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16 Jul 1921
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Seattle Star in Seattle, Washington
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1921
Page
1
Classified Acts Teach and Profit for The Star
The Star Classifieds show how effective ads educate readers and generate revenue when used properly, contrasting with vague notions of luck. The piece suggests disciplined, rightfully applied advertising yields measurable returns.
Poll Tax Notices Correctable Through Sheriff Return
County treasurer poll tax books contain numerous errors with a $5 tax. Some residents may have received delinquency notices despite payment. If you got such a notice, write your tax receipt number and payment date on the back, and return it to the sheriff’s office.
She's Sure He's Insane Husbands Divorce Tale
Wanda Von Kettler recounts Casper Cassidy, Seattle's prosecuting attorney, and a cautious lawyer who cites ten years of insanity as grounds for divorce. The narrator questions the judgeable length and the propriety of waiting for a trial, while Casper’s behavior is described as controlling and harsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda von Kettler
Casper Cassidy
Bevlon
Casper
Seattle
Miss von Kettler
Alaska
Antlered Herd Starts Homeward After Elks Reunion
The homeward migration of the antlered herd has begun as the 1921 Elks reunion closes with a grand ball at the Ambassador hotel. The air tournament marks the final day of the visiting delegation, while railroad congestion prompts many visitors to secure earlier trains homeward today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ambassador Hotel
Blaine to Represent Washington at Western States Conference
FE. F. Blaine of Seattle will represent the state of Washington at the Western States Reclamation association conference held in Salt Lake City next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. F. Blaine
Seattle
State of Washington
Western States Reclamation Association
Salt Lake
Bogus Plan Foiled Chief Police Cites Skagit Project
A tall seedy figure confronts Mayor’s secretary Herbert Owen claiming to power the city by tapping the Aurora Borealis. He is then referred to the police chief as the exchange ends with opposition to the Skagit project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Alphonsus Owen
Hizzoner
Skagit
Aurora Borealla
Poll tax chaos uncovers faulty records and bunning errors
Sheriff exposes 10 000 delinquent marks on 50 522 accounts that were paid but not noted by the county treasurer. R W Greene of 2132 Second Ave and F Kelly of the Busch hotel suffered repeated bun dies before receipts were reconciled. Officials vow investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Gaines
Booka
Bill Gaines
F. Kelly
Busch Hotel
Kelly
Caldwell Ends Cruelty Probe
Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell completed his personal inquiry into brutality charges against Seattle police. Frank Dwyer accused he was beaten and robbed at the central station and was asked to identify the officers. The mayor inspected the jail to assess Fourth of July night conditions. a report was due Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh M. Caldwell
Seattle
Frank Dwyer
Central Station
Caldwell
Wife befriends husband after row in Tacoma
John Stircat, accused of stabbing his wife in the face with scissors during a morning dispute in their Tacoma apartment, was likely to be released after his wife befriended him and declined to press charges. She was found calmly seated beside him in a rocking chair when police arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
John Stircat
President Harding Plans Regrouping of Government Bureaus
President Harding nears submission of a cabinet plan for reorganizing federal bureaus. It includes creating a department of public welfare transferring prohibition enforcement to justice, consolidating secret service activities under justice, and possible reorganization of the bureau of fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Department of Pubic Welfare
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Secret
Bureau of Fisheries
Government drops death probe in Cronkhite case
The United States government dismissed all federal charges against Capt. Robert Rosenbluth and Sgt. Foland Pothier in the Maj. Alex Cronkhite death at Camp Lewis Washington. Attorney General Daugherty ordered all evidence turned over to Pierce County prosecutors. The case's federal investigation ends with no immediate state action announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Government Today
Robert Rosenbluth
Alex Cronkhite
Camp Lewis
Wash
Sergt. Foland Pothier
Rosenbluth
Daugherty
Pierce County
Cronkhite
Maj. Cronkhite
Adelbert Cronkhite
Pethier
Pothier
Department of Justice
Won't Press Case in Pierce County
Selden in Pierce County announces no charges will be pressed against Capt. Robert Rosenbluth and Sergt. Roland Pothier unless new evidence arrives. He cites reports and lack of sufficient evidence to warrant a case and says prosecution will not occur locally without further proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Robert Rosenbluth
Roland Pothier
Selden
Pierce County
Washington
Rosenbluth
Pothier
Alex Cronkhite
Camp Lewis
Wash
