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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1921
Page
1
A patchwork of disjointed lines touches on politics gun control streetcars and taxes plus cheeky captions about vacations, fashion and daily life. It reads like a collected page of brief asides and comic quips with no single unified event.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen confirms the strike hinges solely on the 12 percent wage cut ordered by the Railroad Labor Board. W G Lee, chief, testifies that neither railroads nor workers are compelled to obey the board, and notes the ballot posed a single question about the wage ruling.
A weather bulletin notes a southwest storm warning continuing Wednesday. The system moves inward over coastal stations from Washington to Oregon and British Columbia, bringing fresh to strong southwesterly gales. The storm remains centered north of Cape Blanco.
Miss Misa Warren, 1508 First Ave W, was struck from behind in her yard Tuesday night by an unseen assailant. She recalls a heavy blow to the back of her head and fled as the man escaped. Her mother and sister aided her while Dr F B Wiltsie treated wounds. Warren, a stenographer with the Portland Cement association, lives with her mother and sister. Police scour the city for the attacker.
Paris October 26 socialist deputies accused of selling themselves to a foreign government. Deputy Flandrin sparked an unprecedented uproar forcing a suspension of the chamber and a cleared gallery. The session resumed with debate on Premier Briand. H R Messer, 48, died in Milwaukee while on a business trip. his wife and daughter traveled there after the news. Messer was Seattle manager for Wadhams Oil Co.
Mrs. Irvin details her husband Inspector Frank Irvin’s arrest on theft charges, his subsequent release and exoneration. The Oct 20 hearing dismissed all charges for lack of evidence, while colleagues defended his three year customs service record in Seattle.
Albert P. Reavis a municipal street car conductor was believed to be dying from injuries after stepping from a car and walking into the path of Arthur Husesell’s auto at First Ave and Hanford. He sustained a fractured skull and other severe injuries and was rushed to the city hospital then moved to Seattle General Hospital.
Miss Ming Zeila Steel of 1608 East Prospect 1 suffers dangerous injuries after a truck driven by George Mellan of 2111 Fifth Ave W runs away when he re cranks the stalled engine at Third Ave and Union St. The vehicle strikes her then hits a curbside car, and continues to crash into another auto half a block away before Mellan recovers the truck.
In a superior court complaint filed Wednesday Mrs Frances Kelley says a profane epithet used by Mrs Hon ora Ornstein caused her to be hospitalized and permanently disabled. Kelley seeks ten thousand dollars damages for injuries and harm from the alleged insult and conduct.
Wallace McGuire, 19, the alleged slayer of Father John Hoar at Point Hope, Alaska, is found insane. Judge Holzeimer orders transfer to Morningside hospital Portland for treatment with possible return to Nome for trial. Dr. Calhoun described the hearing before a six man jury as an insanity verdict.
Local residents snack on ripe raspberries and strawberries grown outdoors in Ridgefield as warm weather supports seasonal fruit picking and community harvest customs.
Actress Marjorie Rambeau discusses gender and infidelity while performing in Zoe Akins play Daddy's Gone A-Hunting at the Plymouth theatre. The domestic tragedy follows a husband’s Paris-made change, the wife’s departure, and a dying child as the play unfolds in three acts.
Lloya Burlingham, American consul at Salina Cruz, Mexico, was stabbed by two unidentified assailants in the consulate on October 24. He suffered two wounds to the left arm, not serious, and officials say there is no evidence the attack was a communist protest linked to recent actions in Massachusetts.
George Stagg former Tacoma Seattle newspaperman released from Walla Walla prison after a year sentenced for kidnapping his own son. Acting Governor Coyle granted a full pardon. Stagg aims to return to New York to resume journalism. The case drew national attention and involved custody struggles and a wartime marriage.
Senator Cummins told the senate interstate commerce committee that consolidating railroads into a single large group system is the only practical solution to the railroad problem. He appeared before the committee today.
A humorous note questions downtown organizations to beat the municipal railway office’s record as a prize matrimonial bureau. In two years only one couple, both from the street car department, has wed. the latest pair are Fred Miller mileage clerk and Emma Ritter stenographer in accounting.
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