Main Street tale sparks national interest across towns
The Main Street story from Gopher Prairie Minnesota draws nationwide attention as a sharp portrait of small town life, praised for humor and pathos. The novel will be published in The Star beginning Wednesday, showing how its themes echo in Ohio Illinois Montana and Washington.
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Gopher Prairie
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Ohio
Illinois
Montana
Washington
The
Star
10000 Men to Get Jobs Commissioners Card Misuse of County Coin
Demand has been made on former Sheriff John Stringer by the board of county commissioners for the return of about 6000 dollars allegedly converted to his own use while in office. The sum is part of 21732.64 dollars from the United States government for federal prisoner care in the county jail and stockade. Stringer is said to have paid the county only 15769.80 dollars of this amount. He served as sheriff from March 13, 1919, to January 2, 1921.
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John Stringer
Board of County Commissioners
Stringer
United States
Robert T. Hodge
Matt Starch
Erve
Uhe
Hawthorne
State Bureau of Inspection of Public Offices
Henderson
Scattered Snippets and Sidelights From Old Papers
A collage of quirky quotes and jokes spanning wordplay, public notices, and social quips. Mentions include Star writer’s Hari Kari notion, Oregon mail carrier with fresh salmon, and playful jabs at fashion and university fees. Ends with a pun on a headline about a waiter.
Lost pocketbook prompts memory of a home scene
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News recalls a pocketbook missing from 7025 N. Clark St and questions the fate of a beer stein and a mother who once sent Johnny to school with an asafetida bag. The note hints at a young man seeking work in a meat market and suggests small, pointed reflections on family items.
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Sinclair Lewis
Chicago Daily News
N. Clark St
Johnny
Fay Bainter Interview In Seattle Boudoir
The city editor arranged a Sunday interview with Fay Bainter, then staying at the Boulevard Inn with a Lake Washington view. She is described as a former Seattle stock actress who rose in New York to fame in East in West. The meeting took place in her boudoir after a courteous invitation from her maid.
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Daisy Henry Fy“ Bainter
Seattle
Metropolitan
New York
Fay
Fay Bainter
Miss Bainter
Boulevard Inn
Lake Washington
Mayor pledges effort to push Skagit hydro project
Mayor Caldwell said he would use all powers to prevent delays in the Skagit hydro electric project. The council utilities committee adopted a resolution last Thursday to postpone awarding bids on the Gorge Creek tunnel and to reopen the entire Skagit project for reconsideration. Caldwell noted that tunnel plans and specs had been approved after careful investigation.
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Skagit
Caldwell
Council Utilities Committee
Gorge Creek
Classified ads offer sure marketing value for products
ISDIRECTED labor is a waste of activity, misdirected advertising is a waste of money. The Star Classified Ads are a sure means to market your product, they do not misdirect.
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Star
Mahoney Frets to Write Life in County Jail
James Mahoney, convicted wife murderer, frets over not being given a table in his county jail cell to write his life history. Sheriff Matt Starwich says a table is likely this week as Mahoney sleeps a great deal and grows stout. Mahoney’s lawyers remain optimistic about a new trial prospects.
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James
Mahoney
Matt Starwich
Hoover to urged rail rate and wage cuts for relief
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, guiding the national unemployment conference, will urge reductions in railroad rates and wages as permanent measures to relieve unemployment. He believes the business low mood cannot be lifted until rates are brought down from their high level.
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Herbert 8S
Walker Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Yanks Take Fifth Game Of Series At Polo Grounds
Wake Hoyt pitched a strong game for the Yankees beating the Giants 3 to 1 at the Polo Grounds. McNally, Ruth, and Meusel produced key hits as New York extended the series to 3 games to 2 in favor of the Yanks with 25,000 in attendance and Harry Harper slated to start the sixth game.
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New York
Wake Hoyt
Brooklyn
Yanks
Giants
McNally
Tims
Fried
Young
George Kelly
Art Nehl
Schang
Miller
Babe Ruth
Bob Meusel
Ruth
Ward
Harry Harper
McGraw
Jase Barnes
Pat Shea
Yankees
Bancroft
Peck
Priach
Kelly
Glante
Jurne
Frisch
Hoyt
Meusel
Rawlings
R. Meusel
Wags
Pupp
Smith
Nehf
Byrne
Pancroft
Burns
Pipp
Seattle job relief unites citizens to aid 10000 workers
The Millionair club begins a woodcutting camp near Kirkland to employ Seattle men, with 12 workers expanding toward 10000 needed. Jobs include cutting and delivering four foot cords at $7 a cord, prioritizing married men, while out-of-town orders arrive. The Star credits its role in funding and support.
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Kirkland
M. G. Johanson
Seattle
A. Amundson
Puget Sound
Camp Cook House
Nettieton Co
West Waters Co
Columbia Valley Lumber Co
Woodland Hardware Co
Dreaslar Hardware Co
Suess Glass Co
Seattle Hardware Co
Johanson
Star
Elliott
Michael Collins Reaches London for Sinn Fein Conference
Michael Collins arrives in London to attend tomorrow's conference at 10 Downing Street between Sinn Fein delegates and the British cabinet committee. The Irish commander-in-chief, who led guerrilla actions in Ireland, is a central figure in the relations following the armistice.
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London
Michael Collins
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Downing St
Collins
England
Government probes Jap pOne firm over fraud and hari kari clause
Federal officials join with the outing attorney's office to probe World Cable Directory, a Japane corporation in the Thompson building, after promises of 4000 percent dividends and jobs. Investigators weigh mail fraud charges while reviewing assets and possible civil actions, amid threats and slander claims surrounding the firm and its leadership.
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World Cable Directory Company
Japaneporation
Thompson
Postoffice
Joseph S. Swenson
Storney
J. M. Hawthorne
Bert C. Ross
Caldwell Opposes 5 Cent Car Fare Leap in the Dark
Mayor Caldwell refuses to back a 5-cent fare cut without proof of funds to cover street railway obligations. He warns a 5-cent move could create a deficit to be met by taxes, urges slow action until finances are shown. The council plans a Monday vote, no decisive action expected.
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Caldwell
Bill
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