12 Jun 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1922
Page
1
Arthur B. Reeve's new novel The First Novel About Wireless Telephony begins in The Star and its affiliated papers. The author known for Craig Kennedy crafts a thrilling science based plot designed to captivate readers with excitement and modern technology themes.
A collage of fragments includes Eddie Rickenbacker famed ace downing seven planes, Rodolph Valentino obtaining a revolver permit after marriage, a grim epitaph verse, Henry Ford’s blistering June output, and mixed notes on local politics, theatre, and sports from Puget Sound area towns.
Mrs. Walden discusses Ruth Walden and the Bellevue Lodge raid during the first Radio Dance. Chauffeur McKay reports a night storm and a searchlight sighting of a masked trio, hinting at an inside job and linking Ruth’s pearls worth twenty thousand to the heist.
Li'l Gee Gee proposes a barbed wire hair net to end petting conventions. The quirky declaration frames a satirical, office muse tone with a sharp punch about new fashion hygiene.
A June 12, 1902 item recalls a bathing youth at Alki Point and a girl who never says stop. A gas balloon buyer discovers it may not be cheap, while the coat remains uncounted. The note teases a song titled Tuck Me to Sleep in a Cool Graveyard and mentions Lil Gee Gee commenting on world trends in American films.
The life saving tug Snohomish sped to aid the halibut fishing schooner Texas drifting with six Seattle men aboard. A fresh southwest wind blew as the vessel’s propeller shaft lay broken, fueling grave concern for the crew.
The American schooner Edward R R West carrying lumber from the Columbia River to South Africa is ashore on Tahiti and total loss is reported. The crew is believed safe at Papeete. The vessel sailed from St Helens Oregon on April 12 with 951 154 feet of lumber valued at 26097 and a crew of ten under Captain C B Foster.
Ban Francisco reports Col. FL D Loveland a 6% dean in point of service of public utilities commissioners has died here. He served as a long time public official and deacon in city affairs.
A Star staff photo by Prite and Carter accompanies coverage of a local marriage contest. The caption notes key moments and participants, outlining the contest’s setup and community interest.
The Star and Herb Schoenfeld of Standard Furniture Company partner for a June wedding contest in Beattie. Engaged couples submit 200 word essays on "Why We Want to Get Married" for a chance at a model wedding in the fifth floor bungalow, with free ceremony and a substantial gift. Unsuccessful entrants may wed at the same time with costs borne by the company. The date is Friday June 30.
In Tokyo on June 12, Nakaoka, a young Japanese student, received a life prison term for assassinating former Prime Minister Hara. He told the magistrate he killed the premier for the good of the country and his patriotic duty.
Tokyo reports Viscount Uchida, new foreign minister in Premier Kato's cabinet, issued a formal statement declaring Japan's foreign policies will remain unchanged. Uchida previously served as foreign minister in Takahashi's prior cabinet.
Arthur Schramm Jr. depu ty prose cutor leaves Seattle for Olympia to argue State v. OConnell before the supreme court. The appeal challenges the antialien land law and its provisions regarding land held in trust for an alien. OConnell and Lorgan are cited as unlawfully holding land. OConnell is not a citizen. The ruling sustaining a demurrer is under review.
John Wallace celebrated his wooden wedding when a storm toppled a tree that spun into his parlor as guests prepared to present. The incident disrupted the ceremony and caused property damage but no reported injuries.
In Portland on June 12, Judge Langguth recalled helping Arthur Cotzhausen, a Wisconsin-educated attorney. Cotzhausen, a pudgy, drunken job seeker, sat in the Multnomah County Bar office asking for aid. The judge gave him $2 on the spot, fearing he would squander more to prolong his misery.
A narrator recounts aiding a troubled man named Cotzhausen, son of a Milwaukee jurist. The help included lodging, money for food, a letter to the father, and work in the narrator’s office. The man lifted himself, opened an independent practice elsewhere, and the narrator offered him a home at a family property while the narrator and companion vacationed in Mexico.
James E. Mahoney, convicted of murdering his wife Kate Mooers Mahoney on October 1, 1921, and sentenced to hang, spent Monday in the county clerk’s office as 117 exhibits from the previous trial were examined for potential transfer to Olympia for the June 19 appeal. Documents, letters, jewels, clothing, and the trunk where the body was found are among the exhibits. the trunk will not be moved to Olympia. Mahoney will stay in King County Jail during the Olympia sessions with defense by Lee Johnston and Louis Schwellenbach, and prosecution by Malcolm Douglas and T. H. Patterson.
Former President Li Yuan Mung arrived in Peking and agreed to resume the presidency temporarily to fill out his unexpired term if needed. Parliament will arrange an election where his successor is chosen, observers say the move could help settle China's governmental difficulties.
A grand jury is expected to begin deliberations on the Charles Legate death case by late Monday afternoon. Prosecutor Malcolm Douglas said the panel, after a monthlong ferry situation probe, is nearing a decision as the Legate case awaits the next hearing.
Reports from Nogales indicate bandits dynamited a Mexican Southern railway train near Tomellin Puebla killing five military escorts and wounding others. A second passenger train was looted with six guards killed. bandits led by Juan Ramirez Reyes Gil and Lorenzo Alvarez hoisted 60,000 pesos and fled into the mountains.
Miss Tennis Stewart of Seattle was instantly killed early this morning when the automobile she rode in overturned at a dangerous turn near Warrenton as five others returned from Flavel.
Private telegrams from Nogales Arizona report that General Felix Diaz landed with several hundred soldiers on the Mexican gulf coast and plans to raise revolt soon. Advices say arms and munitions for thousands more were brought, but usually reliable sources here discredit the report.
The Mayflower carrying President and Mrs. Harding and a few guests arrived in Washington early today after weathering a wind and rain storm in Chesapeake Bay late yesterday.
A powerful tornado and cyclone swept from Schenectady toward New England and Pennsylvania. The storm killed at least 43 to 50 in New York with injuries, wrecked pleasure boats, ferris wheels, and yachts, and disrupted wire service to Montreal.
A Saturday night carnival on Jackson street in Tokyo drew a predominantly Japanese audience with Ferris wheel sideshows and gambling booths thriving. Few American attendees and observers noted the march of families with young children amid the bustling, diverse crowd.
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