Smith family records mystery in local column
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at a Smith family matter in a local column. Names and specifics are unclear, but the piece appears to discuss a family event or dispute tied to a neighborhood or town figures.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1922
Page
3
Australians Plan Two Year Savage Land Expedition
Lucius O. B. Connolly and Neal McNeal outline their New Guinea trek to map the island, study flora and fauna, meet indigenous peoples, locate resources, and establish a base with a guard of native police. The expedition, beginning late November, includes eight non technical volunteers and about 150 police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Bronner
London
New Guinea
Lucius O. B. Connolly
Neal McNeal
M. B.A. Service
Connolly
Vabat
Australia
Mc Neal
French Gambler Ma dimse Trims Americans on Liner
Paris reports Andre Madimse the French gambler who posed as a tourist on a trans Atlantic liner won forty thousand dollars from two American card sharks. The sensational ruse has readers amused and astonished in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Paria T
Andre Madimse
Grid Star Plays With Bare Feet
CHIPPENHAM England November 9 A football team including Sikdar an Indian youth who plays barefooted defeated all other district teams in a striking match showcasing unusual footwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grid Star
Chippenham
Eng
Sikdar
Nine year-old pickpocket sentenced at reform school
In St. Louis Missouri on November 9 a nine year-old, Henry Maby, was sent to reform school for pickpocketing. A set of rings and watches were found on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformatory
ST. Louis, Mo
Henry Maby
Reform School
Ares
Sleeping Sickness Strikes Across Russia Killing Dozens
Moscow reports sleeping sickness spreading across many regions. In famine districts with little medical care whole families are wiped out as the illness claims victims by the score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
King George Wears Kilts at Edinburgh Event
An elderly woman at Aberlour orphanage in Edinburgh exclaims about King George’s "bonnie" knees as he arrives in a kilt, provoking a hearty royal laugh from the king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Nev
King George
Aberlour Orphanage
Campaign for Woman Solon in Washington
Report from Washington notes a push by the National Woman's Party and the National League of Women Voters to urge Gov. Taylor to appoint a woman to the senate after the elections. The effort aims to place a female legislator in the upper house, reflecting a national emphasis on women leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Woman's Party
National League of Women Voters
Taylor
Senate
Ancient Church Is Deserted by Rats
Rats gnawed electric wires and a fire destroyed All Saints parish church in the town of Wingfield England. The piece notes Mrs. Felton of Georgia may not sit in the U S Senate and mentions Gov Taylor and a potential Tennessee U S senator appointment tied to Justice Day's resignation on November 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Wingefield
Eng
All Saints
John K. Shields
U. S Supreme Court
Justice Day
Wife bids 10 hold husband in Detroit divorce case
Mrs Agnes Thompson of Dearborn seeks divorce from Clyde Thompson claiming she jokingly valued him at ten thousand dollars citing his war hero status and disabilities. Her attorney notes she asked what price she would take if another woman wished him, though Thompson pressed for a serious answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Agnes Thompson
Dearborn
Clyde Thompson
Mra Thompson
Hut Thompson
Caldwell elected head of King County WW Automobile Club trustees
Mat Hugh M Caldwell was chosen chair man of the board of trustees for the King County division of the Western Washington Automobile Club to serve the coming year, succeeding Don G Fisher, at a Wednesday Arctic Building meeting. Mrs Dora Peltier, Thompson's ex wife, is named in the accompanying remarks as involved in a personal dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don G. Fisher
Hugh M. Caldwell
King County
Western Washington Automobile Club
Arctic
Judge Stillman Adultery Case Denounced by New York Court
White Plains N Y November James A Stillman former head of National City bank receives a scathing ruling from Justice Morschauser of the state supreme court in a divorce matter. The judge upheld the referee finding Stillman failed to prove adultery by his wife and confirmed he adulterously associated with chorus girl Prorence Leeds. The decision also criticizes Stillman for spending vast sums on evidence and notes he came to court with unclean hands. The case moves to the appellate court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
James A. Stillman
National City Bank
Justice Morechauser
State Supreme Court
John B. Mack
Stillman
Prorence
Leeds
A. H. F. Seeger
Morschauser
Italian cities boast fewer telephones than Omaha
The five largest Italian cities Rome Naples Milan Turin Palermo with over 3 million people have fewer telephones combined than Omaha Nebraska with about 200 thousand residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maly
Rome
Naples
Milan
Turin
Palermo
Omaha
Neb
Luminous Owl Seen by Aviator in English Air
In Pulham England on November 9 a so called luminous owl was observed by an aviator. The bird reportedly appeared with wings coated in a phosphorous preparation before the aviator captured it and released it again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulham
Eng
Foulsham
Big Plans for Varsity Meet and Alumni Homecoming
Two days of events accompany the California Washington football game. Alumni homecoming features a Friday mixer for men and a drama and music program for women in the campus armory. Cinderella, by Ethel Radford and produced by Red Demine, headlines the women’s show, with Ada Tilley performing. A night parade precedes the mixer, and Eddie Hubbard of Seattle flies students over campus in a hydroplane to promote the homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Campus
Ethel Radford
Red Demine
Mixa
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BY Robert Tally
Navy
Aovse
IGE
Joshua Green Building
Pike
Caldwell
Dora Peltier
Thompson
J. A. Stillman
Star
Washington Bureau
Seattle Star
N. Y. Ave
Washington, D. C
Bulletin
U. W
T. U's
Cassidy
Arrow Coal Co
F.c.ferree
Fourteenth Ave
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