05 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1921
Page
1
A scan of a 1920s Seattle page notes parking rules restricting certain streets to one hour. The column weaves in jokes and social quips about public life, travel, industry terms, and humorous vignettes from the era. It captures local transit chatter amid assorted light commentary.
MARSEILLES December 1909 A band of motor bandits operating across southern France is declared to have more than 200 members. The group includes many women who act as decoys while others draw motorists into ambushes. Several motorists have been shot while resisting the gang.
Zion City leader Wilbur Glenn Voliva has grown his fortune from 3 cents to 6 million dollars in a decade and turned down a 100000 dollar-a-year sales post. He cites his religious discipline and business savvy as the engine of Zion City’s prosperity with 23 industries and a debt-free, revenue-rich municipal treasury.
Florence Alabama December 5 Secretary of War Weeks will receive a report from Henry Ford and Thomas A Edison within ten days stating the Wilson dam proper key to the Mussel Shoals power and nitrate project can be completed and put in operation for not more than 28 million dollars
Chicago December fifth Ruth the home run king was fined his world series share of 3516.26 and suspended until May 20 1922 for playing exhibition baseball after the world series. Bill Piercy and Bob Meusel were fined their shares and suspended until May 26 1922 for joining Ruth on the barnstorming trip.
Bernard T. Hunt a telephone operator at police headquarters was exonerated after a coroner's jury ruled Rudolph Voelker died from an accidental discharge of Hunt's gun while the weapon was being examined. Voelker, a waiter and friend of Hunt, died early Saturday morning.
BERIAN December 5 Kaiser Wilhelm II plans to wed the widow of a high Dantzig officer killed in the war. A newspaper declared the information reliably informed today.
San Francisco District Attorney Brady asks the grand jury to probe an alleged intimidation attempt against Mrs. Helen M. Hubbard, whose stance helped cause a deadlock in the Arbuckle case. The probe targets Gua Oliva and G. J. Irwin for approaching her husband T. W. Hubbard to sway the jury, with further claims of police contact and mail secrecy.
A. Anderson, 55, was struck by a car on Rainier Ave at noon and died later at City Hospital with a fractured skull and multiple broken ribs. The driver, B. Burghduff, surrendered to police after motorcycle patrolman Frank Gladwin reported the incident. Witnesses cited Anderson’s confusion as the cause. address and family remain unknown to police.
Seattle and Rainier Valley car line workers may strike over a proposed 15 percent wage cut. A secret Sunday session formed a committee to negotiate with company officials to resolve the differences without a walkout.
Nance ONeil, star of The Passion Flower at the Metropolitan this week, reflects on fame, a full life, and independence. She recalls starting in short skirts, seeking world experience, and finding pleasure in acting, books, and feminine style.
The Seattle mayor and The Star urge Dr Adolf Lorenz the Vienna physician to visit Seattle. They tout the Northwest’s only orthopedic hospital and the potential benefit to hundreds of children with twisted limbs. Dr Lorenz is in New York en route to Chicago with plans to visit the West.
President Harding urged world powers to reach arms limits or face United States spending more than 800 million dollars on the army and navy for the year ending June 30, 1925, while proposing 86 million for the naval program and 30 million for ongoing costs.
Budget Director Dawes forwards 1923 Pacific coast recommendations to Congress. Proposals include Sand Point tract for naval aviation base, 700000 for Bremerton yard extension, 100000 for a Puget Sound ammunition depot, with San Diego and Mare Island projects and land donations for submarine base sites.
Washington dispatch reports that during the arms conference coverage American and Japanese correspondents saluted each other with O-hio and O-hio, noting that in Japanese the phrase means good morning. The exchange highlights cultural courtesy as the event unfolds in December.
Representative Hill, a Maryland Republican, introduced a bill in the House to allow each of the 435 congressional districts to vote next fall on beer and light wines. If approved, districts favoring beer and light wines could manufacture and use them in homes, bonafide hotels, and clubs under the local option principle.
The helium-filled naval balloon C-7 arrived over Washington at 10 12 today after a successful flight from Hampton Roads. Military and naval advisers for the arms conference are likely to ride in it today or tomorrow.
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