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23 May 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1922
Page
1
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A fragment from a 1922 Seattle newspaper column notes a quick recap of local chatter. Mentions F Alexander colliding with Andree, Ida Nickum's court claim about throwing dishes, a piano marathon in Cleveland, and a Seattle night pianist playing The Stars and Stripes Forever.
A coroner jury says Olga Parney caused the death of Wesley J. Howarth in the Metropole apartment area and she will be charged with second degree murder. Deputy Prosecutor Ralph Mammer prepared the case for Tuesday afternoon. Howarth’s signed statement denies Parney’s involvement while a hospital nurse testified he named her as the shooter.
In Ulster last night a major roundup detained nearly 2000 Sinn Fein members as part of a sweeping operation by Ulster constables volunteers and British troops. Hundreds were sent to a remote internment camp while leaders and rank and file were captured. The Irish republican army was proclaimed illegal across Ulster by Sir James Crate in parliament.
London May 2. Arrests of nearly 2060 Sinn Feiners in Ulster were planned weeks in advance as part of Britain's order to preserve northern province security. Police marked and tracked suspects with secret service aid. more British troops are being rushed to Ireland this week.
A burglar climbed a bedroom window at 1011 James street and escaped via the back route after taking twenty gold nuggets valued at $30 from J. J. McGill Monday night.
The Star reports a forthcoming Europe story from Germany detailing Hugo Stinnes the industrial titan who rebuilt after the war. Milton Bronner spent weeks gathering material for a series revealing Stinnes influence and massive workforce facts.
Milton Bronner has directed N. B. A. Service's European bureau since 1919. He possesses intimate knowledge of overseas conditions and writes in a gripping style to engage readers.
The text highlights Hugo Stinnes as a prominent figure whose influence grows daily across the world, stressing that informed people should know him as his presence widens in contemporary news.
A information charging man slaughter was filed in superior court Tuesday by Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas against James Cameron, 26, a steel worker whose car ran down Charles W. LeRiche, 40, near 25th Ave and Thistle. LeRiche, a landscape gardener, was walking with his wife when struck. A bottle of moonshine in Cameron’s car is evidence. An inquest will be held Wednesday. Cameron is held in $2,000 bail.
Denver police act to curb a possible tong war after the fatal stabbing of Jook Hee, Hop Sing tong member, amid an opium theft claim. Chinese leaders seek protection as suspects disperse to cities including Sioux City, with arrivals from San Francisco Portland and Seattle heightening tensions.
Arthur C. Burch and Madalyne Obenham will be retried for the murder of John Pelton Kennedy. The second jury failed to agree on Burch, with his third arraignment set for May 27 and Obenham’s second trial scheduled to open June 4 in Los Angeles.
Edgar 9 and George 12 were near Georgetown railroad yards when a stationary freight engine moved, trapping Edgar in a wagon. George pulled him free and carried him home before Edgar died from blood loss and shock Tuesday after surgery. Funeral plans not yet set.
The Department of Labor indicated Mrs. Hannah Chaplin may stay in the United States if her mental condition improves. Assistant Secretary Henning said a renewal of her bond is tied to claims from the Chaplin attorneys, and treatment here could continue if progress is shown.
Mrs Jessie Haas, formerly Jessie Norris of Portland and wife of Seattle newspaper man Saul Haas, was located in Portland. She telephoned the Portland News to say she was well, suffering insomnia and seeking a change of air to aid sleep, and promised to write soon.
Paris May 23 J P Morgan of Morgan and Co New York bankers arrived here today. He refused to discuss the conference of international bankers slated for 11 p m tomorrow to discuss an international loan to Germany Finance Minister Hermes of Germany in Paris will proceed to Berlin to confer with the German cabinet and is expected to return before June 1 with proposals.
Police hunted Tuesday for a young pretty woman who boarded a Cowen park street car with a large tan suitcase from which an infant cry issued. Passengers grew suspicious as no baby appeared and the woman fled toward Colman dock after alighting at Marionet and Third. Conductor alerted a railway dispatcher James Day, who summoned police. by noon no trace.
Corporation counsel Walter I. Meier said the supreme court did not rule on whether city departments funded from the general fund can perform work for revenue supporting utilities. Mayor Caldwell requested the opinion and a rehearing is being sought to clarify this point.
An armed mob stormed the Invington jail and removed Jim Denson a 90 year old Black man. He was fed out of town with a rope around his neck after a June 26 hanging sentence for an alleged incident with an elderly woman.
Former Sheriff John Stringer faces a superior court suit by King County seeking 5962.84 arguing he withheld county funds from salt and federal prisoner care revenue. Prosecutors Malcolm Douglas and Arthur Schramm Jr. note the money was for government prisoner care. Stringer cites a U S attorney general office letter approving the arrangement. The trial proceeds in department No. before Judge John D. Mills.
Los Angeles May 23 Conviction of film star Rodolph Valentino who faces bigamy charges could trigger widespread prosecutions of similar unions. The district attorney says the Valentino hearing will settle whether such marriages are lawful or not and may lead to many more cases if he is convicted.
Investigators from the district attorney's office went to Tia Juana seeking facts about the marriage of film star Frank Mayo to Dagmar Godowsky daughter of the pianist and dancer. Mayo reportedly wed four days after receiving an interlocutory divorce decree from his first wife Joyce Elanor Mayo.
Mayor-elect Dr E J Brown vows peaceful city government and harmony on the Seattle council. He jokes about an Olympia oyster speech at the Democratic convention and dismisses gubernatorial ambitions as bunk. He plans a productive two-year term and sends a light message to Home Brew about his bull.
Republican Gov. Ben Olcott appears to have defeated Charles E. Hall by about 300 votes in Oregon. Early tabulation by the Oregon Journal showed Olcott 42,645 to Hall 42,390, with final county results incomplete due to missing Curry, Harney, Malheur, and Wheeler precincts. Authorities in Vancouver, B C seek relatives of Peter Ellison Gibson found dead in a hotel in Detroit. A note signed Isabel was found on the body.
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