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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
17
Lorry A Jacobs reports from New York City that despite officials denying gambling, Wall Street pulses with clandestine betting. Gambling activity runs from morning to night, rivaling Western mining boom excess in scale and boldness.
February 11 report says three Sinn Fein members were killed and eight wounded in a failed raid to burn a Cork area barracks. attackers set fire to hay bales near the building while another raid on Mount Pleasant barracks was repulsed. The action occurred seven miles southwest of Ban Mount Pleasant and about 25 miles southwest of Cork city.
The council decided Smyrna and Adrianople should be ceded to Greece for economic exploitation while Turkish finances would be placed under international control. Allies plan to keep Constantinople under allied guard as part of a broader treaty framework.
In Memphis area and neighboring states, a spree of thefts claims lead to $85,000 in loot from bonds diamonds and jewelry at a Calliersville Tenn. bank while other towns report box burglaries. The Des Moines and Barcoxi Mo incidents add to a pattern of valuables stolen from safety deposit boxes and strong boxes.
Businessmen and druggists are urged to stock up as the government revenue stamps will be unavailable Saturday during a department revenue check. The 226 Post Office and related offices will be closed for the day per official announcement.
Ray Dikemnan, 22, is held in the city jail on a grand larceny warrant. He arrived Thursday night from Raymond, Washington, and is under $1,500 cash bail pending a forgery charge in Judge Brinker’s court.
The piece describes a wide range of gambling temptations in New York including tip brokers, card games, bookmakers, ponies, and street games. It notes a Times Square scandal linked to marked cards, a large palate board card market, and extensive betting through phones, newspapers, and ads.
Miss Mary M Dever a 28 year old physical education instructor at the state university hanged herself Thursday from a rafter at Prof H H Andersons home on 20th avenue North. She had been home from a sanitarium two days and was under treatment for melancholia. The body was cut down and pronounced dead by Dr D C Hall. Deputy Coroner H E McDonald said the body had been hanging about an hour. Survived by her mother Mrs Rhoda J Dever of Baltimore.
Peter Malure of Pierson brought a hog to town and sold it. With 40 dollars in his purse he fell on the curb at First avenue and Pike street and injured his head. Two young men came to his aid. He recovered in the city hospital. Police seek the two helpers and the $40 found.
Dallas plans a public swimming pool and a concrete athletic stadium near 10 000 spectators at Fair Park. Both facilities will be open at all times.
A hard boiled burglar entered K Koizuma's at 222 that Ave Thursday night and forced the clerk from behind the cash drawer. He took fifty dollars from the till and fled. Authorities report the incident connected to a larger case involving property laws and a poisoning in Puyallup.
Portland report says 41 year old logger William Bates was jailed Friday in connection with a federal investigation into alleged advocacy of force to destroy the government. Bates was arrested Thursday afternoon on Main Street. A note mentions plans for a vast sawmill near Vancouver.
Thirty six offenders paid 430 dollars in fines Thursday in Police Judge John B. Gordon's court. Officer J. Stoddard was taken to the city hospital with injuries after a motorcycle collision with a car driven by Paul Preets of 6201 Woodlawn Ave.
A pistol cached by a crook near 1218 Fifth Ave was discovered by W H Brown and turned over to police Friday. Mrs M Gregory and her four children died in a fire at an Ottawa area home. Steamer Tallac carrying iron ore broke apart off Valne Cape.
A Pacific cable fault interrupts communications between Fiji and Norfolk Island causing regional disruption. Repair teams work to restore service as technicians assess damage in the undersea link.
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