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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1920
Page
1
Pierce County Bar Association supports January legislature action to draft bills changing hospital administration after a Steilacoom visit. An attorney who stayed two months reports patients were made to stand in line stripped to skin during address procedures, though he says pain and severe reactions were not universal.
The notice outlines the prize structure for a ghost story contest with first, second, third and fourth place awards. It also mentions a next ten prizes, detailing the sequence of recognition beyond the top four.
The Star reports Seattle parks and schools dispute over which body should run 23 playfields and four fieldhouses. Fieldhouses remain closed for the year as officials debate supervision and funding, with questions about authority and timing before any reopening.
A period column features Dear Miss Grey giving advice on topics from patent information and salutes to hosting guests, gift buying for a steady partner, handling a spendthrift husband, gaining weight, almond meal skin care, and a recipe for boiled icing. Readers seek guidance on social etiquette and practical problems.
King County Bar association members express dissatisfaction with the administration of the state insane hospitals. Attorney J W Heal notes no Pierce County bill copy yet, and a formal action may be considered at the next December meeting in King County.
Washington and Pacific coast theatres faced a six day week and wage demands when musicians and stage employes walked out the week of July 2. A settlement was claimed Friday night but Seattle officials deny any agreement. The strike persists until officially called off by the Seattle Theatrical Federation.
A murdered man haunts his former haunts as his best friend faces prison for the crime. His dying wife and child endure disgrace while the spirit pleads for righting wrongs. Harvey Breck helps guide the living toward forgiveness and release. The wife’s confession frees the husband, and the spirit finds peace through truth.
The Star invites readers in this state to submit non fiction accounts of paranormal encounters they believe prove communication with departed relatives or friends. Entries must be signed with real names and addresses, may use a pen name for publication, and be under 500 words on one side of the paper.
Report lists final scores including Dartmouth 14 Cornell 3 Columbia 7 Swarthmore 21 Syracuse 14 W and J D Penn State 20 Nebraska 0 Wisconsin 3 Minnesota 0 Pennsylvania 27 Pitt 21 Butler 21 Franklin 10 Tufts 2 University of Detroit 65 Carnegie 42 Allegheny 0 Army 5 Ohio State 14 Michigan 7 Chicago 6 Minoia 3. A remark about wisdom versus tact ends the piece.
Beheading results from a night car crash near San Jose as Mia Harold Thompson, 25, wife of a prominent local man, is killed when a flying rail smashes through the windshield. Husband Harold Thompson sustains multiple arm fractures.
Miss Guisseppina Penasco fainted when Judge Jurey granted custody of her child to her ex husband Guisseppi Penasco. The couple, divorced a year, had argued all morning in the courtroom while attorneys fought over the custody decision.
Reported results show independents claiming majorities in the lower house while nonpartisans contest gains elsewhere. Governor Froszier leads but by a narrow margin as tally updates continue.
The report describes two American engineers Milen and Melaughlin Mille employed by the Mongolian Trade Company who are said to be in peril in Ulaanbaatar, Outer Mongolia, amid tensions with Russians, Buriats, and Mongols. Authorities released the late department briefing on the incident.
Police hunt a negro after 18 year old Edna Ellis was found murdered on a vacant lot in St Louis. Five local boys report seeing a man leave the scene as the crime occurred and a razor blade was found nearby but without a blade. Ellis worked overtime as a telephone operator to earn Christmas money and was killed while heading home.
Governor Lowden quotes on home ownership spotlight in a call to residents to check real estate advertisements. The piece promotes buying property via monthly rent and highlights the value of owned homes for national security, urging readers to contact agents and owners in the want ad sections.
Rail way Chief D W Henderson released Seattle jitney operations figures urging regulation. About 9 500 passengers use jitneys daily. if routed through conventional lines, daily revenue could rise by nearly $600. Check spanned three days. violations of city traffic ordinances alleged.
Colorado voters appear set to defeat the tri tunnel amendment as returns from nearly all precincts show a lead of about 3,000 votes against it. The measure sought to authorize three tunnels through the continental divide to combine rail and highway routes, shortening transcontinental travel and opening up land for development.
A telegram from Thomas N Swale commander of the American Legion condemns a bid to grant Japanese equal rights. four Seattle posts representing about 5000 members pass resolutions at Roosevelt hall urging no further steps toward such a treaty and appoint a committee to pursue related articles in the Business Chronicle.
Tokyo reports the foreign office will not recognize the Vanderlip deal granting 400 000 square miles in northeastern Siberia to Washington Vanderlip. Japan warns it will not assent to acts infringing treaty rights or affecting its vital interests in relation to Russia.
Wounded in the trenches Charley Draper sent for his wife Lillian to visit him in a hospital at Esquimalt B C She came and remained one day Two years later he visited her at her home and was an unwelcome guest Draper cites the incident in his petition for divorce filed Saturday.
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