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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1921
Page
7
City residents and officials rally to curb a flea invasion not tied to pets. Authorities deny tenant landlord blame and urge a broad campaign. Herbert KB Ellis notes ordinary fleas and sand flies are involved and that such invasions recur regularly.
Weather notes show August with 1.61 inches of rain, the wettest since 1912. Seattle meteorologist Geo N Salisbury reports August 12 as the hottest day with a mean 67 degrees. a federal grand jury convened by District Judge Jeremiah Neterer will gather September 20 amid storm and drought theories.
Capt Roald Amundsen, famed polar explorer, will speak at the First Methodist church Fifth Ave and Madison on Wednesday September 14 at 8 p m for the Lyng Home Society benefit. The Norwegian male choir will sing as Mayor Caldwell and Chamber of Commerce President Boyna share brief remarks.
In Yangchow a tradition binds a young woman to the spirit of her deceased fiancé. A funeral rite marriage was held in a temple beside the lover’s ashes as elders attest to apparitions urging the union. The ceremony linked life and afterlife with mourning attire and ancestral obeisance.
Friday officials including Superintendent Carl Reeves and the public utilities department worked on a report with specific recommendations for router and termini for all 200 motor stages based in Seattle. The council utilities committee had requested the study Thursday. In a separate note a Celestial town bride contemplates fate as a spirit widow endures a curious stain.
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