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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1921
Page
5
In letters to the Chorus at the Bungalow the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and city leaders, Chief Seattle extols open road vacations and endorses enlarging Woodland Park automobile camp from 150 to 400 cars to boost tourism. He praises flivver culture and city welcome to visitors.
A long letter from Chief Seattle congratulates the city on the municipal railway paying a 375000 semiyearly interest with 164250 remaining. He suggests the system could become a city asset if it continues to cover interest and improve.
A letter to Governor Hart urges clemency for a former Seattle bank teller released after embezzlement and for George Stagg, jailed for kidnapping his own son. The writer questions consistency in pardons and asks the governor to reconsider Stagg’s case, noting public support from veterans groups and the mother’s remarriage.
Sheriffs at a recent convention condemn Chehalis boys' school as mismanaged and call on Governor Hart to remove Superintendent A. C. Jones. They urge tougher penalties and say the institution fails to serve the boys or the state.
Galesburg Illinois police probe the death of Ethel Patterson a high school student whose body was discovered hidden in a cistern prompting an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the case.
J Perry former head bookkeeper at Seattle Pacific Grocery was arrested in San Francisco on Saturday on a forgery charge. The complaint cites $300 involved but detectives expect to uncover several thousand dollars of the company’s money during the full investigation.
William Hightower, accused in the murder of Father Hestin, asserts he has a double after being shown a photo from a San Francisco park. He claims the man resembling him is at Salada beach, insisting the image is not him.
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