29 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1921
Page
1
An adventure scene from Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan the Terrible features Tarzan escaping a deadly reptilian attack by diving and stabbing the creature in the belly. The Star promotes the new Tarzan tale with a vivid action snapshot and notes Tarzan’s tuxedoed image and aristocratic pose.
Bremerton reports state witness Bernice Evans repudiates allegations she contributed hush money to Bremerton police chief Frank Reynolds. Prosecutor Greenwood vows perjury action if she testifies otherwise and plans talks in Seattle to press her truthfulness amid extortion charges and tied incidents at the Rainier hotel involving Betty Gordon and others.
The item notes heavyweight Jack Johnson and Georges Carpentier set to fight on July 2. It also references a Fourth of July beer seizure, humorous quips, sermons, taxes, and local Seattle stories, all presented in a brash newspaper voice.
A Seattle produced fireworks display in Canton used a bamboo stadium and a flaming portrait of Yuan Shih Kai to distract Cantonese revolutionaries. The riot ended with the crowd rioting yet the government’s plan foiled revolution while locals talked for a year. All fireworks were made in Seattle.
Flour fell 10 cents Tuesday to reach top patent brands at 2.25 dollars to consumers. Sugar also declined 10 cents per hundred pounds. Retailers may sell small lots at eight and a half cents a pound.
The House refused to approve Senate appropriations totaling 1.39 million dollars for Sand Point in Seattle, a Bremerton pier extension, and a rifle range. It also rejected letting the Navy Secretary accept land from King County for aviation use. It approved 1 million for San Diego Naval Hospital enlargement.
Oscar Hanson, a transient held for sanity hearing, said he signaled friends with a blow torch to indicate he was alive after bonfires were found every 100 yards along the rails near Irving. He admits escaping a Sedro-Woolley state institution. John Stout, 60, died in Virginia Mason Hospital after a fall into a well at his Edmonds home. relatives unknown. Body sent to Home Undertaking Co.
Wanda Von Kettler recounts Sadie the Maid taking a second kitchen job in the East Madison district. A dinner party left glassware polished and a strong-willed six year old Billy on a diet creates comic chaos as Sadie labors with mops, carpet sweepers, and a scrub brush, learning patience and thoroughness.
The Police Chief Frank Reynolds is on two months of paid vacation at $150 monthly. He intends to spend spare time laying brick for the new Catholic church at $12 per day. Reynolds is a deacon of the First Baptist church and serves as secretary treasurer of the Sunday school.
The report describes bail money paid to secure Miss Gordon's court appearance. An initial $100 bail was posted, followed by a further $50 collected a few days later. The events are linked to a case involving an individual named Reynolds and a June date.
Attorney General Daugherty refused to commute Jack Johnsons sentence delaying his release until July 9. Johnson had hoped for parole to attend the Dempsey Carpentier fight in Jersey City but the Mann white slave act violation and unpopularity kept him imprisoned. His white wife will pay a $1000 fine to avoid an extra 30 days.
Three persons were injured when two autos collided in front of Brown's garage in Redmond Wednesday morning. One car belonged to Sunnyside Investment company while the other’s owner was not known. Injured occupants were taken to a hospital.
Burglars entered Beem Sign Co at 2131 Western Ave Tuesday night and ransacked the shop but found nothing of value. They moved next door to Admiral Cleaners and Dyers, also leaving empty handed. Patrolman H A Holmes suspects the act was by youths.
Lem Yat is scheduled to be sentenced on dope charges July 11 after a federal jury found him guilty on Tuesday.
Hudson County prosecutor Pierre P. Garvin will present information to the county grand jury on a proposed prize fight linked to Seven I pastors and the International Reform Bureau. The push to block the bout cites alleged moral harm and swindling risk, while Garvin notes no crime has been found yet. Clinton Newton Howard declined comment on plan changes.
Billy Sunday in Norton Virginia says opposition to the Dempsey Carpentier bout should have come before Tex Rickard spent money to build the arena. He supports Jack Dempsey winning, argues prize fighting on Sunday differs from baseball and calls Carpentier a foreigner.
A terse aphorism notes that discerning a girl's mood by her smile reflects social tact. The remark implies keen social reading of expressions as a sign of good character and considerate behavior.
The article emphasizes that a well bought used car from a trusted dealer is a solid investment. It notes used car trade growing in importance and invites Seattle buyers to inspect quality vehicles offered by responsible dealers on the classified page.
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