Denies Mahoney Body Found Amid Lake Union Rumors
Rumor of a trunk divers bringing a body from Lake Union is dismissed by Capt. Charles Tennant. Mrs. Kate Mahoney remains missing for weeks. Her fiancé James F. Mahoney, an ex convict, is held on alleged forgery of papers claiming possession of her property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Union
Mra
Kate Mahoney
Charles Tennant
Police dash title bout beats Hans Damm on coast
Patrolman Rosas C Watson wins 100 yard dash in 10 seconds to defend coast title after victory in Victoria British Columbia. Hans Damm close behind as challenger potential rematch looms with police rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Damm
Rosas C. Watson
Pacific Coast
Victoria
B. C
Cops
Watson
Charley Chung Faces Fine For Opium Use Over Loneliness
Charley Chung, 84, a Chinese immigrant separated from his wife and two children in China for nearly four decades, has used morphine to cope with loneliness. He was fined $100 by Federal Judge Jeremiah Ner and warned to stop opioid use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Chung
China
Charley
Jeremiah Ne R
Cataract clinic proves three minute operations in city
Dr Henry Smith of Amrittar India performs 27 cataract removals in three minute steps at a Pacific Coast ophthalmology convention. Each eye is prepared, operated, and bandaged in seconds while patients gain full sight at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Armstrong
Henry Smith
Amrittar
India
Pacific Coast
Oto-Opthalmological Society
Smith
Ter
Dr. Smith
Kaber Woman Found Guilty in Cleveland Murder Trial
Mrs. Catherine Eva Kaber was found guilty of first degree murder in common pleas court for the slaying of her husband Daniel F. Kaber. The jury recommended mercy and life imprisonment was imposed with immediate transfer to the Marysville reformary for women. She remained silent and was carried from the courtroom by a deputy sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Catherine Eva Kaber
Daniel F. Kaber
Common Pleas Court
Kaber
Marysville Reformatory
Coontz backs Seattle Sand Point naval aviation base
Admiral Coontz told the House Naval Affairs Committee he prefers Sand Point Washington as a naval aviation base. The panel mostly supports a new base and may not report for two weeks. Rep Miller of Washington pushes Sand Point while Rep Johnson cites Camp Lewis costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Admiral Coontz
Naval Operations
House Naval Affairs Committee
Sand Point
Wash
Miller
House
Johnson
Camp Lewis
She Never Knew: a Lost and Found Mystery on Rails
A dramatic film scenario titled She Never Knew vanishes from public view as it sits in the Lost and Found bureau of a railway system after a Saturday outing on Madison Street. The owner remains unknown as investigators note no clues to the creator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoever
la Madison
The
Many Railway
Sheriff Takes Burglary Suspect Back to Kittitas
Kittitas Sheriff J. W. Thomas arrived in Seattle Friday to escort George Jarvie back to Kittitas County from Ellensburg where he faced a first degree burglary charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittitas
J. W. Thomas
Kittitas County
Seattle
George Jarvie
Ellensburg
Silk Stockings and City Claim for Damaged Stockings
Mrs C M West of 217 EB Thomas Ave filed a city claim for damage to a pair of silk stockings torn when she alighted from an Eastlake car on June 24. She seeks replacement costs of two stockings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. West
EB. Thomas At
Eastlake
Whisky Cargo Carried by Smuggling Schooner Off Atlantic City
Prohibition agents chase a schooner with 1000 cases of whisky coming from Nassau off Atlantic City. Owners hope to profit 60000 if landed. Several dozen cases already landed by small boats. Authorities intensify patrols as smugglers attempt a coastal landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Prohibition
Nassaua
Legion Urges Ban on Japanese Immigration
In Hoquiam the State American Legion urged President Harding to halt all further Japanese immigration. The memorial cites rising Japanese birth rates in King County and calls for return or, failing that, an immediate stop to new Japanese entrants to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
American Legion
Hoquiam
Harding
Philip Tindall
Seattle
U. S
King County
Japan
Turner Struck by Automobile on Bothell Highway
Clark Turner 50, employed by Mrs. A D Stuart at Lake City, was seriously injured when an automobile driven by M D Mickleson struck him at 9 am Saturday while Turner carried grips across the Bothell highway in front of the Stuart residence. He was knocked down and thrown several feet, Mickleson stopped, and Turner was rushed to his home then later to City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Turner
A. D. Stuart
Lake City
M. D. Mickleson
Bothell Highway
Stuart
Michelson
Seventh Ave
City Hospital
Jack Berg Arrested for Drug Possession After Quick Sale Attempt
Federal officers detained Jack Berg on Friday after a failed attempt to sell marijuana. The case outlines a drugs charge and potential jail time. Local authorities coordinated the seizure and arrest in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Berg
Jack
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