European War Fears Rise As Russia Moves South
Paris reports Russian plans for a spring drive into Rumania and Galicia. Critics warn a new European war could erupt as Bolshevik forces push from Crimea toward the north and entangle Poland and Turkey with Romania and Greece in a Balkan crisis. France pledges aid to Poland with credits voted to support potential action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rumania
Galicia
Russia
Stul
Wrangel
Crimean
Gosional
Law
Romania
Poland
Turkey
Armenia
Greece
Constantine
France
Bessarabia
Seattle Three Fundamentals for 1921 Prosperity
Hedges of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce lists three foundations for the city: natural resources industrial possibilities and ocean commerce. He notes Seattle must pursue orderly steady development, build on Alaska growth and Pacific trade, and use rail rate changes to expand Pacific manufacturing and payrolls. He urges optimism and constructive effort for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Hedges
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Beattie
Alaska
Pacific Northwest
Alaska Development Board
Pacific
America
Rean
American
Baker Wounded by Own Revolver in Columbus Incident
W. R. Robaeon, proprietor of the Home Bakery at 903 Madison Street, was shot in the calf by his own pistol. The weapon slipped from his hand as he descended stairs during a theft scare and he was hospitalized at Columbus sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Robaeon
Home Bakery
Madison St
Columbus
Debates and Hearings Spread Across Committees
Coal investigation panels to hear Col. D B Wentz on war dept coal purchases. Foreign relations weighs Borah and Walsh disarmament measures. Immigration officials appear before the immigration committee. Recount in Ford-New content, expenses of Harding inaugural, nitrate bill, sundry civil appropriations, and Treadway bank deposit tax discussed. Agriculture, naval, census panels hold hearings on futures, uniforms, reapportionment plans.
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Coal Investigation Committees
Col
D. B. Wentz
War Department
Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Walsh
Wallis
Elections Committee
Senate
Harding
Ways and Means
Agriculture Committee
Naval Committee
Census Committee
Harding to Take Masonic Degree in Columbus
President elect Harding motored to Columbus to be initiated into the Scottish rite degrees. He will attend a banquet and advance to the 32d degree with a large Marion Masonic delegation present. Garfield and McKinsey were Columbus consistory members. Harding had earlier completed Blue lodge work in Marion.
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Harding
Columbus
Ohio
Garfield
McKinsey
Marion Masona
Blue Lodge
Marion
14 Navy Seaplanes Resting at Bandeiras Bay Before Move
SAN DIEGO California January 5.14 navy seaplanes bound for Panama remain at Bandeiras bay on the Mexican mainland south of Lower California. They are due to start to Acapulco tomorrow morning. Navy aircraft tenders Aroostok and Murford with the fleet at Bandeiras will move to Acapulco today.
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San Diego
Cal
Navy
Panama
Bandeiras Bay
Lower California
Acapulco
Aroostok
Mugford
Bandeiras
Infants Increase as Chicago Records 1920 Births
Chicago officials report 55,216 births in 1920, up 4,783 from 1919. Boys outnumbered girls with 28,355 male births and 26,861 female births in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Senate approves $50,000 for inauguration ceremonies
The Senate adopted the Knox resolution providing $50,000 to cover expenses for the official ceremonies at the Capitol for the Harding inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Capitol
Harding
Eleven Injured as Brooklyn Riot Involves 200 Workers
In Brooklyn today a riot by about 200 unemployed garment workers left eleven injured and an automobile truck partially wrecked after fighting continued for over half an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Seattle Girl Bandit Nabbed After First Hold Up
Miss Fay Engstrom of Seattle turned to bandit life for excitement and, with a companion, attempted a city theft last night. Police arrested Engstrom and her accomplice. photographer credited as Cfb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Engstrom
Seattle
Woman Injured in Car and Streetcar Collision
Mrs J C Anderson of 3626 Woodlawn Ave was injured after a street car led to an accident. She suffered possible broken ribs and a shoulder. She was picked up with her baby by Cld Churchill and later involved in a crash when his car was struck by Wylie Hemphill’s vehicle, after a street car had rammed them.
