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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1921

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3 000 000 to battle 3 000 000

Paris reports by Edwin Hullinger that more than 3 million men could enter fighting along the Russian boundary in spring. Fronts may span 200 to 250 miles as Bolsheviks plan several drives with Balkan troops aiding Romania, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and others.

Paris Balkan Rumania Czechoslovakia Poland Russia Beamrabian Europe Constantinople Romania Black Sea Turkey Azerbaijan

Married Couple Outsmart Dad In Secret Wedding

Bill Wilkins defies his father war fund campaigner and thrift advocate by marrying Misa Alice Held in a Holland hotel ceremony with Rev. Greene. The couple fled to Olympia for a secret honeymoon after Bill’s uncle exposed the union. The groom notes he is 21 and intends a life with his bride as his father seeks control.

W. A Weary Wilkins Bill Bil Bin Misa Alice Held BE. A. Greene Holland Hotel Mr. Wilkins Pater Pliny Allen Co Ond Ave Columbia «T Mias Held Olympia Bill” Wilkins Wilkinses Bill”) Wilkins Alice Held Price and Carter

Neglect of Graves to be Stopped in Seattle

The Lake View Cemetery association voted to create a $1,000 nucleus fund for perpetual care of pioneer graves in Seattle. The Star highlighted the neglected grave of Henry L Yesler and organizers expect the fund to grow to $250,000 with broad civic support from citizens and Evergreen Cemetery Co. offers of perpetual care and burial lots.

Seattle Lake View Yeeler Sweneson Ler Angeline Les Beattie Philip HH Prof L. J. Powell Samuel F. Coombs H. L. Pike Jashes Osborne Ephraim Calvert J. F. Damoy Francis M. Gaye H.S. Algar Swenson Evergreen Cemetery Co Star C. G. Hackett Great West Lyman W. Bonney Bonney-Watson Undertaking Company Yesler Bonney

Matthews Views on Markets and Labor Occupation in 1921

Matthews urges finding markets for surplus salmon and other goods while absorbing labor in construction and infrastructure. He calls for larger bankers, longer credit, irrigation bonds, and government backing to create markets, plus a Christian-church push for honest religion to guide a hard 1921.

America League of Nations

Seattle Business Climate Praised By Industry Leader

Seattle business conditions are strong and ahead of most U S cities says Paul Whitham general manager for the Foundation company a major global developer and engineer. He notes Seattle could gain from eastern investments in trans Pacific nations and urges expanding Pacific Northwest manufacturing to tap Asia using local water power climate and Pacific routes.

Seattle United States Chamber of Commerce Paul Whitham China Foundation Company Whitham Pacific Northwest Asia Pacific Kaat

Dorothy's Diary and Real Estate Ad Work Begin

The narrator, starting a new job handling all real estate advertising, copies ads from different writers, records them for monthly bills, and notes it is remarkable to still be writing want ads. She plans to submit her own ads tomorrow.

Aday Ada

Moore to spend time in Steilacoom asylum

Judge William Hickman Moore, balancing city council and state legislature duties, says when he must go to Olympia next he will stop halfway in Steilacoom and spend a few days in a quiet asylum.

William Hickman Moore Olympia Moore Steilacoom

Joy and Gloom in Bread and Butter Prices Hit Market

Wholesale flour prices rose 4 9 cents on the local market Thursday as a barrel of flour costs retailers 10.36. A three cent drop in wholesale butter reduces brick prices to 47 cents and cube butter to 46 cents per pound.

Tugboat Captain Talfor Believed Lost Off Texas Coast

Galveston Texas January 13 The United States government tugboat Captain Talfor with seven crew members left Sabine Pass for Galveston Sunday and is believed to be lost off the Texas coast Major L M Adams district engineer reports the pilots house bearing its name has been found on the beach and wreckage has been picked up The incident underscores ongoing search efforts for the missing vessel and crew.

Galveston Texas United States Talfor Sabine Pass L. M. Adams Adams

Cork mayor scenarios British murder gangs in Ireland

Donal OCallaghan, lord mayor of Cork, told the Villard commission that a British force backed murder gang roams Ireland terrorizing locals. He testified before the unofficial inquiry.

