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The government prepares campaigns against rebel orating to preserve order during elections. The hunt for bandits aims to avert national disorders as the successor is chosen next.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
5
The government prepares campaigns against rebel orating to preserve order during elections. The hunt for bandits aims to avert national disorders as the successor is chosen next.
Opera Company soprano Marcella Craft will be the soloist with the Symphony Orchestra at Meaty Hall on Friday. She will perform the Jewel Song and excerpts from Faust and Ah fors from Verdi's La Traviata, alongside orchestral pieces including Dvorak New World and Liszt Les Preludes. Beethoven Coriolanus Overture closes the program.
Fort Brown officials say flyers in Mexico will get gasoline as part of a Baseline aid plan. Army pilots forced to land along the Mexican border were noted, with arrangements described for assistance.
United Mine Workers officials discuss proposed wage reductions and tax measures. The report notes a 269 percent figure and reference to a ten hour day amid union discussions led by John L. Lewis. The item mentions miners at the Arcade building and a gathering on Thursday.
Lady Joan Capell youngest daughter of Adele Countess of Essex to perform on the London stage following reports she may marry the Prince of Wales.
Spokane police say seven boys rounded up in a crackdown belong to a gang of young desperadoes behind a month of robberies. Capt. Barnes was told by Glen Sage Lawrence Corre deaux and William Poole, arrested at Cheney, that others are involved. They planned to rob a bank at Demnet Idaho but lacked enough revolvers.
Foremost xray specialists from across the country gathered in Atlantic City for the first postwar convention of the American Roentgen Society. The two day sessions promise to be the most important ever held, reflecting advances in medical work in base hospitals overseas during the war.
In Colville Washington on January 30 B W Farance 24 a Pomeroy farmer shot himself through the head with a rifle after bidding goodbye to his wife and child. He acted at the home of Charles Hanson his brother in law near Rice where the Farances had been visiting.
Luke Sucevich, a shoemaker, was shot in his shop at 704 Madison Street Monday after he refused the demands of three bandits. He is reported improved at City Hospital. William J. Cole was arrested as the assailant and refuses to talk to police.
Mrs J B Warfield reports a thief slashed her handbag from her arm on Thursday afternoon, taking about $50 while she shopped. Police were notified Friday.
W. H. Hart, a Washington power line worker, fell from a pole and died after landing on his head in Endicott, Wash. He is believed to have contacted a live wire. Miss Jeanie Hoover of the agriculture department will bring a message to Endicott on Saturday urging increased milk consumption.
Ossining N Y January 36 Gordon Fawcett Hamby, a murderer robber and adventurer, was executed at Sing Sing for the December 15 1918 killings of Dewitt Peale and Henry Coons. He boasted of robbing 13 banks two train hold ups and a third murder. He faced death with a smile and told fellow condemned men to never start crime. He asked the guard to change at his door saying he has no smile left.
London dispatch says Red forces broke through the Manyt river valley defeating anti Bolshevik units and capturing 5000 prisoners in a two day battle south of Yefremoff. DuMenko commanded in Perekoko region as Nitchesk and Denikin troops clashed with fluctuating results. Moscow denies rumors of government headquarters moving.
Mina Sophia Machek 17, bride-to-be of Percival Schroeder of Spring Lake Michigan, died at Columbus sanitarium four days before her wedding. She never regained consciousness after the January street car collision at N 39th street and Woodland Park Ave. Schroeder, who rushed in from Michigan, learned of her death as his fiancée lay unattended. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Machek, 6008 McKinley Place. body at Bonney-Watson pending funeral arrangements.
Washington news reports a near final agreement between senate and house conferees on railroad legislation. The bill is expected to pass early next month to return lines to owners by March 1, aligning with GOP urgency. Labor groups seek extended government control, but most congress members favor early return and possible removal of labor provisions.
In Spokane a three day hearing was held as Mrs. Harry Wilson argued against sending her 12 year-old son to school. The exasperated judge ordered the hearings after threats to jail, as the mother resisted the court's instruction.
Lulu Marsh Albert Favre and Vincent Phrcey were fined $100 each in police court for operating a still in the city. They chose to serve their fines in jail.
A local shop promotes saving with $10 off when buying a suit in the big upstairs store. Fahey-Brockman suits are advertised for long wear and value, with hundreds of $30 suits claimed to rival spring prices. The note emphasizes varied sizes and styles with broad stock.
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