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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1922
Page
7
A customer reported discovering an advertised low price but could not be fitted. The clerk did not push a higher priced alternative and apologized for the disappointment, earning high praise from Chief Seattle for fair treatment.
A letter urges municipal tennis court fans to observe small courtesies and etiquette at all times, urging players and spectators to maintain courtesy during matches and public use of the courts.
A note commends Beattie's renowned food after the Duke leaves the area. Chief Seattle expresses gratitude for the compliment and notes the two weeks of stay due to the quality. The message invites spreading the favorable report of Beattie’s culinary offerings.
A collection of mock letters from Chief Seattle and readers criticizing traffic enforcement in Seattle. Topics touch on speed limits, pedestrian safety, city ordinances, and political promises. The notes lampoon officials and campaign rhetoric while addressing urban transit concerns.
Thousands of University of Washington and Broadway High alumni back Phebe McClevery in the Republican primary for auditor on September 12. The candidate, also known as Phebe Pierce, runs under a name not on file, with supporters recalling her as a former schoolmate and war veteran family figure. McClevery pledges to appoint capable workers only, opposing patronage and promising to stop job promises to secure votes.
In Portland a love triangle ends tragically as Nick Doltes is jailed for murder after a confrontation in a lodging house. Mrs Gramatti, wife of the murdered George Gramatti, explains the sequence of events and her past with both men, describing the breakup, flight, and subsequent fatal shooting.
Lawrence M. Washington reports that Aug Estorta pressing Henry Ford to present his Muscle Shoals bid. Backers warn Ford's acceptance by Congress could derail his political ambitions. Leasing the government tract sparks moral eligibility questions and House tensions rise as farmers protest administration delays.
Amundsen is at Wainwright 100 miles southwest of Point Barrow and is believed to prepare an airplane flight over the North Pole. He moved from the Maud to the schooner Holmes last month and may have joined the coast guard cutter Bear.
Lake Boulevard was formally dedicated Saturday afternoon with state county and city officials participating. The 55 mile scenic circuit of Lake Washington is now complete except for a detour on the Lake Forest road where a new pavement stretch is being laid.
F J Bearden of 1448 W 64th St Seattle asks for help locating his brother H S Bearden a longshoreman who worked in Seattle from 1915 to 1920 and disappeared in an unspecified year.
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