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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1920
Page
9
In Rapids Michigan on January 20 a fire at Bros Furniture Co plant caused an explosion. Two girls leaped from the fourth story to escape flames but suffered injuries. Six girls and one boy were hurt during the escape as others feared workers remained trapped.
The Diamond Dyes offer a guaranteed way to revive old faded garments. The directions show how to dye any color on cotton or mixed fabrics, stockings, children's coats, feathers, or coverings without mistake.
London beauty winner Mumford asks police protection after street harassment and threats. She laments insults and fear of attack as she speaks about the contest and her title.
A lantern fly species in China secretes a valuable white wax that Chinese collectors harvest and process into edible candies. The wax offers a notable traditional sweet, reflecting regional insect use in local cuisine.
A week of wedding prep at the Baxter home is disrupted by a cold. Bride-to-be J Bax te r battles sneezing now aided by Weeks tablets recommended by her maid. Flowers arrive from an anonymous admirer as the bride thanks the medicine.
Highlights from General Pershing's talk to war veterans at the armory Monday night praise the 91st Division and Washington state units as gallant troops. He calls aliens to become Americans or face deportation and urges fighting anarchist influence with deportation as a last resort. The American Legion is praised as a stabilizing force replacing older veterans' groups.
Soviet Russia will publish 14 peace propositions, presented by Soviet envoy Ludwid Martens, to the allied governments. The terms call for repayment of debts, recognition of governments, territorial and armament changes, transit rights, amnesty, and mutual troop withdrawals. The Senate investigation on Ma and his bureau may hear Martens on Wednesday.
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were among the deportees who arrived in soviet Russia at 2 p.m. yesterday to loud Bolshevik chants and a band. They opened packages of cigarettes and canned goods seized by Bolshevik troops as they welcomed the group. The American transport Buford sailed from Hang for home with its convoy, including the destroyer Ballard.
Dr. Albert H. Meadowcroft recalls General Pershing as a tall disciplined leader who visited the dentist in France. He notes Pershing's fatigue after the armistice, his punctuality, and his polite apology after stepping on a captain’s foot during a staff dance.
Miss Helen Pershing, cousin of General Pershing, met him at a Rainier club reception. She is a Auburn public school supervisor living with her mother at 4338 Lith Ave North. Her father Harry G. Pershing is deceased, born in Denver where she spent summers. The meeting was arranged by Dr. J. H. Sayer, a former Camp Hospital No. 93 major.
Winifred Briggs deserts husband Lynn L Briggs and files in superior court this Tuesday. She says she does not love him and left for New York because she disliked the West. He claims she deserted him and returned to New York amid the divorce action.
London January 20 Scotland Yard rejects claim that police persecuted mediums stating spirituation is a creed not a crime. The statement defends religious practice of believing in spirits and counters accusations of criminal harassment by police.
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