17 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
1
A collage of brief items includes a street food quip about strawberries on Bainbridge Island, a stray ad about room and board for an invalid, a quip on doctors in Seattle, and a cartoonish caption on a typist's vacation. It also mentions H C Hughes returning from the Elwha river with poor luck trout fishing and a gibe about Peggy marrying Stanley Joyce to get rid of him.
A photo silhouette teases a well known man who rarely leaves the front page. The note says his name will appear tomorrow while yesterday’s silhouette showed Herb Schoenfeld, vice president of Blanchard Furniture Company.
Roy Gardner the mail robber was recaptured in Centralia, moved to Steilacoom, and entered McNeil Island Prison at 8 p m under heavy escort. Guards vow tight watch and say he faces up to fifty years, with no chance of easy escape. Gardner claimed to want a square deal, but officials warn a bold flight would end in a coffin. He smiled for Centralia crowds, then faced a guarded voyage by rail and water to the island.
In Judge Daniel H. Ciffey's court William W. Bristol and Clyde Bristol dispute ownership of a wooden box house at 2409 Northlake Ave. Clyde claims the home, built with his wife Clara's funds and labor, belongs to him. The structure is valued at 350 dollars. A separate incident reports a plumber using a blow torch caused a two story fire at 1809 18th Ave owned by Marguerite Oeho, with about 50 dollars in damage, fully insured.
Mrs Alice Osborne sues in superior court claiming she married James David Campbell under a concealed name James Osborne. She alleges cruelty including arrests and seeks $75 monthly for herself and $350 for attorneys.
Recommendations for reorganizing the prohibition enforcement machinery will be made to Secretary Mellon within 48 hours. Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes expects to complete the recommendations after conferences today.
Earl F. Egge of Minneapolis is appointed superintendent of the air mail service by Postmaster General Hays. He succeeds Maj. E. C. Zoll who resigned.
A sheriff's posse led by Sheriff Matt Starwich scoured north of 85th street and Greenwood avenue for a madman terrorizing residents for 12 hours. Earlier the suspect fired at a jitney driver and a home, injuring a girl at 89th street and 14th avenue Northeast. Multiple shots were fired in the North End as authorities surrounded the woods and hunted the attacker. the motive remained unknown.
In Portland on June 17 a 77 year old retired clergyman Dr. B. J. Headley married 65 year old Margaret A. Scott after a long courtship. Headley joked he is old but needed a partner for his home while the bride declined to comment.
Manhasset New York June 17 Georges Carpentier the French challenger trains a week before his July 2 heavyweight title bout with Jack Dempsey. The piece compares physiques and notes Carpentier eye focus, nervous energy outside the ring, and daily conditioning including shelled corn hand work.
A Seattle crowd gasped as a woman wearing a black derby and monocle walked Second Avenue puffing a large cigar. Onlookers and a traffic officer reacted with surprised humor, reflecting on changing fashions and social strides while the reporter failed to learn her name.
European correspondent Milton Brenner reports from Hamburg on a patriotic German boycott against enemy goods. Businesses and organizations promote a consumer stand against French wines perfumes and English cigarettes while posters handbills and signs urge Germans to buy local products amid rising tariffs and Rhine barriers.
Councilmen Lou Cohen and R B Hesketh sparked talk of a bases running race after Hesketh stumbled on a San Francisco Seattle series opener. Both men began training Thursday and the event is slated for next week in a light hearted civic contest.
Salvatore Calla 31 of Cleveland Ohio allegedly confessed to Erie County District Attorney Moore that he was the killer of Daniel F. Kaber, wealthy Lakewood publisher. Details of the confession were not released.
The census bureau reports that one person out of every eight in the United States is foreign born. The figures were issued today.
Jack Dempsey of Los Angeles is named as co respondent in the divorce suit of F R Boulanger against his wife Lily filed at Pawhuska Oklahoma. Attorney Charles Holden confirms the co respondent is the heavyweight champion Dempsey.
Two overseas veterans in Camp Jackson South Carolina write to acting Mayor Hesketh asking to be connected with someone in Seattle for correspondence. Privates David Rudd and Lylee C Ward sign the letter from Station Hospital.
Final judgment restrains Prosecutor Malcolm Douglas and deputy Bert C. Ross from interfering with the practice of Leon Noble a Seattle dentist. The restraint follows Noble being blocked by a county when the state dental board denied his license. Noble has practiced dentistry for many years.
Bertha M. Cassutt sues Casper J. Cassutt owner of Seattle Music House for divorce alleging cruelty. She values his business at 50 000 dollars and his home at 6 500 dollars. She requests 250 dollars monthly alimony and 750 dollars attorney fees. Married in Guttenberg Iowa in 1903.
Dublin reports President de Valera sent a message to the American Federation of Labor urging support for the Irish cause. He stated U S recognition would help establish a true democracy in Ireland.
India yields more than 5,000,000 tons of oil seeds valued at about 200,000,000 dollars, reflecting strong agricultural output. The data highlights national crop scale and market potential for edible oils.
Washington will pursue every cent of inheritance tax from Henry Hewitt Jr. of Tacoma amid a court battle. He signed away vast mining timber and real estate to Hewitt Land Co. before death, leaving a reported estate of millions while heirs and officials dispute the tax due. Federal and state law target transfers made within two years of death.
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