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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1920
Page
3
Chicago dispatch reports three prisoners to be hanged tomorrow for murder while four others hold on Friday as reprieves shift dates. Convicts include Nicholas Viana Frank Campione Frank Zager and group member Arthur Haneschl with ages up to 52. youngest Thomas 19.
Miss Betta Brainerd, Seattle writer, faked from justice and hid from reporters after fainting in court. Prosecutors seek transfer to Washington authorities while Brainerd asserts innocence and promises full explanation after trial.
Tacoma community groups urge arrests and prosecution of all involved in the kidnapping of Bobby Stagg, baby of Mrs George Stagg. The notice, signed by Elks and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, calls united action and cites the mother's critical condition after a breakdown.
Ring Lardner reports from Cleveland on October 12 marking Cleveland Day instead of Columbus Day with jokes about the city’s win and a parade of local figures. The piece blends game lore with humorous notes on players, officials, and entertainment for visiting teams.
The body of Seattle contractor James Watson who drowned last Saturday in Lake Isabell near Index has been found. He toppled from a rowboat while fishing and did not surface. Watson, of 640 12th Ave, is survived by a wife and three sons. the body will be taken to University Undertaking Company for burial.
Madison Wisconsin October 13 Adjt Gen Holway ordered out a troop of state militia to combat forest fires raging near Superior Wisconsin. The move aims to quell flames threatening nearby communities and timberlands as crews mobilize from state resources.
President William JH McCarthy of the Pacific Coast League asked for cooperation with the district attorney in a full investigation of graft charges in the East League. The Vernon team pennant-buying allegations will be presented to the grand jury next week, Deputy DA Turney said.
A cat moves little and typically stays lean, unlike a dog which often gains weight under similar conditions. The observation notes the species' differing metabolism and activity levels as key factors in weight changes.
Magistrate Lenhardt indicated a lunacy commission may be appointed to examine August Pasquale the confessed kidnapper and slayer of Baby Makely Coughlin. The search for the infant's body continued as police checked a statement that Pasquale also killed Rose A Sherman in Philadelphia. Coughlin the missing infant's father said all hope is gone for recovery and pressed the case forward.
Sheriff Morrin captured a hidden still in Pierce county uncovering 14,000 gallons of mash stored in two vats ten feet wide and ten feet high in a subterranean cavern on a local farm. The alleged owner and operator was arrested as he exited the site. his name was not released.
The Washington State Retail Grocers association opened a three day convention in Everett with over 60 delegates listening to welcome by Mayor W H H Clay. Papers on grocering topics were read during the sessions.
Ex soldier Wi Ham Kolenski, 24, jailed on murder charges for the death of his 4 month old daughter Poles reported the infant died after a fall but a surgeon said injuries could not come from a fall. Authorities allege he dashed the child against a wall in a rage. Kolenski's wife, a Russian woman he married in Siberia, is present in the case. A separate Pine Bluff, Arkansas note reports 500 negroes left homeless by a tire incident.
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