01 Dec 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1922
Page
1
A collage of quirky notes and quotes about thanks, health, amnesia in Seattle, jokes about turkeys and canaries, odd ads, and local gossip. The column includes brief jokes on ashames Mahoney and a football row between mayor and council, with light social humor throughout.
Philadelphia December 1 1899 John Wanamaker 84 merchant remains at home after a serious illness doctors report the prominent business figure is improving slowly authorities say his condition is serious but stable as he receives care at his residence.
The acting governor may issue an ultimatum to Kuykendall to hold hearings on city utilities before December 15 or resign, amid speculation over political maneuvering for 1974. Supporters see it as a potential rebuke to Hart aligned interests, while others doubt Coyle will act.
Richard Holbrook a 20 year old University of Washington student remained in critical condition at Seattle General hospital after being shot by Patrolman J H Kariberg Tuesday morning during a prank in the University district Doctors led by Dr Don Palmer described a punctured lung and a bullet still in the wound warning that speaking could trigger fatal hemorrhage though a recovery chance exists if infection is prevented
Calumet Michigan December 1. A Canadian steamship Maplehurst broke up a mile west of Portage Lake canal during a storm. Seven men died including Captain Nelson Bernard. Nine crewmen were saved.
Seven persons were severely injured in Tacoma when two street cars collided in a heavy fog early today.
Patrolman John H. Stevens, shot in the right lung by two motorcycle bandits who robbed a Cadillac limo from Rainier Taxi, remained alive with an even chance for recovery at Providence hospital. His wife Maud Stevens kept vigil as detectives hunted the assailants through the night.
Oakland police hold James Cole and Frank Beale in connection with the murder of J. F. McCarthy, a member of the police department, found shot to death behind a soft drink parlor yesterday. No motive yet established.
A small tract of ground close to town is described as exactly what someone has been seeking. The piece is presented as an ideal spot for a purchaser to claim.
Property listing offers a large ground tract about 60 by 200 feet labeled extra fine garden land between the Denny-Fuhrman Addition and the Interlaken district, one block from paved road. Price stated as 425. See classified section for seller details.
United Press reports dawn found Mexico City scarred by a night of violence. Estimates of dead ranged from 12 to 30 as workers, motorists, and others fought soldiers guarding the palace and water supplies failed, with mobs looting and firing from street to street.
Public discussions released Friday show two memos on fare reductions. D W Henderson urged a five-cent cash fare with six and a quarter cent transfer, while Geo F Russell estimated a net monthly loss near 199,477 dollars under a five-cent fare and bond payments, assuming no revenue rise. He predicted traffic would rise about 13 percent if a five-cent fare were adopted.
Dr J R LaMarche reports two robberies within 16 minutes on Thursday night. The first bandit used a pistol to seize $60 and two silver dollars near BE Pike. A second thief halted him at 16th Ave and John St for a repeat theft, totaling a few more dollars, while the first suspect boasted a successful second entry.
Mayor Brown asks the board of public works to take charge of the streets and sewers department and appoint a superintendent pending council confirmation. He cites a conflict with Col. George M. Rice’s election and backs moving garbage under streets and sewers and motorizing the service. Councilman Tindall notes legal entitlement to act immediately. Mrs Landes declines to comment.
Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas announced that no action will be taken against Dolly Johnson based on her alleged confession that she killed Mrs. Kate Mahoney. He said James B. Mahoney premeditated the murder and was present, and that Johnson faces only forgery charges with a five to twenty year sentence already imposed.
James E. Mahoney was hanged at 7:02 am in the state pen at Walla Walla for the murder of his wife. He faced the scaffold with stoic calm, spoke briefly with prison chaplain Father Buckley, received last rites, and requested candy and a Seattle newspaper before his death. The body was prepared for burial in Snohomish beside his father.
Warden Thomas Pace says Mahoney confessed before execution though he did not see the document. Mahoney’s attorney Lee Johnston denies confirming or denying the confession and hints at possible formal statement to clarify the matter.
A Pacific Electric train struck an auto near Pomona California killing Laura Laurence and injuring three others in the party. Laura’s sister Mrs Roy Croxen was reported near death while Neil Laurence, 19, suffered serious bruises and additional injuries were sustained by two other occupants.
In Senté a ramshackle frame at 345 Cedar Street the second execution occurred soon after the first. Mrs. Manoney and her daughter, Dolores, faced dawn as they waited with a phone tolling in the quiet house. The old woman gasped my God Jim-Jim and urged her daughter not to answer immediately.
Margaret James Mahoney recounts how a girl led her uncle to confess and seek priestly help after a wife murder accusation. She says a Catholic conversion comforted him and that Father called to confirm the change. The narrative centers on faith shaping a troubled fate and the family’s role.
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