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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
10
Rome reports renewed wake shocks in the Emilia region of northern Italy. Heavier tremors struck Ferrara area including Reg Tonano and Cavola, with damage and casualties feared. Earlier Tuesday's quake had killed hundreds and injured thousands as many towns were stricken.
Riverside California reports a light earthquake at 6:13 AM lasting about three seconds. No damage occurred though some dishes rattled and residents fled outdoors, with stronger shaking in the north and south areas and in the eastern county.
The Daily Beak asks readers if it will accept a $375,000 offer from Russian sympathizers. It warns that without this support the paper may be forced to double its price, sparking division within the labor movement and alarm among extremists.
Returns from nearly all districts show Senator Irvine Lenroot ahead of James Thompson for the Republican senatorial nomination while Attorney John J. Binne leads Roy P. Wilcox by about 1,000 votes for governor. Primary voting continues with results expected today.
Ten workmen bound for Vancouver ship yards were arrested in Portland for daily street car smoking. Conductors and motormen joined in, a raid directed by the street car company. Two men faced charges for rolling cigarettes meant for onboard. A woman aboard claimed indifference to the smoke. Raids cost the workers a day’s wages.
Detectives said Ray Hayes 26 exconvict will face robbery charges for the Mount Baker car line hold up August 21. M Blanor and motorman R McCracken identified Hayes as the bandit. witnesses noted beard, no mask, narcotic influence. Hayes also matches descriptions of other station and pharmacy burglaries and is linked to prior Monroe reform school sentence and prior escapes.
Information charging Ed Anderson with violation of narcotic laws filed in federal court. Anderson was arrested by police on September 4 with a quantity of morphine in possession.
Spokane report quotes Gov James M Cox calling for jail for perjury by Republican leaders over Chicago senate campaign expenditures. He likens GOP acts to Tweed ring and says laws against perjury should be enforced, signaling prison as remedy. The crowd cheered as he argued for political accountability.
The Seattle Star urges readers to use the Classified Section to find employment. A brief “Situation Wanted” ad can secure desired work, as rosters show how men shift jobs when unsatisfied.
Yakima man John Dyke aged 46 died from severe burns suffered at his home on Wednesday. He passed away yesterday, police said.
Mrs. Doris C. Wood of Anacortes Washington slipped on wet pavement at 811 Second Ave late yesterday afternoon and suffered a severe shock. She was taken to the city hospital where she became hysterical but later recovered sufficiently to be released.
Governor James M. Cox told Spokane crowds that mothers and young men will vote to bring the United States into the league of nations. He urged support for veteran candidates and argued youth are the country’s future, praising the war generation and calling for ratification of peace. He spoke before young voters and planned to address the state fair on his Washington tour.
In Philadelphia a baby found in Morristown Tennessee was identified as 15 month old Blakely and returned to its mother after telegrams confirmed identity. George H. Coughlin of Norristown Pennsylvania had earlier claimed the child. An Indiana note says women voters must re register with exact fee to vote in the upcoming election.
Olive Thomas, motion picture actress and wife of Jack Pickford, died in Neuilly today from mercurial poisoning after an overdose of mercury-containing medicine. She was 24, born in Pittsburgh, starred in Ziegfeld Follies, and traveled Europe with film stars on a combined business and pleasure trip.
Rev Doctor W D Behermerhorn argued at the Methodist conference sports page that Paul was a strong athlete in Omaha on September 10. In Chicago on September 10 George C Jeffers sought funds from J Ogden Armour for poetry but was remanded to the psychiatric hospital after a court reading of his latest verse.
Reports from Dublin and London describe growing disorder in Ireland with hunger strikers in Cork vowing death, violence in Galway after Sinn Fein attacks, and police reprisals. Lord Mayor MacSwiney near unconsciousness in Brixton as doctors anticipate forcible feeding. The Mayoress recalls daily life with Terry, expressing resolve and hardship.
A youth broke into Mrs. M. Wade’s house at 700 Pineet by cutting a screen door, taking a gold locket and about $3 to $4 in cash before escaping. The second note states that in 1919 twenty six thousand fur skins were shipped from Nova Scotia.
Mrs Buck and local residents defend Roy Wolff, urging commutation from hanging to life imprisonment. They describe him as not a model son yet not a downright criminal and emphasize his youth and ties to the Yakima family. The mother visits after trial, insisting Roy killed for a chance to see his mother and lacked funds for rail fare.
Witnesses testified in the coroner's inquest into the death of Zira Tamura killed last Saturday on Third Ave and James St. by an automobile driven by T. G. Patterson. They said the car was traveling at least 20 miles per hour when the accident occurred and that the driver appeared to accelerate as it entered the safety zone. The jury ruled the death resulted from the victim carelessly stepping in front of a moving vehicle and found no fault by the driver.
The first air mail from the Pacific coast toward New York left San Francisco at 6 10 a m carrying 200 pounds of letters. Pilot Ray Little blasted off from the Marina field with pouches for Chicago New York Cheyenne Wye and Salt Lake City Utah. The first air mail to reach San Francisco came from Cheyenne the night before carried part way by train. The full New York to San Francisco trip is expected to arrive today with greetings from Mayor Hylan.
A. B Hartin, curio shop dealer in El Paso, is jailed on a federal charge of conspiring to import 1000 ounces of morphine and 200 ounces of opium from Mexico. Bond set at 25000 dollars. Authorities found 21 one thousand dollar bills on arrest.
Federal warrant arrest of Kirkland contractor Lawrence Johnsens follows secret indictment by the last grand jury. He allegedly employed four laborers imported from Canada. Johnsens released on $500 bail.
Germany conducts experiments on minting two and five mark coins using a non-metallic washable material. The trial targets durability and public acceptance, with officials evaluating potential production and longevity.
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