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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1920
Page
7
Christan Riis Christophersen, of Scandinavian origin, arrives from New York on Wednesday to address Army efforts along the Pacific coast. He has about twenty five years in speech and administration and is described as a Salvationist of rare ability.
Detective Miles Jackson arrives in Los Angeles to verify Dr. Galen Hickok's past and alleged uses of false names and diplomas in connection with the Salada Beach mystery castle sanitarium. He will probe reports of illegal operations and the involvement of Dr. Rheinhardt Allen who has fled to Los Angeles.
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania insurgent United Mine Workers members vote to extend their vacation strike, continuing the labor action that began earlier. The decision follows a noon ballot among the represented miners.
In Chicago Sept 1 the state's attorney's office and Chief Justice McDonald ordered a grand jury probe into alleged baseball game betting. The move follows claims of large wagers on a Cub Phillies game that was said to be fixed. McDonald pledged a broad inquiry to preserve baseball purity under gambling laws. Separately union wage protests continued and German tire prices surged to 13 000 marks.
In York Houston part owner of the Yankees announced Dan Mays would not be taken to Cleveland with the club this week. He said the series opening Thursday would be hotly contested and keeping Mays away was advisable to forestall any potential outcry after the incident that led to Ray Chapman’s death. Mays was slated to pitch against the Athletics in York this afternoon.
Washington reports that Prohibition Commissioner Kramer ruled mince pies may be seasoned with liquor with no alcohol limit. Tests show that these “booze pies” are not intoxicating, though the commissioner warns enthusiasm may be dampened by the finding.
An ad extols Freezone as a painless corn treatment. A tiny bottle costs a few cents and promises to remove hard, soft, and toe corn and calluses without soreness or irritation.
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