26 May 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
1
Fragmented clipping mentions a civil war veterans use in a Decoration day parade and invites contact via Elliott 92. It reads like scattered notes on local notices and opinions with editorials, ads, and stray quotes from various sources.
Near St Helena Oregon officials report 400 to 500 farmers flee as the Woodland dike on the Columbia rises threatening a seven mile embankment. One third of the levee is reportedly breached while boats ferry cattle from Sauvies Island and a dredger is rushed to the scene to stem erosion.
Two thousand jobless war veterans marched through Chicago's loop district to protest unemployment. Girls carried banners reading Hire a hero.
New York May 26 American steamship owners deny the mariners strike is near ending despite reports of a settlement They predict the strike will be fought to a finish Formal answers of both sides were being prepared for a conference in Washington tomorrow with Secretary Davis to revise working rules.
Redwood City May 26 Capt Eddie Rickenbacker began a second attempt at a transcontinental flight shortly after 1:30 am saying I won’t be back this time He had first taken off at 4:06 am but returned because of fog He waited for conditions to improve and resumed the journey toward Washington D C
James R. Anderson, who said he previously served time in the Oregon penitentiary, was arrested after police watched him steal from a Sacramento clothing store for two hours, removing items with a suitcase.
A group of the nation's financial leaders met at the White House dinner hosted by President Harding to discuss reviving export trade and the government's foreign loan policies.
Readers are urged to use The Star advertising columns for all purchases. The notice touts Seattle's best stores and emphasizes substantial savings through advertised prices.
Chairman Charles A. Lunan of the Knights of Pythias warned that a nine mill tax cut is a joke and urged both local officials and the legislature to action. He urged a 40 mill reduction, plus broader reforms to tax wealth now escaping the levy, and called for joint effort by local and state authorities.
Federal agents arrested Hugh Co. Hamilton 34 paroled convict in Tacoma on counterfeiting charges. W L Butta 30, a witness, was found in his hotel room along with five film negatives and printing supplies. Detectives seized glass plates bleaching material silk threads and notes to imitate five dollar federal reserve notes. Hamilton claimed the plates came from Walla Walla prison hidden in a box.
A dapper burglar ransacked three Hillcrest hotel apartments Wednesday night stealing silk shirts collars and suits. Victims named were Axel Swanson Frank Burns and Sam Berg. The thief also took a safety razor.
Eddie Hubbard a mail carrying air pilot hopped off at noon Thursday with a load of mail for the liner Em press of Russia. He waited for a return load from the Arizona Maru at Victoria and was due to land back at the Lake Union hangar by 4 p.m.
Mrs Morton, a poison victim, was rushed to Columbus Sanitarium after collapsing Monday afternoon at friends. Doctors initially suspected alcoholic poisoning but reported improvement by Thursday as a blood transfusion was prepared to save her life. her husband found her in a coma and she resides at the Diller hotel.
Rolio Morris, 30, detained on open charge after allegedly stealing a diamond lavalier and bracelet valued at 1000 from Mrs. Libby Duncan of 2715 Fourth Ave. Police say he pawned the jewelry, traded the pawn ticket for a car. Morris is described as a cripple and a painter by trade.
Another plea for autos to serve disabled World War veterans unable to march. Ten to twelve vehicles needed by Monday at 9 30 a.m. Deliver to Third and Stewart and contact HE C Morris at Main 7069 by telephone.
In crowded Knights of Pythias rooms, Seattle residents and 21 civic groups demand immediate government retrenchment. Speakers denounce tax increases and urge eliminating duplication, pruning costs, and pushing for a state tax revision.
The Seattle Star reporting for The Star Legion campaign notes a surge of veterans seeking work as it lists 24 job seekers for positions in Seattle area, including a call for teachers from Rainier-Noble post. Miss Laura C. Curwell confirms no teacher registrations yet and urges qualified educators to apply by September. The list of hopefuls covers diverse roles from auto mechanics to clerks and laborers with addresses in Seattle and surrounding areas.
President Harding will nominate William Howard Taft for Chief Justice of the United States to succeed the late Edward Douglas White. The nomination could go to the Senate within a week or ten days.
John Heathorn died in Guildford at age 97 or 98, reputedly the oldest bellringer in England. He learned to ring church bells about 80 years ago, leaving a long tradition of ringing in the county.
Police suspect a wealthy New York woman is dead and hidden in a lakefront trunk. Attorney Lee Jo, counsel for the husband, has been dispatched to New York to obtain a reply next month as efforts intensify to locate the missing Mrs. Mahoney through telegraph and spiritualist leads.
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