24 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1921
Page
1
A patriotic religious verse recalling the Star of Bethlehem and the call it represents. The poem evokes faith and love through sacred imagery of angels and the manger, linking the heavenly light to enduring devotion.
A collage of holiday musings and humor, stray jokes, and stray notes. The text references Santa Claus disbelief and a Texas family with four babies in a year, plus literary asides and social chatter. It closes with a tease about a page turn and a note on Seattle’s streetcar system.
Huey, who ran a small grocery and lived upstairs, escaped briefly but was overcome by smoke when a heater stove ignited wallpaper. Rescued by Arthur Amundson, he was taken to neighbors' home in critical condition as fire destroyed the structure. Loss estimated at 4500 dollars, partially insured.
Paul Lovegreen, son of High Point MINI owner John Lovegreen, drowned after breaking through thin ice on Lake Tradition near High Point Friday night. After an all night search, his body was recovered Saturday and taken to Iesquah.
Police searched Saturday for BE. B. Adkin of 140 W. 5th who vanished Friday under suspicious circumstances. Mrs. Adkin said he left to buy steamship tickets to Los Angeles and carried a large amount of cash. authorities believe he was robbed or assaulted by unknown assailants.
The Atlantic and Pacific fleets joint maneuvers in the Pacific, planned for early next year, are likely to be canceled this year as a cost saving measure. Indications came from the navy department.
Five hundred unemployed West London men planned Christmas looting in stores while 2000 East End workers aimed to raid from Strand westward. Police mobilized 100 mounted men along routes, warnings sent to storekeepers, and crowds gathered in Hyde Park without demonstrations. Royal family to spend Christmas at York Cottage Sandringham.
State troops arrived in Newport and Covington to restore order amid a steel strike. Four companies of guardsmen were dispatched after Gov. Morrow ordered entrainment, citing ten days of lawlessness and ongoing clashes between strikers and strikebreakers.
Sacramento reports the University of California may charge entrance fees for students, per an Attorney General A. S. Webb opinion delivered to the state board of control.
An unexpected shift in the senate over campaign spending threatens Senator Truman Newberry’s seat. Six Republican lawmakers, including Capper and Kellogg, threaten to join forces with Newberry critics unless he defends his campaign funds and endorses scrutiny of his race against Henry Ford.
Tokyo reports Japan rejects the view that the quad alliance binds signatories to defend Japan proper or protect its island possessions. The United Press quotes high authority stating no burden on nations is necessary to preserve Japan proper's territorial integrity.
Paris December 24 facing a general political attack Premier Briand was pressed by opponents led by former cabinet member Dr. Klotz to debate reparations before the Canines conference. Briand refused a postponement and demanded a vote of confidence amid criticism of the Industrial Bank of China failure.
Police raided a parochial hall at Toll cross near Glasgow capturing 13 Sinn Feiners and seizing numerous rifles bombs and other munitions in a coordinated action on December 24.
In Portland a jury will decide the fate of C. Y. Crumley head of a Portland Tacoma business college charged with criminal assault on Mies Addie S. Ritter of Tacoma. The state finished testimony by noon yesterday and the defense closed at 4:30. KAVERETT. Liquor charges filed against Worrest West, brother of Sheriff W W West.
A festive note from Santa Claus announces his yearly North Pole departure in an 8 reindeer sleigh and a hoped Seattle arrival around 1 PM. He promises gifts including kiddie bars trains dolls wireless sets and games if children are well and asks apartment dwellers to leave a window open for his entry.
A narrator entertains James and Clare with a playful tale about Santa Claus’s helpers. He explains how Santa once worked alone, then gained deputies Kris Kringle and Father Christmas, followed by potential junior Santa Clauses as families grew, to keep up with holiday duties. The session ends as the children head to bed.
A cyclone that virtually wiped out Clarksdale Arkansas killed nine people eight black residents and one white man. The death toll was reported in a dispatch received today.
Virginia’s horse plunges into dangerous water as Bill watches the mare struggle and Virginia cling to the saddle. The near-tragic moment ends with Bill leaping to assist, foreshadowing further peril in The Snowshoe Trail coming to The Star.
Seattle Star invites readers to submit theories on the Hochbrunn murder, noting Captain Tennant and others seek the killer. The editorial urges public participation to help solve the case and mentions a female murder victim.
Registration at the Del Maro hotel in Portland and later disappearance fuel a police probe. Capt. Leo Harms reports Clara Skarin, alias Betty Winburg or Winborn, may be linked to the Hochbrunn murder as investigators consider she was misled by a killer posing as her guardian.
Washington reports say 24 political prisoners including Debs received federal commutations with orders issued morning. Attorney General Daugherty and pardon attorney James Finch cited confusion over timing’s effect while a White House conference weighed releasing Debs before Christmas.
Everett citizens report two bandits robbed a man Friday night at 24th Ave NW and 67th St. They fled, boarded an interurban to Seattle, and detectives met the train but the suspects escaped five minutes after arriving at Seattle station. Victim J. B. Stimson, 7501 1st Ave NW, said they demanded 45 dollars while threatening harm if he reported the crime.
In Cairo suburb today rioters attacked the Government House as troops were rushed to restore order. News details indicate rising unrest amid clashes and security measures in the city.
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