21 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1921
Page
1
A collage of humorous quips and town chatter references a Christmas week, local figures, and social satire. Highlights include Mayor Caldwell receiving a Peruvian medal, reflections on unemployment, and whimsical asides about trains, streets, and culture.
Dormie the Airedale faces a jury trial for cat killings in San Francisco. The case centers on Sunbeam and 13 other felines with the dog’s owner facing possible liability under a city law that can sentence the dog to death. The trial before Judge Lile T. Jacks draws public interest as a possible first of its kind.
President Harding faces a split with Hughes over the four power Pacific treaty. Senators push reservations to avoid obligating the United States to defend Japan while urging the pact be clarified and ratified. The Star urges a decisive, permanent settlement of Pacific Coast defense concerns to ensure lasting peace.
A Polish police briefing reports Lindenfeld, former spy and journalist, as naming six accomplices in the Wall Street bombing case. He asserts detailed knowledge of preparations and manufacture, though authorities say he has admitted lying and a full corroboration remains under examination.
A reader cites a line about every $30 spent by Americans creating a market for domestic goods equal to all foreign trade, referencing the editorial on the page today. The quote highlights self-reliant economic messaging in the piece.
Dr Adolph Lorenz famed orthopedic surgeon regrets that his New York work keeps him from visiting Seattle. In a letter to Mayor Caldwell he expressed gratitude for the invitation and pledged to redouble his efforts for suffering humanity. Mayor Caldwell and The Star extended the invitation.
City council offices were flooded with letters from businessmen and taxpayers applauding the defeat of a proposed 5-cent bus fare ordinance. The action marks a decisive win for local taxpayers and business interests amid the council debate.
D. W. Henderson reports November streetcar riders rose by 6,670 daily compared with September signaling stronger industrial activity in the South End. Total pay passengers topped 6.2 million for November with revenue of $514,248.
Cornelius Coff fired on three women in a rooming house in Philadelphia. He killed Mrs Minnie Warrington and Mrs Mella Drake, wounded Mrs Agnes Borrell who may die, and then fatally shot himself. The incident occurred today.
A domestic scene unfolds on page 9 of The Star as Cattle and his wife trade concerns over careless habits. The piece notes burnt matches and ashes from a pipe and a dish washing apron worn around the neck.
Government troops pursue the bandits who seized Madame Sun Yat Sen, wife of the South China president. Dispatches say the captors head toward Kwei Lin in Kwangsi Province, about 235 miles northwest of Canton.
Revenue men traced a tanker to a hidden cache of 27,500 gallons of 190 proof alcohol stored in 38 oil drums. A raid revealed the contraband as agents followed the telltale odor and scent of alcohol.
Miss Mil dred Kelly, an employee of the state bank of Tuka, armed with a rifle, kept watch overnight to prevent a bandit escape seven miles from Flora, Newfoundland. The bank had been robbed of $15,000 yesterday and bloodhounds were to be used in the forest today.
SAN PEDRO December 21 The California the new superdreadnought is today the flagship of the Pacific fleet after the flag of Admiral FE W Eberle commander in chief was transferred from the New Mexico on Tuesday
Excerpt teases a tense scene from The Shoe Trail with a man striking matches in darkness. He fights fear and cold in a snowbound forest, crying out as he becomes forest blind. The story will appear soon in Theyr.
In Washington, testimony described brutality in the army and a soldier killed by a corporal at Camp Wheeler Georgia in 1918. Marion Wallis of Athens, Georgia, testified Halley of Tampa was tortured and shot after being deemed too sick to work. Clifford was court-martialed then acquitted and promoted.
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