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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1920
Page
1
Joyful relatives report visions of sight and hearing restored as James Moore Hickson known as the miracle man treats hundreds at Trinity church Seattle. He plans to visit Tacoma and Spokane continuing his mission amid a diverse audience including hospitalized and disabled individuals.
The Seattle Star announces a new Bureau of Missing Relatives to locate Seattleites and Pacific Coast residents who have disappeared. The service is free to readers, and families may mail or bring photos and descriptions to The Star office for widest publicity. Bureau of Missing Relatives The Seattle Star 1307 Seventh Ave Seattle Wash.
Daisy Fellner 307 West Street was grabbed by a tall gray haired man after a streetcar strike knocked her down on Second Avenue. She was found unconscious in Everett later, with money missing from a Seattle bank withdrawal before the assault. She recalls being placed in a car and held by a man over her mouth, then woke in a house with voices about her fate.
A Washington columnist chants editorial gloom from letters and letters readers send, noting a drift toward cynicism and mental strain. He discusses occult theories and psychic claims, urging open inquiry yet warning against detachment from earthly realities.
A West Seattle girl aged five received a deafness treatment at 10 AM. by noon her mother telephoned that hearing returned. A paralyzed woman moved limbs after Monday treatment, and a middle aged man with cancer on the lower jaw sought a second session Tuesday morning. A visually impaired boy reportedly regained sight in one eye after treatment, and another boy read with his previously blind eye Monday evening. Several paralysis cases at Trinity church chancel rail showed slight movement after treatment.
The Cubadist, an American tanker with a 41 crew, disappeared after leaving Havana February 26. Naval stations report no word as of now. last position logged February 29, 111 miles south of Diamond Shoals lightship. Suspected to have foundered in the weekend Atlantic storm between Friday and Saturday.
West Virginia State Senator Jesse R. Bloch left Chicago by special train at noon to reach Charleston and vote to ratify the woman suffrage amendment. He chose rail travel over a proposed airplane after his wife objected to air travel.
Fire at the Argonaut mine has broken into the Kennedy mine, one of California’s major producers. Work is suspended as a bulkhead is installed across a tunnel at the 3,400 foot level to stem flames while workers escaped heavy gas fumes.
Twenty four prohibition states move to file amicus briefs in the court battle to keep the Eighteenth Amendment. Charles B. Hughes Jr. leads for the dry states with Elihu Root also filing for the United Brewers' association. The list includes Delaware North Carolina Kentucky Louisiana Indiana Mississippi Alabama Maine Arkansas Michigan Florida Oregon Kansas West Virginia Nevada Nebraska Colorado Montana North Dakota South Dakota Idaho Wyoming Utah Arizona. The court considers New Jersey’s bid to file a bill of complaint akin to Rhode Island’s.
Detectives unearthed a bathtub moonshine operation in Spokane describing it as the "cleanest ever" find. William McFadden, 54, nearly escaped with a blanket from 414 Spring Street but residents detained him until Patrolman R. B. Oakes arrived Tuesday morning.
Detectives and deputy sheriffs hunted a man seen with Walter A. Bagnall before his disappearance and death. They checked downtown garages for the car involved in a $200 trade linked to a small car and a touring car. Bagnall, 21, vanished after cashing a $62.50 paycheck on March 1. His body with a bullet wound was found near Kent last Friday.
In Portland Oregon on March 9 evidence began in the state case against three Communist Labor Party members. Defendants Ferll W Oster Claude Hurst and Fred W Fry face charges under the state criminal syndicalism act for alleged ties to a Bolshevik government and advocacy of overthrow of the American government.
University alumni will help students construct the campus stadium valued at about $500,000. Cooperation plans were discussed at the alumni committee meeting held Tuesday noon at Frederick and Nelson’s.
Maj T G Lamphier will not resume his flight to March Field today due to weather. The air service office announced the delay as winds prevent flying.
Fred Damm of 3316 City View miraculously escaped death Tuesday morning when the truck he was driving plunged through a railing and fell 26 feet to the ground near Admiral Way beside the Pacific Coast Steel Co plant. He sustained a bruised leg and jaw.
William T. Smith a first class sergeant at Camp Lewis asks readers to help locate his sister Mrs. Bertie Kennedy and her young daughter who sent him the photo in the Orient. He requests information be sent to Camp Lewis or the Bureau of Missing Relatives Seattle Star.
State emergency legislation to curb rent speculators will be introduced by Representative Robert Grass when the legislature meets this month. The bill would prohibit lease holders from raising rents without six months notice while owners could raise rents on 20 days notice as now required.
W J Bryan denounces Senator Hitchcock’s candidacy in a signed Commoner statement. He says his nomination would show the party has no desire for success or hope of victory and argues against the plan.
Deputy Coroner Frank Koepfli announced a post mortem would be held to determine the cause of the sudden death of B L Landis who collapsed on Fifth Ave and Union St Monday afternoon. Landis' wife was located at the Navarre hotel 620 Pike St.
Chicago March 9 maintenance men and shop workers voted to remain with the railroad workers’ organizations. Their wage demands will go before the president’s commission with those of other bodies.
Looks Wet to U. S. Weather Dopester Wet weather ahead says United States Observer Salisbury Rain to night and Wednesday southwest erly winds was his official prediction.
Uncle Sam seeks civil service candidates for poultry and egg specialist roles. Vacancies invite applicants with expertise in poultry science to support agricultural programs and food safety across government agencies.
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