10 Oct 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1922
Page
1
A collage of lighthearted and satirical notes covers aging savings, local politics, a standard furniture window display actress, a potential city council probe of Mayor Brown's secret service fund, and assorted quirky quotes. The piece blends humor with civic rumor and cultural jabs.
W B Davis 6509 10th Ave NE spoke of thrift and savings on Old Folks Day after opening his first savings account at age 82 and receiving a $10 prize. He has 14 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren and rode Seattle's first trolley in 1889. He credits right thinking and teaches Americanization to Japanese students while praising The Star's thrift campaign.
New York Oct 10 billions of dollars in surplus investment money were disclosed as the government called for a four year loan of half a billion at 4 percent. Oversubscription of the loan was noted as applications for hundreds of millions flowed into New York banks from American business coffers.
Fritz C. Gerrold about 20 was held in Crescent City jail after coroner's jury found him responsible for the deaths of Joseph L. McIntyre 24 and Jack Brenton 26. Officers led to a beach spot two miles south where the two men were found shot dead.
A. Banana, a Greek fruit merchant from Denver, received a sentence of one to three years for bootlegging, marking his second conviction in the illicit liquor case.
An amusing reminiscence by Homer Brew about a movie actress in a store window, observations on married life, and a joke about chasing a murderer in the Cascade foothills with his friend Matt Starwich and bloodhounds.
Mive Fitzeabeth Willerton of Ohio won the championship junior dairy judging title at the national dairy show in St. Paul Minnesota. She was the sole girl competing against 12 boys and remarked she grew up on a dairy farm and knows cattle as well as a city girl knows streets.
Jackson Calif Oct 10 Search for the body of William Feesel who died with 46 others in the Argo Naut mine has been halted due to gas and water in the Argonauts lower levels. When fire flamed again bulkheads were replaced in the shaft triggering new gas buildup. Water has risen to the 4500 foot level and is being pumped off through the Kennedy mine opening by rescue crews.
Tacoma stockholders vote on the site for a new 1,000,000 hotel, choosing between the present Tacoma hotel site and the Rhodes Scott and Howe property at Ninth and Broadway after eliminating other options in two prior elections.
United States district attorney P. Revelie and assistant Judson F. Faulkner left for Tacoma Monday night to present further evidence to the grand jury Tuesday. Otto Schultze, a shoulder arms expert, was expected to testify.
Seattle Chamber of Commerce announces all Seattle stores will remain open on Columbus Day Tuesday October 12. The plan covers stores across the city and reflects a proactive local business stance.
London reports Britain to meet cabinet at 6 pm to weigh the Near East crisis as Angora mulls allied evacuation terms for Thrace. In Mudania, Tamet Pasha presented notes. Kemalists promise reply by afternoon. Britain fortifies Istanbul defenses while Allied pressure grows.
London Oct 10 Critics press premier Lloyd George amid opposition demands his resignation and a new parliament. A joint council of trades congresses and the labor party backed immediate resignations while Liberals and Unionists joined the attack. The prime minister plans a public statement on Near East policy after consulting General Harrington. He will address Turkish trouble in a forthcoming speech.
Teaac Guerenheim an American copper magnate and top US financier died suddenly at a local hospital in Southampton. He was 68, born July 7 1854 in Philadelphia, long based in New York City and director of Mexican Union Railway American Smelting and Refining American Smelters Securities Yukon Gold Co. He belonged to Guegenheim Bros at 120 Broadway.
A Seattle realtor promotes a Mt. Baker district home for sale. The listing highlights local features and buying appeal for potential purchasers. The item serves as a brief real estate notice in the newspaper.
A 6 room home priced at 2650 dollars with no mortgage, 40 by 120 lot, two blocks from grade and high school, in a good district. Cash price 100, 30 month terms offered. agent will arrange showings via classifieds.
W T Beeks, 16, well acquainted with Hongkong and Seattle streets, returned home Monday night and said I am glad to be here. The remark reflects a youthful perspective from the city scene.
William Trulock Becka, son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Becka of Seattle, becomes one of the youngest seamen to sail from the city aboard the President McKinley. He served as ordinary seaman after training on the H. F. Alexander and endured a typhoon voyage with stops in Manila Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The meeting split with sharp exchanges between dealers and attorneys over a wood load ordinance. Jonse Iven of Stimson Lumber charged the law aims to stifle competition, while J E Peterson said the bill was to protect the public but may be a vehicle for limiting rivals. A. J. Allen, inspector, faced attacks for enforcement failures.
Volunteer firemen battled a forest fire on Lookout mountain near Denver to protect Pahaska Tepee containing hundreds of Cody relics. A shift in wind later turned the fire away from the museum. Pahaska Tepee sits atop the mountain where Buffalo Bill's grave is found and is a popular tourist site.
The Hawaiian American line freighter Cardiganshire bound for San Francisco from Atlantic ports is headed toward Colon Canal Zone today with a cargo fire. The extent of cargo damage remains undetermined until arrival, private cables report.
In Cos Cob Connecticut on October 10 a local passenger train from Stamford to New Haven side-swiped a freight in the yards. The passenger train and the freight motor derailed. About twenty passengers and two train crews suffered minor injuries with no serious harm reported.
Daniel Berman a 12 year old Columbia freshman and famed prodigy hopes to gain weight to play football. The 4 foot 2 inch, 88 pound student hails from Galveston Texas and studies mathematics languages and history.
Two masked men tried to rob the Tacoma Portland passenger train near Tenino at 4 a.m. They fled when confronted by Conductor Ward. Police later found a roll of blankets with stolen jewelry dropped by the suspects in the G N freight yard. Detectives suspect Vancouver or Portland as the origin of the goods.
Raymond Schneider’s testimony allegedly discredits the murder charge against Clifford Hayes. Pearl Bahmer, 15, defended Hayes, recounting how she and Schneider reported the minister Rev. Hall and choir leader Mrs. Mills were found dead on the Phillips farm after an afternoon walk.
A reader from Kitsap County notes rhododendrons with well developed buds and dogwood trees with red foliage and large seeds, yet heavily budded as if for October, asking local naturalists if the unusual warm spell explains this phenomenon.
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