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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1921
Page
20
Copenhagen reports Carl Numann bet he would eat 26 hard boiled eggs if Caruso died. He ate the eggs after the rumor was confirmed but died an hour later, collapsing soon after.
A city block bounded by Selby and Wetmore avenues and 13th and Mth streets in Everett has been bought to serve as the site for a new modern hospital.
In Brussels on December 2, Count Emanuel de Rets eart died when his overturned motor burned near Bastogne. His two daughters, who stood by helplessly, have now gone insane as a result of the tragedy.
A dispatch from Lannemezan Haute Pyrenees reports that lightning struck a metal comb in the hair of Maria Spalis 16 killing her and her father mother and sister in the same incident at Barcelona on December 2.
College men and women from institutions worldwide gather on the University of Washington campus for Home Coming Week. Men start at 7 p m in the gymnasium and women at 7 45 p m in the University Commons with Washington graduates returning for the event.
Washington December 2 the new revenue law exempts income from Liberty bonds and other government obligations held by corporations from taxation. Senators and experts who framed the measure say the exemption follows the repeal of the excess profits tax effective January 1 1922. Previously the profits tax applied to government bonds held in large quantities by corporations.
Washington December 2 Rumors say Albert D Lasker may resign as shipping board chairman on January 1 The official says it is a lie but the talk persists in Washington and New York as Lasker rumored to seek Senate or other posts with Medill McCormick.
City council finance committee plans to vote on the 1922 salary ordinance for over 5,000 municipal workers. A parallel report by a citizens’ salary revision committee proposes cuts from 5 to 25 dollars monthly, while the current ordinance calls for a ten dollar monthly reduction and a 26 cent daily cut for day laborers. The civil service commission did not endorse or oppose the report and did not declare its views on the subject.
Lawn tennis has recently become a craze among girls and young women in China, signaling growing interest in the sport and potential shifts in social and recreational trends.
A druggist touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a rapid hair darkener. He says millions buy the old Sage Tea Recipe yearly for natural, even darkening that hides gray. After one or two applications gray hair vanishes and hair looks youthful and lustrous.
In London on December 2, Parliament resolved that Dartmouth naval cadets must wear white flannel trousers to save costs. It notes the Inflexible, first battleship costing over 5 million dollars, built in 1881.
Rev. Rufus J. Kirkland and his wife with 13 children left Banbury England for Saskatchewan Canada seeking new opportunity for a large family. He may go to the United States if Canada fails to suit. Briar roots valued at 6,000 tons are exported annually from Corsica for pipe manufacture.
Vienna rioting results in burglaries of hotel rooms with many cans reported stolen. Mrs wife of a U S army colonel and her daughter were robbed of fur clothing while U S flags remained undisturbed.
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