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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1920
Page
1
A column praises the Portland Shriner gathering with 75 000 Shriners and 300 000 visitors enjoying three miles of closed streets. The piece lauds orderly crowds, courteous traffic, stable prices, and absence of crime or disturbances, asserting a humane example for the nation.
Josie Pearson, 28, a Seattle waitress, confessed to planning marriage with John Setka after stealing $7,000 from him and fleeing to Oregon. Detectives Majewski and Bianchi arrested Josie at a summer resort near Portland, while a Tacoma deputy and kidnapper Orville Brewington remained at large with a missing baby and unclear whereabouts.
Washington reports the department is investigating a Union claim that Turkish nationals have seized Mrs Maul Nilsen near Tarwua in Asia Minor. The incident is being checked amid diplomatic tensions and regional unrest.
A. W. Jones is charged in Otis W. Brinker’s court with filing a fraudulent fire insurance claim for 5118 Roxbury St. The claim seeks 928.60, but a contractor’s report put losses at 455.85. Prosecutor Fred C. Brown announced the warrant Saturday.
Betty Cinnamon, a Seattle Ziegfeld contest winner, chose a hat at Bon Marche after judges named her the prettiest salesgirl in Seattle. She plans to share the cake with fellow contestants but jokes she would rather dance and swim.
A thief prowled 603 Jackson Street Friday afternoon and stole a new pair of garters. He exchanged his old garters for the item and fled. Also taken were a safety ragger, scissors, cuff buttons, watch, shaving stick, and $20 in currency.
Madge Sawyer’s attorney E C Hyde pursued a $20 000 cash bail to free her from jail as Judge Tallman postponed hearings to the fall term. A bail reduction to 10 000 was asked while defense cites new evidence and a deaf juror Louis Heiliger. Hyde alleges two new witnesses saw Sawyer attempting to shoot her husband 25 minutes before the fatal shot.
Mayor Caldwell asked Corporation Counsel Walter Meier to determine if the Tindall garbage collection and sale ordinance is legal. The measure, passed by the council last week, awaits mayoral action and faces possible treaty rights challenges over bidding exclusions for Japanese bidders.
Matthew Brewer and Pierre Brewer agents for Phoenix Life Insurance Co with offices in the Leary building were charged with grand larceny by Saturday. Matthew Brewer obtained a $240 loan from Dexter Horton National Bank on two policies of the company. Pierre Brewer obtained $180 from Union National Bank by similar methods.
King County courthouse attaches begin closing several superior court departments for the summer. Judges will start their fishing trips next Monday.
Federal Judge E. Cushman adjourned the South Court until 10 a.m. Tuesday as Curtis rests its case in the North American Indian Picture Co. versus Edwards trial.
Fred Morrisey fourteen from 172814 11th ave North was hailed king of freckle faced boys of Seattle after a public coronation by Mayor Caldwell. John Von Herperg bet twenty dollars on a Wesley Barry challenge but the freckled boy won and received the prize in a Buick parade to city hall.
In San Francisco June 26 a mix of delegates, reporters and spectators riff on the Democratic and Republican conventions. The piece mentions John Weir Troy in Alaska, Mrs. Troy’s efforts, Palmer questions from San Francisco housewives, and female security by three athletic deputy-bouncers. Alfred E. Smith’s travel, a Bath demand, and Cox’s 400 Ohioans with a glee club are noted as the conventions unfold.
William Jennings Bryan arrived in San Francisco on July 26 and launched a push to shape the platform with a strong dry plank. He asserted delegates would back a firm anti alcohol stance, backed a big role for himself in Nebraska's delegation, and signaled plans to press for a strong platform to attract votes and influence candidate selection.
Mrs. C. A. Steele of 1426 Warren avenue hung her mop after saying it was done. Robins built a nest from the wet rags on the mop over the next two days and laid four blue eggs, then returned after a brief scare.
The Indiana branch of the National Personal Liberty league telegraphed President Wilson and Senatorial candidate Thomas Taggart urging a Democratic platform pledge to modify the Volstead Act. The group claims 10,000 members in Indianapolis and says a statewide campaign had not yet been launched.
The Mauretania of the Cunard Line docked in New York on June 26 bringing 12 kegs and 66 boxes of gold and 42 bars of silver from Fugland. The cargo aimed to bolster the foreign exchange rate and stabilize currency.
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