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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1920
Page
12
Seattle witnesses the maiden flight of a Curtiss seagull plane from Western Airplane company. Pilot J D Hill with Chicago visitor Miss Helen Conelly praised the craft as one of the smoothest to operate while tours around the Sound are offered from hangars on Lake Washington.
The Puget Sound Association of the Deaf held a July 4 picnic on Lake Union with 126 members and friends attending. John Hagerdorn recited America in sign language during the shore event near the canal.
A photo shows a boy named Diogenes living in a tub on a hot day. He appears happy not because of water but because there is no water in the tub. The caption hints the scene is staged and notes a rubber cork in the soap tray.
Reports list several crimes with brief details across multiple states. Cracksmen raid AT&SF depot safe in Texas for 2000 while other mentions include daylight hold up in Missouri, bandits taking 60000 in gold in Texas, open safe in Grandview, a pistol duel in Spartanburg, a fatal auto train collision in Montana, a suicide in Everett, and a large road contract in Arizona.
A cherry tree on Sammetinger farm near Wapakoneta Ohio is cited as the state's largest. Known as Ohio's Great Pie Tree it rises 50 feet with a 20 inch trunk and has borne cherries for 66 years producing at least 15 bushels annually.
A statement notes that about four fifths of U S timber is privately owned while an estimated five thousand languages are spoken worldwide. The figures illustrate private land rights and linguistic variety across nations.
Coblenz July 6 European observers say Europe faces coal shortages devaluation of currency and US silence on the League of Nations. They view America as selfish after entry into the war, resenting delays in joining the peace pact and blaming U.S. politics for reconstruction woes. Americans abroad are seen as war profiteers awaiting holidays, fueling resentment.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels along with Secretary of the Interior John Barton Payne and federal, county and city officials will attend a Friday celebration at the Sand Point landing field on Lake Washington. Payne arrives Wednesday evening. battleship New Mexico, with Daniels and Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman, sails in Friday. The event, directed by Claude C. Romaay, includes aerial acrobatics by Seattle and army flyers and special excursion steamers for public spectators.
The Rhodes Co offers about 500 remaining summer silks on a final quick-cleanup sale. The stock includes Satin Striped Mirette Newport Cord Chinchilla Satin Brocade Baronette and other silk varieties priced to clear on the Upper Main Floor.
A Shanghai report notes China's goat exports to the United States in the quarter ending March 31 valued at 7,085,480 dollars, about a quarter of China’s total exports. Raw silk exports were estimated at 10,500,000 dollars.
In London on July 7 Dr J Douglas Wells proposes four child families live rent free to boost population but rural council rejects the idea. Separately Dr Max Herz of Vienna develops a sound based reading method for the blind.
A shipment of fifty Wool Jersey Sport Coats provides extraordinary values in Summer Jackets. Designs include tuxedo collar inverted plait and pinch back with patch pockets and belts. Sizes range 16 to 42 in Golf Red Kelly Green Navy Copenhagen Blue Brown and Heather Mixtures.
Edwin J Brown D D is highlighted as Seattle's leading dentist with a practice at 106 Columbia Street. The notice emphasizes his professional prominence within the local dental community.
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