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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
1
The author praises a new type of young woman who abandons traditional marriage as a path to fortune, contrasting banditry with loveless unions. It questions the modern education system and economic pressures shaping women’s choices, arguing for character and training over expedience.
A telegram to Sheriff John Stringer claims Grover Cleveland Bergdoll sped through Black Diamond in a Hudson supereight at twenty mph. The message, signed Hudson, says Bergdoll was the car’s occupant and headed toward Enumclaw. Deputies in Enumclaw and nearby towns were alerted.
Frank Brooks chairman of the Dublin Southeast ern railways was shot dead today in his office. The assassin escaped. Reports from London noted disorder in Ireland after a 24 hour calm and referenced measures to pacify Ireland. Prime Minister Lloyd George said august 5 would bring consideration of the Irish disorders bill. A Dublin dispatch said five people, including a soldier, were killed in a clash near Kilkenny Bruree, and two soldiers were wounded in Dublin at the Bank of Ireland.
General Lucas, reportedly kidnapped from a hunting lodge by Sinn Fein forces, boarded a military lorry near Oola in Tipperary and escaped, according to advices received.
Illinois coal operators and Indiana producers press union officials to restart bituminous mining before wage talks. A wage scale committee meeting in the central competitive field was set by chairman Thomas T. Brewster after preliminary talks. Telegrams would be sent to John L. Lewis in Indianapolis and Frank Farrington in Illinois.
Fresh market notes show sealer prices lifting to 56 cents for hen fruit and pullet eggs fluctuating between 45 and 46 cents per dozen on Friday.
A literary sketch comparing O Henry to Dickens and Hugo, tracing how cities shaped authors. It recalls O Henry as a master dramatist who saw Gotham life from the four million, and notes his birth in 1862, real name Sydney Porter, and his Texas and New York years. The Star previews a daily print of his best stories titled One A Day.
Nathan Wolfe reported his room looted early Friday. James Patterson, 19, was arrested at Third Ave and Union in possession of a suit taken from Wolfe. Patterson claimed a sailor sold it. Wolfe later identified the salt and said a watch service discharge citizenship papers cap oxford shirt and $8 were stolen.
SPOKANE July 30 Mrs Louise Frinbee a Canadian who wedded six men here and divorced one has been committed to Medical Lake as insane She protested being sent back arguing she had married an American and now faces commitment after a scandalous sequence of marriages.
The Turkish peace delegation, delayed at Constanza by a dock workers strike, arrived in Paris and will be installed at Versailles to sign the peace treaty with the Allies.
A famished man matching Jack Kathie’s description entered M. Ricks’s farmhouse near Gibbon Oregon and was fed by Mrs Hicks amid the jail delivery case that left Sheriff TH Taylor dead. Pendleton posse pursued the trail and another sighting near La Grande linked to Louis Anderson.
Elliott Bay fish rose up in arms Friday against sawmill operators and others who dump sawdust into the Sound. Game warden A. J. Beach spoke for the fish as Prosecutor Fred C. Brown filed three complaints against A. A. Owens of Alki Point, George Coleman of Harbor Island, and W. Nettleton of West Seattle.
City council members request a bill by Corporation Counsel Walter F. Meter to prohibit jitneys on Beattie Street. The ordinance would repeal existing regulation and seek a general election ballot alternative. It would make transporting passengers for hire within city limits a misdemeanor with a 100 fine or 30 days in jail. Interurban bus carriage between city points is also banned.
BERLIN July 30 The former crown prince plans to return quietly to Germany in the near future to attend to real estate business with relatives at Potsdam. He intends to visit incognito and spend time with his fatherland. The trip carries no special significance and may have open or tacit government permission.
John H. Larkin, 39, returned from New York with City Detective T G Montgomery to face charges of forging $4000 in checks. He is accused of forging checks including one for $1123 against his former employers, the R L Polk Directory firm.
