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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
1
A dawn incident with a trapped bird contrasts with reflections on flying and mobility. The writer imagines a hummingbird’s power, muses on police mounted officers, and notes urban life from a window to Portland and San Francisco.
Mrs. J. H. Kennedy of 5th Ave and 45th St reports baby Russell Thomas Kennedy survived a South Dakota train wreck three weeks ago after being hurled through a window and later injured in a Tacoma to Puyallup auto crash. He remains in Providence hospital as his mother describes miraculous recoveries.
Rose Cad eto aged 4 died at Providence hospital after a pedestrian collision. The wreck occurred at 25th Avenue and East First as Motorcycle Officer Claude Rix began inquiry. The girl was found dying and transported to the hospital where she succumbed despite aid.
Deputy Prosecutor T Hiram Pattee says he will bring the divorced Mrs Sawyer as a material witness against the accused woman who supplanted her in the dead man s affections. Sawyer is confined since May 10 and cannot post 15000 bail. She writes letters and watches ships from the courthouse window while awaiting trial.
In Rochester New York Pearl O Dell narrowly escaped the electric chair as her husband James O Dell faced execution. The defense stressed Kneip's character while prosecutors argued the murder of Kneip by the couple in January 1979. The pair confessed but recanted later as public sentiment remained bitter and welfare workers prepared for the baby born to Pearl O Dell.
A dusty, restless woman drags a banana munching child through City Hall. She eyes the mayor’s office and asks Secretary H. Owen to lock the child in while she goes shopping, claiming the mayor is out of town.
Yenue jimmied the inner door of the Hamilton Lumber Co. safe at Marginal Way and Dawson Street, KE. The outer door was found open by management. Police were notified Friday morning after discovery early Friday, with the safe empty and no valuables taken.
Government sale offers 400 sacks of Canadian potatoes at bidders price to Seattle housewives. A shipment of 490 sacks arrived unused. if no single buyer is found, the lot may be sold in bulk or as smaller lots. The sale takes place at the Spokane street port commission warehouse at 11 o clock next Thursday morning June 10.
Thursday tied for warmth as Seattle records top 81.8 degrees at a 200 foot government thermometer and around Second Avenue hot spot readings reach near 90 degrees. The day was noted as the warmest since 1917 with temperature spikes across city sensors.
Harry Dion of the Alaska Bar seeks divorce from Martha G Dion in superior court alleging he learned he was husband number seven after marriage. He says she threw carbolic acid at him in a downtown hotel, was arrested, and later the charges were dropped after she vowed not to drink. He also claims community property rules apply to funds she lent him for the Alaska Bar.
A letter addressed to Mayor Hugh M Caldwell asks to turn on the drinking fountain at Fourth Avenue and Pike Street in Seattle. The note, received duringProhibition and referred to the streets and sewers department, reflects the era's drinking restrictions.
The battleships Warspite and Valiant steamed off the Irish coast this morning carrying 1,000 Royal Marines on board. They were expected to land troops today and then sail back to Devonport for a second Irish operation with another 1,000 soldiers. The Irish situation remained comparatively quiet overnight. Prime Minister Lloyd George warned officials that the government would not tolerate the munitions embargo during a meeting with railway union leaders.
A promotional note urges rapid land purchases as many acres lie idle awaiting development. It claims wide access to acreage near cities and paved roads and advertises farm lands from $25 per acre in today’s classified page.
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