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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1922
Page
1
Chicago report notes Miss Sadie V. Mausty travels to Europe in search of a magic elixir claimed to grant eternal beauty. The feature, labeled human engineer, hints at foreign scientists as the source and directs readers to turn to Page 7 for continuation.
A patchwork column features campaign slang and political chatter about Walter F. Meier, a strip of jokes from Li l Gee Gee and other columns, a tease about bootleggers and police, quips on electricity use and a professor’s spoonful horsepower claim, plus a reminder of prohibition raids and seaside reforms.
Hapgood recalls Mark Sabre and his wife Mabel living at Crawshaws in Penny Green a village seven miles from Tidborough as a development boom reshapes the area Mark, a tolerant man with dislikes for his den and boarding house lifestyle, navigates wife Mabel’s practicality while servants and family matters surface during their early married days in 1912 Penny Green is portrayed with old stone house, beamed rooms, and a cool summer yet warm winter climate as the narrative opens continuing on page 6.
In Shanghai on March 27 two men believed to be Korean revolutionists tried to shoot General Tanaka of Japan as his steamer prepared to sail. The two attackers fled while firing. one was captured and likely to die. Six others were wounded, including an American and a Portuguese clerk. Baron Tanaka, former minister of war, escaped uninjured.
Roald Amundsen announced in New York that two American cruising airplanes with radio telephones will accompany his drift across the Arctic basin, starting June 1 from Beattie. Lieutenant Oscar Omdal, a Norwegian air ace, joins, while Lieutenant Dahl heads toward the coast via the Panama Canal for the expedition.
The cane of Tex Rickard, charged with improper relations with Sarah Schoenfeld, a 15-year-old, likely will go to the jury tonight. The defense rested after a strenuous cross examination focusing on Rickard’s alibi.
Susie Rouse, 20, a recent influenza patient, was readmitted to Tacoma county hospital after four suicide attempts by stepping in front of street cars. She was discharged as cured yesterday, then nearly killed herself on her fourth try before bystanders intervened.
The Star highlights daily Seattle bargain opportunities in store ads. It emphasizes how readers can save on essential purchases by carefully reading the paper each day, offering a view of the best offerings from Seattle's top stores.
Editorial condemns Mr. Meier for juggling roles as corporation counsel and mayoral candidate. It accuses him of being a job-hunter and notes townwide promotions of his image. The Star urges voters to reject his candidacy as unreadiness for office.
Witnesses described how Robert H. Foster fired the fatal shot that killed Mrs. Mary Bushnell on New Year’s Eve, including testimony from William R. Walker who was wounded. I. B. Lee also testified with a diagram of the Bushnell House. defense counsel sought a premises visit. The jury was seated at 10 am as the prosecution outlined expected proof.
Seattle voters lined up at the city comptroller’s office as registration closes at 9 pm Tuesday. Officials expect about 85 000 total registrants, with over 1 000 new registrations on Tuesday morning. Unregistered residents cannot vote in the April 18 primaries or May 2 election.
The sheriff sought warrants charging robbery against A. G. Ford and C. V. Harvey, two ex police, and two unnamed men who allegedly impersonated federal prohibition officers during a Richmond Beach booze raid. Victims Bierd, Smith and Jensen said six armed men handcuffed them, drove them through town, and tried to extort money near Harrison Street and Westlake Avenue.
Rosa and Josefa Plazek, 43, Siamese twins born in Austria and former European show stars, faced possible death as Josefa weakened from jaundice while Rosa, separated by affection, clung to life for her son Frantz. Surgeons held hope Josefa might be saved, with an X ray not yet performed to judge separation viability if one dies.
A 1922 account recounts Abraham Lincoln’s lifelong question about his parents marriage. In 1806 a Lincoln Hanks union license bond was found in Kentucky records, but the minister Jesse Head remains unverified. The tale ends with an unresolved church record mystery.
Trial opens for Curtis Berndahl and seven others charged with stealing $30,000 worth of high grade liquors from the government warehouse at Western Avenue and Wall Street last August. Jury selection and a defense motion to dismiss most counts consumed the morning. motion denied. Two codefendants Parker and Crawford pleaded guilty with sentencing deferred.
The defunct Scandinavian American Bank will pay a 10 percent dividend to depositors in April, says R A Langley special deputy supervisor of banking. This follows a 20 percent dividend declared last December after the bank closed its doors.
Attorney General Daugherty favors abolishing the civil service method of selecting government officials and replacing it with appointments based on political recommendations. He disclosed this stance in testimony to a House appropriations subcommittee.
Port Townsend report chronicles a 200 man armed manhunt across the northeast Olympic peninsula for two bandits who killed Ray Light and wounded two others. Deputies from Clallam and Jefferson counties pursue from Maynards near Port Ludlow while the coast guard guards Discovery Bay. Footprints lead trackers toward the shore as authorities hope to recover $20,000 stolen from Sequim State Bank.
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