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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1921
Page
6
A collection of letters and notes to Seattle officials and organizations. Citizens urge cheaper public restrooms and critique Bell Telephone service, street signs, and city dock aesthetics. Other writers praise charitable drives while proposing streamlined giving and safety, swimming lessons announced for youth.
The poem recalls the 1921 match between Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey. Carpentier fights valiantly but is worn down by Dempsey who retains the title. The Seattle Star praises promoters and crowds and closes with a farewell to Carpentier, wishing him luck next time.
Delegates to the Pacific Coast Advertising clubs convention now in Tacoma will travel to Seattle on Wednesday. They will be entertained at Smith Cove terminal. Howard M. Findley of Colman Building reappointed to the state board of law examiners.
Wanda von Kettler recalls Seattle University district waking to a citywide picnic. Houses, clocks, and parades sparked traffic, baskets, and chatter as residents prepared food and carts rolled toward Amesford for a swim and a community outing.
Five men are held on manslaughter charges after a brawl in Philadelphia that left Joseph Garland, 23, a former sailor, dead from a fractured skull. Police believe the melee sprang from demonstrations over Jack Dempsey's blows to Georges Carpentier in Jersey City, with Garland among those struck by the curb impact.
Prisoners demand that the six year old son of guard Dave Boyd be named after Sheriff Matt Starwich of King County. Boyd says the matter must be decided by Mrs. Boyd and the New Seattle Passport Office opens Tuesday with EB Rowley of Washington DC in room 206 of the post office building.
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