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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1922
Page
10
H. J. Cristy reports a humorous incident as a man fishing near the city dock catches a beard of seaweed tangled in his line, resembling a beard, attracting attention from onlookers.
Frank Reynard a 21 year old trapper was marooned on a rocky island after his canoe sank in a storm. He survived 22 days subsisting on duck eggs waterfowl meat crawfish wild mint and weed roots until J R Kerr located him. Authorities call his endurance the longest on record in the Lake Cormorant district.
A. J. Gardner, 44, of 22339 16th Ave W, sent his wife to visit friends in West Seattle then sealed the kitchen and opened the gas, taking his own life Tuesday night. Mrs. Gardner found him upon returning home. Police believe he despondent over business troubles and ill health. Gardner formerly worked as a waiter at the Hoge cafe.
The American Bar Association opens its annual convention in San Francisco on August 9 focusing on uniform state laws for corporations, divorce, extradition and enforcement. President Severance touts speedier courts and stronger crime fight measures, with Taft suggesting English procedures as a model. The event shapes proposals for a unified jurist system and tougher enforcement across states.
The Seattle city council public safety committee will hear a Wednesday afternoon proposal to ban all fireworks and firecrackers year round. Advocates urge a downtown area limit while opponents push broader restrictions in the city.
Portland August 2 Fifty six of the nations largest financial institutions have subscribed to a 28000000 bond issue for the Horse Heaven irrigation project in Eastern Washington. John L Etheridge manager of Morris Bros corporation arrived from the East to oversee work and said construction of the giant water flume will start at once.
In Coeur d Alene on August 1 Fred Teneke 30 and Nels Johnson 60 farmers were asphyxiated at the bottom of a 30 foot well while digging. Placeric acid fumes overwhelmed them and their wife Beneke managed to pull them to the surface but they were dead before reaching the top.
Glenn E. Plumb author of the Plumb plan of railroad operation and ownership died in Washington. He served as counsel for 15 large railroad companies.
FR Donahue a 46 year old fisherman and Oscar Benson a 24 year old laborer were arrested by immigration authorities after a two month probe into a plan to smuggle Chinese laborers from British Columbia into Seattle. They awaited arraignment before the U S commissioner. The investigation traced a regular cross border smuggling operation charging per head.
Household records list Seattle residents with names ages and addresses. A separate table shows marriage licenses for Seattle Beattie and surrounding areas with accompanying spouse names and ages. Divorces and deaths are briefly noted, and a London public office door bears a multilingual notice to Please close the door.
Squeeze two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to make a quarter pint lotion. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to achieve a whitened complexion. Promotes lemon lotion used by stage beauties to fade freckles sunburn and tan without irritation.
The statement notes that starch sugar and fat are built from carbon hydrogen and oxygen, differing only in the proportions of these elements. It highlights a common chemical basis underlying diverse organic substances.
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