25 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1922
Page
1
The Star announces a plain chronicle of United States Senator Miles Poindexter as he seeks reelection. A civic minded, nonpartisan look will recount his achievements and errors, presenting a human tale to inform voters. It starts next Monday in the Star.
A jumble of quirky notes and names fills a column with chatter about politicians, a land sale mention, a baby named Ford, a line about a bigamist, and scattered anecdotes. The piece speaks in a breezy, gossiping tone with fragments on crime, film, and local life.
A Vienna court heard Frau Gratchen Immelmann say I loved her so I killed her when arraigned for murdering her 18 year old daughter. Once wealthy, she faced destitution and insanity observation after smothering her child to avoid labor. In Seattle a mother sued to block her daughter's marriage, claiming insanity. Nearby at Woodland Park a Numidian lioness killed her cub to protect it from crowds, a keeper said.
The Burlington Route and Seattle Star invite amateurs and professionals to submit ten photographs illustrating Seattle and its region. Ten categories range from city vistas to waterfronts, downtown, industrial sites, historic landmarks, and local life with three judges awarding $50, $30, and $20 prizes.
Senator Edge proposes a Borah coal commission amendment declaring a national emergency and granting the president broad authority to operate and control coal mines, as the bill remains under Senate discussion. The measure emphasizes federal operation and strategic control over mining resources.
Berlin reports that John Bradbury and M Mauclere of the Allied Reparations Commission left for Paris with Germany's moratorium plan. Talks with Chancellor Wirth adjourned after the plan for direct German industrial treaties with France and Belgium to guarantee reparations payments. Rumors circulated that France planned to march in the Ruhr under General Neasel.
A new campaign to win the release ofTom Mooney and Warren Billings, held in a California prison for alleged involvement in the San Francisco bombings, opened in Chicago today led by Leonard Craig of the Tom Mooney moulders' defense committee.
Press dispatches from Vienna quoted in London warn Austria that a union with Germany or joining the little entente would trigger war. Czecho Slovakia, Germany, Yugoslavia and Romania reportedly received similar warnings.
A Thursday night conference among Judge Austin Griffiths Mrs Frances Axtell and George B Lamping failed to unify their three way bid against Senator Miles Poindexter The report blamed Griffiths for blocking a union which he denied and all three left open the possibility of future talks to unify the opposition.
Four South Dakota penitentiary escapees are surrounded near Quinn and Phillips 8D by state officers and a posse after a dawn gun battle at Murdo 8D. A deputy sheriff the estate's attorney and another man were shot. An airplane is aiding the chase, with the bandits seen stopping at Kadoka to fix their car at 6 30 a.m.
The Ku Klux Klan faces a jury as 25 suspected members go to trial in Los Angeles. Defense attorney P B D Orr argues for vindication of the invisible empire while defendants accused of an illegal raid in Inglewood on April 22 await rebuttal and final instructions from the court.
Police vow a war on speeders after a reckless driver crushed two people to death in Ballard as they boarded a streetcar, injuring others including Roberta Taylor Selen Bennett and Burrell Littlefield. Mayor Brown proposes added motorcycle officers and lowering speed limits. An inquest into the Watson boy’s death is set for Friday.
Seattle's Mayor Brown proposes a citywide auto speed limit similar to New York, enforcing driving only at speeds safe for conditions. He cites recent traffic deaths and says any speed under 20 mph is not an excuse for accidents, insisting all motorists be held to accountability.
Three under twenty were jailed today in Tacoma over a downtown shooting of Frank B. Kelly. Kelly, shot in the hip when he refused to raise his hands, was operated on at the county hospital and is expected to recover.
Miss Ella Erlingson of 2812 West 60th Street wed Stanley Sutcliffe Thursday night at Ballard Presbyterian Church in Chicago. Rotary club convention for 1928 to be held in St Louis, reports indicate.
On a voyage from San Francisco to Seattle the revolver attack forced crew to subdue Paul Stoness a 31 year old mechanic of San Francisco. He was arrested in Seattle after the ship reached port and faces charges as witnesses prepare to prosecute.
A passenger train from St. Paul to Seattle derailed with the engine overturning. Engineer E. Jones and fireman F. J. Arnold were injured fatally, while other crew members suffered shaking. No passengers hurt, wrecking crews rushed to the scene, traffic diverted to the Milwaukee line.
Captain E. P. Bartlett of the Admiral line steamship H. F. Alexander defends himself at a U S Steamship Inspectors inquiry into the Cake Rock wreck of August 7. The trial, spanning a day and a half, closed with a decision anticipated early next week. Bartlett's defense cited a defective compass as the sole cause, with expert Robert C. Kauffman testifying to sticking readings and wear on the compass needle. Bartlett testified he steered 15 degrees westward at 12 05 am when 20 fathoms of water remained, then altered course by seven more degrees.
The Tacoma Railway and Power Company reports street car pass riders average 3.58 cents per ride based on 8,400 passes sold and 233,290 rides in a week. Weekly transferable passes sell for one dollar with unrestricted riding.
Seven known dead and four injured after a collision between two Illinois Central freight trains near Daniel Boone, Nortonville, Ky. The deceased include Conductor J. O. Bever, 36, Paducah, Ky, and brakemen Joe Sherill and Albert Carr, both of Paducah. Four bodies were unidentified.
Government sources told President Harding's cabinet that railroads are moving less than 60 percent of normal freight. Officials said even priority freight with right of way is not fully moved, undermining the coal settlement benefits during the ongoing rail strike.
The Union Pacific railroad announced orders for 80 locomotives at a cost of 5.5 million dollars. Fifty five of the engines will be of a heavy model designed by the Union Pacific engineering staff and are described as highly powerful.
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