29 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
1
A collage of seaside and city musings blends holiday humor about tickets and gifts with city life jests. Readers get cartoons of batik fashion, jokes about taximeters, and a nod to The Star’s past landslide coverage, ending with a mayoral anecdote and a playful medley of 1920s style quips.
The missing Hochbrunn gold hoard and a tin money box are linked to a murder in a Fifth Avenue home. Investigators suspect Clara Chedotal, seen with the box and coins, may be implicated after alleged forged letters and motive of robbery emerge. Prosecutor Douglas expects charges once the girl is found.
The American Legion urges a three year halt to all immigration including Japanese. A letter to Congressman Albert Johnson argues the Gentlemen's Agreement has failed, calling for comprehensive legislation to stop immigration to curb Pacific tensions and support the arms treaty goals.
A Star report quotes Viscount Shibesens advocating Jap white intermarriage as Pacific coast solution. Seattle women leaders firmly oppose such unions, citing cultural and hereditary differences and potential incompatibility among Japanese and white communities.
Baby Glen Stanley one year old in critical condition after drinking vapocresolene from a bottle used for asthma. City hospital physicians administered stomach pumping treatment and saved him from death. He remained at home with a chance for recovery.
Night fires endangered scores of residents in New York tenements. Eighteen families were trapped as two buildings burned. Tenants were dragged from beds as they suffocated in their sleep during the blaze.
Gene V Debs returned to Terre Haute after release from Atlanta prison. A crowd of about 10 000 greeted him at the station as a band played The Marseillaise and Debs and his wife received visitors in the library.
Chicago city council voted five to one in favor of a resolution demanding the manufacture sale and distribution of wholesome beers and light wines. The action reflects a council stance on beverage regulation and public welfare.
In a Brooklyn city prison two women face charges for fatal shootings of men. Mrs Alli an Schaeffer is accused of shooting Dr Al Glickstein, and Miss Olivia Stone is charged with killing Ellis G Kinkead, a Cincinnati lawyer, amid a tale of love and unwritten law as prosecutors describe motive and innocence questions.
Cowen Park residents are once again denied through jitney service by the city council. The council votes to raise feeder bus transfers to 7.44 cents for University bridge operators while denying North End jitneys. Superintendent Henderson cites conflicts with streetcars and notes Mastlake line revenue rose after Cowen Park jitneys were barred.]]
In early talks Italy hints at joining Britain against France over submarine fleet expansion. Balfour warns of possible Anglo French war while France defends its naval program. Conference observers see strain in Britain France ties and anticipate a plenary session to assign blame for submarine limitation failure.
December 29 reports show electric lights installed at the city pound making the dogs happier, according to Superintendent Cox. The milestone marks brighter, more humane confinement for the animals.
W P G Harding of the Federal Reserve Board predicted a coming trade boom and a new era of prosperity for the United States. He cited signs of recovery, easing conditions for farmers, rising bond and stock values, and the stabilizing impact of the arms conference on Sterling exchange.
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