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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1919
Page
9
Bam Wilson aged 37 and Ray mond Buck aged 27 are held in the city jail for investigation after detectives D J McLennan and Meyer Peyser arrested them. A dozen small packages said to contain morphine are held by police as evidence.
Patrick Sparrow and Samuel Warren were jailed under the city alcohol ordinance after boarding a vessel near Ketchikan Sunday. Patrolmen Streeter and Stevenson arrested them. watchmen Hanlon and Morgstad were also taken into custody for interfering with an arrest. A half pint of whisky found on Sparrow and a quart from Warren’s suitcase on board. Capt. Jensen said an officer fired a shot into the floor at Warren’s feet during the arrest.
The Society of Composers presented a recital in the Fine Arts hall on Saturday night. Composers featured included Carl Eppert John J. Blackmore and Daisy Wood Hildreth with Armstrong’s work drawing special praise. The scene offered varied responses as audiences reflected on the performances.
A juvenile case star, Ruth Garrison, travels from detention to the county courthouse under guard. A large, mostly female crowd of 150 attends the morning session as defense reveals an unusual head operation said to influence her condition.
Acting Mayor W D Lane and Councilman Oliver T Erickson lead a Seattle party of engineers on a weeklong inspection to Skagit Gorge creek to study boring sites for a storage dam with diversions as a first phase. The group includes L B Youngs George F Cotterill and Philip H Cater with A H Dimock joining at Gorge creek.
St Johns Newfoundland May 6 The United States naval oil ship grounded at Trepassay bay awaiting naval planes to fly across the Atlantic. Fifteen minutes later the vessel was floated again. Destroyer No 70 broke a propeller blade on a rock assisting the supply ship. One destroyer went to sea this morning.
H. C. Allen, Idaho state highway engineer, died Sunday in Sprague Washington likely from a heart failure. He had traveled there to inspect engineering work.
The Supreme Court today refused to hear Enrique Flores Magon and Ricardo Flores Magon on charges tied to postal law violations for articles in the Renegeration of Los Angeles. The brief item notes a New York dateline and outlines the case as handled by United Press.
Paris May 5 The Mafin said it had confirmation the Hungarian Soviet government capitulated. A United Press patch from Budapest reported Romanian forces crossed the Tisza River and were within 50 miles of Budapest as of Saturday noon.
The age limits for enlistment have been changed from 18 to 26 years for males, and individuals aged 17 to 40 are now eligible to enlist with parental consent. The policy shift opens Marine Corps service to younger and a broader age group.
April totals show liquor ordinance fines bringing in 7900 dollars to the city treasury. City squad operations added 6625 dollars. Operatives investigated 479 suspects. of 113 warrants issued, 92 led to convictions. Twelve cases dismissed, six continued to May, two pending, per the monthly report.
Maj. Gen. William H. Johnston will hear a narrated account of the gallant Wild West division from its commander at a Masonic club dinner in the Arcade building Monday night. Twenty Seattle business leaders will host the event with about two hundred guests invited. Johnston, who led the unit through the Argonne and Belgium, will later discuss the Victory Liberty Loan after the dinner at 6 o'clock.
A man posing as a rent agent forced entry at La Monde Apartments near 14th Ave and RE Union Jt. late Sunday night and robbed Mrs. GC i. Smith of two rings including a diamond. He demanded rent, drew a revolver when she said rent was paid, and fled after ransacking the rooms.
The narrator recounts a perilous parachute leap from a plane piloted by Barnes at a lake side landing. Winds rattle the chute as he dangles above water, then plunges into the lake. Bystanders help, the crew jokes, and the episode ends with cleanup and a wary reflection on the risky stunt.
The I W W national convention opens in Chicago for a 10 day reunion led by prominent radicals from across the country. Catherine Bolomon of St Louis is the sole woman delegate. Attending are A B Embrie of Butte and others including James A Patton of Seattle John Korps the Wisconsin Finn and Alex Walquist the I W W poet. One delegate comes from Mexico and another from Vancouver B C.
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