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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1922
Page
8
In Japan researchers create a vegetable leather derived from the inner bark of a plant called miteumata. The process aims to provide a sustainable alternative to animal hides and reduce environmental impact.
An 18 year old Creek Indian heiress Millie Naharkey vanishes amid a complex Oklahoma case involving a fake deed to half a million dollars in oil lands. Her guardian lawyer Stephen B. Nelson seeks to void the July 3 deed for $1000, while relatives search Missouri and Oklahoma. Foxy Red, her half brother, recalls white friends offering a new car to persuade the family to visit a mountain resort. The Naharkey family wealth contrasts with apparent destitution at home.
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis attends a major Republican rally at Wilkes theater in Seattle Saturday night. He arrives from Spokane and is hosted by the Young Men's Republican club at a midday luncheon and by Larry W. Long at the central committee. A Moose dinner at the Arctic club follows before he heads to the rally with local Moose escort.
The steamship Hrookdale delivered a cargo of furs and whale products valued at 1,257,660 dollars to Seattle on Thursday. Far North waters yield more successful whaling this season, and the report notes the long-standing role of the dog as man's companion over about 7,000 years.
The Seward Peninsula railroad is transferred to the territory of Alaska by the Pioneer Mining Co. and will become a narrow gauge line from Nome to Shelton about 75 miles. The Alaska Road Commission will operate and maintain the property with rehabilitation planned using timber from St Michael. Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields expands holdings in Seward Peninsula while Treadwell Gold Mining takes three Muddy River quartz claims under bond. Hyder Radio and Telephone files incorporation in Juneau. Mattingly Pictures plans to film The Arctic Phantom in Alaska with a seaplane unit. Tongass National Forest supervisor Dr T Gardner resigns to join Sawyer & Reynolds. Ketchikan Power secures lumber orders for Australia and England shipments. A new gold discovery north of Mt McKinley reports a 72-foot ledge yielding $400 per ton.
Henry R. King, who spoke at a father and son banquet last year, is first to respond to the call for orators. He will address a dinner of fathers and sons in the Green Lake district on November 17 at Roosevelt High School.
The report notes three claims bonded by discoverers A. M Grant and Frank Giles to J. J Price and Tom Aitken of Anchor nas.
The Cape canary, Africa’s sole native bird, is famous for its sweet continuous song. This characteristic melody has long attracted observers and ornithologists to the species across regions where it resides.
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