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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1920
Page
1
In the Star office a last set of questions answers features Miss Grey and editors judging entries for prizes. Questions cover marriage, etiquette, child questions, propriety at meals, Roosevelt relatives, courting, and dating etiquette with reader submissions and guidance.
Detectives renewed investigation into mysterious daily luncheon packages left at Mrs. Morris Grund’s home in 211 16th Ave. May Grund says Ruth, a neighbor girl, ate part of a package and fell violently ill. The city chemist found no poison in the remaining food.
The Star endorses the soldiers' bonus bill and urges a vote for Referendum No 2. It argues ex service men deserve full compensation for their war service and laments their delayed civilian progress, urging Washington voters to act now.
Immigration officials exposed a highly organized ring smuggling Japanese into the United States via Pacific ports. Thirteen men, including T ita and Yamane, were arrested on charges of inducing aliens to enter the U S through stowaways aboard the Alabama Maru on October 4.
A fragmented quiz item asks about Seattle history including the city’s highest point and the year Ballard was annexed. It references figures and dates in a garbled prompt meant for readers to answer on Monday.
A broad exodus of northern Colorado coal miners is under way with hundreds heading to Wyoming and other fields. The walkout follows an all day meeting where operators refused wage demands and fear of state prosecution drove desertion in the district.
Mrs C W Cummings reports loud nightly shimmying at Terpeichore in the 4th and Greenwood area. She asks police to take steps to quell the disturbance and restore quiet in the neighborhood.
L N Goebel seeks 10212.25 damages from M Finkelberg after a May 23 1920 automobile collision on the Pacific highway between Silver Lake and Everett. He claims 62.26 for his car 250 for medical care and 16000 for alleged spinal injury.
Old King Apple spoke in Seattle as 50 trucks loaded with Wenatchee and Yakima apples departed city hall park. The fruit parade showered Second Ave with produce while an apple eating contest was scheduled for the park in the afternoon.
Delta Delta Delta sorority house 4714 17th ave N E reports thefts of two cider barrels and 65 pies with tracks from an auto seen leaving the scene. Other incidents include clothing lines taken from multiple homes, a gate moved to a streetcar track, a rock thrown through a window, and fences damaged. Police protection requested by several residents.
Trusties in the city jail today cleaned up "pure room" cells for youths who underrate Chief Searing's Halloween orders. Halloween is to be celebrated calmly. pranks like tying the L. C. Smith building to a neighbor or locking fences will not be condoned. Ghosts may walk, but destructive acts will be housed in the booby hatch overnight.
Mrs. H. W. Palmer of 5917 Beacon Ave reported to police Saturday that a man who stopped her on the street Friday made vulgar proposals. She suspects the same man has been harassing other women in the neighborhood recently.
Beginning Monday all men enrolled in the engineering department will adopt the leather neck style wearing leather cravats or four in hand ties.
Miss Salome Johnson aged 45 reportedly lowered herself from a bedroom window using a rope made of bedclothes at her sister’s home 3235 West 67th Street. She disappeared Friday night and was not found until Saturday morning as police search continues.
Mrs. Anna Miller of Ballard was found at 136 West 39th Street late Thursday after being missing for a day. Her husband reported the disappearance when he found potatoes on the stove and his wife absent. Dr. I J D Shuler treated her, noting temporary nervous distress.
Henry I. Versier says he has walked since 1896 from Paris to reach a meeting with Mayor Caldwell. He traveled about 206000 miles and was accompanied only by a dog when he paused on Saturday to pay respects.
Carmen Orino alias James Dale faced a second degree burglary charge. An information filed Saturday by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John D. Carmody alleges Orino entered Dick Switger’s room at the St Louisa Hotel, 169 Main Street, on October 28, 1920, with intent to commit a crime.
Frank Johnson an employee of Hofius Steel was struck by northbound street car No 403 at Firet Ave and Horton St, suffering a broken hip and shoulder. He lived at 4417 Woodlawn Ave and was taken unconscious to Seattle General Hospital after stepping into the car’s path.
Chicago reports a mild trend as women reveal portions of their ears beneath hair. Madame Louise, a famed beautifier, notes the upper ear remains mostly hidden while the lobes gain a blush of rouge to enhance charm and subtle allure.
Beattle women push back fence style activism to fund Red Cross dues through back-yard exchanges and local receipts. Mrs Wm H Utter leads a plan to collect 5000 in dues via informal methods. A scene shows Mrs Peter Perkins and Mrs Mamie Mickeiwita negotiating payments while children nearby offer help.
Policeman J Kinney raided an alleged gambling game at 618 Jackson st early Saturday and arrested V Naville a Filipino cannery worker and six other countrymen. Kinney took the seven prisoners to headquarters and filed charges without assistance.
Ninety nine crewmen of the concrete steamer Cape Fear are missing after a collision with the steamer City of Atlanta in Narragansett Bay. The City of Atlanta suffered a large bow hole but did not sink. Cape Fear, a United States Shipping Board vessel, settled to the bay bottom in about 130 fathoms after being struck amidships.
Wireless message from New York reports steamship Rambler with 60 passengers aboard adrift southwest of Santiago Cuba. Cuban gunboat returning from search found no trace of the vessel. Rambler operates between Key West and Havana.
The Federal Radio Telegraph company announced plans to construct a $200,000 radio tower in Sunnyvale near San Jose. The 626 foot tower will receive messages from around the world and serve as a major radiotelegraph station in California.
Ten year old Theodore Graun testified before Juvenile Judge King Dykeman after a brutal beating by his father for denying stealing a quarter from his stepmother. The judge called it the worst case of its kind and ordered Theodore to spend the rest of the school year at Seattle Pacific College, with the father to pay 35 dollars monthly for maintenance.
I DeVilliers known as the Flying Cowboy is scheduled to jump from a speeding airplane 5000 feet above Elliott Bay this afternoon. The stunt aims to support the soldier bonus bill and includes a parachute descent to the Sound waters. The drop will precede a merchandise parachute drop over Second and Pike at 3 30 p m from Burrill Johnsons plane.
The Star promises the quickest election results with updates as soon as it is dark. Eastern returns will be available before 6 p.m. Readers are advised to avoid traffic near The Star building at Seventh Ave. Seahnion and University.
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