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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1922
Page
10
A tattered mendicant tells a boss his heart is heavy and a single dime would lift it a little, highlighting the modest impact of charity in a stark exchange captured by the Birmingham Age-Herald.
Chicago Evening News reports editor Dizie Carroll Blaine Cook Jr., renowned fishing news writer for the Chicago Daily News, has died in Chicago. He was celebrated for his coastal reports and port writing.
Dorothy Ormabee, seven, is claimed as the child by two women, Mrs William W Ormabee and Miss Emily P Towner. The Massachusetts case began years ago with the society’s involvement and a later suicide attempt by Miss Towner.
Canadian fisheries officials moved against Japanese fishing operations on Vancouver Island over the weekend seizing 15 vessels as crews clashed with license limits. About 500 Japanese operated locally last year. 200 licenses were issued this season, leaving 300 to depart. Detectives posed as fishermen to aid seizures, with boats to be tried in Victoria.
Miss Martha Stacher, 17, drowned in shallow water at Lake Washington near 122 40th Ave N in Seattle. Mrs Witter and Mrs Funke witnessed her stumble and sink in a hole while wading. Olaf Aronson and harbor police recovered the body.
An explosion in the engine room at the Mineral Lake Lumber company mill caused a fire that virtually destroyed the large mill and burned two dry kilns along with hundreds of thousands of feet of lumber in the yard. Unofficially estimated losses reached about 300000 dollars as the flames forced workers to abandon efforts to fight the blaze.
An old advertisement warns daily meat can form uric acid that paralyzes kidneys and causes back pain headaches dizziness and urinary trouble. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salta or rad Salta daily to flush kidneys and neutralize urine acids, promising painless relief and stronger function.
A. Gerald Paffenbarger, described as versatile, fled after a downtown chase in Portland leading to two officers knocked down briefly. He claimed to be aiding Grover Bersdoll with a writing project and showed crime clippings, including the William Diamond Taylor case, while denying knowledge of the Los Angeles murder.
Pietro Govanni Miller of Oregon City was yesterday created a knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great. In Chicago investigations begin into the disappearance of Mrs. Ora Ridgelys $100000 fortune after her death June 6 at Hot Springs.
A girl asks her mother to let her travel to Nina's home in Snoqualmie for a two to three week visit. The plan includes meeting new people and possibly staying longer. She proposes buying a few clothes on credit at Cherry's to wear during the trip, while wearing her existing dresses. The note mentions their address at 207 Rialto Ride, Second Ave, near Madison and Spring, over the Pig'n Whistle.
A special purchase brings 300 Georgette and crepe de chine blouses in tuck-in styles. Colors include flesh bisque jade canna pumpkin Dutch blue bronze jockey red navy and white. Sizes range 36 to 44. Choice while they last at 4.95 each.
Gifts and creamers priced from 4 to 15 dollars, Sheffield and plated vases from 4.50 to 12 dollars, flower baskets 4.25 to 14 dollars, bread trays 2.50 to 6.95, salts and peppers from 1 to 4 dollars, glass shakers with tops 1 to 2 dollars, plus a 5 percent tax on all items.
Seattle educators from the Grade School Teachers' club High School Teachers' league and Principals' association denounce the school board's salary reductions. They urge recall of Director E F Taylor, citing campaign pledges and a letter from Dr. Walter S Kelton of the American Legion interpost committee. A nucleus committee led by Dora Herron T E B O Connor and J M Knizeley will coordinate calls for reconsideration.
A report is due to the governor by June 20 and then forwarded to the 1923 legislature. The final meeting will include reading the report and approving its phraseology. Content in the report has been debated and voted on in prior sessions.
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