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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
8
Stella Weiner and Harry Barber, ages 6 and 7, were found in a vacant apartment clothes closet after 90 hours hidden without food or water. They said they entered while playing and were sealed when another child closed the door. Local police and volunteers aided the hunt before revival with orange juice milk and coffee.
A 1921 report lists several pedestrians struck by autos on Second Ave and other streets. A. Woodcock of 1724 N 45th St was knocked down by Earl Brandt on a busier stretch but unhurt. Hokoyama infant bruised. W J Kerry's truck driven car hit him on Jackson St. An unidentified man was slightly bruised at 19th Ave N B Gird St. William Ross said the pedestrian walked into the street. T G Smith knocked down leaving a James St cable car stop. H S Fogg driver said the man ignored signals. Smith unhurt.
New York June 17. J M Miller hosts a bark ing frog from Mexico at the Hotel Plaza floral display. The creature is said to bark like a dog, especially at strangers it dislikes, evoking a Twain era jumping frog comparison.
Noted author Hal G. Evarts and his wife plan a multi month expedition through Alaska and northern Canada. Their 1650 mile Mackenzie River leg and 35 mile continental divide hike illustrate a quest for material for wild animal tales.
The ecclesiastical governor of Argentina bans bare arms and low necks with a notice posted in the doors of all Catholic churches.
King Victor Emmanuel's second daughter Mafalda passes driving tests in Rome and earns a motor driver certificate after practicing on the royal estate. The princess becomes an expert in vehicle operation.
The Oregon Washington Railroad & Navigation Co offers a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons who killed J. H. Phillips, its special agent, in Portland on June 14, 1921. The incident occurred in Albina yards as train 256 waited for a block signal, Phillips was shot after investigating merchandise cars.
PAMIS June 17 A police party attempting eviction of Mme Gabarette 75 from her squalid Mat faced resistance. A savage sheepdog forced officers to retreat while the woman, armed with a big knife, shouted let us fight and die together. Two last 80 experts were brought in and the woman and her dog were lassoed and driven away. Mme Gabarette had refused to pay rent for a year.
Paris readers were stunned to learn that Georges Clemenceau’s grandson won the world amateur dancing championship. The news described the surprise as the famed Tiger’s agility contrasted with the surprising family victory in Paris on June 17.
In London on June 17 the National League for Maternity and Health Welfare granted a poor mother with 21 children her first holiday life. An attendant cared for the kids while the mother watched movies twice and took three motor trips.
A Parisian-born pastry cook nicknamed Kaiser petitions French courts to legally adopt the name Durand. He recently took a holiday, was abducted in a car, robbed, and dumped. he was found the next day. In court he was fined six dollars.
A group of ten cotton spinners in Nord department received a Romanian government order for cotton thread worth about 8.09 million dollars. The mill will insure work for at least one year, marking a shift as Romania reduces England’s previous role in supplying its cotton trade.
Elias Livesey, a Catonsville Quaker, celebrated his 102d birthday in Baltimore on June 17. He expressed enthusiasm for present fashion, admiring short skirts, but said women of his era made better wives and were easier to get along with.
New York report highlights Senator Bernard Downing opposing a bill to extend the open frog season. He notes the bill’s March 17 introduction and argues that no green creature should be sentenced to death on St Patrick’s Day.
Berlin June 17 The Reichstag commission of inquiry into World War I responsibility issues releases a 15 volume report. It states no orders from Germany or Austria could be interpreted as secret mobilization calls.
An unruly Paris column laments the celebrity culture around Paul Potret, alleging a constant, unsettled focus on his fame and the impact on public discourse. The piece critiques the urge to turn every issue into a spectacle.
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