04 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1921
Page
1
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania urged stronger Americanism in Philadelphia on July 4 urging vigilance against Bolshevism and alien influx. He warned millions arrive from races untrained in self government and unlikely to appreciate American rights and duties.
The piece critiques the A. E. F. overseas cap as a wartime atrocity and questions the identity and fate of a veteran who vowed not to wear a uniform again. It notes Tacoma’s Speed Demons at a parade and editorials on Fourth celebrations. Mayor Caldwell signals readiness to cut city government costs.
Dan Landon state senator and bon vivant is named Seattle's Hometiest Man and will crown Miss Liberty at the Stadium. Titus was runner up for gargoyle honors. Landon vows to deserve the stigma of lack of pulchritude as voters noted his Gothic, mission style look and gold poured into the Star American Legion bureau.
Somerton Arizona July 4 The Yuma valley flood after the railroad levee gave way near Somerton has caused over 1 million dollars in damage. Four thousand acres of cultivated land lie under water. More than 1000 men, nearly every male in the district, spent the Fourth of July battling to halt the flood as farmers move stock and gear to higher ground.
GALVESTON Tex July 4 Under rush orders the U S 8 Sacramento was on its way to Tampico today after having berthed here several days Official reasons for the quick sailing were not given.
Readers praise The Star for complete blow-by-blow coverage of the Dempsey Carpentier fight. The Paper states it issued timely extras without sensational dummy editions and vows to keep journalistic honesty as a standard.
In Fanwood New Jersey a custody dispute centers on Marian and Millicent Holliday. The grandmother Susie Church Holliday seeks control while Frederick Sherwood and wife care for the children. The case questions whether blood relation or loving guardianship best serves the children's welfare.
Tarzan learns his abducted wife is across the Congo border and heads into Africa. He encounters a white stranger pursued by a lion and kills the beast in a grappling fight. Tarzan battles a shaggy foe with a tail and a saber tooth rival, then a wary alliance forms as the cat-eyed creature lingers nearby.
Portland official report states Miss Annie Naughton an elevator operator fell from her car and dropped three floors to the shaft bottom. She died two hours after admission to a local hospital as hopes for survival faded.
Mysterious murder of Mr and Mrs Herman Helmke aged about 70 near Omaha Ark baffled authorities. The pair were found shot to death in a lonely cabin. Omaha lies across the river. Robbery is believed to be the motive.
An advertiser should pick the newspaper with the biggest daily reach. The Star Classified Ads claim astounding results due to their unchallenged circulation.
Bedridden physician Dr. Frank Loope along with others confined by illness or injury witness a parade from a specially equipped car donated by Butterworth & Sons. Captain John Rex Thompson and Miss Mabel Long assist, enabling Loope to glimpse the event after years of confinement.
Wanda Won Kettler recalls a parade scene with the 32nd U. S. infantry tanks cann on trains and a boxcar float labeled 40 men and 8 horses. She notes Scotch bagpipers from Vancouver and colorful clan skirts adding music and scenery while spectators drift apart in the crowd.
Thirteen black inmates escaped from Blue Ridge farm southwest of Houston last night. Two have been recaptured and bloodhounds are tracking the remaining escapees.
David H. Adams, age 67, died Saturday in Kent. Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday under auspices of Seattle and Kent Eagles.
The 16th annual Speedway classic, paced by Ray Harroun, features 250 miles of racing at speeds around 75 mph with $25,000 in prize money. Notables include Milton, Sarles, Hearne, and Pullen driving Duesenbergs and Frontenacs as officials and dignitaries watch.
Ranger Raymond Little carried injured woodcutter Red Potter five miles through a blinding snowstorm to Ashton emergency station in time to save his life. Potter nearly severed his foot when his ax slipped in Bachelor river country as a freak midsummer storm dumped three inches of snow.
In Atlanta on July 4, supporters of Eugene V. Debs refused to be discouraged by Attorney General Daugherty denying rumors of a Debs release this week. Prison officials attending a parole board meeting offered no comment on any pending action.
A break in the heat wave is forecast for the next 36 hours in the Upper Lake regions, Lower Ohio valley, and Nort Atlantic states. The rest of the territory east of the Mississippi is not expected to get relief.
Washington July 4 Justice Taft is expected to travel from Canada Thursday to take his oath of office. The general oath, required by all government officials, will likely be administered in the Supreme Court offices.
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