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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1920

Page

7

Intercounty river improvement group to meet in Tacoma

The intercounty river improvement commission meets in Tacoma Wednesday to discuss a new cost sharing agreement between Pierce and King counties for improvements along the White Stuck and Puyallup rivers. Mrs. Sarah Moore, 80, dies at Ex Count Esperance. funeral to be held Thursday at Fremont chapel Washelli cemetery with Rev C L Linventelter officiating. She resided in Seattle 11 years and is survived by Charles Moore and three others in Beattie.

Intercounty River Wed Tacoma Pierce King Counties White Stuck Puyallup King Sarah Moore Experance Station Washelli Fremont Chapel the Home Company C. L. Linventelter Seventh-Day Advocntist Church Moore Seattle Charles Moore C. A. Moore Beattie

Daken Addresses 100 Per Cent Club in Seattle

Speaking to the Hundred Per Cent club of Seattle, T. D. Daken says clubs from Los Angeles to Vancouver pledged to add at least one new club before the next International convention in Seattle and Vancouver next August. Vancouver guests Dr. J. W. Mahan and J. A. Westman attended the luncheon. a challenge to the Kiwanis Rotary baseball winner at Rainier Park for Orthopedic hospital funds was set. India has the greatest variety of beggars. Hydroplane signals may be sent underwater up to 40 miles.

Seattle T. D. Daken Los Angeles Vancouver B. C J. W. Mahan J. A. Westman Rainier Park Kiwanis Rotary

Tennessee rescinds ratification in suffrage vote

In Nashville on September 1 the Tennessee house voted 47 to 24 to none con cur in ratification of the 19th amendment, with twenty not voting, expunging prior ratification from the record. Washington reports suffrage leaders will push Connecticut to ratify as a presidential request looms.

Nashville Tenn Senate Washington Connecticut National Woman's Party Tennessee House Hotcomb Department of Justices Tennessee Wen Department Tenneoasee House

Suffragists Prepare to Press Fight in Tennessee

New York dispatch reports the No tenal League of Women Uo remains hopeful after anti suffragists sought to reverse Tennessee’s ratification. The rallying line notes suffrage majority among Tennessee assemblymen and signals ongoing campaign efforts nationwide.

New York Notenal League of Women Uo Tennessee

Wyoming man says every man carries a gun in fatal Chicago road house row

Ocerald A. Stack, a Lander Wyoming broker, tells a coroner jury he used a gun as a club after being struck from behind in a Chicago roadhouse brawl that left Paul Williamson dead. Stack claims four shots were fired while his arms were pinned. he and his party had been drinking. He and his wife and two children were stopping in Chicago en route home from a business conference.

Chicago Wyoming Ocerald A. Stack Paul Williamson Williamson Stack Entate Lander, Wyo

Timber lands in Manitoba to be auctioned this fall

WINNIPEG Manitoba Crown timber agent LA F Crowe announces 76 square miles of timber limits in the province will be sold at auction at his office this fall. The land lies on the east side of Lake Winnipeg along the Pear and Maskawa rivers about 90 miles north of Winnipeg, divided into three tracts of 25 square miles each.

Winnipeg Man F. Crowe Lake Winnipeg

Wife Too Thin, Is Cast Off by Hubby

In Chicago on September 1 Judge Trude ordered John Ammo to pay his wife ten dollars weekly after he said he could not live with her because he prefers fat women. He claimed his culture favors voluptuous wives and desires a harem.

Hubby Chicago John Ammo Allah Trude John

Water Is Cause of Basement Fire

Rain started this fire in Houston on September 1. Fifty tons of carbide stored in a basement ignited after water entered during a hard rain, making the blaze difficult to control. Melons were first cultivated in France in the 17th century.

Houston Tex France

Tell the Truth dinner plans stir advertising club agenda

A local advertising club schedules a dinner with speakers from area firms. The meeting aims to address industry outlooks and the role of truthful messaging in business. Invitations highlight speakers from multiple agencies and sponsoring organizations.

