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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1921
Page
10
Jacob Stroble of 210 Minor Ave Seattle declares Tanlac improved his digestion energy and sleep after long illness. He says he can eat like a farm hand and his back and health are back to normal. Bartell Drug Stores and leading druggists carry Tanlac.
In Samoa Humboldt County California on June 29 two young sisters Geral dine nine and Marie twelve fought an attacking octopus that had grabbed their year old brother George Peter sen son of Capt. C. M. Peter sen. The girls struck the creature with their oars, drove it onto rocks and killed it after it seized the boy in shallow water.
Last minute applications on Tuesday nearly filled Washington state’s quota for the Citizens’ Military Training Camp set to begin July 6 at Camp Lewis. Officers said interest surged, moving the state from lagging to within reach of the required number. Lieut. Col. Oliver H. Dockery Jr said applications will continue as vacancies remain, with late applicants prioritized for next summer if not chosen this year.
Salem reports 36 deaths from fires outside Portland in the year ending March 31. Of these 28 were in preventable fires and 1 in an unpreventable blaze. The Houston hotel fire in Klamath Falls caused 13 deaths and 6 injuries, the Robinette five story hotel tally second with five fatalities.
Maj. Louis M. Lang, commander, said the Washington state highway patrol will be ready to assume its duties August 1. The organization began at the last legislative session and will be perfected by July 15.
Washington reports Rear Admiral A S Halstead awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for aiding Brest port operations and assisting in repatriating American soldiers from France while commanding the naval force there. Also notes a Davenport gambl ing arrests and a Vancouver marriage involving Hodges, and Spokane sale of 7500 purebred sheep for 50000 to Deer Lodge Farms.
Charlies J. Bonaparte, secretary of the navy under Theodore Roosevelt and ex attorney general, renowned international law authority, dies at 70 at Bella Vista Long Green valley Baltimore region.
Votes to be taken on Borah and Porter disarmament resolution. Permanent tariff bill to be introduced by Chairman Fordney and Republican members of Ways and Means Committee.
Two bandits robbed Standard Oil gas station at Broadway and Madison. One wore a straw hat and glasses, sprayed Duffy with a gun and ordered him to move. They took about $12 in cash and fled east on Madison Street.
Washington reports the United States refused to be represented at the white slave traffic conference to be held in Geneva under League of Nations auspices. The meeting, beginning tomorrow, aims to abolish the white slave trade.
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