12 Apr 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1922
Page
1
The Star urges Seattle voters to elect Mrs Henry Landes to city council to add a strong female perspective and one of the city's most capable citizens. It argues her intellect and experience would raise deliberations and the council's overall caliber.
In a heedful, ragged column, writers joke about three council candidates including H Alvin Moore, a locomotive engineer, while jokes about spats and posters mix with pop culture quips. Names such as Kenneth Durward and Walter F Meier surface amid playful satire and political chatter.
A string of 340 pearls once owned by the Russian royal family kept Gen. Gregory Semenoff from a Newport jail after creditors obtained a U S Supreme Court order. Mme Semenoff, 25, sacrificed the pearls to secure his release, saying they were bequeathed to a Petrograd relative and later to her mother. The jewels appraised at 49000 dollars, may be returned to Siberia when the situation clears.
Three men died when a Boston and Maine train plunged into Lake Sunapee near Newbury New Hampshire. The engineer, fireman, and head brake man were killed in the early morning accident as reports reached the desk.
Mdgar FB Barker of Nevada City, noted mining man and mine owner, has won a 7,000 mile race with the stork. Barker arrived from Peru four hours ahead of the bird, which delivered his first daughter in Trasb Valley California.
Four year old Guy Warren, son of Mr and Mrs W Warren of ITI 12th Ave, was struck on the head by a concrete fragment while playing with companion Robert Underwood at Broadway and Pine. He was taken home with a possible skull fracture and remained in serious condition after hospitalization.
Two outbreaks of violence tied to the national coal strike in the New River field were reported to state police. Miners traveling from Mount Hope to Osnald were fired upon from a hillside, wounding one man. four arrests were made. The home of nonunion worker James Penn at Sylva near Keckley was dynamited. no injuries. A bloodhound posse pursued the alleged dynamiters.
Greek wrestler George Koumas must stand trial in California on charges of defrauding George Kates of 2500 dollars via a fake wrestling match. He was arrested in Springfield and later held in Kewanee where forgery charges were waived. Governor Len Small approved a requisition for his return to California.
Readers urged to submit 100 word letters about satisfactory transactions advertised in The Star from April to the 15th. Prize $25 cash for best letters. Include details of the transaction and its home convenience value. Send to Ad-Reading Pays Editor care The Star, by April 20th.
Dan Landon spoke at Queen Anne Congregational Church and urged voters to clear the decks as he pursued Seattle mayoral hopes. He derided rivals Ira D. Lundy Walter F Meier and Charles H Miller, while Lundy mocked his opponents and faced tense interruptions.
In Grass Valley California on April 12 the trial date for Sexandro Rodriguez Vincent Alvarez and C Sibelo on charges of attempting to rob the North Star mine of 160000 in gold bullion was set for April 24. District Attorney T H Armstrong said the three men admit guilt but say Albert Greenwald the fourth man was hired by the sheriff s office and mine detective to play a desperado role to gain evidence against them.
Captain C D Pedersen headlines as the lone wolf observer in a planned international Arctic expedition led by Amundsen and Stefansson. The contest features Norway and Britain amid promises of radium oil and diamonds, with Pedersen claiming immense wealth hidden behind ice barriers and warning of double risks for glory and treasure.
A major wheat pool will be formed this year by Northwest farm organizations led by the Equity Co operative Exchange North Dakota branches of the National Wheat Growers and United States Grain Growers and the Northwestern Wheat Growers. The group endorsed a program calling for a 100 percent pool of wheat in the producing region.
The piece denounces Alter F. Meier as self serving and arrogant and argues he would misuse the mayor’s office. It accuses him of guarding his own interests, browbeating subordinates, and aiming to Prussianize the city legal department. It urges voters to defeat him and elect a mayor who works with citizens.
The Prince of Wales arrives in Yokohama aboard the Renown to begin an official visit to Japan. Crown Prince Hirohito and government dignitaries greet him as ships, guns, and crowds fill Yokohama harbor with patriotic display. The royal party travels by special train to Tokyo through a torrent of flag waving and cheering.
In San Francisco on April 12 Gav in McNab urged the jury in Roscoe Arbuckle's third trial for Virginia Rappe's death. The defense argued for acquittal while the state prepared final remarks. verdict expected tonight. Arbuckle appeared calm as prosecutors and defense clashed over the evidence.
I S Boak of Denver head consul of the Pacific Jurisdiction of the Woodmen of the World spoke to four Seattle camps Tuesday night at the L O U W hall outlining aims and activities of the organization.
In Snow Lake area near Ark the break levee flooded about 14 000 acres of land under eight feet of water. Some 500 families including Elaine Waneen Oneida Barton and Hele Crossing were driven from their homes and living in box cars. Storms in the West cripple communications and limited press wire ties across the country.
Britain informed the United States that it is ready to begin immediate negotiations to refund the 11,000,000 allied debt. Assurances have already been received from Belgium and Italy, with Britain's commission expected to arrive within a month, followed by representatives of other debtor nations.
Dublin reports warring factions halting arms while Michael Collins prepares to sign a third compact with the republicans. A peace conference with Valera and Collins is set for Friday, as Free State and Ulster forces agree to a truce on the Fermanagh frontier though the De Valeraists reject binding the ceasefire.
Lieut. Col. Paul Ward Beck killed at Oklahoma City will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. The urn containing the ashes of his wife, Mrs. Beck, who died in 1919, is placed in the coffin with him.
Disappointed by the department of justice failure to yield more disclosures from wartime fraud investigations, Republican members of Congress said impeachment suggestions against Attorney General Daugherty will not receive serious consideration.
Miami April 12 political scene eases after William J. Bryan announces he will not seek the senate seat from his slate.
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