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Woodlawn Ave
Lakeside Hospital
Anderson
Fremont Ave
N. 34Th St
C.ld Churchill
N. 6Th St
Churchill
Wylie Hemphill
Zilet Ave
N. BE
Hemphill
Acquittals Narrow in Auburn Boxcar Case
Thomas Fe. Jones former Great Northern employee was acquitted Wednesday of possession of stolen goods tied to the Auburn box car conspiracy in federal court. Clarence H. Bellamy, earlier exonerated in the same case, stood trial again for possession of goods stolen from interstate commerce shipments before Judge K E Cushman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas FE. Jones
Great Northern
Auburn
Clarence H. Bellamy
K. E Cushman
Iter
Robber Grabs 31.50 From Seattle Resident
A lone gunman wearing a black automatic robbed W. W. Powers at 4826 Raymond Ave in front of 5614 Rainier Ave at 2 30 am Wednesday. The thief took 31.50 in cash aided by a loud menacing voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Powers
Raymond Ave
Rainier Ave
None Blamed in Accident Kills Renton Man
Nfuls Carstens of Renton Junction was killed when struck by an automobile driven by J and Drew of Riverton Heights at Eighth Ave and Cloverdale on New Year’s Eve. A coroner’s jury ruled the death an unavoidable accident while Carstens was lighting a lamp on his motor truck. Also mentions postponed sale of surplus shipping materials on the Pacific coast with bids set for January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nfuls Carstens
Renton Junction
J. &. Drew
Riverton Heights
Eighth Ave
Cloverdale St
Carstena
Washington
Pacific Coast
Wrong Man Is Picked for Victim
Miss Fay Engstrom a 21 year old naval draughtsman's assistant from Bremerton confessed to Capt. Tennant that she turned highwaywoman for excitement. She and 19 year old Wilbur Haskell attempted to hold up Detective Dan J. McLennan near Yale and John but the detective disarmed them. Engstrom spoke of craving excitement and claimed they were not in love, just seeking a thrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Engstrom
United States Navy
Bremerton Navy Yard
Charles E. Tennant
Miss Engstrom
Yale Ave
John .T
Dan J. McLennan
Misa Engatrom
Haskell
Navy
Mien Engtrom
Bremerton
Hix
Seattle
YMCA
McLennan
Yale
John
Mina Engstrom
Ranch Eggs Prices Fall Amid Wholesale Drops
News reports Ranch eggs declined to 64 cents a dozen and pullets to 448 cents wholesale, while bees priced at 4 cents to accompany a cheerful Wednesday market update.
Body found in Beacon Reservoir identified later by papers
The body of a man found in Beacon Hill south reservoir at 7 40 am Wednesday was identified at the county morgue as John Salle bury a fireman about 60 years old He wed at 815 13th ave for two months His rent was two months overdue He was last seen at 730 pm Tuesday The reservoir was drained and intake and outlet pipes closed to prevent contamination The wind carried a hat to the northeast corner The note about rent due was unreadable The maintenance engineer said contamination would be minimal even if the body had stayed in the tank long
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Hill South Reservoir
John Sallebury
13Th Ave
Inadore
Bureau
Liberty Ee 14Th Ave
Bayview
Ellisbury
Vie Bat
Water Department
Tide Flats
West Seattle
Pretty Loretta Lowe Acquitted For Tongue Gesture
In San Francisco on January 6 Loretta Lowe of Freeno was acquitted of sticking her tongue out at traffic officer Thomas Cashin who had arrested her for stopping her car. The judge dismissed the case after Lowe apologized and Cashin voiced offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Loretta Lowe
Freeno
Thomas Cashin
Cashin
Miss Lowe
Provinces Hear Dry Bulletin Sets February 1 Ban
Ottawa dispatch reports an official bulletin fixes February 1 as the date from which importation of alcoholic liquor becomes illegal in Nova Scotia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba under the new dry order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Vice squad members held up by armed citizens
Auto with a posse of vice squad and federal officers was stopped by local residents who mistook them for bank robbers in West Jefferson Ohio on January 5. The incident ended without violence as the crowd dispersed after identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Jefferson
Ohio
Prohibition
Four Bandits Flee With $15,000 Loot
