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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1922
Page
1
Fragmented diary style notes reflect a lazy Sunday with garden tasks and family moments. Mentions lakes trips, meals, a church lateness, and domestic scenes amid stray lines about weather, radio outdoor use, and a June wedding glimpse. Named places include Sacramento.
A fragmented humor column and comic notes mix spoof headlines with puns and a weather dash for dry winds and fire risk. The piece mentions Mary Plautz, 21, jailed on liquor-law charges, released on $2300 bail from Ballard Avenue.
The article describes a Seattle welcome for visiting navy sailors including parades in cars, a Woodland Park picnic, a street dance at Weat lake Avenue and Olive Street, a Navy boxing show, and a colonial ball. Free rides and free theater admission accompanied public hospitality in early July.
A city wide Sailors Day sets free streetcar rides from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and free theater admissions at multiple venues from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Navy sailors may enjoy rides to Woodland Park, a 2 p.m. sports program, a 5 to 7 p.m. streetcar run, a Rainier Club dinner, a Chamber of Commerce dinner for admirals, 9 p.m. street dance, a Colonial ball, and a vaudeville carnival at the Arena all without charge.
The Star hires Olympic fancy diving champion Aileen Riggin to coach Seattle swimmers. Read her first lesson with general diving rules on today's Sports page.
The United States railroad labor board ruled the shop crafts union unrecognized and urged railroad workers to form a new organization. The decision affects all unions calling strikes and signals government protection for railroad employees. Eight hundred thousand workers could join the strike ranks, with maintenance of way leaders meeting in Detroit to review the vote. President Edward F. Grable said indications point to further action as the page note directs to continue on Page 7.
Washington reports Mrs. Thomas Cheney, wife of an American oil field employee, was murdered by bandits near Chocoy station on June 30. The attackers demanded 2000 pesos and killed her after she identified the leader. Consul Shaw and officials seek captors and punishment. Cheney was Mexican born and married to an American citizen.
Port Angeles reports two dead after a car driven by 65 year old John Morrell left the Ennis creek bridge and plunged into the water. Passenger Carl Lundgres died from injuries while Pete Ang sustained painful bruises.
Nine people died when the Philadelphia and Reading midnight flyer wrecked after a switch was improperly set near Winslow Junction New Jersey. Thirty three were injured and the tower man John Dewalt, 60, collapsed under police guard after declaring remorse for the crash.
In a weather note to the City Editor Li'l Gee Gee reports a hot trend with Sunday expected to exceed 85 in the region. Mr. Salisbury forecasts the year's hottest day, slight wind, and possible Fourth of July rain, echoing coastal heat.
Seattle gears for the 146th Independence Day with a sunrise 21-gun salute from Elliott Bay battleships, a downtown parade at 10 AM, a Woodland Park citizenship ceremony at 2:30 PM, and a stadium program at 7 PM featuring sham battles, athletic events, and fireworks. Firecrackers have already begun and parks and beaches prepare for record crowds. Some may travel to celebrate despite Prohibition.
The Canadian merchant marine steamer Canadian Commander bound from Montreal to London and Liverpool ran aground at Plate Point three miles north of St Pierre Miquelon at noon. The vessel carried a general cargo and the incident was reported to the naval intelligence department in Halifax.
Roy F. Jones a Ketchikan aviator awaiting a new motor remains in Seattle after engine trouble delays his Alaska flight. He will depart once his engine is tuned and ready.
Vancouver authorities plan joint measures with American prohibition to stop whisky from Seattle. Seaplanes will patrol outside Vancouver harbor and board suspicious vessels seeking clearance papers. Rum runners transfer cargo at sea to fishing and coastwise boats, disguising it as halibut to enter Seattle Astoria and California ports.
Col Frederick Mears, famed railroad builder, was restored to his full rank by a special act of Congress approved by the Senate committee on territories. Mears had been dismissed for accepting a post with the Alaskan engineering commission and is now overseeing a government railroad project in Alaska.
Seattle presents a Tuesday program starting with a 10 a.m. parade of soldiers sailors and marines plus civic and fraternal groups down Second to Yesler and up Pine to the Fifth. At 2:30 p.m. citizenship exercises for new adults at Woodland Park. 7 p.m. stadium celebration with athletic events sham battles and fireworks. Tickets at local stores and unions. gates open 6 p.m.
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