This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1921
Page
9
A bandit robbed a store Tuesday night after the proprietor closed. Clerk Helen McLaughlin saw a man in front, then the suspect waited until the shop emptied before striking. He fled on Madigen Street, described as about 24, tall, in a dark suit, taking $10.
Night prowlers hit multiple residences. A hotel guest reports a thief stole a suitcase of underclothes from room in Beacon hotel. The burglar crawled through a basement at 205 McGraw and left wearing Taylor’s watch and $8. Another theft at 309 Garfield left $55 and a revolver.
Guides and tourists at Camp Hotel near Mount Hood report hot sands pouring from Crater rock through a 60 foot crevice stretching over a mile. Heat loosens rocks and thundering falls have continued for two days as speculation grows about Mount Hood becoming an active volcano.
Yakima reports O. C. Scots secretary of the Commercial Club has been granted leave of absence to travel to Seattle where he will serve as manager of the Northwest Fruit exposition.
A fragment from Seattle gossip columns depicts a 19 year old recounting conflicts with her younger brother who meddles in her dating life. She mentions a Tacoma dancer named George, a lake outing, and family tensions over social plans. The excerpt ends amid her remark about a rotten time and awkward social interactions.
Doll wheels and blanket chance stands were closed at the Skagit county fairgrounds when officials ordered games of chance taboo at the tenth annual Skagit county fair opening Tuesday. A separate Vancouver suit seeks 101000 damages in a city death case.
The Barker Motor Bus company, formed to run a stage line among Everett Stanwood and Mount Vernon, filed Tuesday for a writ of review of the certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate automobile stages between the three points. Members had worked previously as Union Stage Line.
Tacoma August 10 report lists four missing individuals from Portland en route to Tacoma. Names include Jean Gustave Van Eyckem 47 Ham Cekada 26 Harold Fraley 4 son of G W Praly and Mrs C A De Lewd. Olympia announces appointments Eugene H Ruasett Spokane district inspector and Oren Leidick Western Washington under new state highway patrol.
Dr. Fu Liang Chang of Yale in China addressed the Seattle China club noting China does not seek to end as it searches for something new. He spoke Wednesday on China’s goals and national development.
Takayashi Plomma of Beoul Korea works on hydraulics in Olympia under Marvin Chase, supervisor of hydraulics, as recorded in a local bureau note.
Spokane reports a plan to merge farmers societies granges unions and National Society of Equity into a national organization within weeks per William Bouck former master of the Washington State Grange. Milk prices hold at 12 cents a quart retail with no end in sight.
After the show, we'll go to Boldt's. Advertisement.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.