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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
19
M Perkins superintendent Maile in Seattle is promoted after long service to assume duties of postmaster on May 1 1918. The postal inspector's office desired him as postmaster but he became superintendent and the postmaster position was abolished with Postmaster Battle lacking an assistant.
Reid, 20, of Cedar Valley, attempted to inspect a powder blast and was killed when the charge exploded beneath him. He died of a concussion at an Edmonds undertaker establishment after the blast occurred near a land clearing by the Valley schoolhouse for the Pu MiN Co.
W. E. Waldo of Seattle has been named president of the Osteopathic association. Dr Roberta W Ford also of the city was chosen secretary of the Osteopathic Women's National Association at the conventions.
In San Francisco Mrs. Breckinridge Castleman of Louisville claims to be the oldest living woman delegate and Mary Hone of New York smiles as they head toward the convention hall. Castleman sits on the national democratic committee’s executive body.
Postal workers in Seattle received a pay increase with a new minimum salary of 1400 and a maximum of 1800. The raise applied to mail carriers and clerks effective Thursday as part of a reconciliation effort.
The civil service reform bill went into effect while temporary clerks still earn 60 cents per hour. Some African tribes practice a finger crack salute as a form of greeting.
Helen J. Eiwell, widow of gambler Joseph Bowne Elwell, discusses his persona and a fondness for danger. She recalls his vanity and contempt for women while noting his life of gambling and a supposed whisky ring linked to July and August plans.
The statement notes investigators and prosecutors discussing possible ties between transactions and the homicide. Authorities urge anyone with information to come forward to aid the inquiry and determine if a motive linked to the financial dealings exists.
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