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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1921
Page
12
In Issaquah coal town a Sunday night riot led to Frank Savage and his wife being jailed on suspicion of drinking. A mob confronted Savage, shots were fired, a house burned, and guards intervened with no injuries reported.
About 150 men fought with rocks outside Renton on Sunday attacking a miners caravan returning from Newcastle. Renton men Arthur Evans and Charles Iilian suffered fractures and head injuries and were taken to Renton hospital after police and Seattle deputy sheriffs dispersed the crowd.
Philip Murray of the United Mine Workers testifies before the Senate labor committee in Washington regarding the West Virginia coal conflict. He says the civil war in the Mingo region will continue until operator autocracy ends and industrial peace requires industrial justice. Frank Walsh accuses United States Steel and J P Morgan of conspiring in coalfield violence and murder tied to the Welsh, West Virginia killings.
Edwin Asp received a 1000 damage award after being struck by a vehicle driven by Willis A. Calder on an Auburn street. The suit was heard in Judge Boyd J. Tallman’s court.
The piece portrays a fatal shooting involving the Hatfields and the Peters family in the Big Bottom region. It depicts gun education among local youths, the dying boy's father seeking lawful justice, and ballistic rumors as families retreat and tensions escalate. Prosecutor Allen warns of possible further violence.
In Randle a mass meeting splits the town over the killing of 9 year old Lynn Peters by Herbert Colman 7. Jess e Colman the father defies locals declaring they will not take his son. Sheriff Frank Roberts leads a party through Morton as residents hint at seeking the boy. An apparent majority call for a mental examination of the child killer.
County Judge Bushey received a threatening letter from masked men of the Ku Klux Klan left on his porch. The letter demanded the release of a girl he had recently taken from her parents in court. No Klan branch is known in Salem.
ILWACO Wash October 24 Ilwaco statistician reports this region's cranberry crop could yield 1 900 000 pies for every resident of Washington with leftovers if all were baked. The 30 000 box crop would cover about 20 acres as crates move to coast distribution centers amid carrot shipments.
Casarucia Fuglede, 4 feet 10 inch man wearing a slouch hat, was attacked last night by a stout stranger while moving toward a Cowen Park car. He suffered a deep head wound and was taken to Dr P Wallace at 216 Carolina Court for treatment. Police link the suspect to a similar assault from last summer.
The message urges restraint in talk about the rail strike and urges all sides to work in good faith to solve postwar industrial problems. Ben Hooper, former Tennessee governor, signed the public statement as a representative of the public on the board along with all board members.
PALESTINE Tex Oct 24 The strike of trainmen on the International and Great Northern entered its third day with union officials saying they will stay hands off and try to stop service resumption. No disturbances were reported over the weekend. The railroad ran three freight trains Sunday and freight service is expected to fully resume this week. Passenger service remains halted. Armed guards still control company property. Leaders on both sides expressed satisfaction with the situation.
Washington article notes Attorney General Daugherty hints at possible federal injunction if a railroad strike occurs. AFL leaders led by Samuel Gompers oppose a general strike now, warning big walkouts could erode wartime gains and aid open shop. Gompers urges railroad unions not to strike. officials say the strike's backbone is broken.
Brotherhood leaders in Cleveland say railroad service can be disrupted by their own actions as defecting rail employees jeopardize the general strike set to begin next Sunday. They will proceed with preparations until executives depart for Chicago for the railway labor board peace conference. L F E Sheppard notes the other unions are not breaking with train service men and reserve their own tactics.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved St. Louis & San Francisco Railway authority to issue 4.578 million dollars in gold bonds to serve as collateral for the company notes.
Panic erupted at the American embassy in Paris as an unkempt man entered with a package in skin wrap. He claimed to seek Ambassador Herrick's autograph, was seized, and claimed to be a globe trotter Joseph Mikulec. The package held an autograph book and a bomb replica amid a mass display tied to the Dedham murder case and the Sacco and Vanzetti protests.
Fresh contingents of Admiral Horthy's forces were said to have joined Karl, who was reported to be nearing Budapest with little resistance encountered along the advance.
The United States will remain aloof from the attempted coup in Hungary by former Emperor Karl, with the State Department stating the government will not involve itself in Central European affairs as a matter of policy. The note confirms Washington's stance of nonintervention.
London dispatch says ex-emperor Karl of Austria has been assassinated per Vienna agency, with Budapest reports of Karlist forces, 120 prisoners captured, and a truce talks under way. Entente reps reportedly demand Karl's arrest and expulsion from Hungary as Britain backs possible action by the little Entente. Budapest remained quiet despite gate protests and organizing patriotic associations.
Ex-Emperor Karl of Hungary writes to the Swiss government that he will return to rule only in response to the urgent appeal of his subjects, a farewell note published today from Geneva on October 24.
Premier Lloyd George in the house of commons declares allies will strenuously oppose the Hapsburg restoration of ex Kaiser Karl to the Hungarian throne. He notes that the Hungarians have promised to expel Karl.
Vienna reports former Emperor Karl defeated near Budapest as his force of 10 000 to 20 000 troops attacked between Budapest and Budapen and was repulsed preventing entry to the capital. The Hungarian agency issued the dispatches today.
Authorities untangle a case with Mrs. Ernest La Casse missing after a suspected murder. Her husband is last seen with her at Seattle station on February 1, 1921. C. C. Skidmore and his mother are jailed in Idaho, with clues including clothing matching the missing woman. Possible lake dragging operations may begin soon.
Secretary of War Weeks announced that all existing agreements with canal labor organizations are abrogated. From now on no pact can be entered that cannot be terminated with 80 days notice, and the Pan-American Canal Zone will operate on an open shop basis.
Elvine Evelyn Havery aged 3 drowned Saturday night after slipping into a deep pool at 3221 Holden Street. Her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Havery of 3227 Portland Street reported she was playing with other children who left her briefly. Police found an opening in the cover and recovered the body hours later.
Evansville in tragedy Frank Miller, 17, dying from gunshot wounds, absolved Audie Carroll, 16, of blame before dying. Carroll, who shot Miller, was confined in jail but released after Miller asked to see him and declared the incident an accident.
In Savannah Georgia the thirty second child was born to the wife of A B Burgess a negro railroad worker.
A Diamond Dyes advertisement claims simple kit directions let any woman dye or tint faded skirts dresses waists coats and draperies. It guarantees perfect home dying even for first timers and notes to tell the druggist material type wool silk linen cotton or mixed. Diamond Dyes never streak or run.
Dispatches from Cordova report the steamer Alameda, ashore near Seward Friday night, floated at high tide under her own steam. About 50 passengers aboard, commanded by Capt. Julius Johanson, believed undamaged. Alameda is sister to the Mariposa which sank after an 1918 grounding off Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.
G. E. Lupphold, assistant superintendent of mails, announced a new rate rule for letters from foreign countries. If foreign postage equals 10 cents in U.S. money and is underpaid, double the deficiency is collected at delivery, but never less than 6 cents.
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