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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1920
Page
1
In a rambling spring meditation the author muses on the season’s renewal and the entangled passions of youth. He contrasts the vigor of new life with the enduring ache of love and the cycle of birth, mating, and death shaping human destiny.
Tornadoes tore through eight states on Sunday leaving about 125 dead and millions in property damage. Two major corridors emerged from Georgia and Alabama into the Middle West with fires, mass injuries, and widespread homelessness. La Grange and West Point in Georgia along with Agricola in Alabama reported multiple fatalities while the storm path stretched from St. Louis through Indiana Illinois Ohio Michigan to Wisconsin and ended over Lake Michigan.
Deputies join a citizen posse in Auburn to find Dore Bortholf a wealthy 18 year old missing since Thursday after saying he would fetch cigarettes. He is described as six feet tall about 170 pounds with light hair and a circular scar on his left thumb. He carried less than ten dollars. A sheriff’s search began three days after he vanished.
Mrs L Winters of Seattle alleges a hotel night clerk threw her down stairs and onto the sidewalk at 430 am Sunday visiting the Hotel Hydah. She appeared at Central Police Station seeking advice and was referred to the prosecuting attorney for guidance.
Paris fashion note shows a dressmaker using sleeping mannequins to model robes de nuit. Prospective buyers may preview how a pink item will look while sleeping and upon waking, aiding fittings and style choices.
Washington March 29 tentative plans suggest President Wilson will spend part of the summer at Woods Hole Massachusetts. He will likely occupy the residence of Charles F R Crane recently appointed minister to China.
Property listing offers 3 acres cleared with a stream on a paved road. Includes a new four room bungalow, garage, and wood shed. Price 3000 dollars with 500 cash and balance on easy terms. Potential poultry and fruit ranch. Seller Merritt Realty Co, 721 New York Blvd.
Kids on vacation discover a new toy the cat blimp. A bright balloon rubbed against a sleeve generates static charge making the cat rise and cling to a tree. The stunt can last hours and ends when the cat claws the balloon to explode.
Portland March 29 Herbert Hoover refuses to allow his name on the Oregon May 23 Democratic primary ballot. Ex Governor Oswald West, who has been circulating Hoover petitions, received a wire stating Hoover will not appear on the ballot as a Democratic candidate.
Political Commissioner Mateudara returns from Siberia front and urges acceptance of Bolshevik peace offers as reported in official circles. The dispatch notes Soviet peace proposals from Russia relayed to Tokyo on March 22.
David Rodgers, reported to have acquired Skinner and Eddy yard No. 2, was due back in Seattle Monday. Rodgers, former superintendent, is said to have shipbuilding contracts totaling 40 million dollars. If the yard opens under his direction, employment for 6000 men would be furnished for nearly two years.
11 year old Riverton girl reported missing Saturday was found by her mother Mrs C C Frankfurt at the Seattle Tacoma Interurban station later the same day.
Steven Murray a 21 year old waiter is jailed on an open charge tied to an alleged theft from Miss Alvina Poche of the Brenton hotel at 1420 Sixth Ave. Police say he gave his Tacoma girlfriend goods valued at 200 dollars that were said to be stolen.
Flames burst from the office area of 4271 Ninth Ave NW overnight, waking Alex Michaels his wife and son in their night clothes. Mrs Michaels saved a canary as the building burned, causing about 15000 in damage to the plant owned by C. Wee and leased by the Michaels. The blaze origin remained unknown despite inspections and reports that the office had been unused for hours.
In Omaha on March 29 Rev. Charles W Saw known as the marrying parson proposes solving rural bride shortages by bringing peasant girls from Europe. He has married about 4,500 couples, leaving few wife candidates locally.
Observer Salis buries the claim amid weather chatter. He waved a rain flag today and said wind would shift from the south.
Esther Botts, 19, testifies as government witness in San Francisco as Capt. E V MacGinnis faces a Mann Act hearing. Jurors deadlocked on guilt for taking Botts from St Louis. retrial possible. Myrtle MacGinnis, wife of the accused, meets the Botts woman with shock and tears.
In Oklahoma City on March 29 judge refused a truck driver J Hodges bid to bet the judge the old boat would not make 20 miles. Hodges was fined $19 for speeding but $10 was remitted due to his good humor and good nature.
The pool stirs as 10,000 hungry fish rise to bite. The scene, voiced with old reel and oil, hints at opening day of the fishing season on Thursday, April Fool's Day.
The piece announces Save Money on Meat Week directed by Uncle Sam with a list of affordable cuts such as pork liver lamb heart and veal shoulder. It includes a sample menu and step by step recipes for pot roast and stuffed breast of lamb and veal with emphasis on economical preparation by Seattle butchers under price controls.
Mayor Hugh M Caldwell and Police Chief J F Warren discuss forming a metropolitan traffic division in the police department. They await council views and a detailed report from Warren on needed force, funding, and Lieut Clarence Carrs insights before a further conference.
Mayor Hugh M Caldwell urged Seattle officials to regulate jitneys charging that 14 city routes earn about 1 140 895 yearly revenue. He called for strict operating schedules end of lines on time and blocking street car entrances to stop the practice.
Seattle to file a complaint with the public service commission demanding remedy for unsafe, inadequate and inefficient gas service from Seattle Lighting company. Ordinance drawn by Tom Kennedy to be adopted by the city council Monday afternoon to compel improvements.
The Chicago area and surrounding states report multiple deaths and millions in property loss as tornadoes touched down from Illinois to Michigan Indiana and Missouri. Rescue crews cleared wreckage while authorities mobilized the National Guard and Red Cross aid as looting threats prompted police patrols.
March 29 dispatches report higher death toll after La Grange tornado with at least 60 killed and 500 families left homeless. Relief crews bury the dead, provide food and clothing, and convert undamaged buildings into temporary hospitals. Searchers comb ruins for missing women and children as aid pours in.
Cleveland report places deaths between 15 and 25 with about 200 injured after a severe storm hit the western edge of Ohio yesterday. Several small villages were reported in ruins as rescuers and officials assess the damage and begin relief efforts.
Reports from Portland Indiana say nine dead in a Sunday tornado that swept the region. West Liberty Indiana is reported completely wiped off the map and Muncie sightings place the event 25 miles away.
Chicago reports a deadly tornado across Illinois Missouri Wisconsin Michigan and Indiana. Sixty killed hundreds injured and millions in property losses studded the storm yesterday.
Dayton reports an early tally of at least three dead and twenty injured as a tornado swept through Nashville causing downed wires and widespread destruction. Communication with the stricken area is hampered.
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