A quiet Friday sees no candidates filing for office with County Auditor Norman Wardell as many politicans delay announcements and filing fees.
A promotion for The Star Want Ads describing how small advertisements hold large potential for buying selling renting or exchanging opportunities and help for any need. It emphasizes that big messages can come from tiny spaces and urges readers to start using want ads now.
City officials clash over Skagit work as Councilman Thomson opposes further appropriations citing economy while Uhden urges more funds. A March 25 meeting approved continuing the project for the year with a $500000 appropriation held up for a full future survey. About $600000 in Skagit bonds are on offer, with half sold. Monday notices will go with monthly utility bills.
Mrs. John F. Ostrom, 21, was held in the Spokane city jail Friday after being arrested by Detectives Ernie Yoris and C. C. Fortner on a warrant. She protested the charge as a Spokane traffic ordinance violation and will be returned to Spokane. She stayed at the New Washington hotel the prior night.
A collision between a passenger and a freight train near St John New Brunswick leaves two dead. Engineer William McGarrity perished instantly and baggageman Thatcher Irvine died later in hospital. Several other passengers are hospitalized.
An explosion at a munition factory near Prague kills twenty one people and injures twelve, with the incident reported as delayed from July 29.
Mrs Gertrude Brewer died after a .22 Winchester rifle fired from a valise as she and her husband were packing. The trigger caught in the bag, the bullet struck her head in Spokane on July 29.
Police sought others linked to an auto theft gang after arresting Genevieve Hayes 17 Alvin J Lipaky 18 and Albert J Blackmore 28Wednesday night Two stolen cars were recovered with the trio’s arrest and authorities continued inquiries into additional members.
Boston July 20 The city buzzed with tales of vast profits from Charles Ponzi's scheme as a Cambridge man turned $75 into a fortune with 50 percent returns every 45 days. A downtown milliner cashed in $26,000 while banks abroad reported large withdrawals as foreigners invested. Ponzi's 16 clerks prepared to continue payments and more than $2,000,000 had been refunded since the probe began.
Government records show profits of 6.05 million dollars from international money order business in the seven years ending June 30 1919. Officials compare such gains to Ponzi schemes as foreign exchange swings while money order rates stayed fixed. New conversion rates set for August 15 aim to align with actual exchange rates but may not end profits.
May Brusbard filed for divorce in superior court accusing her husband Svalt Brusbard of repeated physical abuse since their Seattle marriage on March 17, 1916. The latest incident last winter allegedly knocked her into a woodbox, injuring her spine, a condition doctors say will be permanent.
A grandson seeks his grandmother Mia Ella Ware last heard in Seattle six months ago. A notice in The Star Missing Relative Bureau led him to the Livingston Hotel at First Ave and Virginia St. His address is 1608 N Westlake Ave.
Detroit police released letters from Katherine Jackson to A. A. Tatum of Birmingham alleging Tory love and jealousy. Leroy called the "Jealousest boy" and wanted to see Tatum in Detroit. Detectives traced the correspondence to Birmingham and questioned Tatum. Oakland police sought baggage linked to Eugene Leroy tied to the New York Detroit trunk murder mystery.
Eh mer Hyatt, 18, youngest executed at Sing Sing, died in the electric chair for slaying Patrolman O'Brien of Rochester who tried to arrest him as a robbery suspect. A caller then demanded the execution stopped, leading to the arrest of Robert Barron, found to be the speaker. Barron was hospitalized at Bellevue for examination.
Washington state labor officials report Japanese ownership across major sectors. Eighty percent of fish cannery workers and many mills, plants, and laundry businesses are Japane se owned or operated. C H Younger says sixty six plants under state inspectors employ 1610 Japanese, with congressional investigators likely to hear more in Olympia and Shelton.
Henry O Malley was charged as a state vagrant on Friday in Justice John B Gordon's court by Prosecutor Fred C Brown. Detectives declare he is an habitual narcotic user.
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