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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
10
Spokane report states Harry Big 60 wooed a 19 year old girl with a hatchet and is jailed awaiting trial on assault with intent to commit. The affidavit details an alleged incident prompting the accusation and arrest.
Armour & Co. packing plant at Sao Paulo in Brazil gutted by fire this morning. More than 1,000 head of cattle burned. The plant, nearing completion, was valued at about $10,000,000 and was the largest in South America.
Monticello Illinois family doctor Dr Caldwell promotes Syrup Pepsin as a mild safe laxative for women children and the elderly. The ad claims many ailments from colds to biliousness are aided by thorough evacuation and offers a free trial bottle by mailOrder.
Timothy Shea acting president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen argues against anti strike legislation as un American and futile. He cites global experience showing strife is best addressed by rights and grievance machinery rather than prohibitions, warning such a law threatens wages hours and citizenship.
Seattle census chief Roy Piford warns several local women who refuse to state their ages that arrest and a $200 fine await them. One wife of a prominent lawyer finally complied after her husband threatened to estimate her age. Foreign quarters show more cooperation, while some Orientals comply readily. The city’s total population remains uncertain, with no official figures and prior estimates questioning a 400,000 target.
John T. King father of the campaign to make Gen Leonard Wood president has left the Wood organization. He handled preliminary campaign details as national committeeman from Connecticut. No official statement on his withdrawal reason was issued. He was en route east today. Col W C Proctor of Cincinnati is in active charge of Wood headquarters here.
A. H. Price, 43, was jailed Friday following a clash with Bergt P. F. Keefe and antiradical squad members. He claimed to have credentials and was detained on First Avenue amid the confrontation.
Charles H. McLean a Los Angeles decorator at the Argonaut Hotel says Tanlac restored his health after a rheumatic attack that cost him appetite weight and strength. He reports rapid improvement and full recovery after starting Tanlac and recommends it. Bartel Drug Stores in Seattle handle sales under a special Tanlac representative.
The text presents WARRREN 8. STONE of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and SAMUEL GOMPERS of the American Federation of Labor denouncing an anti strike clause in the Cummins bill. They warn it would force involuntary labor and erode free labor rights, while radicals claim the measure aims to curb direct action and threaten social and industrial order. Congress would bear responsibility for upheaval if enacted.
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