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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1920
Page
5
Whiting Williams, former steel worker turned writer, details firsthand the English coal strike. He describes miners, including Welsh and Yorkshire workers, protesting government policies and wage disputes while fearing job loss and rising hardship under arbitration and labor tensions.
The piece notes mixed union reactions to a looming miners strike with some privately hoping for a nonfatal outcome. Despite public approval of the miners, many workers see nationalization as unlikely and fear broad disruption if stoppages occur.
Residents of Sunnyside Yakima County donate 690 sacks of flour 66 cases of home canned fruit 200 boxes of apples 4200 pounds of vegetables 120 sacks of potatoes and bacon among other supplies to a Seattle Washington children's home and chamber of commerce notes the donation could fill nearly a freight car
Mrs Margaret B Morrison who was severely burned when her Davie Meadows home burned was moved from the hospital to the Holland hotel for treatment and recovery.
In Miles City Montana on October 22 the town of Stacey in Powder River county recalls hardy frontier figures. A September 8 roundup featured a candidates steer riding contest where every political aspirant must appear to win Stacey votes.
Captain Moffit notes bank robberies leave trails and six local heists have left 19 criminals either jailed or dead. One fugitive linked to the Canadian army allegedly died in Flanders. The piece touches on dirty campaigns and voter behavior, then mentions San Francisco planning a 2,500 600 civic center as a war memorial.
Washington reports Dr Wellington Koo, after five years as Chinese minister in Washington, is named Chinese minister to London succeeding Dr Sze who will move to Washington. Koo will attend the league of nations convention in Geneva before heading to London.
Whitaker, the county jailer in Whitesburg Kentucky, serves six months in his own jail after a disturbance led to his confinement. He has been electioneering for county judge while jailed and reportedly let officers leave when they came for him, using his own keys to escape.
Police report a $13,500 sample case taken from Edward G. Morris of San Francisco while his car was parked on Kat Street. Detectives have no leads as of today. In other notes, a county race features Fess drawing outsider support and chatter over a potential county judge seat.
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