27 Dec 1919
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
1
The narrator laments loss of simple home-made pies and rural comforts as modern life decays. He contrasts wholesome mornings with factory-made foods, recalls bustling village scenes, and laments harsher city realities, including dope cases and grim morgue visits, reflecting on a changed era and elegiac funeral rites.
Three passengers rode in the automobile where J Stanley Brown was found shot on a lonely road near Mount Clemens Michigan. Authorities, citing a farmer’s testimony, confirmed Brown was last seen just before midnight Tuesday with a boy and a girl in the rear seat. Fostered by the case, Lloyd Prevost was released for lack of evidence while Mrs Leona Bennett, a Detroit divorcee, remained a witness in Mount Clemens custody about why Brown did not meet another woman in Detroit.
Thieves used an iron rod to smash a front window at Gimmil'n Nifty Boot shop 403 Therdare, stealing two pairs of fancy shoes early Saturday morning. Motorcycle Officer W. Dench investigated and recovered the iron rod, returning to the station.
The speaker recalls a past scene where cemeteries were well tended and every grave had its stone, contrasting with crowded living that breeds neglect and hardship. The text warns that crowding leads people to struggle to survive, becoming like vermin in a crowded chicken house in winter.
The known police character Cannonball Richards is back in the county jail after deputy sheriffs arrested him in Auburn Friday. He allegedly posed as a deaf mute while using a petition listing donors and amounts to raise money for a popcorn wagon. His brother Fred was found in the same cell. Richards, a narcotics user, faces burglary charges after a prior escape incident at the Central building.
In Montesano Washington twelve to eleven defendants face murder related charges from the Centralia armistice day outrage. Arraignment deferred until Superior Judge Wilson arrives from Olympia to preside with defense attorneys George W. Van derveer and Ralph Pierce. In Tacoma twenty five W W charged with criminal syndicalism fail to force specifics. two trials planned January twenty two with groups of defendants separated by counsel.
A child matching the missing Filly Dancey profile was found in Collinsville Oklahoma. Edward White father of the accused killer handed his son’s attorney a police letter about surveillance of a man and woman with a boy answering the description. Chief Auton of Collinsville says the child claimed to be Dansey and named pets from dispatches. no arrests yet.
City officials outlined plans to contest Seattle Lighting Co proposed gas rate hikes filed with the state public service commission. If adopted, charges would rise 20 to 26 percent for consumers, with a schedule showing higher per M usage and small bill discounts for prompt payment.
Oscar Hully Emil Holm and Singah Singh faced Judge Gordon after a Stellar altercation at the People's cafe on lower Second Ave. Oscar received a $20 fine and will work it off at $3 per day while Emils black eye and Singahs intervention mark the fracas.
Four hundred ex servicemen who had been idle in search of jobs found positions through The Star campaign. Col William Inglis of the Veterans Welfare Commission reported many permanent openings and quick assignments after Christmas. He said street department work began with ten hires and further jobs are expected as new work opens after New Year.
Jennie Livingstone alias Jennie Brown faces a murder charge after police say she confessed to shooting John Carlson at 617 Weller Street Christmas Eve. State witnesses include Alex Engstrom who said he saw the act, with City Detective Ballard and Lieut. Kent named in the witness list. Carlson died from a right temple wound.
Warren D. Lane, president of the city council, filed his declaration of candidacy Saturday noon to seek another three year term. Other council members filing include A. T. Drake, John B. Carroll, Robert B. Hesketh and Oliver T. Erickson. Opponents listed are Maj. Carl Reeves, Georgine D. Worley and William M. Tomlinson.
A lawyer meets a fool who has money, then the fool encounters the lawyer again with his money. The anecdote highlights a cautionary tale about wit and wealth in a timeless exchange.
Raymond Anderson a 9 year old boy, son of Capt. and Mrs A W Anderson of 2212 West 60th Street, died at Seattle General Hospital from sleeping sickness. Doctors Bridenstine and Sharples confirmed the diagnosis after the child grew drowsy a week ago and slipped into unconsciousness. No poison traces were found. controversy arose over a previous novocaine tooth extraction. Captain Anderson, a Sound tug boat captain, lives in Ballard. In Rome a committee prepared to greet Gabriele d Annunzio with promises from the Trieste correspondent of Giornale d Italia stating he would deliver Fiume to Major Randoccio.
Lincoln Nebraska reports the Women’s Club, swollen to about two thousand members, restarts a boycott to push egg prices down to 65 cents per dozen. After brief levies at 55 cents, organizers say the effort resumes today until fresh eggs meet their fair price. Mrs. N B Hildreth leads the committee promising steady, summer-long action.
A nationwide probe tracks wood alcohol poisonings linked to illicit liquor. At least 126 dead and 148 blinded or seriously ill as four New England cities report sharp rises, with New York and Hartford among hardest hit. Officials warn the public and consider stricter laws as Chicopee Holyoke and Springfield tally dozens more fatalities.
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