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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1920
Page
9
Advertised kitchen appliances offer safel oak cases and large white enameled provision chambers. Models include No 1 and No 3 refrigerators with capacities from 45 to 1009 pounds and weekly specials listed, alongside a third floor display and prices.
A set of period shop notices advertise trunks suitcases and bags with discounts. Items include a heavy metal covered trunk at 42.50, cowhide suit cases starting around 13.96, and a 2.56 special on fiber suit cases.
Police bulletin publishes a general order directing Inspector Hans Dam to survey each precinct and all divisions to boost efficiency and cooperation. The note aims to clarify reorganizational impressions and recommends improvements in liquor handling and property disposition while reviewing office arrangements and building access.
The Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. faces a tax suit over 1919 taxes totaling $491 017 76. The city claimed right to lines from March 1919, while the firm argued lines were public property and nontaxable for most of 1919.
Investigation confirms the headless remains found in Puget Sound last Saturday are those of a man not a woman. Officials continue work on the case as they pursue leads in the Port Orchard area.
Mayor Caldwell arrived Sunday night after a tour of the Skagit power development projects. He was joined by city engineer A. H. Dimock engineer in charge F. Ahden and city light department superintendent J. D. Ross to inspect the Skagit work.
In Birmingham a 20 year old girl walked a mile in her sleep. A policeman tracked her to ensure she did not stray past a police station. He awakened her and handed her to the matron who provided clothing and returned her home unharmed.
Houston June 7. The city offers for sale a peanut thresher once used to harvest the city farm crop. Since prohibition there are not enough prisoners on the farm to operate it profitably.
Royal Northwest Mounted Police officers Douglas and Thompson pursued Kakimo and Was tashoot for murder across 2000 miles of frozen terrain from Lake Yath to Dauphin Manitoba. The Kakimo killed two men and abducted a wife, while Was tashoot killed his cousin in a trap dispute. Both suspects were captured and later transported overland and by rail to Windsor area courts for trial in autumn.
Municipal railway finances were reviewed by the mayor city advisory board and council with Seattle clearing house representatives. On June 10 the city railway fund will be placed on a warrant basis by Treasurer F L Terry to determine warrant status and banking acceptability.
Detectives search for P R Cedergren, ex husband of Mrs Eilen Bracklen, after she reports he took their sons Carl and Marry from 7525 W Austin. She gained custody after the divorce and returned to her former name. The man is described as about 60, tall, with a Cedargren likeness.
In Tacoma on June 7 Patrolman Charles Robis captured Tilden Harry one of two prisoners who burned their way out of the city jail. Police search the southern suburbs for Claude Sellers the other prisoner who fled after the capture. Harry admits he was wounded during the aborted robbery of A Kohler’s house and later had shotgun wounds treated by a Japanese doctor.
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