29 May 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1922
Page
1
London announces after a cabinet meeting that British destroyers are to Ulster and that the evacuation of Ireland ends immediately. The drastic policy toward Irish outrages was decreed and the conference of Irish and British signatories of the peace treaty is postponed until next Tuesday.
Gossip and captions from The Seattle Star blend weather chatter with fashion notes and urban humor. Jests about Alki beach swimming crowds, fashion in rose stockings, and playful barbs about politics and celebrities fill the page alongside satirical cartoons and local boasts.
At Astoria Oregon on May 28 seven sailors died and three firemen were injured when the steamers Welsh Prince and Iowan collided head on in the Columbia River near Altoona Washington. The Welsh Prince sank within minutes. the Iowan remained afloat.
Horatio Bottomley former editor of John Bull and anti American agitator was found guilty of diverting 106000 pounds from war bond funds to his own use and sentenced to seven years in prison. He plans an appeal but bail was refused.
A playful piece by Margaret Roche lampoons modern interest in internal secretions and glands. It contrasts Mary’s growing pituitary with shifting social mores, spoofing psychoanalysis and the boom in doctor authored popular science.
The Seattle school district projects a 1922 23 preliminary budget of 4 515 870 with total potential income of 4 700 000 and plans to cut 115 000 to 126 000 next fall to fit the final budget Auditor Lou Staude reports four revenue sources include state county and a 10 tax levy plus miscellaneous income Bond payments total 471 000 interest 471 800 and redemption 257 000 for 1922 23 requiring a levy near 14 millsLast year levy was 13 37 mills
President Harding and his party landed at Annapolis Md this afternoon from the Mayflower and were not spotted by the crowds. They went to the Commandant Wilson residence for lunch then planned to attend the army navy baseball game. He spent travel time drafting his Lincoln speech to be delivered tomorrow.
Seattle will observe Memorial Day with a large parade featuring veterans from the Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I or II across generations. Public offices and many stores close as solemn services honor those who gave their lives in battle.
Detectives hold four men in the Talcott apartments case after binding and gagging Mr. and Mrs. D. Keith. Keith lost 1400 in diamonds. Suspects include James Madonna 24 J Debsino 26 O M Webb 26 and Leonard V Fordell 27. A revolver found was said to be borrowed by Madonna and loaned to the others.
Captain Roald Amundsen and two Norwegian officers will pilot planes aboard the Maud on a polar voyage from Seattle. The expedition aims to cross the top of the world and push beyond Peary’s reach with aerial travel and a powerful radio set. Soren Syvertsen, the chief radio expert, leads the communications effort, while engineers and pilots blend science, risk, and bold adventure.
The McCumber soldier bonus bill likely will be reported to the senate by the finance committee this week. Democratic members favored paying the bonus with long time certificates that have a loan value over the Smoot 20 year insurance plan with no loan provision.
May E Stevenson a 30 year old Waukee man without bail faces first degree murder charges in the killing of A A Armour Seat salesman. Prosecutors expect to bring the case to trial at the June term in Superior Court with Stevenson to be arraigned Wednesday. Sheriff West says motive remains unsettled but not robbery. He cites a link showing Stevenson and Armour together in Liberty in East Stanwood on March 7 the day Armour disappeared. A coroner’s jury ruled Armour died from blunt instrument wounds inflicted by an unknown person.
Police hold four people after a touchat soldier is shot in the head during a discharge party at 1918 Minor Ave. Mrs Bertha Darragh 27 claims she held the pistol and ordered the shooting. The alleged sequence says John Me invited guests and Touchatt fired a snap cap, then was shot when a bullet grazed his skull. Touchatt remained in critical condition at the city hospital.
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