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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
14
Macy's cafe owner Gerald says a new dinners plan will lower prices, though exact cuts remain undecided. The Star notes several restaurant operators are considering price reductions to counteract high costs as citywide price slashing rumors spread following an editorial urging lower restaurant prices.
At Albert Williams residence a night incident left him paying 90 cents for cats while a burglar swiped a $60 meal. H. C. O. L. endured a severe assault during the same disturbance on Wednesday night. Alfred reported hunger satisfied by the same scene.
London Oct 17 Poles report notable victories in pre peace talks with Russia and Lithuania. Armistice to take effect Friday lasting 25 days with a neutral zone 30 kilometers east of the armistice line. Both sides to withdraw to their lines within seven days. fighting continues on low fronts.
Seattle day at the Western Washington fair opened yesterday in Payallup. Officials anticipate the valley exposition will surpass last season when 27,000 passed through. A feature was the Seattle Chamber of Commerce chorus despite wet weather.
Prof Collier Cobb of the University of North Carolina will address the Chamber of Commerce luncheon about Seattle territory in the year 1000 and projected geography for 3000. Dr Ambrose Bailey, new First Baptist church pastor, will speak on What Seattle Has and What It Can Do With It.
Cleveland blanks Brooklyn 1 run on 6 hits while Smith holds the Indians in the late innings. Speaker doubles for Cleveland as Kilduff key infield plays. ONeill and Wheat spark Brooklyn offense with a late rally thwarted by strong defense.
London reports Lord Mayor MacSwiney remains in deteriorating health on the 66th day of his hunger strike per Sinn Fein bulletin. In Charleston West Virginia a deputy sheriff was killed and five others wounded when officers broke up a United Mine Workers meeting.
President Wilson on October 7 abandoned his closed automobile for a ride in an open horse drawn carriage in Washington. The change showcases a rare public appearance as he travels past the capital with a light guard and onlookers noting the scene.
San Bernardino Cal October 7 relief workers rushed to Hanson mine near Lanfair after a cavern trapped five miners late yesterday. Roy Shoemaker was killed when crushed by timbers. four others Hert Misser J M Martin Edward Biles and Jack Thomas were pinned. Thomas and Bliss were alive early today but Misser and Martin were believed buried.
Mrs F J Van Siclen a Fuller Brush saleswoman living at Seward hotel 611 Third Ave Seattle was robbed Tuesday night in Dayton Wash by two autoists. She was canvassing when offered a ride in the car the driver sped away to a secluded spot where she was overpowered and her money taken. She walked back to town.
Late last night a firefight between Mexican suspects and officers, firemen, and civilians left Patrolman William Smith dead and a boarding house proprietor killed. Patrolman Henry Davis was wounded as the suspects shot their way to flee the scene after gunfire erupted during an attempted arrest for disorderly conduct.
Olympia reports H. N. Hin, a state highway department engineer and ex University of Washington athlete, survived four days in Black Hills country after eating raw bear flesh. Found by a search party fatigued and exposed but not seriously harmed. Hin served as a captain of engineers overseas.
A general strike of revolutionary character has begun in Portugal, reportedly spreading from railway workers at the Portuguese border according to a dispatch from that region. The move signals broad unrest and potential escalation across the country.
Investigation began after a Mather Field truck carrying 25 soldiers collided with a street car at a Sacramento intersection. Two soldiers, Corp. KE Ford and Private James MacCreery, died. Five others suffered injuries including Private Ray Sheeve and Sergt. A Fletcher. The truck driver Kay Martines of San Francisco escaped unharmed.
Spokane October 7 One man is dead and three others seriously injured after a rear end collision of two Spokane Traction street cars. W L Middleton 68 a jeweler died in hospital about three hours after the crash. Police say brakes failed and leaves on track may have caused wheels to slide. investigation continues.
John Abrahamson twenty five a teamster was killed Wednesday when his wagon carrying stove wood for Rowe Shingle Co struck a stump on a steep grade. The load shifted as the horses bolted and the heavy wood fell on him. George E Bridges escaped injury by leaping clear. Abrahamson had just started work for the company and his body lies in the county morgue awaiting relatives.
The public safety committee urged the city council to pass legislation banning the sale of Jamaica ginger in part or whole. A quoted local man prefers standing by his position over admitting error.
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