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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1920
Page
14
An Oct 18 dispatch purports to quote a letter from Woodrow Wilson asking Frances to lead the way for the League of Nations. The text cites a supposed conversation with a French representative and notes inquiry into whether Harding and others would confirm the letter’s authenticity.
Police report indicates Bolshies moved against Bolsheviks and Reds to seize valuables found on the body of Elmer at Dartmouth. Investigators say the victim's head was discovered with the body. Authorities are pursuing leads in the incident.
Evansville Indiana October 18 gossip swirls around Miss Hattie Hardin a 24 year old Silver Lake schoolteacher. Miss Mabel Speers Birdseye teacher is jailed after a pink slip misread Lloyd Owen marks the poisoned chocolates sent to Miss Hardin. Authorities suspect motives of revenge as Miss Speers returns to class in Birdseye while officials probe the case.
Elmer C. Drewes a 23 year old Dartmouth student was found slain, with a bullet wound in his forehead, propped against a lamp post in a lonely suburb. Jewelry and 900 dollars in Liberty bonds cash and checks were in his pockets. Auto tire marks indicate the body was brought there. His father Christian F. Drewes said the murder occurred over the weekend as the student had left Saturday to go to Reading to buy a car for a trip to Dartmouth.
Rioters clash with police around Downing Street and Whitehall causing windows to break and horses to buck. Fire engines guard government buildings while ambulances ferry the wounded as Premier George plans a parliamentary speech amid a massive coal strike and triple alliance labor pressure.
Report says the Stage case moves out of New York with close watch on the mother Mrs Stage who may be arrested again once the baby’s whereabouts leave the state. A false message claiming the infant was returned briefly eased tension but led to further inquiries as William Phillips explains he acted on a New York district attorney’s office tip. A Tacoma News Tribune message asserts the child’s return is imminent and urges leniency for Miss Brainerd and Stagg if they surrender to face trial.
Portland deputies and city police search the Sandy river east of Portland for five presumed drownings after an auto carrying seven men plunged into the river following a high speed maneuver. Survivors C Concannon and H Couy report all aboard had been drinking. Richard McIntosh drove off after sighting a stalled car. Names of believed victims include W. D. McDonald Walter McDonald Alex McDonald and Edward Harty Jr all of Portland.
The fragment discusses arranging bail in Tacoma and authorities' stance toward Stagg and M Praiperd under debated circumstances. It notes Mrs Stagg insisting she wants the baby above all and that immunity would not be offered to either party.
Roy Wolff, convicted in Bakersfield in 1919 for murdering taxi driver Elmer Greer, was pardoned by Governor Stephens. The death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment after a board found Wolff mentally as a child. he was 16 at the time of the crime and is now housed in a state prison.
Rev. M. A. Matthews told worshipers at First Presbyterian Church that Roy Wolff could hold the state liable for the mental strain that led him to murder in California. Matthews urged Gov. Stephens to commute Wolff’s death sentence in Seattle. Wolff faced execution Friday at San Quentin as a “mental detective” to whom everyone is responsible.
Deep Vases in old bronze finish showcase ONG STEM flowers and autumn foliage. Standing 121 inches high, they are offered with exception values at 2.50.
Three parties including one from Seattle chase leads in the mountains near Lake Serene by Index for missing hunter William Henry Starr. Bloodhounds exhausted after two days in deep snow returned to Seattle as deputies assist in the case with Starrs wife and mother lingering hope. L. C. Starr, his brother, is among Seattle utility workers aiding the search.
James B. Walsh, whose wife was fatally injured September 15 by a runaway truck, files a suit against Standard Oil Co and W. H. Brvana, an employee, for 30356.50 dollars.
A stolen auto driven by thieves plunged down the Lake Washington canal embankment to within feet of the water before being abandoned Sunday night. The car had been taken from Second Avenue, and occupants identified as Lenora Craig and associates from Tacoma.
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