31 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
1
Humorous chatter notes Muriel McCormick eyeing a million dollar film deal while British Columbia trims liquor prices tomorrow. A comic riff mocks bobbed hair and domestic curiosities, closing with rambling lines about moonshine and oddities.
Washington reports both the state and war departments dismissed Paris claims that the U.S. army of occupation on the Rhine would be enlarged. No expansion planned, officials said.
The No 4 mine of Canadian Collieries Dunsmuir Ltd in Cumberland Vancouver Island exploded yesterday afternoon. Fifteen men were killed, including three whites and six Japanese and Chinese, with one body still missing. Rescue teams recovered twelve dead on site and two more died en route to hospital.
Wanda won Kettler recounts a trip by 40 orphans and near-orphans from Seattle and Tacoma children’s homes to Paradise Mount Rainier. The group travels by four buses, noting a delayed telegraph letter to their cities, then describes a mountain drive with excitement over Tenas creek and the rough roads before continuing the tale on a later page.
In a northern Michigan saga, a seasoned fighter rich from timber and copper looms over a past riddled with danger. Messages from the dead draw Lt from France closer to Resurrection Rock as Lucas Cullen lurks nearby with a rifle, signaling a tense chapter ahead.
A feature introduces Zoe Beckley’s serial on youth and modern society starring girls challenging traditional respectability. The piece teases a drama about rebellious high school girls, described as restless and outspoken, in the Star on page 11.
Seventeen people were injured when two Hudson and Manhattan electric trains collided in dense fog near Hackensack Meadowlands. Motorman Burke of train 606 was among the most seriously hurt as it rear-ended train 3246. Four injured were taken to Jersey City hospitals. ambulances met them at Summit Avenue station. The trains, all steel and electric powered, were involved in the crash.
Chief W B Severyns announced a city police station rotation every 90 days to ensure all officers are familiar with every district. He also denied claims by federal narcotics agents that Seattle again swarmed with dope addicts after the recent narcotics crusade.
Acting Police Judge Jacob Kalina launched a strict policy against speeders reckless and drunken drivers in Seattle. Three men Elmer Johnson H B Hibler and J W Jones were jailed 30 days each fined 100 and had their licenses canceled. Johnson already faced 30 days and 100 fine on a prior charge and will now serve 60 days and owe 700. The policy followed a city county police conference aiming to curb violations beginning Thursday.
Captain E P Bartlett found guilty of negligence in the wreck of the steamer H F Alexander. A four month suspension blocks Bartlett from commanding any American flag vessel. The federal board, led by Capt William Fisher, will forward the decision to Washington for final action after review of testimony from H F Alexander chief officer Robert Marquart.
William Mero president of the Federated Shops Crafts of Sacramento was shot and killed by a railroad shop strikebreaker in the Southern Pacific shops. H B Debolt a local worker reportedly confessed claiming self defense as witnesses place three men with Mero and the shooting. Debolt says he drew his pistol amid an attack and fired during a struggle.
A British war department launch was attacked by Irish insurgents at Black Rock near Cork. Four Tommies artillerymen and two insurgents were wounded in the assault on the coast.
The Seattle girl known as Bunny Redfield, age seven, preparing to start the fourth grade at St. Edwards school next week, displayed precocious learning from infancy. Daughter of fireman J F Redfield and his wife who runs a confectionery stand at Madrona park, Bunny read early and skipped grades with strong curiosity.
The Senate approved the McCumber soldier bonus bill and sent it to conference to replace tariff policy. The fight over a presidential veto is expected to be decisive with amendments like the McNary land settlement option and Simons provision facing possible removal. The plan offers five bonus options including cash, insurance, or educational and farm aid for World War veterans.
A compact retrospective traces the fates of notable Seattle front page names from past decades. It highlights their public roles, later ventures, and how time reshaped their prominence in the city’s news cycle.
A collage of names in various fates across cities. Ole Hanson sells real estate in Los Angeles while others face arrests, indictments, or senatorial runs. Brahms of public life mix with crime tales and political dreams.
Edgewater New Jersey August 31 Charles Scullion brother of Mia George Cline whose husband shot and killed John Bergen movie actor was taken into custody by police. Prosecutor Hart would hold Scullion on a murder charge in connection with the crime already charged against Cline. He said evidence showed Scullion handed Cline the gun used to shoot Bergen.
Private papers of Sterling Adair, former husband of Evan Burrows Fontaine, recovered in Dallas may clarify the parentage of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Jr. The child’s paternity is part of a million dollar suit against Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, son of Harry Payne Whitney, filed in New York. Papers will be kept by Mrs. Adair and not made public.
Berlin reports from Odessa claim an anti Bolshevik uprising has begun in Southern Ukraine and is moving into the Crimea. Soviet sailors in the Black Sea reportedly join the revolt. An Odessa soviet allegedly renounced soviet rule and urged unity against the communists. Substantial bloodshed is believed to have occurred. Odessa, a Black Sea port near the Bessarabian border, remains a key grain hub and Russian gateway.
Paris reports French troops at Mainz ordered to be ready for invasion of Germany following a deadlock with Britain over a German moratorium. Premier Poincare’s stance against surrender to Germany preceded the crisis as Berlin expects a rejection of the moratorium by the allied reparations commission in Paris.
Chicago August 31 The wild excesses of American girls push red blooded young men to seek dangerous mission fields. Dr Paul Rader says many men seek jobs paying $30 monthly with no expenses to escape flapper standards, reporting 400 applicants to Nyack missionary school in the last year.
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