Washington Ireland Donal O'Callaghan Cork Villard

Hunger fast tests marriage as pastor to intervene

Mrs. Sadie Harrington, 46 days into a hunger strike, urges her husband Ernie Harrington to convert. Rev. G. S. Payne of the Church of God travels from Eldorado to Danville to counsel her and urge cessation. Ernie, tired of prayers and visitors, keeps resisting and continues in his everyday life.

Eldorado, I Payne Church of God Danville Sadie Harrington United View Danville, ML Mra Sadie Nei Ne Becaue Ernie Betorne Ada Peercy Mrs. Harrington Sister Ada Ernie Harrington Myrtie Baker Vincennes Ind Sadie Harrington Collett Street United Press

French dancing masters ban savage Shimmy

Paris Jan 13 French dancing masters forbid teaching a provocative shimmy described as decadent and exotic resembling Saint Vitus dance they announced today. The move targets a controversial dance style seen in several Paris clubs and has drawn mixed public reaction from performers and patrons.

Patus

Official Probe Officer Murder in Shanghai

Admiral Gleaves of the American Asiatic Squadron will arrive aboard the Host from Manila to travel to Vladivostok and investigate the killing of Lt. W. H. Langdon. Langdon, chief engineer of the cruiser Albany, was shot in the back while returning from shore leave, sparking tensions among Albany sailors. The New Orleans awaits Gleaves for the voyage to Vladivostok.

Shanghai Admiral Gleaves Host Manilla Vladivostok W. H. Langdon Langdon Albany New Orleans Gleaves

Japanese garrison at Hawaii charged in Senate claim

Senator Phelan of California said in the Senate today that the Japanese garrisoning the U S naval base at Hawaii has been recruited into the American national guard. The remark came during debate on a new resolution to set an army strength limit at 175,000.

Washington United States Hawaii American National Guard Phelan California Senate

Bronze street car tokens swapped for new issues

Railway officials reported nearly all old bronze tokens have been exchanged for new ones. About 1,600,000 old tokens were turned in at the public utilities office in the county city building, with roughly 200,000 still outstanding.

Public Utilities Office

Rumor Death Takes Lenine

Berlin reports a Moscow message says "Karpoff" a member of the supreme economic council is dead. The nom de plume was once used by Nikolai Lenine whose illness had been publicized earlier this week. Germans knowledgeable on Russian affairs doubt any other man by that name exists.

Berlin Karpoff Supreme Economic Council Moscow Nikolai Lenine

Salmon for the home budget and Northwest promotion

The Star urges Seattle housewives to send pink or chum salmon recipes with ingredient costs for a chance to win a case of canned salmon. The bureau seeks funds for an educational campaign, and Northwest Products will distribute select recipes nationally. University of Washington Home Economics tests recipes.

United States Bureau of Fisheries Seattle Northwest Star Salmon Hositor Northwest Products Committee Chamber of Commerce Star Home Economics Department The University of Washington

Widow posed as destitute to obtain pension

Deputy sheriffs arrested Vera Hurst at 4014 Ave for alleged perjury after authorities revealed she and her twin daughters Iris and Lirias lived in supposed poverty while carrying $4,000 in bank deposits. Judge Dykeman led the probe, noting the widowed impostor had rich assets and a past sale of property to C. Pinckney in 1920. Bail set at 1500.

Vera Hurst Ave King Dykeman Superior Court Dykeman Port Orchard Prosecuting Attorney's Office Cal Cuelilmas Flora A. Bixby Harvard Ave. N Hurst Senate

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BY Edwin Hullinger Baltic States Russa Jugoslavia Koslovakia France Italy Entente Bessarabia Bolsheviki Petrograd Reval Fune Matthews J Mark A. Matthews Dorothy Bons U.S Gulf Brusa Sui Hugh C. Caldwell Council Police Relief and Pension Fund General Fund Walter F. Meter Lenine Mothers’ Pension Department
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