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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1922
Page
1
A collage of clipped items notes to do with seasonal produce in jokes and quips. Mentions of watermelon season and a sarcastic line about buck teeth. Various humorous asides cover people, politics, and local curiosities in a newspaper voice.
Subscriptions flood in as Seattle bond sale nears close. Team No 7 led by Irving B. Lincoln tops daily totals with 67 subscriptions worth 22 300, while Team 723 cap tained by Aasia posts 22 100. Divisions BE and H chase honors with 185 990 and 107 100 respectively as Associated Students promise a major summer production at The Wayfarer to draw visitors to Seattle.
Los Angeles July 12. Eufemio Sanddala 27 and Genevieve 17 his half sister aim to marry but face Mann act indictments. They crossed the continent to Los Angeles to wed and are free on bail with a legal battle ahead.
San Francisco scene reports Brig. Gen. George Van Horn Moseley issuing a sharp letter to ROTC members accusing flappers of cultural upheaval. He says the young women invite servicemen in civilian clothes and cannot be received otherwise, signaling a stiff stance by the military on social behavior.
Deputy District Attorney Raymond J. Turney departed Los Angeles for Oregon with documents to assist authorities in investigating the Ku Klux Klan there. He will meet Governor O lcott who ordered the probe following an electoral issue.
Logan July 22 seven were killed and many injured when Missouri Kansas and Texas No 9 and a joint Katy Frisco No 2 collided head on. Engineer C H Ring and fireman George Nealey killed. Five unidentified victims included a man a woman and three children. Misreading orders blamed. Coaches telescoped engines demolished. Rescuers from Monett Springfield aided the injured with Springfield hospitals asked to prepare for up to 50 more.
Denver attorney John Hipp answered a 1914 advertisement and learned he was heir to a German estate. The war delayed affairs, but the case has now been settled, revealing the estate was valued at 6.24 in American money.
A state militia train was stoned and ambushed near Monongahela as miners long quarrel spilled into violence in southwestern Pennsylvania. Maj. R T Sheerer halted the troop train and ordered a search with no arrests. Charlies Sharpnack, mine superintendent, escaped harm despite threats. Reports of violence reached regimental HQ as strikers were accused of dynamiting a home in Youngwood, Westmoreland County.
Washington National Guardsmen at Camp Irving R Connelly protested wage cuts as two weeks pay dropped from 28 and 24.50 to 21 and 30. Adjutant General Thompson said state pay was twice the regular army schedule and wartime pay could not continue.
OLYMPIA July 22 Gov Louie Hart refused to comment on the demand to oust John P Duke state supervisor of banks and R A Langley deputy for negligence in liquidating the Scandinavian American bank case. He said he had not received copies of resolutions from the depositors meeting.
Portland reports one month without measurable rain. The last precipitation was .03 inches on June 21, followed by .056 inches on June 7. July 10 yielded mist only, and forecasters predict fair, warmer weather with no rain in sight.
In Chicago the circuit court forbids John Hass from visiting, talking, or riding with any woman other than his wife. The decree restricts his personal interactions to protect marriage harmony.
The Seattle Star offers a lamb to a 12 year old girl or any Mary who names the lamb. The winning name will win the animal, with the lamb expected to appear in a stage role next week. The lamb drinks milk from a bottle and may return to The Wayfarer next year.
The Star named 26 bathing beauty models after a long judging session at the Saxony Knitting Co office. Winners include Camilla Sanders and Kathleen Markley among Seattle entries and Virginia Eeperon and Anabell Morgan among Olympia contestants. Final top three prize winners will be announced at the convention next week.
A separate event for girls ages four to six is planned by Saxony Knitting Co at the Bell Street terminal during the convention. Eligible participants must report to Miss Julia Winchell Troxell at Bright's academy, 1604 Fourth Ave, by 10 a.m. Monday. The youngsters will model in the allotted hours Tuesday through Thursday and receive a made to order bathing suit.
In Peking American Secretary of the Navy Denby’s presence today persuaded the Chinese cabinet to abandon its plan to resign. The cabinet, confronted with Denby’s status as a guest of the government, reconsidered amid calls of hospitality, with Denby unaware of his historical role.
Baron Byng governor general of Canada visits Vancouver on his first trip there and works a full day of engagements starting at 9 in the morning. Thousands greet him on arrival and he meets wartime comrades including his former chauffeur Sidney Heaslip.
Seventy five American guests attended a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace on Friday, joining the British hosts for a formal social event.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Meacham accuses Charles Porter Friend of a multi marriage scheme aimed at stealing wives properties. Arrested after being lured from Vancouver by his last wife Pearl Monfort Friend with witness Minnie Pierce Friend present. Held on 1500 dollar bond as investigation continues.
In Kelso Washington fire crews report the Coweeman blaze greatly improved with engines and crews keeping both sides of the area under control. Logging camps including R B H starting near Mond Lumber Co and camps west of Kelso at Poulsen and Eufaula Co remain under control with no major spread evident.
Portland report says Clarence Marks, deputy sheriff at Kelly Butte camp, shot himself Friday afternoon near Gordon Creek on the Columbia River highway south of Corbett station. Sheriff Hurlburt said Marks had health concerns and low mood prior to the incident.
In Granite City on July 22 Deputy Sheriff Patrick K. Nally was shot and killed while Patrolman Ross Johnson was seriously wounded in a gun battle with two men believed to be St. Louis gangsters.
Wright county Sheriff John Nugent was shot and killed early today by guard Dick Crawford at a creamery at Dickerson siding six miles east of Buffaila. The guard mistook the sheriff for a robber in a deadly misunderstanding.
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