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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1922
Page
10
A husband located his wife’s body in Green Lake after she disappeared Saturday night. The wife had retired with their daughter. the daughter woke Sunday to find her mother missing and the husband immediately began a search, discovering her body in the lake near Woodland Park Auto Camp.
Thousands suffer stomach upset while a sluggish liver and bowels are blamed. Dr Edwards Olive Tablets stimulate natural liver and bowel function without griping or pain. Take one or two at bedtime for quick relief. olive colored vegetable compound sold 15c and 0c.
Michael Emmet and Eileen Moore present Killarney Blarney featuring songs and patter about the Emerald Isle. Hurst and De Ware offer Millinery Nonsense with singing and dancing. Otto Bardell and Otto perform juggling and magic with a baby dummy. Bert Lytel stars in The Idle Rich photoplay about a junk peddler.
Olympia reports the Western Union Telegraph company proposed a 15 percent intrastate rate hike but the state department of public works denied it. The decision cited lack of property valuation in Washington and arbitrary segregation of operating costs between state and interstate business.
O P Lowe of 1218 Seventh Ave fired at a burglar who spent about an hour attempting entry with a pass key. The assailant fled after Lowe’s shot went wide, allegedly setting a speed record fleeing down the hallway.
Eastern specialist Dr Bailey touts radium as the greatest remedy for high blood pressure and other ailments. He cites a case where pressure dropped 100 points from 290 after a short time and urges readers to try the new treatment at the Port of Health, 1327 Third Ave opposite the post office.
Oct 16 report says Rep Thomas J O Grady will introduce in January a bill to make gland robbery a capital offense. Police and doctors canvassed surgeons offices for clues as two to three gland thefts are linked to victims Joseph Wozniak and Harry Johnson. Leo Prochinski is sought as an associate in the case with Wozniak.
The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America representing 20 6 million Protestants voted against Ku Klux Klan groups. It adopted resolutions denouncing masked oathbound members whose activities arouse religious prejudice and racial antipathies. Rev Samuel M Cavert noted the Klan as the focus of the resolution.
Fay MacDonald freed of murder charges in Spokane case is under sentence to the state penitentiary for forgery. He is under arrest at Beaumont Texas and will appeal the extradition.
Alfred Johnson, 30, of Monroe, fell from a third floor hotel room at the Westlake, sustaining no injuries after landing on the pavement. He was examined at city hospital and released. In Los Angeles, police raided two county roadhouses arresting 23 men and seizing cars valued at $75,000.
Public notice style text urges mothers to use genuine California Fig Syrup to remedy constipation in children. It promotes a safe tasting remedy, claims it opens the bowels and may prevent illness, and warns to ask for authentic product with proper bottle directions.
The Moore theater stage at the Orpheum features a backstage farce titled Change Your Act or Go Back to the Woods. Emma Littlefield and Victor Moore headline as the act opens alongside a cast including Alice and Mary McCarthy, Gertie Ardine, Tyrell and Mack, Claudia Coleman, Hill Gleason, Gordon and Day, the Chandon Trio, and aerial numbers. The show draws strong Sunday applause with several acts enacting humorous performances and original songs.
Geauga and Cuyahoga counties launch a rigid probe into alleged Ku Klux Klan activity in northern Ohio after a Saturday night assault on Cleveland reporters. One man was beaten, five others held hostage for hours near Chinn Falls as about 200 vehicles gathered at initiation sites guarded by Klan lines. Reporters sneaked past sentries, were detected, and later released as deputies arrived.
A fragmented schedule lists multiple radio time blocks for stations KDZE KYC and KIR TAS and KZC with varied daily and weekly slots. The text includes several time ranges such as morning afternoon and evening periods across different call letters.
The Rhodes Co broadcasts Monday evening from 745 to 815 under F F Gibney supervision. Roy Alexander sings Starlight Love and Dear Little Boy of Mine with F P Gibney performing Auld Lang Syne and Say It While Dancing. Marge Boyer contralto. Ted Mullan baritone. Maxime LaGrave accompanist. additional numbers as selected.
Plans for observance of Father and Son week November 12 to 19 will be drafted Monday at 6 15 p m at Meeves cafeteria in a meeting called by H P Chapman acting chairman of the executive committee for the occasion. All interested are urged to attend. The observance will follow last year’s lines.
The Warren Grimm American Legion Post No. 83 of Kirkland Way opened its floating clubhouse during a "Night in Chinatown" event aboard the rebuilt freighter Fort Jackson. Music and dances followed, with the Ladies' auxiliary assisting in lavish decorations for the guests.
Gen Francisco Murgia revolutionist leader defeated in Durango engagement and fleeing to the hills, advices received at El Paso Texas report.
Washington October 16 The United States Supreme Court announced it will recess from Monday October 23 to Monday November 13.
A claim states that exhaling carbonic gas over one hour yields a diamond valued at 76000 dollars. The assertion links respiration to precious gem formation and price.
The notice lists several styles of women’s hosiery with reinforced lisle and silk options. Black full fashioned silk hose with reinforced garter tops priced at 1.69 per pair, other colors offered at 1.29. Semi fashioned silk and mercerized lisle hose in heather mixes priced at 0.79.
A Warren Gould, 60, Seattle architect, died of heart failure in Tacoma union station at 5:40 Sunday evening during a 13,000 mile transcontinental motor trip. Three women companions waited in the car outside the station as Gould collapsed after illness near Portland earlier. Gould, active since 1904, formed Gould & Champney in 1909 with E Frer Champney.
A model presents wool V neck sweaters in navy tan and brown. The garments are shown with stretchable, non binding sleeves emphasizing comfort and relaxed fit.
A 14 year old boy named George Wade ran away seeking ranch work. He is about five feet tall and wears a corduroy suit and hiking shoes. His mother Mrs. William Shea of 15156 Belmont Ave. asks that anyone with information call East 2120 or Main 3960.
The obituary notes that Mr. Gould designed or aided in designing major Seattle area buildings including the county city building and the American Bank building, plus the Empire and YWCA structures. He led the Washington State Society of Architects in 1919, recently resided in Mount Angel Oregon in the quarry business, and left no children after his wife’s death.
In Rock Island Illinois Patrolman Frank Green shot and killed a suspect and wounded Patrolman Edward Miner during a rescue of a woman allegedly beaten by two men at a disorderly resort. The incident occurred as officers attempted to effect the rescue and quell the disturbance.
An ad style exchange describes a man losing his money on an out of town car breakdown and his plan to buy an overcoat on credit at Cherry's located at 1015 Second Ave in the Pig n Whi building. The conversation promises six months to pay.
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