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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1920
Page
9
Federal Judge A H B Anderson in Indianapolis sustains a motion to quash 13 of 18 counts against 125 coal miners and operators under the Lever law. Section 9 upheld disallowing strikes. Sections 4 and 26 ruled unconstitutional for restricting prices and limiting supplies, with five counts remaining.
Equal round trip passenger fares on all transcontinental lines to the Pacific coast will be resumed this summer. Charles & Fee, passenger traffic manager of the Southern Pacific, said in Seattle that during the war fares were lower on short line routes. The return of equal fares should boost tourism and allow travel to Coast points via Seattle.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless pennypriced corn remover. A Cincinnati inventor is credited with the discovery claiming quick relief from hard corn soft corn and toe callouses with no irritation.
The Californian shows Hiram Johnson leading over General Wood by 2.002 points with Johnson at 44,518 and Wood at 42,515 as returns near complete. Senator George F Chamberlain is renominated by Democrats 2 to 1 over Harvey Starkweather with 17,032 to 8,695 votes reported.
Huntington report shows Senator Howard Sutherland leading Maj. Gen. Wood for the state GOP presidential endorsement with 480 of 1,860 precincts reporting. Sutherland leads by 2,482 votes as early tallies come in.
The Tlaxcalantongo commission led by Gen. Alvaro Obregon reports Rudolfo Herrero led Carranza’s assassination after winning trust and betraying the former president. The attack occurred near Tlaxcalantongo with 20 to 25 soldiers in pitch darkness and rain. Herrero’s forces captured Carranza’s aides, and Carranza died after a first volley wounded him and a second killed him. The report notes bitterness among Carranza’s officials and confirms Amador’s account of the murder. In other news, 500 Yaqui surrender to the central government. de la Huerta to be provisional president June 1. Sen. Lew Cabrera arrested in Villa Juarez.
The appeal of the I. W. W. from prison sentences for violations of the espionage act was continued yesterday to June 15 due to illness of the government counsel.
William Howard Taft addresses attendees on the League of Nations at the 400 First Methodist church. The event highlights the international role of the organization and taft’s perspective on global cooperation. Also at 400 First Presbyterian church Dr. William Evans lectures on the return of the Jews to Palestine. A bi monthly Central Council of Catholic Clubs meeting convenes at Alaska building.
A busy Thursday featured fiducational talks for mothers on child welfare hosted by Red Cross with speakers Dr Stevenson Smit and Eve Jurgencohn. Also planned: annual roll call of Spanish War veterans at Fortaon Thygeren Camp No 2 and a China club illustrated lecture by Paul B. Whitman.
H C Maxwell of 2203 Sixth Avenue Seattle credits Tanlac with a complete health revival after years of rheumatic spells left side pain stomach troubles and nervous insomnia. He reports five day rheumatic attacks relief weight gain improved sleep and renewed energy. Tanlac is sold in Seattle by Bartell Drug Stores under a designated representative.
William Ratcliff a Northern Pacific freight conductor admitted guilt and testified to a conspiracy with H W Hanson and David Jones two brakemen to steal shoes and matting from a boxcar between Auburn and Ellensburg He identified the stolen items in court and denied further conspiracy involvement. jury rejection proceedings followed noon recess
A wet track caused rails to spread on the Santa Fe line fifty miles east of Albuquerque New Mexico killing the engineer and fireman and injuring about 30 passengers an emergency train with doctors was dispatched to the scene. The article also contains an unrelated moralistic quip about marriage and love.
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