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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1920
Page
1
A fragment from The Star publishes readers’ poetry and tall tales about Paul Bunyan. It includes verses, humorous anecdotes, and reprinted letters from Seattle and Michigan contributors, describing Bunyan as a legendary log roller with fantastical feats and a rebuilt dog.
Fragmentary ad style copy touts Earth as a faithful custodian of funds and claims plots of land offer near-ownership. It markets dividends and strong returns, urging readers to view Seattle real estate listings for best buys.
Washington reports on suffrage activists after passage of the vote noting how organizers lost salaries when victory came. Profiles of suffragists like Hetty Gram and Donna Stevens move into teaching, writing, and editing roles while others pursue philanthropy and cooperative study. The piece lists Anita Pollitzer, Catherine Flanagan, Sue White, and Elizabeth Kalb among key organizers preparing for the February national convention.
Funeral services grieved thousands in Seattle for J D Turkey famed as a Thanksgiving bandit. The prose depicts his life of crime, his demise, and public reflection with church services and communal gratitude amid the city’s football day.
A gun battle in Chinatown left a youth ex-soldier at large while officers held his coat for identification. In a separate incident Patrolmen Moulton and Hill stopped two 17 year olds, Harold Gunther and Fills Woods, after a pursuit to 18th avenue, finding loaded firearms and a hype outfit on one suspect. A diamond ring valued at 900 dollars, a bank parcel with $10 gold, and other items were reported stolen from local homes and offices. Police recovered extra ammunition after the arrests.
President Wilson received numerous gifts from across the nation for Thanksgiving. The meal included one of two turkeys, apples from Oregon and Maryland, pecans from Louisiana, celery, and a dozen partridges. Mrs Wilson attended church while the president stayed home with family for a quiet day.
Lieut. C. C. Moseley won the Pulitzer air trophy by flying 132 miles in 44 minutes 29.57 seconds at 190 mph on a Verville American plane with 600 horsepower Packard engine. Capt. H. B. Hartney finished second in 47 minutes 0 seconds at 178 mph aboard a Thomas Morse aircraft.
Rear Admiral Rhodes Stitt, head of the Naval Medical School, becomes surgeon general of the navy today. He succeeds Rear Admiral W C Braisted who retires from active duty.
Berlin reports the former Kaiserin is said to be critically ill from heart disease as her court chaplain is summoned to Doorn to be with her at this time.
Balboa Canal Zone November 25 President-Elect Harding and President Porras plan Thanksgiving dinner at the presidential palace. Harding wore white attire suitable for the tropics and played golf for recreation. He visited the canal leading inspector noting the Gatun locks during the day.
An official dispatch from Moscow dated November 25 reports General Balahovitch’s forces trapped in the boge of Polyesia by encircling Red troops. The statement vows they must not escape and will perish in the bogs.
A passenger, gender unknown, fell from the steamer Washington near Fauntleroy park while en route to Tacoma at 11 30 am. The vessel halted, sounded its whistle, and lowered a life boat with three sailors to search for about 45 minutes without success. A. J. Rohan, who watches from the bluff, saw the efforts with powerful glasses and reported the prolonged search before the Washington continued to Tacoma.
Irish sympathizers leaving St. Patrick's cathedral attacked the Union club on Fifth Avenue where a British flag flew with American and French emblems. A stone shattered a ground floor window as crowds surged but police halted the advance. Several civilians were knocked unconscious and later treated.
Everett Prep routs Salt Lake East Side 26 to 0 with steady line plunges and multiple touchdowns. Sherman, Morgan, Wilson, and Hitt share scoring drives as Everett dominates from first quarter to halftime. Washington State leads Nebraska 7-7 and Pennsylvania up 28-6 on Cornell at intermission.
R. L. McKinnis of 244 27th Ave N was halted by four men who demanded money. He handed over $46 and overlooked another $40 in a second pocket. The incident occurred as he walked home this morning.
Elmer Riley a University of Washington law student and aviation corps sergeant drowned when a car driven by G E Graham of Seattle skidded on Sumner Page road and pinned Riley beneath the tonneau Four other occupants suffered bruises Graham was seriously injured and hospitalized in Tacoma Riley had been teaching in Eatonville and was from Tacoma with a brother Frank Riley in law.
Oakland and Alameda police reported two bomb incidents. The Hatfield home in Alameda was damaged by dynamite with a man seen leaving two parcels. a crude gas bomb was thrown into a bedroom window of Mrs. J B Cralston in Oakland, causing faintness.
Assistance from rival Key West station arrives to aid submarine chaser No. 154 guarding Western Union Telegraph Co. workmen and preventing a cable link across Biscayne Bay between Miami and Miami Beach. Two chasers patrol the bay while searchlights sweep barges where 15 Western Union workers are detained.
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