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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1922
Page
1
A midth century column blends satirical political jabs with local notices and light humor. It lampoons voting, tariffs, vaudeville, street paving, and a star serial while listing urban anecdotes about bakery pricing, gardening blooms, divorce jokes, and social chatter in Seattle.
Democrats accuse Republicans of planning wholesale arrests of minority party watchers at the polls. W R Allen reports being detained by a man with a special deputy badge in Youngstown precinct 271 after trying to inspect a voting machine. Prosecutor Douglas says he did not authorize any such warrant.
A 1945 told narrative centers on Japanese American citizens in the Columbia Basin amid a peaceful, law driven conquest. Jack Carlson’s arrest follows a fatal assault on Uren Takahira after a confrontation near Neppel, while Hammond and Mary confront political tensions and a murder probe linked to local power brokers.
A Central News dispatch from Berlin reports an imminent monarchist revolt led by General Ludendorff in Bavaria. If the Putech succeeds the movement will spread through Germany with troops ordered to prepare to march on Berlin.
Special Prosecutor Mott plans to present the Hall Mills murder case to the grand jury on Friday seeking indictments of four men and a woman on first degree murder charges. Detective Mason says new evidence supports Mrs Jane Gibson Eyewitness account and that key testimonies were obtained from Hall home maids Barbara Tough and Louise Geisse.
Edwin Cooper 21 was arrested by detectives after allegedly threatening to kill a young girl at a First Ave amusement venue on Monday night. He remained held Tuesday awaiting action by the prosecuting attorney.
Seattle ranks 26th among U.S. cities in October postal receipts, edging past New Orleans and showing a 12 percent rise from October of last year, per a Washington dispatch dated Tuesday.
Lord Derby summoned to London as Near East crisis looms. War Office readies reinforcements while Moscow Petrograd dispatches claim Bolshevik influence behind Mustapha Kemal's bold moves. London Paris Rome unity against Turks. Finnish cabinet holds emergency meeting amid Constantinople tensions.
In Constantinople on November 7, Turkish nationalists and British forces clashed as Kemalist civil authorities seized parts of the city and warned the British not to cross the three mile neutral zone. Four British soldiers were stabbed amid street fighting while Greeks fled toward Saloniki. Turkish nationalists also tried to enforce new tariffs, violating the armistice agreement at Mus.
Johnstown Pa Nov 7 unofficially fixed death toll at 82 with 88 injured many gravely. Sixty five bodies recovered fifty seven identified and an estimated 17 still in the mine. Eight remain unidentified with some unlikely to be recognized by relatives.
Political tension rises as Malcolm Douglas urges voters to back Jimmy Duncan over Poindexter. He frames Duncan as the union leader behind the Seattle general strike and labels Poindexter as unacceptable. The Monday noon event occurred at Becond avenue and Union street.
The German mark hit an unprecedented 85,500 to the pound on the London exchange today. Par value is about 36 to the pound, signaling a sharp devaluation and currency pressure.
Early voting in Seattle shows lighter crowds with County Auditor Ferguson noting unusual timing in one precinct while precinct 188 in the county city building sees brisk activity. By noon leaders expect higher turnout. the vote includes U.S. senator five congressmen entire state house and senate seats county officers and four state supreme court judges plus two initiatives four referendums and three constitutional amendments. Initiative No. 40 to repeal the poll tax and No. 46 on school funding equity are highlighted.
Tuesday's election saw unusually low betting as cigar and pool rooms failed to post wagers. Most gamblers shifted bets to majorities, with Poindexter favored though Dill gained late strength. Minor bets appeared on county ticket and initiatives, while Sheriff Starwich and Malcolm Douglas drew small one to two odds.
Organized labor makes its final appeal to millions of adherents nationwide urging not to be strikebreakers at the polls. The labor press endorses Dill as the choice and says a progressive victory is likely if workers vote for their own interests, per Labor, editor Edward Keating of Colorado.
Public Opinion speaking from New York reports the start of the off year congressional election. Voters choose 435 House members 34 senators 33 governors and many state and local officials. Republicans seek a 40 to 60 vote House edge while Democrats expect a much smaller margin or loss.
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