23 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1921
Page
1
A garbled Flash of editorial asides and literary snippets. The text weaves names, jokes, and verse from Seattle voices with stray quotes about poets, politics, and social attitudes, hinting at a newspaper page's chaotic jumble of satire and chatter without coherent news.
New York features Miss Miriam W Bouslogue head designer for Joseph explains why the era of rigid corsets is over. She argues modern women are emancipated and reject bondage in fashion, craving freedom spiritually mentally economically politically and in how trends conform to them.
Chicago officials reveal a massive $6,000,000 swindle ring after Rudolph E. Kohn confessed to the scheme. Six leaders are in custody as warrants issued for six more, with linked frauds tied to the American Rubber company where Kohn served as vice president.
Washington house passes censuring Senator Reed for his attack on Minnesota representative. Chicago report notes John Sheldon, an overseas veteran, despondent over unemployment, attempts drowning in Lake Michigan but is rescued and finds a $760 check at American Legion headquarters.
President Harding is authorized to invite foreign governments to send representatives to the tenth annual celebration of the American Association of Port Authorities in Seattle Washington starting October 11 1921. Senate action followed a favorable report from Senator Lodge and the foreign relations committee.
Denver Colorado August 2 Jehovah Sykes who called himself king of heaven and earth and predicted his son by Queen Marie Frede would rule, is doomed to disappointment. Sykes, jailed on McNeil Island for alleged draft obstruction, learned the expected birth in Arapahoe County. The child named Josephine will not be king.
James E. Mahoney, jailed for the murder of his elderly bride, was given until 1990 to plead guilty or not guilty in superior court. Attorney Lee Johnston seeks a writ of prohibition in Olympia, potentially delaying proceedings further. Mahoney appeared calm as a young niece greeted him with a hug and candy.
Mayor Hugh M Caldwell announces three new library board members Mrs A A Hilton Mrs Stephen J Chadwick and Mrs Kate M McMahon to replace former members ousted in July for alleged discord The appointees are active in civic work with Chadwick married to a former supreme court chief justice Hilton a Red Cross associate division director and McMahon a central labor council delegate and league member
Former secretary Josephus Daniels era? No. The article reports Secretary of the Navy at the time, Josephus Daniels? The name Lasker refers to Albert Lasker? The readable text describes Lasker telling the appropriations committee of planned ship program costs and the defense against charges of inefficiency and graft. He warns of ongoing campaigns to drive the government from merchant shipping. Senators Jones King La Follette Curits Kenyon challenge him as he predicts future large funding needs and notes selling ships.
In Evansville area report, Miss Warna I. Johnson of Richmond and Thomas Barr Jr. of Newcastle wed without a officiant as a self marriage under Quaker custom recognized by Indiana law. The ceremony occurred in a church with the congregation present, marking the state's first such marriage in 50 years. Barr's mother, Rev Daisy Douglas Barr, a Friends church pastor, notes fewer divorces among Quaker self-ceremonies.
The Senate passed the deficiency bill by 60 to 16, providing $48,500,000 for the Shipping Board and $200,000 for the disarmament conference expenses. Eight Democrats backed the measure, while Senators Borah and La Follette voted against it.
A telephone poll of residents asks if Mahoney should face a speedy trial. Most respondents support quick prosecution with several opposing capital punishment, while a few call for fair consideration and time for defense.
In the third article of a series, a trained nurse recounts being taken in chains to a Western Washington asylum where she underwent restraints and treatments for paralytic stroke and nervous breakdown.
A first person account describes repeated beatings and forced baths by a woman attendant in an institution. The narrator recounts unconsciousness, heavy washcloths, nail clipping to the quick, and being dragged by inmates during multiple bath episodes. The assault occurs amid yelling and restraint by staff and other inmates.
H H Olson a street department laborer died after a car driven by Rev W J Thompson crashed into a pole while Olson waited for a streetcar at Beacon Ave and Stevens St Tuesday morning. Olson and five children are named in the report. Thompson was released on recognizance.
Denver imposes severe traffic controls after two deaths and seventeen injuries in three days. Authorities respond to reckless driving with new temporary measures to curb incidents in the city.
Alleged bandits Ed Patton and Louis Lazarous were escorted back to Seattle from Kansas City by deputies. They face open charges after a halted plan to steal $75,000 from bank messengers, with $25,000 recovered and $4,000 in cash remaining. Two other leaders, Buddy and Jimmy Ryan, remain at large.
The mayor was notified Tuesday of appointment as a member of the national council of the American Alcohol Education association. The nomination makes him ex officio head of the local branch of the society.
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