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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1921
Page
1
A patchwork of quotes and scenes touches on poll taxes city spending and peculiar anecdotes. It references John Wanamaker quotes toll toll Tolliver McGee a coal reserves claim and a laundry ad. The tone is chaotic and fragmentary with stray lines and unrelated snippets.
The July 2 bout with Georges Carpentier centers on Dempsey's injured eye as the champion's main weakness. Carpentier backs the plan to strike the wound, hoping to provoke a furious Dempsey and avenge prior sparring wounds.
Attorney FR J Meakim asks the superior court for a new trial for John KE Allison after his statutory offense conviction in Judge Mitchell Gilliam's court. He alleges a juror slept during Meakim's address at the tax confab.
Boilermakers and shipbuilders join organized labor in the protest against banning Sunday funerals. Workingmen say Sundays are the only day they can attend interments.
Olympia reports sharp critique of state spending on expensive official cars while a tattered capitol flag remains unfixed. Maud Gardner of Seattle, president of the Ladies of the G. A. R., questions the priority of motor purchases over flag replacement as about 1,000 delegates stay in cramped Olympia quarters for a four day G. A. R. encampment.
Asa Lee twenty four and Marie Lorraine twenty were held in jail for three hours on a habeas corpus writ after a late marriage ceremony in Everett. Judge Walter M. French ordered their release and censured the sheriff, with Lorraine’s father cited as a close friend of the judge. Lee, a three year deputy sheriff, fled Monday before being captured Tuesday morning.
Prices on street placards show a broad fall in Seattle restaurant costs. Chauncey Wright chains report lower staples like sugar flour and potatoes, while items such as strawberry shortcake and bacon serve lower prices. Wing and Boldt cafeterias cut menus, promising further declines as butter eggs and meats trend down.
The piece condemns a Washington state conference as a wasteful sham offering no intelligent tax reform. It lambasts teachers pay, clerical salaries, and official spending while noting adjournment as its sole outcome. Reporters add the governor slept through most sessions.
Police search for Mrs. Anna L. Hollenbeck who disappeared from her home at 4663 Eastern Ave early Tuesday leaving a note on the kitchen table directing authorities to her valuables. Authorities fear she may have taken her own life.
A June bride scene at the County City building shows couples awaiting marriage licenses while a welfare line forms nearby. Marion McDonnell, investigator of marital troubles, offers guidance urging brides to be a home maker and to treat husbands as children, emphasizing sympathy and motherhood over flirtation or overindulgence.
The Star reports the Homeliest Man Contest opened by the Rainier post of the American Legion. Dan Landon sparks protests as a unlikely candidate while locals like Carl Reiter and Frank Réppe object. Votes cost one cent each, funds go to The Star American Legion employment bureau, with nominations to George M. Brazer.
Olympia, June 21. Governors, treasurers and school boards pressed to trim payrolls and defer building projects to reduce taxes. Shorrock proposed a payroll cut linked to living costs, while Faussett urged tax reform without salary cuts. Education costs and frills sparked heated debate as Seattle and Edmonds officials weighed recalls and budget changes.
J A Kluglan 23, a fireman, was arrested at Skinner Eddy shipyard after a fight with a sailor. Kluglan was stabbed in the left shoulder, treated at the city hospital, and jailed on disorderly conduct charges with $100 bail. Manuel Johnson 26, identified as the assailant, was arrested at Skinner Eddy yard No 2 early Tuesday.
Isaac Karansky 44 a Russian sculptor barricaded his room at 2209 Yesterday Tuesday threatening to kill anyone nearby. Patrolmen W Dench and George F Reynolds subdued him after a fierce struggle and took him to police headquarters.
Riverside reports Sergeant James E Jones of Washington DC was instantly killed and Private Lester J Overton injured when an Army plane crashed from 300 feet at March Field this morning.
The House Rules Committee, led by Chairman Campbell of Kansas, has virtually decided to kill the Volstead supplementary prohibition bill in its present form. The panel will not rush the measure through Congress and delayed action to allow chemical and industrial alcohol representatives to present opposition.
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