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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1922
Page
6
Max Stern recounts the launch of the old bark Hell Ship under a foreign skippers rule and a mixed crew. The ship’s divided quarters, racial tensions, and aboard life unfold as 190 men prepare for a long Pacific voyage with Captain Joe and Superintendent Joe guiding operations.
The Pacific Westbound conference reorganized to fix freight rates for Oriental destinations meets in San Francisco on October 30 with 60 delegates from Pacific Northwest ports including Seattle Portland and Vancouver. A $20000 bond from each company will be discussed to ensure good faith in rate agreements and officer elections will divide six months between Northern and Southern members.
City council postponed action on Mayor Brown’s appeal to reconsider Carl J. Gaseman for superintendent of streets and sewers for one week. The postponement was moved by John J. Carroll after the finance committee reported on the appointment. Friends of Gasaman see the delay as favorable to final approval.
David Anderson a 28 year old Granite Falls State bank cashier vanished after leaving Wednesday afternoon for a brief hunting trip. Two search parties have set out from Everoett with his friends suggesting recent spousal loss and possible despondency. Authorities fear he may have taken his own life.
Sheriff Matt Starwich and Deputy William Sears investigated after the Cumberland dynamiting of Janes Blackin’s home. No trace of the responsible person or persons was found by Tuesday.
In Nanaimo British Columbia yesterday an automobile struck a wagon carrying seven boys aged 12 to 14, killing one and fatally injuring another while five were injured. The incident occurred as the boys hauled wood. Brackin, a miner at the Navy coal mine, works under an open shop. Brackin and his wife narrowly escaped injury when dynamite exploded in a nearby room.
Henry Landes proposes an ordinance to shorten hours for dancing girls in dance halls. A councilwoman backs more regulations and indicates plans to study changes before presenting a final measure to the city council. The proposal seeks midnight close rather than 1 a m.
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