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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1919
Page
9
Descriptions of a mob in Omaha attacking Black residents, lynching a man, and burning the courthouse. Police and guards fight to control the riot as Mayor Smith barely survives. Reports detail large-scale violence, arrests, deportations of Black workers, and threats against city officials.
Holt, a 44 year old grocer, is suspected in the murder of Mrs Deaver in Seattle. Details say Deaver long served in the Seattle recruiting office and had a troubled marriage with Mrs Deaver, who married him at 14. Police consider Deaver the likely shooter after sightings near her Alki home and Holt’s ties to the neighborhood.
Sheriff John Stringer alleges a system within the county stockade where morphine is smuggled out via a pool and a trusted routine. J. W. Austin, linked to a barn still, is said to connect with outside narcotics buyers. money flows back to inmates, making the stockade a “meal ticket.” He was involved with the still when arrested.
President Wilson, sidelined by illness, is expected to issue a statement on ratifying the peace treaty. Officials say he aimed to finish his push for ratification with global attention, while the October industrial conference faces possible cancellation or postponement.
Secretary of War Baker issued a personal order to rush troops to Omaha to handle the situation. Requested by Senator Hitchcock, the dispatch was arranged by long distance call and the troops arrived at Fort Omaha around midnight after Nebraska authorities sought clearance.
Henry M. White commissioner of immigration will discuss The League of Nations at 6 30 p m Tuesday evening. The talk is organized by the League to Enforce Peace at the Goods Eats cafeteria and the public is invited.
Miss Elizabeth Bowry of Surrey receives a medal of valor after diving fully dressed into a lake at Kew Gardens to rescue a boy who sank for the third time. She swam him to shore where he was revived.
London September 29 The Parliamentary Secretary Forster of the War Office said in the house of commons that the monthly cost of the British army in Ireland is about 4 500 000 dollars. He did not release breakdowns of the expenditure.
Mayor Fitzgerald appeals to the president after the Emergency Fleet Corporation blocks an October 1 eight cent wage increase for Pacific Coast shipbuilders. Tacoma Metal Trades Council adopts a readiness to strike at midnight Tuesday unless the raise goes into effect, with support sought from Portland Aberdeen and Bellingham locals.
London reports the railway strike in its most critical 48 hours with a skeleton service run by volunteers and loyal staff. The Transport Federation may rally a sympathetic strike while Seamen's and Firemen's unions stay loyal. Food distribution continues smoothly as Downing Street issues an official statement.
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