23 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1921
Page
1
A chaotic roundup of items notes twenty ships missing off the Atlantic coast and asks when schooners disappeared from the bars. It mocks unemployment and public notices while lampooning politics and culture with brief quips and faux ads.
Washington's inheritance tax department argues thousands of dollars yearly go uncollected. Director John W. Thatcher asks for more funding to pursue hidden assets and deeds made before death. Hewitt estate cases and cross‑state trends show broader efforts to bolster revenue.
The silhouette figure known as M Silhouette announces his last appearance in Seattle. The note thanks readers for their attention and prompts guesses about his identity. The prior figure identified yesterday was acting mayor Robert Bruce Hesketh.
The Anti Tuberculosis league and University of Washington home economics staff report 20 youths sent to Fred Stimson's Hollywood Farm thrive on a milk rich diet and greens. They cite Prof McCollum's rat feeding studies to argue proper fats and proteins prevent malnutrition and rickets.
The big biplane carrying Eric Springer and David R. Davis was moved from Goodyear field in Los Angeles to March field in Riverside. The non stop trans continental hop will start from March field tomorrow morning between 3 and 6 o clock regardless of weather conditions, Springer told United Press.
Leatrice Joy becomes the latest movie bride as she and her leading man Jacy Gilbert disappear from the film colony for a honeymoon in California, according to friends.
New York stock exchange members report governors added July 2 through July 8 and July 4 as holidays in their petition. The note excludes any reference to the anticipated big fight.
A fragmentary verse notice by Leo Ske describes great white birds at crimson dawn and ships sailing to the open sea. It evokes mystery, romance of the sea, and sailors chasing storms. The piece emphasizes voyage, thrill, and the elusive destination of the ships.
Evan Sarakov manager of an apartment building at 716 Madison Street was arrested by Sergt J H Thomas and Patrolmen Norris and McNamee after a fire damaged an apartment to about 300 dollars. A search found charred kindling in a vacant room and suitcases packed as if to depart. He is held on an open charge for investigation.
James Be Mahoney is to be arraigned in Judge King Dykeman's court this afternoon on a forgery charge. His attorney Lee Johnston plans to press the state for evidence the authorities believed could convict him of murder. Police continue a lake search for the trunk thought to hold the missing bride's body.
New York police say a Bolshevik plot to mutiny merchant crews and seize ships for Bolshevik ports was uncovered by a bomb squad over a year ago. The plan involved mutinies on merchant vessels and was handed to the Department of Justice. a raid netted about 300 arrestees, many later deported.
Washington officials pursue the fate of vanished ships off Cape Hatteras as a 20th century piracy theory gains attention. The Carroll A. Deering and the Hewitt disappeared with intact cargo and crew, prompting ongoing investigations into possible pirate involvement.
Eight men were arrested in New York on June 23 in a plot to manufacture and sell thousands of dollars in counterfeit tickets for the Dempsey Carpentier fight. They faced charges of grand larceny forgery and counterfeiting.
Manhattan era boxing item notes promoter Jack Curley says Georges Carpentier seeks privacy, not secrecy, in training. Curley claims Carpentier shows the same drills publicly as in private, dismissing rumors of hidden workouts before a Dempsey fight.
F. Garrett Fisher resigns as state purchasing agent amid a looming political upheaval in Olympia. He claims to know secrets and accuses Governor Hart of building a large state machine while denying improper deal making with Standard Oil. Disclosures of fund squandering spark calls for a legislative special session and warn of political turmoil.
In Tacoma on June 23 Jesse 8. Jones former state senator and public service commissioner for Hart & Jones defended Governor Hart. He said the firm sold 137000 dollars in surety bonds to the state to safeguard officials and employees, noting bonds were sold by personal solicitation not by Hart or through his influence.
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