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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1921
Page
1
A mosaic of clipped lines mentions San Pedro harbor intrigue, U S officials in Seattle, rail rates, Orange Extract ads, and a wanderer song. Jumbled names, prices, and street references hint at a broad wartime era urban page with markets, unemployment talk, and eclectic chatter.
The Star recounts Rastus of Three Lakes earning a local nickname as he encounters two bears while hunting small game. After misjudging the brush, he fires two shots at one bear and escapes when a second bear appears, returning to town to patch up.
Indications of a nationwide coal strike emerged as the United Mine Workers convened. The convention voted to empower the international executive board to use every means to resist wage cuts at Rockefeller-controlled Colorado mines.
The New York Yankees clinched the American League pennant at the Polo Grounds by beating the Philadelphia Athletics 6 to 3 in the first game of a doubleheader, securing the right to face the Giants in the World Series.
Seattle attorney BE Bundy argues a $50 000 municipal funding plan for a Cowen Park jitney would launch a new zoning system with low fares on short streetcar hops and higher fares on longer motor bus hauls. He says success could make municipal buses pay, with potential expansion to Ballard Rainier Valley and West Seattle to cover rail deficits. He dismisses legality concerns raised by Corporation Counsel Meier as not serious.
Twin Falls Idaho October first reports the defense in Lyda Southard’s murder case will likely acknowledge a large amount of arsenic found in the body of her fourth husband Edward F Meyer. Defense attorney W P Guthrie questions jurors on whether arsenic would prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and if they could acquit without direct proof of administration by the defendant.
In Twin Falls Idaho on October 1 1921 Billy Trueblood father of Jyda Southard declares they will stand by their daughter as she faces trial for allegedly poisoning her fourth husband Edward F Meyer An exclusive United Press interview notes the case and directs readers to turn to page 12 column 5 for more details.
A report laments high charges for engineering and science students, detailing a $7.50 chemistry laboratory fee, a $6.50 breakage ticket, a 50 cent locker key, and a $2 drawing laboratory, plus overall tuition and library costs. It notes long hours and hardship for students contributing to their own work while attending college.
In Judge J T Ronald's courtroom, Dolores Johnson weeps beside her brother James E Mahoney as Deputy Prosecutor T H Patterson urges the jury to return a first degree murder verdict and death. Defense attorney L B Schwellenbach addresses the panel as Mahoney's face remains pale under pressure.
The court session features prosecutors urging a life of danger as jurors weigh a death penalty for Jim Mahoney. Attorney Schwellenbach argues Captain Tennant framed Mahoney while insinuating hypnotic influence on witness Alvin Jorgenson. Patterson criticizes the defendant's family as emotion-filled testimony unfolds. A 12 year old niece is referenced in harsh terms as the trial nears a critical decision.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney J H Patterson wraps up the state’s case in the James E Mahoney murder trial as jurors hear details of the alleged killing of his wife Kate Mahoney. Exhibits include the marriage certificate, jewelry, letters, and teeth.
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