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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
6
Berlin reports estimate over 4,000 killed or injured in the Oppau disaster at the Badische Anilin works near Ludwigshafen. A first blast at 7:30 morning triggered a series of explosions destroying the synthetic nitrate plant, burying workers and trains and leveling the town.
Joseph Ruffner of the Walla Walla Bulletin, backed by publisher J. G. Kelly, accuses guards at the state prison of brutal cruelty and killings. He says the wall known as Siberia houses punishments and that the prison’s leadership, including Warden Potts, is a figurehead unable to stop the abuses.
Tokyo dispatch reports Japan will not raise the issue of racial equality in the arms limitation talks. The Kokumin notes the decision follows U.S. hint of approval for the Morris Shidehara immigration pact reached months earlier. Geneva bulletin confirms Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia admitted to the League of Nations, bringing membership to 51.
Lowell Sherman, LA actor and close friend of Roscoe Arbuckle, is said to have attended the alleged booze party in the St. Francis hotel suite where Virginia Rappe sustained fatal injuries.
Keeper and secretary testified they were questioned by R B Camarillo assistant U S district attorney. The woman said Arbuckle kept wines whisky champagne and gin in his cellar and always carried the key. Fitzgerald deposition to be sent to San Francisco. No raid planned now.
New York reporter Paul Mallon quotes Lowell Sherman saying Virginia Rappe drank and was “hilarious” before her alleged injuries at Arbuckle’s party in a San Francisco hotel. Sherman describes whisky and gin at the gathering, Rappe’s illness, and Arbuckle’s attempts to shield guests as investigators probe the murder case.
Testimony describes a Seattle case where James Mahoney allegedly killed his wife Kate by stuffing her into a trunk. Authorities traced his movements from April 10 to April 27, with forged documents and travel checks, a Manila-style cover story, and a trunk recovered from Lake Union. The courtroom heard about purchases of rope and lime, an offshore plan, and the discovery of Kate Mahoney's body as the state presents its case.
Prosecutor plans to break Mahoney alibi with D Atkinson testimony. Atkinson held in solitary after arrest near Broadway and Madison. Detectives press secrecy while the Cuba voyage link looms and questions about Atkinson’s true role deepen the mystery.
Prohibition Director Roy C. Lyle was praised after he spotted 20 cases of wet goods on a Seattle fish dock. Investigation showed the cases contained only water with about a dozen decoy bottles of whisky, preventing an innocent buyer from being duped into purchasing liquor.
Ole Hanson former mayor is set to testify as a witness in the trial of Joseph Rheinstrom in Spokane next Monday. Rheinstrom is charged with promoting alleged land frauds related to sizable fealty holdings in the Puget Sound navy yard district years ago. Hanson was the original owner of the tract.
A detective says he knows nothing about the suspect. Some hold that Atkinson may be connected to the original forgery charge against Mahoney, though the records do not list his name.
Councillor V Philip Tindall warns Cowen Park jitneys threaten city finances and railways, saying permits could trigger bankruptcy. Councilman Carroll rejects coercion, insisting railways be protected at any cost. Chairman Erickson advocates balanced transit funding through general taxation.
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