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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1920
Page
1
The Seattle Star reports an 11 749 daily circulation increase for the year ending October 1, while rivals show declines. The Star's leadership remains unchallenged as Seattle Papers' losses widen, with the second paper trailing by over 14 000.
Firebugs sparked two fires early Wednesday at the Rex hotel and the nearby Milwaukee hotel on 668 King Street. Fire Marshal Bringhurst said a Japanese janitor helped notice the flames, with officers extinguishing both blazes before major damage. Goon Dip is noted as owner of the Milwaukee hotel ahead of Chinatown core.
The Star Seattle Story Book brings Seattle history tales to readers across Puget Sound. Oliver Roberts Barton wrote stories for The Star expanding a popular series. Mothers and fathers read aloud each evening as teachers promote the feature in schools and libraries. The paper invites subscriptions at fifty cents a month for statewide delivery.
Mrs H Ayers of 3437 Belvidere Ave grows a giant Murphie potato measuring 11 inches in stocking feet and weighing 4 1/2 pounds. Hazen J Titus notes potato fame on transcontinental rail tale.
Dr J L Rowe receives $20 000 from William Chappell an English immigrant aged 80 who died at Menlo Park. Chappell had no relatives or friends and had lived frugally until a will found in his cottage disclosed the entire estate to the physician for his care.
Army plane No. 4 completed a 9000 mile journey from Nome, Alaska to Mineola New York at 1 37 p m today. The V tail aircraft was piloted by Ress Kirkpatrick and three other planes in the same flight landed a few minutes later.
Seven killed and five injured in a two train collision on a New York Central switch near Erie union station. Eastbound No 60 rammed an open switch, striking the westbound Pullman cars and causing wreckage and fatalities in the second Pullman. Fire crews and searchers recovered unidentified bodies including three women a girl and a child.
Paris dispatch reports a planned Allied naval demonstration in the Black Sea off Trebizond to support Armenians. The exact nature of the move was not disclosed.
Nine persons were seriously injured in a Sioux City Traction street car accident early today. The light car, heavily loaded, sped down a long incline, failed to brake on slippery rails at a corner, crossed the street, struck a curb, broke a lamp post, and overturned. B.A. Week.
Patrolman Mason Nicholas recalls a hold up by four men who relieved him of his badge watch and five cents. The incident highlights the evolving tactics of criminals encountered in Cleveland.
Franklin Worrell, 12, dies from injuries sustained in a grade school football game in Omaha. He is identified as the city’s first football victim. The incident occurred Saturday and was reported today in Omaha.
New York October 20 Howard Hardy 12 was allowed to take Columbia University entrance exams because it would do no harm He achieved the highest grade on a new record His skull cap marks his fresh manship
J Parker Read Jr with The Star announces the first international motion picture scenario contest, offering a total prize of five thousand dollars with one thousand dollars for each accepted entry. The Star will publish guidance for Seattle contestants and Read may hire top writers into his scen ario department based on the submissions. Louise Glaum type fitting is required for winning stories.
Police traced clothing purchases and identified a large well dressed man seen with the victim who arrived at the hotel with her last night. Edith Jackson found the body with a clear knife wound on the forehead. The 23 year old woman wore a plain brown suit and carried a cheap handbag.
Detective James Doon tracked the suspect Lucille La Belle alias Buster Taylor to Tacoma on Wednesday. She allegedly robbed Pete Dunn of 420 dollars, locking him in a room. a contrasting photo from a rogues gallery led to her arrest. Patrolman Holechumaker rescued Dunn after he phoned police from the locked room. Lucille, 22, left behind a photo that led to identification.
Seattle healer May Anderson claims a treatment could save King Alexander of Greece. She advises heating the body with steaming blankets and hot water bottles, then cooling with dry blankets and an ice bag, and asks Mayor Caldwell to relay it to the king’s doctors.
Police watch the Stage home as Bobby the kidnapped baby nears return. Mrs Stagg’s relatives offer a $1000 reward for Bobby’s safe return or for arrest of George Stage, father, aided by Betty Brainerd, with the arrest likely but recovery could complicate a reward claim.
Miss Betty Brainerd of Seattle Washington will be arraigned in the west side court at 9 a m tomorrow as a fugitive from justice. She is alleged to have helped kidnap the child of George Stagg, a newspaper man, from its mother. If extradition is ordered she will be sent back to Washington to face trial.
London Oct 26 Terence Mac Swiney hunger striker in Brixton jail suffered two delirious spells today the second more violent than the first At the first attack relatives of the lord mayor were summoned to his bedside After partial recovery physicians said his condition was not serious but his mind was clouded At 615 he was reported unconscious by a Sinn Fein bulletin The only sign of life was twitching of his body and limbs He spoke wildly during the delirium on both occasions in the day
Irish bishops meeting at Maynooth declare in a manifesto that atrocities in Ireland by crown forces surpass Turkish cruelties. They allege torture of prisoners, raids, imprisonments without trial, raids on homes, and civilian massacres by soldiers and police. Sir Hamar Greenwood accuses Sinn Fein of an organized conspiracy to undermine the British empire.
A Pravda report published today says martial law has been declared in 12 Russian departments including Petrograd and Moscow. The widespread measure indicates heightened wartime control and civil authority restrictions across major cities.
Investigation of the post office robbery near Everett points to a gang operating in the area for some time. Inspector Pinkham reports the safe was forced by heavy tools, matching methods used in other recent robberies.
Justice Otis W. Brinker’s court held M Weber 42 and O F Holderman 34 two salesmen on jail Wednesday as city meat store detectives probe an alleged bunco of downtown shops totaling about 1000 in three days. Weber was arrested in the New York block office by detective R R Herbert and Merchant Protective A. Holderman passed the checks.
You can buy a house sell a car or seek a better position by placing a Star Classified ad. It reaches all Seattle readers and yields one clear outcome.
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