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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1922
Page
7
A collage of light gossip and social notes from Seattle includes fashion trends paralleled with 300 year old Paris styles, a joke on a giant German loan, and Society items. Poems praise city charm while anecdotes touch on Ford fines, prohibition humor, and Mrs. Clara Phillips’ hairpin remark.
The letter daydreams of Stone and Webster not opposing five cent car fares if bond payments continue. A playful jab about milk delivery ads, conductor pins, and streetcar woes follows. The note ends with a warning about electric heaters and the frozen commute.
Mrs. C S Hall told Seattle's license committee that unmonitored district views demoralize police after recalling an intoxicated patrolman unable to reach a midnight report. The discussion centered on Henry Landes’ dance hall ordinance and a 10 day site notice to allow objectors before licenses.
Olga Farley stood before a superior court jury to answer for the death of Wesley J. Howarth after an alleged hotel room shooting on May 2. Howarth died in Providence Hospital the next day after two dying statements accusing Farley of shooting and naming Hilda Firdell as a target. Farley's mother cried her daughter's innocence in court.
Canadian Pacific train No. 4 struck a broken rail at 6 oclock this morning near Palliser BC. The engine was derailed along with mail baggage and colonist cars. Fireman J A Field was instantly killed and engine driver W Melville died three hours later. No passengers were injured. Traffic will be resumed this evening.
A Seattle grand jury summoned Mayor Brown to testify on alleged vice, bootlegging, gambling, and police corruption. Police Lt. Olmstead followed with a list of police boxes used for hourly reports. Witnesses including Rev. Hawkins and Rev. Chatterton testified amid expectations no indictment will arise. Prince George to undergo immediate appendectomy in London.
A popular chapter titled The Sky Line of Spruce attracts readers during winter nights, promising engaging storytelling and companionship. The feature notes the chapter appears on page 11 and invites curious audiences to explore its events and atmosphere.
Seven masked gunmen halted a mint to bank transfer in Denver. Charles Linton, a 60 year old federal reserve guard, was wounded as bandits stole $200,000 in currency. Mint workers fired from windows. bullets shattered doors and windows. The robbers fled in a closed car and then transferred the money to their getaway vehicle.
Dispute between two Jewish factions at Bikur Cholom synagogue over issuing permits to import 1000 gallons of sacramental wine. A restraining order request against county auditor D. F. Ferguson was filed in King County Superior Court by Allen & Griffiths for 16 members, alleging misuse and potential profit in handling the wine. Ferguson says the dry faction acted late and seeks to keep the matter from discrediting the auditor's office. Further litigation looms.
Wallace Reid, the film idol, showing a little improvement at a Hollywood sanitarium. Doctors say his present illness is not tied to narcotics or liquor use and his wife Dorothy Davenport claims he has won his fight against drugs. The situation remains uncertain due to a possible influenza complication.
Bandits raided the Denver mint transferring bundles of freshly minted currency to their car after a gun battle with guards. Police planned a city-wide manhunt as Secret Service agents were assigned to probe the federal reserve currency heist.
The appropriations committee reported to the house a supply bill with increased road building funds totaling $32,800,000 for new work. The current year allocation stands at $10,000,000 while next year is projected at $42,000,000.
Dr Nehemiah Boynton of New York declared in Chicago that forty percent of the world’s gold is in American banks and that one third of the world’s diamonds are worn by American women. He had just completed a long cross country trip and urged a tighter grip on religion.
A gale from the North Pacific reaches Vancouver Island with 36 mile winds and falling barometer. North Pacific ports display storm signals at 7 10 am. Seattle forecasts rain and cold later Monday night into Tuesday with icy streets and winter accidents. Police urge property owners to clear ice on sidewalks.
John H. Porter, 48, a wealthy Denver broker, was found dead with a bullet wound to the head on a desolate road about 35 miles south of Denver yesterday. Friends believe he killed himself in a despondent mood due to ill health.
Report from Constantinople cites at least 25 dead or missing after a bridge disaster involving refugees aboard a French vessel. Commander Edwards aided by Bainbridge saved 482 during a fiery explosion. many leapt to the Bainbridge deck, some killed or injured. Separate note from Sault Ste. Marie describes the Reliance lifeboats found capsized near Lake Superior with missing men, survivors recounting a brutal, icy trek to safety via Batchawana Bay and Agawa Central station.
Muriel Stark three months old was instantly killed in Vancouver when fragments from an exploding iron water jacket of a kitchen range ripped through the home. The accident underscores the danger of faulty appliances in cold weather.
Charlies Miller a 38 year old four time offender in burglary forgery and grand larceny was arrested on the 10th floor of the New Washington hotel by detectives Waechter and Christensen. He operated under aliases looting Seattle apartments and wealthy visitors, with thousands in cash and jewels recovered. Miller confessed no clear alibi and was taken to city jail as charges were prepared by the county district attorney.
About half an hour traffic was blocked in Morrison as motorists saw a scuffle erupt over a car’s tire. State police intervened to restore order.
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