21 May 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1921
Page
1
A modest Cedar Mills girl wins a film contest with a weekly prize of 109 for 10 weeks and a shot at stardom. Judges chose her after a secret verdict, and the moment she is told she bursts into tears yet remains shy and hopeful about the future.
A 26 bandits hold up a train in a dispatch from Vincennes Indiana reports. The column mix includes local gossip notes about home life, spring delays, and humorous quips on fashion and neighbors. A birth notice and household anecdotes appear amid assorted humor and commentary from readers.
Elizabeth Matthews testified that Clyde Matthews refused ten cents for cake soap to wash children for school leading to persistent quarrels. She said the juvenile department placed the children with a public welfare group for adoption, and she admitted running away with another man named George. The court granted a divorce.
North Tonawanda May 21 Bandits halted a York Central westbound freight on a born branch city stop the fireman and engineer with revolvers robbed cars worth about 50000 and escaped About 26 bandits used six motor trucks to haul loot away the train paused on a heavy grade forced by armed gangs after 45 minutes Seventeen cars were emptied by the robbers later at Lockport railroad men called the heist well planned and detectives and posses found no clue to the robbers
Mrs. Mabel Connelly aged 19 of Newark killed herself in a local movie theater after Elmer L. Broadwell, also 19, declined her marriage proposal. The tragedy occurred May 21.
Harold Coon 21 employed by Bryant Lumber Co. was struck on the head by a fragment of a broken saw at the company mill in Fremont Friday night. He is unmarried and residing at 8319 28th Ave N and is in Lakeside hospital possibly fatally injured.
OU readers are invited to consult The Star advertising columns for complete details on the new shows. The notices emphasize using ads as a service to locate current theater offerings and urge consistent reading.
The Star reports 25 new jobs filled and 19 more veterans listed for work as of Friday noon, bringing the weekly total to 103 positions. Laura Curwell notes names, occupations, and addresses of veterans seeking employment in Seattle. Romance also surfaces as Adjutant Lindley jokes about turning the office into a matrimonial bureau.
The Seattle Chapter of the American Association of Engineers will study tax issues. Four departments research budget taxation and administration will be created under a 12 member central committee including an attorney and a businessman as treasurer. The group will rely on volunteers plus paid staff. Citizens' worries about homeowner costs were raised at Ballard city hall with A M Fritz and James Stephens noting rising school costs.
In a Northern California clash the Hop Sing tong cornered Bing Kongs in a general merchandise store at Locke. They set the store on fire and fired into the burning building as the confrontation intensified.
Rumor of a rich oil strike at Forks Washington near Port Angeles circulated in Seattle on Saturday but was denied by local representatives. The area near Forks is active with extensive oil prospecting by various parties.
The divorce case of Ida C Carlson and Carl F E Carlson centers on whether he drank liquor. The hearing before Special Judge John D. Jurey features her claims of excessive drinking and violence versus his denial of heavy consumption and portrayal as an industrious, well behaved man.
Chicago police announced two new confessions from James Sweeney and Andrew Bartlett in connection with bombing and slugging plots during the city labor troubles. Sweeney led the gang blamed for bombing scores of buildings. Bartlett was identified as the chief bomber.
Sacramento reports a mail car robbery on the Southern Pacific Overland near Newcastle. The bandit overpowered Mail Clerk Ralph Decker, locked the car doors, and seized seven mail sacks from 21 sacks in about ten minutes before fleeing in a waiting car east of Newcastle. Postal authorities and sheriff's men search for the thief amid a large investigation.
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