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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
1
The piece extols Lewis Carroll and nonsensical verse as high literature, contrasting childlike whimsy with adult seriousness. It argues epics outnumber genuine nonsense and suggests a decade of carefree nonsense might heal a rigid nation amid recent madness.
Seattle council agreed to raise streetcar fares to 7 cents with no transfer charge and to 3 cents for schoolchildren. Mayor Caldwell backed the emergency ordinance, with seven council votes pledged. Erickson opposed. The plan avoids bonding tax shifts and keeps Rainier Valley riders from extra burden.
Miss Hazel Elaine Miller a Seattle entrant in The Star Ziegfeld contest for a $100 a week prize and Mayflower Miriam Cooper photoplay is profiled. The piece praises Seattle contenders and notes Denver Portland Spokane and Tacoma entries, urging Seattle girls to submit photos and trust Neyan McMeth to influence the national committee.
The 1920 Republican National Convention opens at Coliseum with Henry Cabot Lodge named temporary chair. Delegates and suffrage pickets fill the scene as Lodge, Lodge’s supporters, and Roosevelt arrive amid crowd noise and camera crews.
The Cooperative Stevedoring Association offering contracts with a 25 percent reduction on current unloading rates at this port. Backed by 1700 Longshoremen’s Union members the group says the deal has the support of the United States Shipping Board and economists including Frank Vanderlip. Readers are told all dock workers under contract will be stockholders, with $50,000 in stock issued at $25 a share.
Washington reports that the House immigration committee will conduct a summer investigation into Japanese invasion of the United States across industrial commercial and agricultural fronts. Chairman Johnson and Senator Phelan back a survey to curb immigration and deny citizenship to Japanese born here amid calls for anti alien land laws and measures to prevent assimilation challenges. West coast warnings and Colorado farmers unions push for action as hearings tour coast states to gather evidence for legislation.
A two week old husky baby boy in Seattle seeks foster or adoptive parents. The Star will protect the mother’s identity while screening eager applicants. the child will receive medical and social services assessment and confidential consideration by the city health department and Dr. H. M. Read. Applicants should write to the Baby Editor with qualifications.
Chicago June 8 The Lowden drive remains strong with a potential path to the nomination. Professional leaders and Lowden supporters influence delegates, signaling possible front runner status if the balloting remains uncertain. Hoover supporters organize quietly, with a contingency to nominate Hoover if no single candidate gains a clear majority.
Seattle real estate offers appealing buys as values rise in a growing city. Many homes can be purchased with payments comparable to rent, signaling solid investment potential in Seattle’s market.
San Francisco report says heavyweight star Jack Dempsey will be tried in U S district court today on a draft evasion charge. A second count against Dempsey and his manager for conspiracy to evade the oil will follow. Colonel C W Thomas leads the prosecution with attorneys Gavin McNab and J Wy Preston for Dempsey before Federal Judge Dooling.
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