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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1920
Page
7
Bakers warn wage increases and long term flour contracts at former prices keep bread prices high. Three army aircraft arrived from Haavel to Prince Rupert, B C.
At the Shanghai restaurant annual meeting of the China club, speakers urged a global crackdown on narcotics. Dr W K McKibben said the aim is to free the world from narcotics as reformers highlighted opium and the Harrison act loopholes. Prof A W Linton described China’s fight against opium, noting morphine and cocaine use rising and that narcotics move from Japan to China and into the United States. Police Inspector Hans Damm urged heavier sentences for smugglers and peddlers, citing low federal convictions under the Harrison act.
H N Hill a highway department engineer and former UW athlete disappeared during a hunting trip in the Olympic Peninsula. Searchers including Washington State Highway Commission officials scoured the impenetrable wilderness after his last sighting last Sunday. A noted paralyzed by fear in unspoken danger, Hill carried limited food and is presumed to have had an accident.
Cleveland defeated Brooklyn 6 to 0 as Grimes pitched well for the Indians while Clem Grimes struggled. Key moments include J Johnston stealing second and Gardner driving in runs, with W Johnston scoring on several plays and Brooklyn misplays contributing to the lop-sided score.
Terence Mac Swiney, on his 65th hunger strike day in Brixton jail, greeted by his New York born brother Peter arriving unannounced. Peter, a shoe cutter, traveled to London without passport or warning, with a prior 20 years apart from the lord mayor. An open letter from Mac Swiney’s sisters requests a hopeful message for Ireland from US presidential candidates.
In London on October 6, Thomas Priestley faced desertion charges after telling a court he left home because his wife and her mother smoked cigars and drank beer constantly. He claimed she smoked four packs daily, a burden he could not bear.
Fourteen hundred Russian sailors revolted in Petrograd on September 2. Chinese mercenaries reportedly crushed the insurrection. 64 mutiny leaders were shot. Munitions workers aided in manning 18 naval guns from Kronstadt. roughly 400 injured or killed in two days of fighting. Barricades and rooftop snipers characterized the street battles.
A Joliet incident is recounted with a pitcher Charley facing questions after a game. A boy returns home with a black eye but says nothing happened, while a note mentions a White Sox omission and a Japanese kudzu forage plant imported to feed stock.
Moscow wireless reports Red Army claims partial gains against Polish forces and progress toward the River Slutch while admitting retreats east of the Niemen and near Nyvich region. Fierce fighting persists near Luninets and Novgorod, with possession battles around Letichev.
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