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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1922
Page
1
A column mixes satirical chatter on census rules for women, local sports notes, a chicken show, and odd anecdotes from Seattle. It mentions dope statistics, a theatrical cue, and playful quips about hens, martinis, and a pineapple of miscellaneous items. The tone is a breezy, gossiping roundup.
United Press dispatch reports a Kazan Russia famine driving mass starvation across the republic. Officials warn fifty percent of region babies may die and forty five percent of village populations are dead or missing, leaving less than six percent of the prewar population to greet spring. The article notes Kazan once housed over two million people per the last census.
Spokane delegation discusses bringing General Goethals to Washington to evaluate irrigation feasibility and raise national support for the Columbia Basin project. The plan, supported by the state reclamation bureau, would allocate 15 000 dollars from the bureau and 10 000 dollars from four Northwest cities.
City officials plan to exceed local signatures for statewide initiatives to repeal poll tax reform the public service commission and city rule changes. Backers include Tacoma and other cities with ballots likely in next November election. Petitions may appear March or April with filing 90 days before the election and appeal urges all residents to register.
A notice from The Seattle Star urges boys to ask their mothers to gather items stored in the cellar or attic that are no longer needed. Create a list to sell for money toward footfall and other wants, and submit it to The Seattle Star today.
Senator Truman H. Newberry arrived in Washington and said he would make a formal statement to the Senate regarding charges that his election was aided by large sums of money. He told friends he would insist on presenting his defense.
Thousands of chickens fill the Third avenue pavilion at University Street as the Washington Poultry association stages its first show. Barred rocks and Wyandottes are plentiful though rolled stocking stock is excluded. hundreds of rabbits geese ducks turkeys and other fowl join the exhibit as hundreds of prizes await division winners through Monday night.
Ground for a new 1 million playhouse was announced by Martin Beck president of the Orpheum vaudeville circuit and will be broken within three months. The venue costing 750000 will seat 3000 and join the Junior Orpheum circuit with a 50000 pipe organ.
B FE Alberts and his wife, alleged to confess to being parents of a 10 month old baby abandoned on the Col man dock on Christmas day, were to be brought to Seattle from Port Townsend by deputy sheriffs Thursday. Sheriff Phil Case reported the infant died December 27. Alberts is a private in the coast artillery at Fort Worden.
Funeral services for Malcolm Morrison were held at St. Edward's Church on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. He died Tuesday at his residence 3242 Ferdinand Avenue. The burial took place at Calvary Cemetery.
H B Kay a London Times correspondent was abducted by three armed men of the Irish Republican Army near Dublin and taken to Cork under escort. The seizure followed publish of interviews favorable to the treaty. foreign correspondents protested and authorities searched for the captors. Kay was warned his death if warning any word of his seizure.
The utilities committee urged testing city power to buy 35000 dollars worth motor buses. Comptroller Carroll will withhold warrants for two buses as ordered. A friendly suit will test whether the city can operate jitneys beyond street car lines.
The Star presents page six installment of its first big new year novel The Snowshoe Trail inviting readers to begin the continuing story with fresh suspense and local color.
Washington reports an arms conference treaty for naval armament limits will carry an implied threat of force. The plan includes a course of action for wars between insiders and outsiders and provisions to reconvene the conference if political or scientific changes warrant updates, addressing new naval inventions.
Paris reports Lloyd George at Cannes agreed to a Franco British defensive alliance proposed by Premier Briand. France would meet Britain's de armament requirements including partial land reduction and naval limits as conditions for the pact.
James Stoefel president of Maywood State Bank was killed and cashier James Venson and police chief James Sweeney wounded when five bandits in a black touring car opened fire as the payroll was taken to the American Can Co. The loot sped toward Chicago and investigators tracked the car’s license, while shotgun squads guarded routes into the city.
Tokyo January 6 Marquis Shigenobu a leading Japanese statesman has suffered a relapse from a recent illness and his condition is serious. Marquis Kuma a former premier and prominent figure in Japanese affairs for decades is aged 83.
Portland January 5. William Johnston a car barn employee shot his wife at the Johnston home and then turned the gun on himself. Johnston was wounded three times near the heart and in the hip while his wife was struck by three shots. He fired a final shot through the forehead. A statement from Johnston said jealousy of the wife’s brother prompted the attack.
A crowded floor shooting at the Kansas City stock yards left Bruner of Cedar Rapids dead and two bystanders badly wounded. Fred Thompson, a speculator, fired five shots during a debt dispute, wounding W. B. Hall and A. Drakos, both livestock agents, as police report.
Olin Clark Walker aged 22 was jailed in Los Angeles on a telegraphic warrant from Gallup New Mexico charging murder. Police secrecy surrounds the case but itis believed connected to the murder of J W Blackwell and his wife, the Bull Durham magnate's son and spouse. The Burns agency handles the case with Detective Thomas Weiss telegraphing Gallup officials.
Storm warnings were ordered at 7 10 am for all Washington and Oregon seaports. A severe storm lies north of British Columbia moving eastward rapidly. Strong southeast winds shift to southwest today and tonight.
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