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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1920
Page
1
Mrs. Johnson dies after being struck while returning from prayer meeting near 45th street. Police tie the car of H E Petersen to the incident. his wife and he deny responsibility. Children Richard 11 Lloyd 9 and Berenice 2 cope with loss as father travels from Port Orchard to explain death.
Jackson pair W B Paine and wife Lucille are accused of using mail to further a fraudulent matrimonial scheme. A corrupted ad drew in Staly, a Seattle woman matched by letter, who sent funds and tickets. postal investigators traced mail to box 723. They were arraigned and await final hearing January 28 before Commissioner McClelland.
A fifteen year old recounts falling into a Seattle gang with guns and sniff, the fear and consequences, and the pull of reform. He urges parents to supervise sons, praises the Boy Scout movement, and warns that many youths turn criminal before they wake up.
The Seattle Star offers a fifty dollar reward for the best 100 word or less suggestion to improve pedestrian safety in Seattle. Submissions should be addressed to the Auto Accident Editor at the Star building before Friday and will be turned over to the Public Safety committee of the city council.
Secretary of War Baker testified before the senate military committees against making General Pershing permanent chief of the general staff. He called the provision impolitic and warned it would upset military balance in the army reorganization bill.
F W Stevens of 1217 Seventh Ave reports to police that a man intent on killing his wife was prowling near his house. An officer was sent to investigate and aid Stevens.
The Star promotes daily want columns urging readers to sell unwanted items and check For Sale ads to buy cheaply. The message emphasizes using the classifieds to save money and acquire needed goods at low prices.
Twenty six motorists appeared before Police Judge John B. Gordon on Wednesday for speeding and other infractions. Nine speeders and the rest for various auto law violations were arrested Tuesday and released on bail. Three speeders paid cash fines totaling 68 dollars in police court Tuesday.
Jane Basso of Idaho hotel sustained minor injuries when struck by a speeding auto at Fifth Avenue and Jackson Street, Tuesday night. She was taken to the city hospital with bruises and several head lacerations.
A Nineteen hundred eight readers poll shows repeated skepticism about granting citizenship to Japanese children. Respondents Cassaty Horton Babcock Aabling Dunn oppose, while some offer uncertainty, reflecting broad doubt in the era.
Rudolph Johnson, deputy sheriff, arrested James Johnson after a drink offer went wrong. At Third Ave and James Street Tuesday night Johnson allegedly offered Ramage a drink and then resisted. Johnson is jailed awaiting trial Wednesday.
Three youths robbed a Standard station on 33rd Ave and Union St, taking $50 at gunpoint. Motorcycle officer K Haerman chased the car to Lake Washington Blvd, catching two suspects, 18 year old Robert Taylor and 16 year old Horace Cayton, while a third fled into brush. Taylor previously served a burglary sentence. the trio had $18 on arrest with more reportedly hidden. Meanwhile federal grand jury probes shipyard frauds in the Northwest with Bert Schlesinger and Walter Foster among early witnesses.
Denver January 21. The Great Western Sugar company signaled higher sugar prices for 1920 by offering beet growers $12 per ton for the coming crop, a $2 increase. Retail sugar prices jumped 2 cents per pound to 1½ cents following the announcement.
Children in the South End are said to have snatched a 30 pound box of candy dropped from a Southern Transfer Company truck near the Milwaukee freight sheds. Police investigate the incident as unreported theft.
New York January 21 officials of the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers association predicted that the price of footwear will continue to rise for an indefinite period as the convention convened today.
Eligible men and women invited to apply at the Postoffice building for United States service examinations. Positions include editor in the national park service Panama physician grazing assistant lithographic pressman and more.
County Treasurer William A Gaines says residents should not worry as 1919 tax statements will be mailed February 1. He notes many people call asking about their missing documents and reassures them.
At 8:30 a m a guest re entered a room after stepping out at 8 a m and found a purse missing from the dresser. The report notes it involved Itano Jap and an address on Sixth Ave. No further details given.
New York dated January 21 reports Marian Rubincam Braley has filed for divorce from Berton Braley poet and author. The couple married aboard the Ford peace Oscar II before it sailed for Europe while both were members of the Ford party. Papers were ordered sealed.
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