08 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
1
Pessy Joyce was granted 1350 dollars per month as temporary alimony yesterday. The note criticizes the sum as insufficient for Peg hair ribbons for her poodle. The piece также mocks public figures and unsettled political talk.
In Compton near Los Angeles a woman, thought to be demented, died after being entombed beneath floor bricks during sanitarium repairs. She crawled under a floor opening, which was then bricked up, and she died of starvation weeks later. Authorities could not identify her name from Fresno origins.
Dozens of Seattle women answered The Star’s appeal for Miss Columbia as the lead figure in the The Wayfarer tableau. Entrants must send a photograph with name address weight and height. entries accepted through Saturday night.
A collage of light notes, weather hints, humor, and brief notices from a small town. It blends playful lines about rain for crops with casual quotes, local gossip, and reminders, including a janitor’s notice for church funerals and brief celebrity asides.
The Star promotes exceptionally low priced Seattle properties on its Classified Page today. Real estate values are described as never lower in Seattle and owners have cut prices to offer investments framed as safe.
Grace Terlicher, 24, was wounded in the ankle at 1 15 am Friday when her husband fired at a rat in their home at E 75th Street and 25th Avenue NE. The couple, awakened by a gnawing rat, sent Grace for the revolver. she tossed it back as the rat lunged, and Terlicher shot her by mistake. She was taken to Minor hospital and is not seriously hurt. Terlicher is a city teamster.
New York July 8 John D Rockefeller marked his eighty second birthday at his estate near Tarrytown. He played golf in the forenoon and was to enjoy a private band concert in the evening. His son John D Rockefeller Jr and family planned to dine with him.
Virtually all grand lodge officials of Elkdom, except Grand Exalted Ruler Abbott, are in Los Angeles for the approaching grand lodge session opening Monday. Abbott is due to arrive from San Francisco today, while other officials reached the city by a special train from Toledo, Ohio.
Edward Robertson, 78, a retired dry goods merchant, committed death by his own action early Friday at his son Charles Robertson’s home, 300 W. 78th St., by swallowing strychnine. He left a note citing unbearable pain from blindness. found in the basement by his son. The body was sent to the morgue.
Ronson Robinson Jones at Coleman Building named to represent the Shipping Board in the Sloan Shipyards receivership case in federal court. H B Jones is son of Senator Wesley L Jones, chairman of the senate committee overseeing the Shipping Board.
President and Mrs. Harding marked their thirtieth wedding anniversary in Washington. No public celebration occurred, though a modest dinner might be hosted that evening to commemorate the occasion.
Allegations accuse a city jail in Seattle of brutal beating on the night of July 4th. Guards allegedly struck men with blackjacks, knocked prisoners unconscious, and kept inmates in a poorly ventilated tank described as a “criminal factory” funded by taxpayers.
Intense heat blankets the United States with record highs and prostrations. From Fresno to Pittsburgh and across Ohio Illinois and the Dakotas, officials report multiple deaths and widespread crop damage as temperatures soar and relief is awaited.
A sweltering moist heat blanket covered New England with thousands seeking open places. In Boston crowds slept on the common as temperatures reached a high of 90 degrees.
Weather bureau report says hot dry weather has seriously damaged spring wheat and oat crops with no relief in sight. Forecasts for the next six hours indicate continued damage in the upper Northern regions.
The piece notes typical Seattle weather contrasting with hotter Eastern and Southern states. Yesterday's high reached 75 degrees while the low last night fell to 57. It highlights Seattle rarely hitting freezing or zero in winter, underscoring its mild climate.
In San Francisco reports from marine circles say the 125 schooner strike, mostly moving lumber to the bay, may end today. About 3,000 workers are affected as negotiations between owners and union chiefs continue with no statements from either side.
Washington July 8 The Senate passed a bill to change the Grand River name to the Colorado River. The action formalizes the river's name in federal usage and standardizes its identification.
Police Chief Searing announced a fuller probe of charges raised by C. Jones and said he would dismiss guards if proven. He found only one minor violent incident involving jailer R. W. Meade and noted severe overcrowding led Capt. by. C. Collier to release 66 prisoners. Sanitation was reportedly adequate and no weapons were found.
K Hareta was bound over to a federal grand jury on a 1500 bond after police found a cache of narcotics in his room at the Hub hotel. The hearing before U S Commissioner Robt C McClelland concluded Thursday with Hareta furnishing the bond.
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