Arente Ag Sherma Ogers Elgor Outlook Astonia Led Industries

The Big City Dance Ends In Courtroom Dream

An urban tale follows Lizzie Mullaly and Lis as the Small Hours Social club’s dance descends into chaos. A violent act prompts a surreal courtroom sequencing where a heavenly officer delivers a misdirected verdict and jokes about police work.

Plane on Fire Flies to Safety Near Mount Baker

Dave Logg of Beattie a former army pursuit pilot saved himself and Clyde Banka when a plane spiraled into treetops on Mount Haker slope after the fire started midflight. They parachuted to a tree then walked 15 miles to a ranger’s cottage before calling for transport to Bellingham. Logg, known in Seattle for aviation work, and Banka, a former US Air Service photo section member, survived the blaze.

Bellingham Dave Logg Beattle Army Himeef Clyde Banka Mount Haker Mount Baker Lone Seattle Loge Banka Lose To United States United States Aerial Mail Service The Star Everett Branwood Clyde Hanks United States Air Service

Miners Strike Persists in Pennsylvania Anthracite

About 60 percent of southern Pennsylvanias anthracite miners stay out on strike defying President Wilsons warning. Pump men and firemen quit in Chamokin and Mahoney districts, forcing operators to deploy workers from other departments to prevent mine flooding. Mules were hoisted to the surface in some mines.

Pottsville Wilson Chamokin Mahoney

Colver to Quit End of Term and Declines Reappointment

Colver will resign at the end of his current term on September 26 and will not be considered for reappointment after expiration. Earlier White House statements showed Colver intended to complete every minute of his present term and then depart.

Colver White House

Mill Fires Cause Minor Damages At Two Local Mills

Two mill fires Tuesday caused $150 damage at Rogere Myirole Lumber Co. on 12th Avenue North East and $200 at Puget Sound Box Factory on 14th Avenue North West near West 48th Street due to overheated machinery.

Rogere Myirole Lumber Co 12Th Ave. N. BE Puget Sound 14Th Ave. N. W Wwe

Husband Aids Wife in Chicago Inquest

Mrs Gladys Jacobson remains free pending resumption of an inquest into the mysterious shooting death of Howard B Rhodes who was killed while riding with her. Police continue to seek witnesses and check discrepancies between her early statements and testimony given at the inquest with Rhodes a local merchant and his widow present but not testifying.

Chicago Gladys Jacobson Howard B. Rhodes Jacobson Witniss Rhodes

Fire damages Meier & Frank warehouse in Portland

Two firemen were injured and several overcome by smoke as a Portland warehouse of the Meier & Frank department store sustained about 200000 dollars in damage. Guests in a nearby hotel evacuated rooms when the blaze threatened to spread beyond control.

Portland Ore Meier & Frank Department

Up Up 20 Percent On Round Trip Rail Tickets

Roundtrip tourist tickets on all rail lines advanced twenty percent here today. The consolidated ticket office at Second Ave and Columbia Street was crowded by last minute purchasers yesterday.

Second Ave Columbia Et

Motorbike Collision Injures Two Sailors

HH. G. Lewin, a sailor from the battleship Mississippi stationed at Bremerton, and Stephen Berg of 796 Third Ave were injured at 2 30 am when Berg's motorcycle collided with an auto carrying Lewin near Third Ave and Columbia. They were taken to the city hospital with burns and shock. Berg swerved to pass a sprinkler wagon and struck the auto.

HH. G. Lewin Mississippi Mremerton Stephen Berg Third Ave Berg Lewis Columbia

Powell County Montana Population Rises 17 Percent

The Census Bureau reports Powell County Montana has a population of 6909, up 1005 people since 1910, a 17 percent increase. The data release, dated September 1, places Powell County among growing rural counties in the state.

Washington Census Bureau Powell County Montana

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