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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1921
Page
16
Classified notices show a discharged soldier seeking employment in mechanical or gas engineering roles while offering handyman services. Additional ads request painting, decorating, clerical work, and general labor, with offers for furniture, piano sales, and used goods. Also notices for real estate, farm land for sale, and various business opportunities.
In Tampa on July 1 three boys pled guilty to entering a hardware store and were sentenced to raise funds to buy a pocket knife for each of them for the local children's home. The knives must be bought from the store they entered.
A Rennes tradesman driving a motor car overturned after a tire burst. He carried six thousand eyes and two messengers in the car. The party became trapped in an enormous omelet as rescuers worked to extricate them from the wreck.
Paris reports the Union of French Dancing Masters approves an expurgated shimmy. Under the ruling undulations of the body below the shoulders are allowed while shoulder shaking remains banned.
Roy Gardner a mail bandit serving 50 years at McNeil Island penitentiary is to undergo brain surgery described as deflection of the cranium by officials including Mother McColl a special agent in Washington. The operation aims to reform him and allow him to lead the life God intended, with testimony gathered from inmates during her two day visit.
Clyde Hana Culp a 14 year old schoolboy disappears after leaving a note for his father telling of a search for adventure He withdrew $25 from a local bank and left from his home at 1915 25th Ave with police in Seattle Tacoma and Everett searching for him.
Mrs. Fumi Mature a 32 year old Japanese housewife is jailed on liquor charges after Friday morning arrest at Maynard Avenue and Dearborn Street by Patrolman E. E. Covell. Covell seized a small amount of evidence and found nearly 76 gallons of sake in a cellar as part of an ongoing investigation.
Wong Tuck Dong Jack and Jim Sing were lodged in the city jail after late Thursday night arrest by Patrolmen R. F. Baerman and N. P. Anderson at 213 Washington Street. The report ends with a stray line about a posse.
A scattered listing presents attorneys at law, patent and trademark specialists, accountants, chiropractors, jewelers, loan brokers, and various service ads. Entries include I. P. Ball established 1847 with Main 7303, Rick Go Attorney, John W. Mai Maupin patent and trade marks, and firms like Hansen & Co. Leary Building. Also notes on dentists, dancers, piano tuning, and metal repairs.
The Seattle Baseball Club faces Finnesey in court over an alleged ejection for gambling. Judge Boyd J. Tall will decide after arguments by J. J. Sullivan for the club and John E. Murphy for Finnesey. Finnesey seeks $25,000 in the suit brought after police removed him from local grounds.
A one year old white Wyandotte hen in North Vancouver produced an exceptional eight inch long and seven inch wide egg. The report notes the unusual size and calls it a prize egg amid local excitement.
A burglar used a pass key to enter the Knox hotel at 1722 Summit Ave and stole 150 dollars from A. J. Dodds. Thomas Hunning reported 300 dollars in cash plus a watch and chain taken while he slept. A witness saw the intruder and heard him say I beg your pardon I thought this was my room as detectives pursue the case.
Nathan Eckstein, president of Schwabacher Brothers Co, and a Seattle businessman, agreed to serve on Gov. Hart’s state tax survey commission after initial refusal. He yielded to pressure from chamber leaders and the tax bureau executive committee. Authorities plan a statewide review and recommendations.
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