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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1921
Page
1
A mosaic of quirky clippings and comments includes jokes about Main Street diversity, a Yakima Knights of Pythias meeting plan, a Seattle swim, and light jabs at New York sports. Items range from letters, recommendations to the Ku Klux Klan, railway talk, to playful ads and eccentric vignettes about daily life.
A sketch of Gopher Prairie and American middle west life, focusing on Carol Milford fleeing Blodgett college. The piece contrasts small town faith and modern dreams with a vivid Midwest portrait of mills, street life, and a rebellious youth seeking life’s meaning.
Big Frank Snyder delivered a key double to drive in the go ahead run as the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees 4 to 3 in game seven at Polo Grounds. Phil Douglas pitched well for the Giants while the Yankees managed one late rally but fell short.
The state presses for the death penalty as Dr. Richard M. Brumfield stands trial for the murder of Dennia Russell. Prosecutor Neuner vows a pyramid of evidence showing premeditation and complicity, while defense attorney Dexter Rice hints at surprises beyond insanity defenses amid grisly exhibits and courtroom images.
Pacific coast developers led by Judge E. H. Gary of United States Steel see Puget Sound as the ideal location to build large smelting plants to process a billion ton Las Truchas ore deposit in western Mexico. They argue cheap Mexican ore combined with Northwest coal could supply the Orient, with Puget Sound harbor facilities central to the plan as 800 miners work the mine and Mexican authorities plan docking concessions.
LAUIS Mo Oct 12 Sol tostodaa a New York jewelry salesman was bound gagged dragged and robbed of 12 trays of rings including several diamonds in his room at the Maryland hotel. He valued losses at nearly 60000 and two men carried out the crime.
James B. Mahoney, convicted wife murderer, slept through a table and paper set given by Sheriff Matt Starwich to write his life story. He showed little interest in the materials and did not respond beyond noting the press had convicted him, while remaining asleep at noon.
Tacoma officers hunted two masked robbers who held up the Standard Oil service station on Sixth Avenue. One bandit is believed wounded after a gunfight with station manager William C. Detwiler, whose pistol jammed after the second shot. The robbers escaped with about $380 from the cash drawer.
Roseburg Oregon reports in October coverage of Dexter Rice defense counsel signaling an insanity defense may not be Brumfield's sole strategy. The prosecution portrays a calculated plan with a July 13 sequence including a store purchase, a silk skirt, a packing case to Seattle, and a staged car crash as part of the alleged crime narrative.
A 112 foot Herreshoff naval launch, built during the war as a sub chaser, vanished off Cape Canis tery while being towed by the U S S Nitro. No one was aboard and the line parted in a calm sea. The unnamed craft was bound for Keyport torpedo station to transport personnel between Bremerton and Keyport.
General Pershing will travel to London to decorate with the Congressional Medal of Honor or visit Britain's Unknown Warrior grave on Monday, October 4, as announced from London.
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