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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1920

Page

12

Victim Identified by Initals in Skykomish Wreck Hat

One of two hoboes presumed dead in the Great Northern mail and fruit express crash at Skykomish may be identified by the initials H. A. U. on a hat found at the wreck. A severed leg from another victim confirms at least one tramp died. Silk bolts and cases were scattered along the right of way and looted by sightseers. Officials expect an official wreck report soon.

Great Northern Mail and Fruit Skykomish

Seattle Parks Host Big Independence Day Celebrations

Seattle parks and open air resorts crowded with crowds on Independence Day. The downtown parade began at 10 o clock with former Senator Samuel H. Piles speaking at City Hall Park as the Declaration was read. Pageants, fireworks, and patriotic songs lit up Woodland Fortuna and Green Lake parks while beaches overflowed and minor injuries were rare.

Seattle Bath City Hall Park Samuel H. Piles America Woodland Park Green Lake Park

Wants Mufflers Put on Roosters

A. Rosenberg of 1414 E Union St reports roosters near his neighborhood farm crow loudly. He asks police to require mufflers on the birds to reduce noise.

A. Rosenberg Union St

Hoquiam Man Receives Croix de Guerre for Argonne Service

Milan Dahmney, a Hoquiam lumberman now 20, has been awarded the Croix de Guerre with gold star by the French government for distinguished service as a runner in the Argonne during six days of heavy bombardment while with the 348th Machine Gun battalion.

Hoquiam Milan Dahmney Argonne

Bold thief steals police bike at Woodland Park

Police seek suspect after bold theft of a police motorcycle from Woodland Park Saturday evening. In Wenatchee, a fire at Schrock Nelson Stock Company feeding barn killed over two hundred sheep, with firecracker blamed for the blaze.

Woodland Park Wenatchee Schrock-Nelson Stock Company

Star Spangled Banner Played to Aid Umpire

James Murray a K of C secretary umpiring a ball game in Coblenz called strikes amid uproar then signaled as the regimental band played the Star Spangled Banner. The doughboys stood at attention and Murray exited the field with dignity.

New York James Murray K. of C Coblenz Murray

Nomination Joy as Cox Is Named Presidential Candidate

Dayton reports Gov. James Middleton Cox learning he secured the Democratic nomination for president at the San Francisco convention. Tears and cheers followed the telegraph word as Cox was carried by supporters to his office. He later greeted colleagues, visited friends, and prayed at his mother's grave, recalling a Cleveland White House moment.

Dayton James Middleton Cox United States San Francisco Cox Gov. Cox Jacksonburg Ohio City Jimmy Woodlawn Grover Cleveland White House Cleveland

Brewer Dies at Hoquiam Home Former Legislator L. H. Brewer

L. H. Brewer, former state legislator, died in Hoquiam at age 52. He was the son of district pioneers. Funeral services set for Thursday under the auspices of Elks Moose Foresters and Woodmen of the World.

Hoquiam L. H. Brewer Elka, Moose, Foresters and Woodmen of the World

Gibbons Beats Ryegate Returns Population Figures

The census bureau released 1920 population results showing Ryegate Montana at 405 and Gibbons Precinct Washington at 628. Both areas have been incorporated since 1910.

Washington Census Bureau Today Ryegate Mont Gibbons Precinct Wash

The Blind See Chapter XXVI Siege Tension

In a tense frontier camp the threat of attack lingers yet no danger emerges. Sim Gage and Annie Squires uncover a cryptic letter hinting at conspiracies linking Charlie Dorenwald and Waldhorn, while Doctor Barnes and soldiers monitor the dam area under martial rule.

Doctor Barnes Mary Gage Great Dam Sim Gage Leutenant Republic Sin Gage Annie Squires Lower Dam Sim Charlie Dorenwald Waldhorn Mr. Waldhorn Annie Harp Charlie Doc Lower Canyon Thia Dorenwald Gage

Nervous disorders ad and coded messages discovered

Anxious scenes unfold around Dr Williams Pink Pills and a cryptic note found in a hospital setting. Annie Squires uncovers writing from a magazine while Mary Gage awaits nerve treatment amid tension and potential danger in Santa Rosa.

Annie Squires Mary Gage Annie Columbia Cole Adv

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