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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1921
Page
8
London clergyman Rev. B OG Bourchier told his fashionable Hampstead Garden congregation that the large hats now worn are appalling and irreverent. He notes that most women parishioners have switched to mantillas instead of hats.
James Mahoney is to face trial for murder in King county after a two hour hearing in which Judge Everett Smith denied a change of venue. The trial remains set for September 20 in King county, with Mahoney briefly speaking to his sister in the waiting room before court. Separately, Carrie Hewitt filed a petition alleging the will of Kate Mooers Mahoney was destroyed after her death, and that Mahoney may not be the legal husband of the deceased. The petitioned hearing is scheduled for September 22.
A burglar forced entry at 1929 Sixth Ave W and took a purse with $493 in travelers checks and a valuable gold watch from Mrs. Co. W. Eick. The thief tore a screen from a bedroom window and fled with the loot. Detectives and police investigate the early Friday morning theft.
Belgium delays gambling licensing system as government seeks revenue. Police crackdown on betting dens in Ostend and Spa halted while M. Theunis and officials push social reforms.
Robert Bell, nephew of the Bell name known with telephones, stars as Frankie in Yesterday's Husband at the Cornish theatre. He embraces the Little theatre movement, plans a Washington DC venue with partner Snippe the dog, and aims to stay through the season before moving to New York to realize his theatre dream.
New fall coats arrive with belted three quarter length designs featuring braid and button trims. Prices are 42.50 and 45.00 with fur or plain collars, offered in Pollyanna cloth Velours Duvet de Laine and Bolivias, fully satin lined and advertised as extraordinary values.
The 72 year old Alaska Klondike pioneer Charles McLachlan was found in Elliott Bay at the foot of Vine Street with a steel cable around his neck. Police say initial exam suggests death by his own action though some foul play indicators exist. Edward Sherwood, a confectioner, identified him and cited despondency after job loss as a probable cause. He was last employed by American Can Co and was seen by L H Marshall, an electrician there, who recalled McLachlan saying he sought a chain to drown himself.
An advertisement promises instant relief for corns using a product called Blue-jay a liquid or plaster from a renowned surgical dressing house. A touch stops pain immediately and the corn loosens and comes out soon, making harsh treatments unnecessary and paring ridiculous.
Hedwig Larsen daughter of a Hadersleben Lutheran married a Siberian prisoner of war in Germany. A priest of Dutch extraction performed the ceremony. Both bride and groom had converted to Catholicism. A French teacher and a Lettish merchant were witnesses.
The severed left hand of a young woman was found on the shore at Gravesend. Police believe she was murdered, but no body has been found, leaving investigators to pursue clues to identify the victim and the killer.
John Letton sued May Trask for 40 dollars in Shoreditch county court claiming he provided funds for false teeth to improve her appearance. Judge Cluer ordered repayment at five dollars per month. A separate sale saw five cases of caribou skins auctioned for 53 dollars with the Hudson's Bay Company as buyer. After the snow we’ll go to Boldt's.
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