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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1921
Page
6
Albert Apple Chicago reports 1921 grain exports from American farms up 60 percent in bushels from 1920, while revenue lags by about 10 percent. Wheat corn and oats totaled 401,655,506 bushels in ten months, with cotton exports reaching 5,156,?85 bales by November and meat products down except for hams shoulders and lard gains.
Merchants arriving from Ukraine confirm pogroms in Southern Russia. In villages around Odeam many Jews have been tortured and murdered. California consolidates commissions into a department of labor and industrial relations.
Secretary of Labor Davis told United Press that eliminating child labor could open about 1.5 million jobs for adults, easing unemployment. He appealed to employers nationwide to replace working children with adults, prioritizing those with dependents, as the country faces a labor downturn.
In Indianapolis on December 26 seven Logansport men including City Judge James West were found guilty in federal court of violating prohibition laws. West received two years in Leavenworth prison, the heaviest sentence. patrolman Donald Richardson drew one year and one day. Prosecutors said West protected bootleggers for about 15 dollars weekly.
Dr. Charles W. Berry once New York adjutant general and brigadier general in the 27th division faced Miss Mabel Knaack a stenographer in court this week alleging she sent 48 letters. Three were entered as evidence. Knaack claimed Berry pursued her but lost interest and was paroled after agreeing not to write again.
Melbourne reports show Australian business emerging from the reconstruction period into prosperity across manufacturing sectors. A local merchant commits 1 million dollars to a new building project signaling renewed confidence and investment.
In Dublin on December 26, John Frayer, sought by detectives for fraud, pretended to search for a collar button and then seized a razor to cut his throat as officers prepared to take him into custody.
The Pacific coast of fers a strong Moore Theatre program this week headlined by an athletic tumbling act and Sallie Fisher in Choir Rehearsal. Pred Lindsay using a stock whip, Mins Peart Franklin and others perform dance and music acts, with reveals like Follies of 1776 and Chasing the Blues. The three Ginsberes add a burlesque touch, while Aesop’s Fairies and Pathé News close the bill.
The Beggar's Opera revival at the Metropolitan Theatre dazzled with period wit and elegant staging. Nellie Dainty Polly Peachum and MacHeath portrayed by strong cast with superb costumes and setting by Lovat Fraser. The show praised for its humor, music, and urbane style, urged Seattle audiences to see this high finished theatrical work.
Flo Ziegfeld announces retirement from the show producing business and plans to close his interests by 1924. The decision comes amid a strike at the Follies and follows George M. Cohan's recent retirement. Powers, manager of the Colonial, reports Ziegfeld's remarks about possibly buying a baseball club or promoting a professional football circuit.
Uncle Bam offers 13 navy vessels for junk at a total 85 189 tons including three battleships three cruisers four monitors one destroyer and two auxiliaries. Ships include Maine and Brooklyn amid early 20th century battleship design. arms to be removed for peaceful industry use. Second lot of 15 vessels expected soon.
London on December 24 Mrs Gwyneth Thompson has died at 22 after an eight year battle to be admitted as a solicitor. She was barred by the Law Society.
fwies experts aim to extract corar from a weed plant that grows abundantly in Paraguay. The effort focuses on harvesting corar for potential industrial or medicinal applications.
A short fragment notes items slated for disposal with unclear details and minimal context. The readable portion mentions scrap and cost implications without clear names, dates, or locations.
Captain Fred Kornick, mariner, to be brought back this week after arrest on Portland Sunday. Kornick escaped from Deputy Marshal Neil Boyle using a ruse with worthless paper for a $3,500 defense envelope. He faces a federal indictment for forging $400 in army checks. he escaped two weeks ago.
Chile ready to accept Peruvian proposal that delegates be sent to Washington to discuss Tacna Arica settlement. Delegates would arrange a probationary pact, with Chile expected to send a note of acceptance after a senate session. Possible joint foreign minister talks in Washington.
Ancient geometry traces to Babylon and Egypt around 2000 B.C. The earliest surviving tablets show geometric concepts used in land measurement and construction. These fragments indicate early math practices shaping later Greek geometry.
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