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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1921
Page
19
King county officials insist poll tax payments are not demanded and call reports of a forced payment a tem in a teapot. County Treasurer William A Gaines and State Auditor C W Clausen urge taxpayers to rely on official state forms and receipts already issued, easing concerns amid rumors of compulsory payment.
Boston reports a superintendent announcing a campaign against youth indulging in powder rouge and rowdy behavior in public schools. The effort aims to curb these evils with strict measures and discipline.
Dag Overby, known as the baby farmer, confessed to murdering eight babies entrusted to her care. The king commuted her death sentence to life imprisonment.
Nelson Corbett of Sedro Woolley adapts a public stigma into profit by advertising "The Meanest Man in Town" on his store windows. The sign, his self parody, draws customers from Sedro Woolley and surrounding districts as Corbett explains his shift from Schwabacher Hardware to second hand goods. His family members are listed as officials of the company.
In Winsted on May 17 a black and white cat named Coonry adopted a baby rabbit at Mrs. Harry Vining’s Colebrook home. The rabbit two weeks old sits in a basket with the cat’s two kittens. the animal eats clover and shows no fear, delighting the household.
A. Mc Milan is proclaimed champion duck hunter after killing 18 ducks in one shot at DeWitt Arkansas on May 20. The state limit allows 25 ducks per hunter per day, and Milan collected his game and restrained himself to avoid overlimit penalties.
The village of Cedarhurst in Nassau County plans to brew weather forecasts locally after growing tired of Washington reports. It is raising funds to start its own weather prediction operation, aiming to provide more accurate forecasts for the town.
Chicago report states Frank Ward and Elmer Bartnoot were fined fifty dollars for pickpocketing. Judge John F. Haan suspended the fine and ordered them to attend church each Sunday for six months, a reform measure accompanying the sentence.
Paris report shows two fifths of babies in French cities die within the first year. Rates by city include Rouen 261 Lille 294 Mars en Basouf 414 Halluin 607 St Pol 609 and Paris over 500 per 1000 in 1919.
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