and another pistol threatened both him and his pockets. The bandits fled toward Queen Anne hill as they lectured him on lying. Police from Densmore Ballard and other precincts tracked footprints into a bog before losing the trail on firmer ground.
Tacoma reports from February 25 state there is no sign of an influx of radicals to Montesano or southwest Washington. Justice Department officials in touch with the case express confusion over Prosecuting Attorney Herman Allen’s request for troops during the I W W trial. An officer tracking radical ties since the Centralia murders says the area is getting jumpy.
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