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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1921
Page
6
Dr Ira C Brown head of the school medical department for eight years resigns following a pay cut from 5000 to 48600 annually and a department reorganization under an economy plan. The board abolishes assistant medical director post held by Mrs Maybella M Park and releases 15 nurses.
Mrs Ortelie Cowles Black On Tal is jailed on bigamy charges after conflicting claims about two marriages. She says her marriage to Bam Black was illegal due to a too-early ceremony and that her union to Lan On Tal is valid. Black claims a second marriage occurred in Tacoma after six months. Deputy prosecutor Meacham secured evidence.
Mrs Helen P Sanborn head of the San Francisco board of education issues a strict dress code for teachers. Silken hosiery must roll up above the knee and lipstick eyebrows and beauty marks are forbidden. Short skirts and bobbed hair discouraged with penalties affecting teacher examinations.
Four counterfeit F1000 bills from a $26,000 robbery of two messengers were traced to Seattle. Confectionery cashier Lola Grumman found the notes in a diner payment. a Switzer hotel owner John Maloney produced three bills. Seaboard National Bank issued the bills. investigators seek source. The detective department followed the serial numbers to link the bills to the robbery.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Crockin and Detective W. G. Leonard of Los Angeles arrived in Seattle to seize Johnson, former Bank of Italy clerk, and Jack Collins. They are sought on charges of forgery using a new system, drawing checks totaling $1,175 on dormant accounts at the Bank of Italy where Johnson worked.
Prosecutor P. C. Beazley says Sparks and George Dye advertised land in Skagit County with deceptive statements in a local paper to sell worthless underwater sandy soil. The two face charges of false advertising and were arrested Friday night.
A widow files for 75000 damages alleging her husband was killed by a Great Northern train at Monitor on November 27 1919. The suit names the railroad and seeks compensation for loss and related costs.
Jean Acker, once a struggling actress, files separate maintenance suit in Los Angeles detailing how Rudolph Valentino’s rise to fame altered their marriage. She says his career brought fame but cost their love, leaving her with memories and sorrow.
Dean Hi. L. Russell of the Cob of Wisconsin addressed about 300 members of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, delivering a speech that energized attendees. The event highlighted Wisconsin business leadership and interstate collaboration.
A statewide push in California launches the California water and power act to place hydroelectric energy and water development under state control. The act creates a five member water and power board and allows state credits for municipal or irrigation district projects, backed by a broad coalition of irrigationists financiers and engineers.
Mies C. Clubb of 451 South Bet Tacoma was seriously injured Friday night when thrown from an auto driven by Milo Bigelow of Tacoma on the McKinley highway. Bigelow suffered minor injuries. the Chandler involved fled the scene after Bigelow tried to pass going in the opposite direction. Clubb is unconscious at the county hospital with serious head cuts.
The state department was officially advised of the release by the Soviet government of Mrs. Marguerite Harrison of Baltimore Maryland. She had been imprisoned in Soviet Russia for more than a year.
Olive Ann Alcorn 21 years old, famed for scanty public appearances, is chosen by a panel of sculptors to be immortalized as a mural figure in a $2,000,000 theatre frieze. She says the motive is to prove natural living and wholesome thinking through physical form.
Police pursue two bandits who stole a Spokane auto after a July 20 gas station robbery and then robbed Ephraim post office. Telegram from Spokane chief says they crossed the Vantage ferry and may be headed this way.
Cal July 30 One method used to color and preserve cocoa is mixing it with red clay.
Disabled Veterans of the War Seattle chapter No 4 launch a campaign to rally support and raise funds to support members before formal arrangements. A committee led by Java Grantvedt at Elliott 1902 coordinates efforts with merchants and local offices to place drives and manager ball.
An inmate died during a riot at the M Alester Oklahoma State Penitentiary after violence erupted among prisoners. Guards contained the disturbance as authorities investigated the cause and identified those involved.
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