Four bandits robbed the Nathan Swarts loan bank in Chicago taking $15,000 in money and jewels. Swarts and two employees were bound and gagged as hundreds of onlookers watched during the caper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nathan Swarts
Swarts
Abandoned Child Fugitive Charged in Minnesota
Levi H. Chandler of Hennepin county Minnesota is charged as a fugitive from justice after a complaint filed by the prosecuting attorney. Chandler is accused of abandoning a child on December 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi H. Chandler
Hennepin County
Minnesobta
Chandler
Christy Fined 300 In Federal Booze Charge
Pleading guilty to liquor offenses, J. 8. Christy was fined $300 in federal court Wednesday by Judge Cushman. Christy had just completed a city jail sentence for the same offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christy
Cushman
Drunken Hog and Dogs Fight at Moonshiner Farm
In Omaha Nebraska a drunken hog aided by an intoxicated dog fought three drunk goats on the farm of George Fred an alleged moonshiner. Deputies found six stills in operation and seized 600 gallons of corn whisky plus large amounts of mash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
George Fred
Seattle Doctor Hal Vance Reported Missing
Conflicting reports claim Dr Hal Vance an osteopath from Seattle is missing after leaving Seattle December 8 for Los Angeles. Mrs Vance says he arrived and stays at Hayward Hotel in Los Angeles, while initial dispatch said he never reached his destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Howe Vance
C. Huber Vance
Hal Vance
Bremerton Jeweler Missing with Diamonds
Bremerton jeweler Steve M. Rus sell 47 is missing and believed to have been in possession of valuable diamonds. He has not been seen since Monday, per a police report filed by W. A. Bain, secretary of the local Elks lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve M. Russell
Bremerton
W. A. Bain
Elks’ Lodge
Boon for New Husbands Bride’s Course At University
Miss Martha E. Dressler, home economics instructor, leads a new brides course at the university. The class covers food preparation, table service, and meal planning with practical lessons for new wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha E. Dressler
Betty Cinnamon Missing After Ziegfeld Contest
Miss Betty Cinnamon 17, a Seattle beauty contest finalist, failed to return home after attending dances and lessons at a local school. Her mother fears she is in danger as she has not been seen since Sunday night and may have fallen under the influence of unknown men. Cinnamon lived at 2905 East Crystal Street with her mother and recently left a job at Success Shorthand School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Cinnamon
Seattle
Eryst
Miss Cinnamon
Cherry St
Cinnamon
Betty
America
Etheridge Free on 20 000 Bail in Bond Theft Case
Johnny Etheridge former president of Morris Bros Inc is at Uberty for a bail reduction from 500 to 20000 He faces larceny by bailee and theft of 75000 in bonds He offers to turn state's evidence per District Attorney Evans Portland Jan 5
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Johnny Etheridge
Morris Bros., Inc
Uberty
Etheridge
Evans
Gem Theft Arrestee Captured After $8 Purses Snatched
Mrs. Mae Wallin of Riverton reports she lost $8 from her purse while witnessing the capture of Eddy Thomas who seized a $10 900 diamond tray from the American Jewelry Co at 821 Second Ave on December 23. The incident led to police Tuesday afternoon commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Thomas
American Jewelry Co
Second Ave
Mae Wallin
Riverton
Purse Snatchers Take Woman's Bag At Public Library
Mrs. Hannah K. Horluck was robbed of her hand bag containing 39 dollars and 80 cents while reading in the public library on Tuesday afternoon. Police investigation began immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah K. Horluck
Dorothy's Diary Moving Plans for New Home Furnishings
The narrator describes moving to a new, large home and needing chairs and a desk. They plan to respond to used-furniture ads in The Star and consider placing their own ad if needed. Dorothy promises to report what happens in The Star tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
the Star
Dorothy
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Baker
Day
Congress
Mexican Bay
GIRL
Tennant
Beacon Reservoir
Canada
Bushnell Studio
Ziegfeld
U. S
Bremerton Jeweler
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