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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1922
Page
9
In Williamson West Virginia on February 8 the Mar Coal Co mine on Pinson Creek suffered a deadly explosion. At least three miners are dead and three more are fatally injured with multiple others missing or trapped. Initial blast triggered coal dust gas ignition followed by a larger secondary blast as crews work to recover bodies and account for missing workers.
Fire broke out in the boiler at 7 07 a m as the crew prepared to move the ship to the dry dock for repairs. Tug Snoqualmie and engine companies battled the flames for over an hour, finally gaining control before 9 a m. Several crew members were overcome by smoke and exhaustion.
Idaho senator Borah to denounce the party's soldier bonus plan in the senate saying it aims to buy control of Congress. He argues the push is driven by political expediency, not concern for ex servicemen, and Newberry will press the plan in coming fights.
Hollywood stars Hobart and Louise Lovely addressed San Francisco amid a dispute over public perception of filmdom. They denied life behind the scenes is rotten and urged audiences to judge films by appeal rather than sensational reports.
Police and federal officers announce that Dapper Dan, wanted in Los Angeles over the Taylor murder, was arrested in Miami.
War Department lists Kaward, once valet to William Taylor, as a deserter after enlisting in 1919 and going AWOL from Columbus on October 4 1919. Los Angeles police had earlier sought him in the Taylor murder investigation.
William Desmond Taylor the murdered director did not hide his name change from Deane Tanner to Taylor. Actor George Cleveland recalled Taylor began using the name in 1908 while touring Alaska and New Jersey. Sergeant Leonard J. De Long of the U S signal corps died at home, survived by his widow and a son.
Hollywood reels with mystery as police pursue a hired killer for director William Desmond Taylor. Mabel Normand, Mary Miles Minter, and the motion picture colony face investigations, missing letters, and a wave of gossip surrounding love notes and rivalries.
The column jokes about a third party movement and criticizes local county leadership. It mocks political maneuvering and taxes while contrasting reader interests with editorials and cartoonish dialogue. The piece ends noting a romance found through mailed correspondences.
An anonymous coded letter on Hotel Alexandria stationery expresses passionate affection for murdered film director William D Taylor and adds to police files of past episodes in the Idead man’s life.
T Furthota proprietor of the New Avon hotel at 606 Second Ave was dying at Columbus sanitarium after a beating by two men whom he was showing a room to Wednesday. Police hold Albert George Magruder alias James Brown as one suspect. Magruder captured soon after the assault. One suspect, Ha, with a penitentiary record, registered as J Brown and Hob Wild.
Friends in Los Angeles launched a campaign to shield Mary Miles Minter from fallout in the William D Taylor murder affair. Hollywood executives met with lawyers at her home as police pursued the killer, while private detectives kept outsiders away. They argued her love letters to Taylor were innocent and sought to recover other missing letters amid a tense film industry.
William H Hays the movie industry czar plans a April 1 visit to Hollywood California to inspect all aspects of the studio community and learn conditions firsthand A post office aide will accompany him and assist in the work No plans for relocating the industry were discussed following the Arbuckle case.
Advertisement touts Degnen's Radio-Active Solar Pad as a remedy for multiple ailments from rheumatism to heart and kidney conditions. It promises continuous radio active rays, improved circulation, and tissue restoration with a money back trial, urging readers to write for information at Radium Co. 279 Bradbury Bl. California.
A teacher Mrs. Eliza Taylor Ransom claims a child can learn fractions in one hour using a folding method with apples and money as visual aids. The system converts fractions into spoken words and simple multiplications, emphasizing halves quarters and eighths to teach counting and addition.
Mrs. Ransom criticizes public schools and fashionable finishing schools while praising hands on learning. The article notes children who learn botany geology biology astronomy through outdoor play and practical eating education. It argues children should grow mentally as naturally as they grow physically.
China is to be the first nation to ratify treaties stemming from the Washington conference. Beijing reports the cabinet has already approved the two treaties China signed the Chinese customs tariff and the Chinese general policy documents.
In Los Angeles the Madalynne Obenchain murder trial shows a jury of 8 men and 4 women seated as peremptory challenges left total 14 10 for defense and four for prosecution. Obenchain and Arthur C. Bureh stand accused in the Beverly Glen killing of John Helton Kennedy last August.
Caril Stayton, 17, a juvenile prisoner, escaped a Tacoma jail by hacking a fir door with a broken spoon, prying a window opening, and sliding down a fire escape. Police fired three shots as he fled but he surrendered and awaits transfer to the Monroe state reformatory. he has spent about three weeks in the local jail.
A postcard written by Albert E Redstone, a populist candidate for vice president in 1888, is delivered to Victor Craig in Sacramento after being found in a hotel safe back in 34 years.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as the best laxative for stomach and bowel relief. It claims the product cures headaches colds indigestion and upset stomach by morning with 1 to 8 tablets nightly. It promotes gentle effects unlike other pills and notes a price of ten cents a box and child appeal.
Portland authorities warn of a rising smoking trend among girls 10 and older. Lola Baldwin of the police department says mothers smoke, teaching daughters, leading to later drug habits. Six girls aged 10 to 12 were arrested last week near Moorite Products exhibit at Bon Marche amid concerns about youth smoking.
Former Italian premier Vittorio Orlando, a member of the big four at Paris, was asked by King Victor Emmanuel to attempt forming a new cabinet. Signor De Nicola had initially been asked but said he could not govern as the king’s demand emerged amidst political unease.
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