05 May 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
1
A Seattle Star feature previews The Confessions of a Husband a bold diary style series by an anonymous husband. The column promises the man’s unfiltered thoughts and actions about married life for readers to judge.
A panel of judges narrowed 95 contestants to 25 for Seattle's Star Universal contest semi finals. The winner will earn a $1000 contract and a summer gig in Universal City with travel paid, filming 10 weeks at $100 weekly. Finalists to begin tests within days.
The Occident describes landlords and bosses profiting from tenants while detailing Lew Leong, a Chinese man, jailed after police court for opium use. The piece mocks white residents and predicts continued wrongdoing by uptown landlords and others as the city contemplates the case.
In Washington on May 5 a monkey known as The Widow entertains visitors by moving among families in the city Zoo. Her baby died last year and she repeatedly tries to kidnap a wandering infant, while other monkeys thwart her attempts. The crowd notes her red, ugly appearance and mocks the scene.
Minute Women raise 100 dollars to aid disabled service men. Arrest and fine may follow after June 4 under a new city ordinance. Openings and talks fill the day including H Van Loan story craft and Maj Beeman speech at noon. Several social events and civic notes fill Page One with local figures and plans.
Resplendent in uniforms and white plumes, 19 commanderies of Knights Templar paraded through Seattle as the 34th annual Grand Commandery conclave of Washington opened. Thousands watched as the parade ended at First Presbyterian for services led by Eminent Sir Rev. Mark A. Matthews.
Juveniles Albert Blank and Edward Dyar were taken into juvenile authorities after being found ransacking a car at Fifth avenue and Cherry Road Wednesday night. Blank allegedly admitted two weeks of thefts from autos.
Flour has risen 40 cents a barrel amid a statewide agreement to set price at 9 dollars delivered to retailers. Some retailers and Augustin & Kyer resist, while millers blame rising wheat costs driven by market demand and speculation, including Japanese purchases, for the hike.
New York May 6 raw material prices show 16 essential inputs selling at averages below April 1913 levels according to the National Bank of Commerce. Prices for coal copper cotton and other staples are contrasted with 1913 and wartime highs, while building materials remain well above prewar figures.
Reports from the Southwest say leaf rot and weather hurt the wheat crop prompting sharp moves on the Chicago Board of Trade. Oats rise on Iowa freeze while May wheat and corn futures show gains and opening dips follow through to higher closes.
Invitation urges Seattle residents to attend a public birthday celebration Saturday at 4416 Stoneway marking 38 years of Mother Ryther’s child welfare work. Hazen J. Titus provides a cake, Nellie Cornish offers music and dancing, Carl Reiter arranges Orpheum acts, and J. I. Hall chairs the host committee inviting all to join the event and meet the 120 children aided by the home.
A chaotic scene at the Puget Sound Kennel Club show erupts as a daring intruder slips in at Kohler's rink with a boastful crew. A regal pedigreed dame in a white coat draws attention and a tense exchange follows amid the ongoing event.
An altercation erupts as International Champion Melita Snow Dream boasts of medals from Paris London New York and Detroit and mentions a $5000 life insurance. A riot follows with dogs including Lady Fairmont Tucker and others chasing through streets near the Pan tages building, amid chatter of jail parole and past murders.
A 36 year old university graduate aviator from Camp Muske Gon writes Mayor Caldwell seeking a wife. He offers to marry a North West farm owner aged 30 to 40 and mentions past earnings, war injuries, and a desire for an open life.
A woman bandit with a man robbed A. Volchak’s jewelry shop at First Ave. and took $1,000 in jewelry plus $150 in cash before fleeing. Eleven trays of pieces were removed from the safe and left on the floor as the couple escaped amid a police search. Volchak described the suspects, including the woman’s Vancouver address and a prior offer of a diamond.
Friends of John Dietz of Cameron dam fame believe he will be freed within days. Dietz, jailed for murder after he and his family held off a sheriff's posse in their log cabin, faced questions over proving he was the actual slayer. They claim posse members were killed by their companions' bullets.
May 5 report from New York states Ruzica Romemo a Croatian picture bride chose deportation over marriage to Rade Voletich after meeting him at Ellis Island where he appeared in miner's garb. He later had a tailored suit and barbering. She changed her mind.
Mrs. Katy Biersner sues the city for 20750 claiming injury when struck by a street car after alighting from another vehicle and starting to cross the track in Judge Otis W. Brinker’s court.
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