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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1922
Page
1
A chaotic collage of notes mentions Eastern tourists planning trips to Seattle from California next summer to escape Southern heat, along with assorted oddities, satirical quips, and local notices. The item blends humor, weather talk, and brief local color without a single coherent event.
Mae Butchart the government witness in the A I Hamer narcotics case was ill and unable to testify at the hearing before U S Commissioner BR McClelland. A doctor’s letter postponed the session to 2 PM Monday, prompting protests from Hamer’s lawyers and a debate over whether the case should proceed without the key testimony or go to the grand jury.
Seattle honors three youths Lawrence Gustafson Coleman Hicks and Hilding Anderson for braving thin ice at Green Lake to rescue Loftus Atkin. Their selfless act saved a life amid treacherous conditions prompting calls for Carnegie medals.
John Borg a40 year old Wall Street broker who built a 2 000 000 fortune says he will quit and gift the business to three employees and relatives taking a temporary interest while pursuing a newspaper hobby Borg owns the Bergen Evening Record and plans a slow exit with partnering in Borg Bros Co including Charles MH Borg John H Borg William Gilmour Jr and Charles W Haldenwang as new firms members
James B Redmond and William Holtz two bandits convicted of robbing a messenger of Northwest Trust and Saving bank of £25 000 on July 24 were sentenced by Judge Boyd Tallman to serve from 10 to 20 years in the state penitentiary at Walla Walla The men were brought into court for sentence guarded by deputy sheriffs Redmond asked to serve both sentences before being taken back to the county jail for transfer to Walla Walla
Eugene youth Lawrence Young 18 was killed in the Mabel logging woods when a tree fell on him. He leaves a sister Mrs Gladys Morely of Aberdeen Wash and his mother Mrs Elsie Anderson of Eugene.
Society figures will work at a New York hotel February 20 to perform duties from chambermaids to telephone operators in a charity aid effort for the local tuberculosis relief fund.
Interview reveals Fairport mayor Dr. Amy Kaukonen defending modern girl choices from hair to skirts. She argues dancing is not harmful and critics lack empathy, comparing fashion freedoms to men's attire and frontline choices. Francine Larrimore comments on marriage and appearances influencing husbands, stressing clothes over traditional domestic duties.
In Los Angeles on January 21, Ralph H. Hart of San Antonio Texas killed his fiancee Mrs Wilma H Stotts proprietress of a confectionery store then fatally slashed his own jugular vein. She died instantly as police and ambulance arrived. Hart was dying beside her.
Washington dispatch reports Chief Prohibition Agent Yellowley’s secret border probe into booze smuggling is nearly finished with indications he is along the Rio Grande mouth to California area. New York note confirms a national Episcopal council collection of 34 million plus in 1921, a substantial gain over prior totals.
Sir James Craig and Michael Collins, premiers of Northern and Southern Ireland, met in London to outline a commission to define Ulster borders. They announced agreement to lift the Belfast boycott and Sinn Fein retaliation measures. They will meet in Ireland soon to discuss prisoner amnesty and foresee hopeful future talks.
Washington January 21. At 11 oclock this morning the apostolic delegation received a cable from Cardinal Gasparri at the Vatican reporting the condition of Pope Benedict XV as extremely grave.
News from Rome reports Pope Benedict XV in a comatose state with a weakening heart and severe breathing trouble. Updates cite fluctuating bulletins, with officials stating end could come at any minute and crowds outside the Vatican praying.
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