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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1921
Page
8
Mrs Southard Leaves Tonight for Twin Falls Idaho
Mrs Lydia Southard will depart San Francisco tonight for Twin Falls Idaho to face a murder charge. Deputy Sheriff W. H. Ormsby, who brought her here from Honolulu, said no earlier departure could be arranged. She is accused of poisoning four or five husbands and her brother in law, and said she hopes to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Lydia Southard
Twin Falls
Idaho
W. H. Ormsby
Honolulu
Southard
A. J. Turner Named Engineer for Skagit Project
A. J. Turner, chief engineer of the Columbian Basin Survey, was appointed construction engineer on the Skagit project by City Engineer A. H. Dimock. Turner will oversee Gorge Creek plant work under C. F. Uhden, engineer in charge of the hydroelectric project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Turner
Skagit
A. H. Dimock
Turner
Gorge Creek
C. F. Uhden
Plant Walk at Volunteer Park Hosted by Seattle Horticultural Club
Seattleites are invited to join a plant walk at Volunteer Park tonight hosted by the Seattle Horticultural Club. The group will assemble at the south end of the pagoda at 7 p.m. to learn about the park's plant and flower species.
Sees City First Time in 20 Years Returns to Seattle
Franklin Chase of Los Angeles, famed for leading a four horse team over the Cascade mountains in 1584, visited Seattle on Wednesday after a 20 year absence. He praised the city’s prospects saying the city has a great future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Chase
Los Angeles
Cascade Mountains
Seattle
Bouck Faces Challenge in Washington State Grange
In Colville the 33rd annual Grange convention opened with predicted reelection for William Bouck but rising opposition in East side counties hints at a tough fight. Bouck reportedly drew votes by attacking the American Legion as capital influenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville
William Bouck
Washington State Grange
East Side
Bouck
American Legion
Letice Monopoly
Laws Drafted for King County Legionnaires
Representatives of county posts drafted constitution and by laws for the King County conference of the American Legion at a special Wednesday night meeting in the Stuart building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King ' S County Legionnaires
King County Conference of the American Legion
Stuart Building
Horticulturists to Stage a Seattle Exhibition
The Seattle Horticultural association plans its first annual exhibition at Volunteer Park on July 15 to 17 with leading nurserymen and florists cooperating for a successful event. Prosser district orchardists bid $2 per box for orchard run applies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Horticultural Association
Volunteer Park
Duwamish River Tragedy Claims Tukwila Boy
A 9 year old boy from Tukwila, John Hagen, drowned in the Duwamish river after a dugout canoe with Daniel Rauenzhir capsized. Rauenzhir, 12, survived and reached shore with help. Hagen disappeared despite attempts at rescue and resuscitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hagen
Tukwila
Duwamish
Daniel Raunzhr
Ravenzhr
Hagen
Rauenzhi
S. W. Grimes
Georgetown
Four Year Old Eddie Hume Declares Police Ambition
Eddie Hume aged 4, son of Mrs E Hume, wandered from his mother in a Second Avenue department store. Found at the ice cream counter amid a dozen admiring women, he told a police sergeant he would be a policeman someday before his mother retrieved him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Hume
E. Hume
University Way
Eddie
Tom Sawyer
Ave
Ark Bobs Up in Harbor Amid Liberia Dream
In Los Angeles on June 9 Pastor J. E. Lewis, a Negro church leader, claims his tublike ark, carrying 43 Black and five White missionaries, rose from the sea bed and rides the harbor waves. He says he will take his flock to Liberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
J. E. Lewis
Church of the Living God
Lewis
Africa
Liberia
Rushes Settlement of Veteran Claims
L. C. Jesseph, newly appointed director of the war risk insurance bureau for the Thirteenth district, urges 1,299 disabled veterans with pending claims to promptly undergo the required medical examinations to speed up compensation settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Jesseph
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Thirteenth District
Jesseph
Centralia to Build Lighting Plant
Centralia votes to erect a municipal lighting plant costing 75000 dollars. Funds will be retired through light department profits. The plant will generate enough power to meet the needs of all local industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Garage Owners Urged to Report Auto Storage Rentals
Private garage owners would must report to police any space rented for car storage if the city council approves the public safety committee recommendation. The bill is expected to pass at a special Thursday meeting to approve the city payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Safety Committee
Federal judge tosses Ross title suit over 160 acres in Pacific county
In Tacoma a federal judge dismissed Margaret Ross's court bid for title to 160 acres in Pacific county, a case that grew from Pacific county night rider disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Cushman
Margaret Ross
Pacific County
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