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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
11
A reckless truck driven by T H Young plowed into J A’s store at 3417 Harbor Ave S W, damaging the building and roof. This marked the vehicle’s second attack on the same shop within a month, after a May 14 incident that shattered a window.
Five men, alleged members of a black gang, were held at police headquarters in New York as detectives in Italian quarters investigate the kidnapping of Giuseppe Varotto, aged 5. The boy was abducted May 24 in front of his home after his parents could not pay the demanded $2,500 ransom.
Floyd Ro Maine, a youth accused of fatally quarreling with Givens, a local rancher, near Roseburg, is slated for trial on first degree murder charges starting June 8. Romaine, arraigned yesterday, pleads not guilty as Judge Hamilton delayed confirmation of the case.
Baltimore June 3 physicians and others at Johns Hopkins hospital report exposure to various infections in tests. The study finds disease germs constantly threaten health and that the air passages provide a conducive environment for organisms to colonize and cause disease.
Salvation Army veterans attend a weekend event at the Ivation Army temple on Sixth Rear Union street. Christ Christopherson assists soldiers as Adjt. Fred Anderson serves breakfast to those sent to berry fields camps ranches for work.
Howard Elliott, Northern Pacific chairman, testifies before the Senate on a plan to ease railroad financial strain. He urges repeal of the Adamson law, the full crew rule, and anti trust rate restraints, plus new labor voting, reporting, and a transportation cabinet post.
More than 7,000 pounds of fish are available free for families in need at the Millionaire's Club located at 98 W Main St. Applicants must bring a container to carry the fish home.
A playful note suggests a baseball enthusiast remain home during wash day while his wife delivers a sharp line drive. The line implies a domestic scene with a sports twist without technical detail.
George Williams was hanged at San Quentin for the murder of his wife and his step-daughter in San Francisco a year earlier. He went to the scaffold calmly, slept well, and drank a final whisky before the trap was sprung. A Catholic priest prayed with him as he faced death.
Frances B. Axtell of Bellingham, a member of the federal compensation board, has returned home at term end and will speak to the King County Democratic club at its Saturday noon meeting in Meves cafeteria. Special music planned.
London reports two hospital discoveries likely to keep the institution open. Aseptic catgut for surgical operations and an eyeleaf needle that resists tearing the skin during wound stitching are the findings after extensive research. Nine people die hourly in the United States from accidents. Steel engraving originated in America around 1814.
Dan Landon and Mayor Caldwell advocate reviving croquet in Seattle. The group aims to build croquet grounds in City Hall park to provide a lunch hour diversion and social sport for residents.
Stockholm June 8 After more than ten years of experiments M Sven Berglund a Swedish engineer is said to have invented a speaking film that ensures the sound and picture are produced absolutely simultaneously.
In St. Gallen Switzerland a flood of divorce petitions has led the presiding judge to ask the cantonal government to appoint one or two special judges to handle the divorce causes.
Jenner, traveling from Victoria to Hove on a non stop train, tore down a "Ladies only" sign in a compartment and lit his pipe. The judge fined him two dollars, and Jenner said it was worth it.
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