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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
5
Ravenna residents protested council plans to extend the street car line along 30th avenue to E 62nd street. A mass meeting formed a committee to seek injunctions and raise funds to fight the project, with another meeting planned.
A cryptic wall confession linked to the murder of M. Racaud’s daughter-in-law surfaces, suggesting Jerome Ribes may be freed after serving two years of a 15 year sentence. Racaud’s testimony has long supported Ribes’s imprisonment despite protests of innocence.
A report from Athens Greece notes residents face housing strain with some living in jail cells as families seek affordable shelter amid ongoing conflict. The piece mentions Red Cross workers in the area and government housing limitations affecting long term affordability.
July 30 report from T H Hawaii notes liquor trade persists as offenders claim shortages of enforcement. John W Wadman, acting superintendent of the Anti-Saboteur squad, warns that authorities face insufficient resources to curb illicit okolehao sales during island tour.
Mrs Verna Dmitroff wife of Col Peter Dmitroff arrives in the country after a year of fleeing Bolshevik forces. She hid a fortune worth $100000 in jewels on her person and travels with her 2 year old mother who died in Japan and her 10 year old son en route to Paris to meet Colonel Dmitroff.
Chi Chen Nich, head of the Chinese chamber of commerce, says in New York that Chinese per year garment spend is only about $1. He urges U S aid to raise China’s buying power to $2 annually, claiming it would enable China to absorb all New England mill output.
Former service men who lost an eye can enter a shop in London and sit for an hour to produce a perfectly copied glass eye. The artist uses glass tubes blow lamps and molds to create a full eye that dilates like a real eye in the evening, matching the white and iris colors from a human model.
John Scott, 95, long time Junction City resident, rises at 4 a.m. to water a thousand sweet potato plants and tend garden truck before breakfast. He then brings his vegetables to town each day, having lived in the area for 50 years.
Middletown New York July 30 After walking 60 000 miles more than twice the world’s distance John Adams a letter carrier for 35 years announces his retirement He cites age and the value of walking as exercise but notes a younger man will take over his route.
War wounded spurred neurosurgery to new heights says Dr. W L Treadway chief of surgery U S Public Health Service. Battlefront brain and nerve cases taught methods saving lives and expanding knowledge for all mankind through government research at hospital No 38 New York.
Portland, July 20. B R Pallheim was angered when boys rolled a newspaper, lit it, and thrust it through his plumbing shop door mail slot. The fire department saved the building.
In New York six boys aged 7 to 11 admitted stealing $1 050 in Liberty bonds from J M Delaney leather merchant. The group ranged from 7 to 11 years old and included Frank Panarello and Angelo Saldow. They were arraigned in Children's court and remanded to the Children's society while authorities pursue bond recovery and assess guardianship.
Dry squad detectives boarded the steamer President at Plier D and found 12 cases of liquor in hidden caches. Bottles were concealed in sacks shaped likesausage skins. Officers suspect employees smuggled the whisky to pass to confederates, but no one claimed the liquor after a peaceful search.
Warren G. Harding waits for Governor Cox to deliver his acceptance speech before making further statements. He believes his position is settled and will not issue new major pronouncements until Cox reveals his stance.
London reports socialites are repairing old footwear to curb expensive brocade satin and kid costs. Repairs use hand sewing and re covering to refurbish shoes, making them nearly new.
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