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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
12
In Washington and nearby Alexandria Virginia troops were stationed after rumors of a racial clash spreading from the capital. Police reported signs of potential violence between whites and blacks following the murder of Thomas M. Moore on the highway near Alexandria.
Paris observers note that several designers favor middle aged models with plain looks. The practice aims to avoid alienating buyers who fear designs may seem less effective unless worn by exceptionally attractive women.
William C Redfield, formerly of commerce, reaches Seattle this morning and proceeds to Tacoma for a conference He will return this afternoon and meet prominent Seattle leaders including Chamber of Commerce representatives He will tour docks tomorrow and speak Friday at the Masonic club room Redfield is president of the Russian American Chamber of Commerce Paul Whitham will also be president of the department of commerce trade commission
May 27 Spokane police booked R. C. Coronada Villieta after he threatened a downtown barber, then menaced others with an open pocket knife. A patrolman struck him with a club, ending the disturbance.
Nine male prisoners sang in harmony to calm a Tulsa desk sergeant, who sighed it was spring as the scene unfolded. The fragment suggests a jailhouse moment with music and an easing mood, leaving details about escape or outcome unclear.
Former President William Howard Taft spent a busy day in Seattle visiting the Rainier club and the Washington hall reception, praising Article 10 of the League treaty while denouncing direct primaries as a “lodded dice” and an irridescent dream. He urged U S participation in world affairs and noted he would be in Portland today.
A fragment notes two songs, Mem phis Bound and The Traveling Blues, linked to a man leaving in his car after nineteen cell bars were filed under singing. The nine had passed out into the spring night, with events taking place under cover of performance.
City counsel discusses potential fraud claims and damages for the failed Seattle street railway purchase. He notes rescission possible if a return to quo and if evidence shows deceit, otherwise damages only. He cites ordinance details, delivery checks, and suggests obtaining mayor and council testimony to bolster a fraud action.
U S Fifteenth Infantry, stationed at Tientsin, endures double duty and half pay while aiding a guarded route to Pekin. Officers rent small houses due to low salaries, many live in crowded Foreign Settlements, and local costs erode prestige as Americans are pitied. A proposed fix would assign full U S pay in local currency, boosting monthly purchasing power.
The Central Labor Council urged voters to support the street car fare referendum and condemned emergency measures as bypassing the ballot. It called for funding municipal losses by taxation rather than raising fares to six or seven cents. Delegates Frank Cotterill and Anna Louise Strong named to the state labor convention in Spokane.
Foosevelt hall at 1616 Third Ave hosts the annual roll call of Spanish War veterans, subduers of Philippine insurrection and quellers of the Boxer Rebellion, under auspices of United Spanish War Veterans Camp No. 40. Maronic club rooms house an illustrated lecture by Paul B. Whitman, former federal trade commissioner in China, for the China Club and the foreign trade bureau of the Chamber of Commerce and port commissioners.
Divorces granted for Keck Gladys IL and J D Neon Masonic club noted among city notices. Also listed are deaths, births, and numerous names with addresses across Seattle and surrounding areas, spanning hospitals, churches, and cemeteries.
Reported launch of a William Gibbs McAdoo presidential bid by friends in Washington. Rev Dr Burris Jenkins testifies before the senate committee on campaign expenditures. McAdoo denies knowledge of the campaign while in Pasadena. Samuel Hill, Seattle financier, returns on the Suwa Maru from the Orient, due May 31.
A Row sian Worker member John Boiko escaped from an immigration detention Tuesday night with three others then disappeared again within hours. Reports say he was sent to Bremerton by a local agency but returned to Beattie on the Kennedy and may be at large. Also at large are Dewey Sharp who escaped a county hospital after injuring himself and Matthew Riley who vanished from a deputy escort near the county jail.
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