24 Nov 1919
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1919
Page
1
A reader laments decline in manners among youth in New York and surrounding areas, blaming lax discipline and modern temptations. The note discusses school influence, parental roles, and public behavior, along with a traffic incident on Second Avenue highlighting urban safety concerns.
A penniless man reported missing at dawn after waking Sunday to find a stranger he had befriended gone from a room at the Grand Central hotel on Second and Washington streets. Police notified as search begins.
A stray dog is held in the county city jail after allegedly killing a cat. The sheriff and prosecutor state the animal faces execution unless an alibi is provided. Mrs. Mariah cares for six kittens as the condemned dog awaits fate amid a troubled case.
Mrs. Kate Westaway secretary of the Overseas club plans to carry a small pistol for self defense with approval from Mayor Fitzgerald and Police Chief Warren after conferring with the mayor. She says her duties involve handling club funds and the times are unstable.
Governor Hart and Attorney Generals led a secret Monday meeting with 38 county prosecutors at the County City building. The session aimed to separate prosecutions and prevent duplications across federal and state courts. Thompson presided.
Mrs Deaver asked Judge Gilliam to order J L Baldwin to deliver to her the auto, diamonds and furniture found in H C Holt’s house after the murder. She testified she gave the valuables to Holt for safekeeping while her husband James Deaver, a retired marine sergeant, was acquitted of the Holt murder.
Federal officials announced that the criminal charges against KK B Aust George P Listman and F A Rust will be presented to the grand jury on Wednesday. The three men stand accused of printing disloyal matter against the U S government in a radical paper published locally.
A fragment notes that Egyptian glassmaking dates to about 4000 B C, highlighting early craft in Egypt. The text references ancient methods and material use without detailing process steps or locations.
The city council will decide whether the municipal railway must cover paving and maintenance costs along its tracks. A four-councilman majority report supports the burden on the railway, risking a higher fare and reduced service and extensions, while Mayor Fitzgerald and Utilities Chief Murphine oppose the extra burden. The ordinance setting paving policy affecting the street railway will be debated Monday afternoon.
Blanche Crawford, a telephone operator, searches the council committee offices and uncovers a missing powder puff. Councilmen and clerks watch as papers are moved, papers rearranged, and the mystery nears resolution in a bustling office scene.
A compact inquiry note that considers readers seeking specific information or items. The fragment hints at a guidance or prompt to discover desired content, suggesting a theme of searching and clarity for readers.
The narrative recounts Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood organizing the Rough Riders in 1898, Tampa training, then Cuba. It notes Roosevelt’s resignation as assistant secretary of the navy, camp life, letters to family, and his frontline action described as a police duty during the Santiago campaign.
Washington court session adjourned until December 8 without announcing rulings on war time prohibition or the legality of beer at 2.75 percent.
A biographical portrait highlights the president’s devotion to his children and home. Letters describe Christmas at the White House, playful quips from Quentin, pets and horses, and household news, penned weekly despite public duties. The author notes the president’s wish to publish these cheerful letters.
United Press reports settlement of the coal strike to be presented to President Wilson after the cabinet meeting. The group will review proposals and counterproposals, with operators arguing higher wages impact the public. Palmer Hines and Ames plan discussions, Garfield may attend, and miners and operators were to resume talks, likely after the cabinet session.
State troopers head to Lee and Wise counties as miners clash over resumed work. Governor Davis orders militiamen held in Roanoke pending arbitration and plans a tour of the coal region to calm tensions amid reports of armed bands and machine guns guarding work stoppages.
Halifax welcomed the Prince of Wales for the second time as the battle cruiser Renown arrived from New York at 8 o clock. The ship will weigh anchor tomorrow evening for England.
Washington reports a Mexican response to the U S demand for the release of consular agent William C Jenkins will claim no diplomatic immunity and place the case before Mexican courts The Mexican cabinet met to discuss the reply and Jenkins remains jailed It was unclear through official channels how the reply would be conveyed to the United States state department
While practicing target shooting about a mile and a half southwest of Hall’s lake, Fred A. Hill found an unknown man’s decomposed body and a nearby fedora. Hill reported to Sheriff Stringer, who notified Snohomish County Sheriff James McCulloch. cause of death could not be determined. Hill is a Bryant Lumber Co employee.
The price of six popular cigarette brands increases from 18 to 20 cents per package this week. The move follows two wholesale rises of 30 and 40 cents per thousand by R J Reynolds and American Tobacco.
Early Monday a bold ferryboat robbery attempt at Kirkland ended with George Lapsley shot six buckshot and jailed burglar Christianson, alias Christensen, and accomplice Letsley captured after detectives staked out the Lincoln. Detectives Yoris Cochran and Frank closed in on the pair as they tried to open the safe.
Traveling by night, the hussar is described as a catfish that journeys overland for several days from a shrinking pond to a new watercourse, or from one river to another.
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