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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1920
Page
5
A long array of small ads shows rental needs, furniture and piano sales, clothing and home goods, real estate listings, farm land, and sale pitches. The page includes requests for board and room, tools, records, cars, and bargains with prices and contact hints scattered among listings.
August Huffmeister, accused Pasquale Marrese of stealing a bathtub on May 24, prompting a $1,000 damage suit filed Tuesday in the superior court. Marrese says the charge was false and led to 24 hours in county jail before the prosecutor dropped it. Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell returned to City Hall after a five day stay at the Spokane American Legion convention.
Lamping calls for a debate with Coman on governor race issues with no fixed time or place. He accuses Coman of shifting positions on the soldiers bonus bill and labels Coman reactionary while claiming his own stance is progressive and farmer-friendly.
The Ravenna street car extension bill, including a 3500 appropriation, aims to extend from BK 66th Street east of 29th Avenue to 30th Avenue and on 80th Avenue to EB 62nd. Mayor Caldwell vetoed the measure citing doubtful legality as Ravenna District owners threaten to enjoin the project.
Motorcycle officers J. H. Stoddard and Frank Oladwin will start a Tuesday night program to warn drivers about keeping both lights illuminated. A first offense carries a $2 bond. Stoddard warned motorists to keep both lights on to avoid jail.
Directory style listing of Seattle professionals including attorneys accountants chiropractors optician loan services and home repair trades. Entries note firms addresses phone numbers and service scope with brief promises of consultation or terms.
Tess Louise Edmundson files for divorce from Capt C R Edmundson of the U S Army in superior court alleging cruelty She names Washington Mutual Savings Bank as a defendant noting a $3000 savings account and claims he transferred $4000 from Liberty Woods to a safety deposit vault and warned against hiding funds in unknown bank She says he sought other women's company.
A new East High School opened near the Walla Walla play field in Seattle occupying a temporary building. It will serve about 300 first year students and relieve congestion at Broadway and Franklin high schools. The campus plans a permanent structure soon with graduates drawn from East end grade schools. Total enrollment across six regular high schools and public grade schools nears 50 000 with final lists pending.
Deputy collector William Peeks announced 21 for hire drivers were arrested for operating without state licenses and failing to pay government tax. Collectors Beeka and Peeks vowed full collection and prosecutions. Drivers used movable signs to lure passengers, then hid the car’s load after unloading, with one driver admitting two years of tax evasion. Tax is 10 or 20 dollars yearly by capacity.
A July 1770 shipment from England brought the first umbrella to this country, marking an early adoption of portable rain protection and signaling fashion influence from Europe.
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