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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1922
Page
1
United Press reports about 40 killed and over 250 injured across the nation in Fourth of July celebrations. New York tops the list with 11 dead and 45 injured as children ignite expensive fireworks. Drownings at beaches add to the toll, and Seattle reports four dead and many injured.
A fragmented and playful text fragment sketches a July radio program and social satire. It mocks banks and weddings, references a mayoral questionnaire, and trails through fable lines and domestic vignettes with stray names and odd humor. The piece ends with a sentimental curtain of home and music fading away.
A Seattle Fourth of July tragedy claimed four lives including Peggy Larson known as Olive, who died from burns after a firecracker set her dress alight. Others drowned in Lake Washington when a canoe overturned off 620 Main St. The incident also involved Kanichi Matsumo and Kika Hibij a. A passerby smothered Peggy’s flames but fled without identification. Funeral for Peggy at 2:30 p.m. Friday. Fire crews fought alarms from fireworks and Roman candles. losses estimated at 4000 to 5000 dollars.
Across the nation the Fourth of July toll rose with three railroad crossing fatalities and drownings in Portland. Philadelphia reports a cheek injury from a lighter firecracker while Pittsburg sees three children and two men shot. Albany records three dead and 26 wounded. St Paul notes four injuries and Chicago reports six fatalities.
Baltimore July 5 Henry Louis Mencken criticizes US life in 1922 saying he seeks enjoyment from women alcohol and ideas while dismissing efforts to reform. He describes government as corrupt ignorant incompetent and objects to most lawmakers and judges. He notes his bachelor status at 42 and continues with sharp opinions on society.
An impressionistic review by James W. Egan of the Fourth holiday experiences. The narrator recalls a night like Argonne 1918, a cheerful morning breakfast in Tacoma, near misses with firecrackers and a torpedo, a comical tavern stop, and a steamer named Washington. The piece blends humor with wartime reminiscence and Fourth of July revelry.
Mrs. Peacock and Mrs. Beamish, leading British players, advance to the semi finals. Beamish faces American champion Molla Mallory, while Peacock meets European champion Lenglen, Milo.
American League box score fragment shows Cleveland and New York Philadelphia game in Philadelphia called off due to rain. Batter totals incomplete with partial pitching notes Uhle ONeill Pillette Ehmke Bassler mentioned.
Between 3208 Batteries Jones and O Farrell Carlson Hamilton Hollingsworth Jormand Mattox a list of individuals appears in a Pittsburgh area record. The fragment notes several surnames linked to a site or event in the city.
A summer 1918 cottage scene shows a mother's telegram news, a dead son, and fierce accusation that war-time patriotism masked murder. Jumping to 1922 in Seattle a girl burns from a firecracker prompts another grave verdict: patriotic celebrations cause deaths. The piece condemns firecrackers and state policy enabling child harm in wartime commemorations.
Seattle merchants suffer an estimated more than 100000 dollars yearly from bogus checks, with June alone showing 46 bad cases and 40 from three stores. Uecker of the Stores Mutual Protective association notes a 10000 dollar monthly face value, while police, prosecutors, and agencies battle a nationwide scam. The article describes the dinner-pail ruse and other methods used by professional crooks to obtain goods with fraudulent instruments.
Slater Missouri saw a mob of 200 striking workers drive 18 Chicago and Alton shop employees from the premises. Stones and bolts flew as the crowd ordered the workers to the city limits, with women participants among the rioters. Governor Hyde ordered troops to the scene.
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