30 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
1
A brimming collage of light verse and gossip items from a small town paper. It riffs on prohibition, boxing legends, social trends, and local characters with quips about Dempsey, Carpentier, ex Emperor Charles, and Virgini a Lee while tossing in cartoons of rural life and a brief note from Raymond Conrad in Bowland Kentucky.
Aelegations swirl as Bremerton faces a graft probe into Chief Frank Reynolds who allegedly took 150 from the Mungos as bail money. Mayor Bowdoin blocks bail receipts. Two candidates named Young Hector and J G Horne as possible successors.
Approximately $2,300 in jewelry cash and papers were stolen in two burglaries at a Fifth Avenue North apartment. Ruth Heil lost valuables including two rings cuff links a lavaliere and a moonstone ring while D Topliss reported losses of cash rings cuff links and five watches. Police believe the same burglars committed both break ins and suspect Topliss slept through his own theft.
Washington June 30 reports say William Howard Taft has been chosen for Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Final decision reached today and the announcement is set for 4 p m by President Harding.
New York June 30. If eugenics bills pass, lovers seeking marriage licenses must present a health certificate from a physician chosen by the board of health. Rose Rothenberg, assistant district attorney, backs the measure asserting it will curb disease and prevent defective births.
A university student nicknamed Sadie Gott recounts her experiences applying for household help in Seattle. She visits multiple homes, faces family scrutiny at a Mercer street residence, and learns of the dining room verdict as she is watched by six-family members during the hiring process.
Detroit reports Henry Ford moves to complete his economic empire by buying the government nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals Alabama and finance a new farm and auto market through cheaper nitrates. He plans wage raises, six day workweeks, eight hour shifts, and a factory railroad regime with lighter equipment and restricted tonnage to speed deliveries.
World attention focuses on Jersey City as the Dempsey Carpentier heavyweight bout grows near. London and Paris dispatch cablegrams noting Carpentier's strong odds, boxing prowess, and Latin pride fueling support while Dempsey remains a rising unknown quantity to many observers.
The Italian betting scene showed Jack Dempsey as a 2-to-1 favorite to defeat Georges Carpentier next Saturday. The wagering was unprecedented for a boxing event with locals eager to stake on the match.
Frank Lesovski and Theodore Wirniski were arrested near Maple Valley after the Wednesday home invasion of Nels Anderson and Julius Playfeldt. The pair confessed to the crime, each had $40 on them, and Wirniski carried a bloodstained gun. They planned a larger Ravensdale job. A third man is unnamed, and authorities suspect further highway robberies.
The Star Classifieds present numerous daily opportunities to turn a profit. Readers are urged to explore listings for honest, practical avenues to make money, with diverse options highlighted across categories.
Across Paris Manila Capetown Rio Buenos Aires and Sydney observers favor Jack Dempsey to beat Georges Carpentier next Saturday. Odds of 3 to 1 circulate in Manila while British and American expatriates back Dempsey as fans anticipate a global event. Locals note strong American turnout and heavy betting on the American fighter.
H W Robinson of F T Crowe Co Seattle was arrested in Vancouver B C on a charge of embezzling ten thousand dollars from his employer. The shortage surfaced during a routine file inspection and authorities say he forged checks and diverted funds to his own account while traveling with a woman not his wife. He was being transported back to Seattle to answer the charge.
E L Moore a 26 year old window cleaner and alleged third arrest in weeks confessed to detectives Thursday detailing a gambling swindle in Seattle. He peddled 50 cent lottery tickets in pool halls betting on two teams to post the day’s high score across leagues. Detectives seized a large batch of tickets and Moore will be tried on first degree forgery charges.
Hankow China reports show foreigners evacuating amid fears of mutinies by Chinese troops. About one thousand Japanese plan to stay, while other foreign concessions evacuate. The chaos follows rival governments in China with provincial governors mobilizing forces for looting. Reports say thousands were killed in recent mutinies.
The United States Shipping Board will dispose of 287 wooden ships of the Emergency Fleet Corporation with bids opening July 30. The fleet currently lies at James River Lake Union Seattle and New York Bay. Robert H. Montgomery of New York named to handle Shipping Board finances.
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