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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
1
A 1920 Doubleday story set around a Spanish influenced quarter near Broadway. The tale features a mysterious moral, El Refugio cafe life, and a flamboyant General Falcon from Cartagena entering a hotel run by Mrs. O Brien, with a comic clash of language and culture.
Dispatches from Warsaw report Polish Russian warfare ended and front contact broken. Lithuanian front hostilities ceased per League of Nations terms. Finland and Russia plan a peace treaty next week. Wrangel’s anti Bolshevik forces still oppose Soviets in Southern Russia. Soviet concede Vilna to Poland following regional pacts. Premier Leygues says Poland urged to moderate demands on Russia per British counsel.
In Trenton New Jersey on October to Clark 50 of Frenchtown was hospitalized with a broken back after leaving his bed and falling from an apple tree in the yard while sleep walking.
President Wilson designates Armistice Sunday for November 14 to memorialize Americans who died in the world war. The observance invites national remembrance and reflection on the war dead.
In La Grande Oregon a carnival monkey escaped and eluded capture for two weeks. The animal finally became entangled in sticky fly paper placed in a hen house.
A burglary information was filed Friday by Prosecutor Fred C. Brown against Merwin Ferguson for entering a room in the Yale hotel at Seventh Ave and Lane a.t., belonging to K Nomura of Japanese nationality, on September 16. Louis Burlingame, the town’s street sweeper, had requested a raise to $70 a month for manicurings of the exclusive thoroughfares but received only $35 increase, leaving him on $315 monthly.
G A R Department commander D C McDonald of Washington and Alaska will guest Stevens Post No 1 Seattle at the next regular meeting Saturday at 730 p m in Veterans hall Armory A social will follow all comrades invited
A stage incident at a Kansas City venue on October 8 left William Frum with a broken nose and a broken leg after he leaped from the gallery while a girl sang Come Shimmy With Me. The mishap occurred during the performance and Ferrum was hospitalized.
Seattle officials report registration rising with more than 114228 registered by Thursday evening and 821 new signups that day. The registration office stays open Saturday until 9 PM to accommodate voters unable to register during the day.
The city rail system shows August expenditures of 474 906 23 and revenues of 504 783 36 indicating a net gain over 300 000 yearly if depreciation charges are excluded. Critics call depreciation arbitrary yet the mayor argues it skews true profits while maintenance costs run about 100 000 monthly.
Deputy Loveaul falls into a hay shaft and discovers a subterranean distillery on Teutae Keba’s ranch near Sunnydale. Deputies Sears Starwich Vaughn arrest Koba, seize the wife and child, and destroy two feet of bootleg liquor worth about four thousand dollars.
Seattle bootleggers declare whisky prices will rise before the holidays. Prohibition officers may move to seize stock at any time, merchants warn, urging shoppers to buy early for better brands and lower costs.
The Eastern Railroad Office opens in Seatia serving as district headquarters for New York Central railroad lines, consolidating regional operations and management.
Sugar retailing at sixteen cents a pound, with jobbers and wholesalers adapting to the new rate. The note mentions Friday timing and market shifts impacting supply lines and consumer prices.
Ralph King 12 badly mangled after being struck by a street car at 41s Wallingford Ave. His left foot was mangled and he may require a blood transfusion Friday. He is at Lakeside hospital with mother Mrs. H A King at 1638 Same Mit Ave. Motorman Howard Gue and conductor EK Behling assisted, with William Murray and George Woody helping take him to hospital.
The Seattle school board meeting discussed barring alien children from schools amid crowding at high schools. Parents protest to keep their children in local schools, arguing the burden of long commutes and the need for space.
In London on October 8 observers tracked the 57th day of Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney's hunger strike. Prison doctors reported he slept well though relatives noted weakness and reduced whispering as he remained a central scientific and political symbol.
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