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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1921
Page
1
In this lighthearted column Red Armstrong laments editorial constraints and the Pettiness of the newsroom. He chronicles interruptions from the city editor and telegraph editor as he seeks a concise peeve piece. The piece ends noting a forgiving attitude toward a man who moved.
William G. McAdoo arrived from an Eastern trip and stated that Republicans will adopt general principles of policy from Wilson's administration. He said Wilson’s health has improved and he expects rapid progress and a full recovery.
Emily Lindsay-Squier, UW graduate and publicist, has authored a series on Puget Sound scenery. The pieces, written at F Basil King’s suggestion, will appear in March and April issues of Good Housekeeping. The Port Orchard resident has lived there 14 years.
Detectives puzzled by a Thursday night break in on Carson Avenue where only a bottle of milk was taken. The milk bottle was the sole item stolen, leaving investigators to question the motive and suspect details.
Miss Barbara Claire, Miss Helene H Wilson, and Mrs. Lillian Mc Reavy win $5000 Read contest spots. Three readings selected from 100 top scripts by judges P G Lynch Glen Hugnes and Daisy Henry. The winning pieces House of Mars The Web Happiness advance to J Parker Read Jr for final judging.
A garbled Seattle page mixes crime court mentions and social events. J D Landia is named as a lone detective, while Wong cases appear alongside St Patrick's Day celebrations and Irish appeals. Local politics touch tuition cuts, enforcement buzz, and shipping board news amid varied anecdotes.
Clara Smith Hamon is acquitted of murdering Jake L. Hamon, a wealthy Republican official, by a jury after a 40 minute deliberation. She faces potential lawsuits over Hamon millions, with offers of movie deals and a public life already on the table as she embraces newfound freedom and thanks jurors.
Mrs. John Serata of Oregon City was gravely wounded in her home yesterday evening when her 17 year old son shot her three times with a revolver while attempting to force her to administer medicine. She lies in Good Samaritan hospital.
Leonard Hurlbut filed for divorce from Inez L. Hurlbut claiming his wife admitted she loved her former husband more than her current one. The case proceeded Friday.
Air postman Eddie Hubbard carries 349 pounds of mail to Victoria Thuy and delivers it to the liner Protesilaus. His next trip is scheduled for March 29 to meet the Hawaii Maru.
The California Hawaiian Sugar Refinery announced a 25 cent rise in sugar prices. Sugar will now sell at 4.50 dollars per 100 pounds.
Belfast march 18 free for all fighting marked St Patrick’s day closing. Rioting followed wine shop lootings with five clashes between soldiers and civilians. Police dispersed rioters using batons.
A motion to dismiss the federal case brought by Puget Sound Power and Light against eight B. Asia and thirteen other taxpayers is slated for Monday morning. The notice of hearing was filed with the district clerk on Thursday.
A notice warns residents that solicitors claiming to represent the Millionaires' Club are fake. The club has no official solicitors and only seeks goods already promised. A legitimate representative carries a requisition for items requested. The club operates from 98 Main St and Elliott 6026.
Ardmore Oklahoma reports Clara Hamon after being freed by a jury declares she will rebuild her life. She speaks of forgiveness, plans to move to California with relatives, then return to Ardmore to confront her past and resume life among familiar people.
Governor Boyle was expected to sign a bill replacing hanging with lethal gas for condemned prisoners. The plan uses three gas conduits in a sealed cell, with guards unable to tell which valve released the fatal fumes. The measure adds a fourth method alongside hanging electrocution and the firing squad.
Meat lard grease and similar products may now be sent into Germany by parcel post. Weight limit is 11 pounds, announced Friday by Assistant Postmaster Charles M. Perkins.
Jack Cook a 25 year old trucker of 115 18th Avenue North fell thirty feet while attempting to jump a moving freight elevator in the Schwabacher Grocery Co. building at Occidental and Main streets Friday morning. His body was found at the bottom of the shaft and taken to the county morgue. No witnesses.
A high powered Mitchell car traveling at 50 mph crashed into a street car on the North Side. One girl is dead and three others, including Vera Lindberg Elsie Garvin and John Hampton, are severely injured with fractured skulls. Charles Heddle was arrested on an open charge and Ard McGrath faced drunkenness charges.
Dry squad officers found a complete still locked inside a trunk in a room of the New Baker hotel at 2327 First Ave. Lieut. J. J. Haag noted two heavy padlocks on the door drew attention to the room and led to the discovery Friday.
W H Ball a 26 year old farmer barricaded himself in a Pauline Idaho cabin and shot four men including Deputy Sheriff Torrance. He fled as a posse burned the cabin and a man hunt continued amid critical injuries and sparse details.
GG. B. Whittington reports his nine month old dachshund mix named Pickles has gone missing from his home at 6501 Phinney Ave. The 19 inch long dog was last seen Friday and is thought to be lost or stolen.
Dr Thomas C Anders deputy city food and dairy inspector is described as a chicken expert who spots TB in poultry. A condemned hen tagged for the cooler is found to have TB and is discarded as the cook prepares a meal of canned salmon instead.
Frank W. Hull, county assessor, declares he will resign before enforcing a poll tax bill he calls idiotic. He questions funding for enforcement and warns of deficits, noting the measure’s reliance on floating populations and the burden on small property owners and non residents. The governor must sign the reform, with local officials unsure how funds would be raised. The American Legion in Wapato backed the tax as unfair to those unable to pay.
TACOMA March 18 Sheriff Al Jolly of Wood county Texas will leave for Tacoma to fetch Claude W Blackman 21 who surrendered yesterday as the murderer of his uncle Bethel Blackman near Mineola Texas The youth said he shot and killed his uncle October 22 1918 following a dispute over the proper time to sell their cotton
Members of the 15th United States Infantry guarding the Peking Mukden railroad at Tientsin China have applied to U S Spanish War Veterans headquarters for permission to establish a camp. Other Americans in China who are Spanish war veterans joined the petition.
W. J. Cole and C. L. Erwin Frank lin high school students pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday to violation of federal fire regulations. They are accused of leaving a camp fire burning in the Olympic national forest reserve in August 1919. The boys were released on their own recognizance.
Miss Eleanor Paulson reports dropping her purse containing $24 after alighting from a car on Thursday at Second avenue and Madison street and notifying police.
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