28 Sep 1922
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1922
Page
1
A disjointed local column blasts public figures and events from football to theater while mixing stray phrases about politics religion and crime. It mentions Charlie Chaplin, Greek meets Greek, bootleggers, and a chaotic cultural panorama labeled as a Sunday contest and institutional signs.
In Spezia Italy on September 28 more than 100 people were killed most of them sailors. Spezia sits on the Gulf of Genoa and serves as a major naval base and fleet center with about 70 600 residents.
San Francisco September 24 Attorney General A S Webb announced he filed in the U S Supreme Court a friend of the court brief in the Yamashita and Ozawa citizenship cases. Webb argued against granting Japanese applicants citizenship rights citing Californian public interest in the matter.
Forbes Haskell Jr announces a fourth 10 percent dividend for depositors of the defunct Scandinavian American bank. The payment is payable October 10, following three prior 10 percent dividends already distributed.
In Wilmington on September 24, housewives report using kerosene soaked salmon bricks as a coal substitute. The bricks reportedly provide ample heat and burn steadily, aiding winter warmth amid fuel shortages.
Five bandits raided the Hamilton County bank in Cincinnati. They knocked out the cashier with a pistol, herded seven employees and a customer into a rear room, and escaped with $14,009. Local authorities launch pursuit. The heist occurred today.
Exhumation of Carl Benson 33 reveals $255 in pocket cash a $1000 bank deposit book and $20000 in Crook County Oregon property papers. Benson born in Sweden and unmarried. Neighbors buried him after corpse found near Tyee. dog companion shot after nearing starvation. Authorities from sheriff and coroner offices documented the findings.
Mrs. Joyce Sherwood Valentine files a $15,000 suit against Philip Valentine son of the late president of Western Fargo Express. She claims he promised the amount as part of a property settlement in their divorce case pending. Valentine is serving one to five years in San Quentin for driving intoxicated.
Washington officials estimate Uncle Sam must raise over 3.225 billion dollars to cover a deficit in running expenses and maturing obligations by year end. More than 1.8 billion of this total is due by the end of the calendar year, separate from ordinary receipts.
William Creasy known as the Kentucky sweetheart testified again in Mineola New York defending his murder charge in the Edith Lavoy case. He listened to the reading of 150 love notes selected from 662 letters Lavoy sent during their friendship started through a correspondence club.
Passengers were left in Telluride Colorado after a passenger coach separated from a baggage car while setting grapes aside for preserving and other uses.
Philadelphia reporters note a lucrative scheme as dry officers’ photos sell for 5 dollars each to bartenders. The images help bar staff identify officers to avoid selling alcohol, highlighting enforcement tensions in the era.
Yesterday's notes reveal Beattie planning a Saturday pet parade with Polar Cakes and 500 chocolate bars to ensure all in line receive refreshments. Rudy Lindgren of the Greater Beattie Bicycle Club backs the event, coordinating a watermelon picnic for participants.
Mrs Mildred Sunday wife of convict P A Sunday was jailed by federal agents in Tacoma on suspicion of orchestrating the escape of James W Peronta and Robert Turner from McNeil Island prison The pair seized a prison launch and fled to the mainland authorities say Peronta stole 200 from prison funds and Sunday denies foreknowledge but had visited her husband recently The investigation links her to arranging travel by auto after escapeers reached the mainland.
The dirigible C-2 landed safely at Rosa field in Arcadia after a smooth flight from San Francisco. The arrival occurred at 0:25 a m. local time with no incidents reported during the journey.
In Olympia on September 28 C A Stoner a U S biological survey hunter in Pend Oreille county is ordered to shoot on sight at a silvertip grizzly terrorizing farms. He will pursue and kill to protect stock and has plans to mount the bear for a state exhibit. Dr Bach urges bear hunting and repeal of the closed season.
Portland officials announce November 4 as a musicless day to run no instrumental or vocal sounds. The Portland Musicians' Club backs the unprecedented move to show how life would be without music. Films will mute, vaudeville acts must perform without sound, and neighborly serenades vanish for the day.
Mayor Brown and department heads approve six day work weeks for all city workers including executives and laborers as a cost cutting measure. The plan aims to eliminate weekly vacations and curb automatic salary raises affecting about 70 000. Budget estimates are to be prepared for council review. Superintendent Proctor notes a budget cut exceeding 40000 dollars in the building department.
A committee of women will host a joint meeting for men and women at 2 p m Saturday in the Rainier Grand hotel to promote Nina O Buchanan's candidacy for county superintendent of schools.
L G Harr, grand jury foreman, flatly denied claims by Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas that four jurors helped dismiss the grand larceny indictments against county commissioners. He said he urged the case go to trial despite witnesses altering testimony by Capt John L Anderson and H E Tompkins.
Syracuse dispatch reports deep rifts between William Randolph Hearst and Alfred E. Smith as C F Murphy faces choosing a gubernatorial candidate. With the Democratic state convention opening at noon, Smith Hearst or George R Lunn may emerge, amid ongoing rivalry fueled by allies.
In Sandersville Georgia on September 28 a mob of about 60 halted a police transport of Jim Johnson a Black man charged with an incident involving a white woman He was disarmed and taken to a bridge where he died amid the ensuing disturbance.
As George II sits on the throne after Constantine’s abdication, three revolutionary generals lead a Greek government move to march the army into Thrace to deter Turkish occupation. The Allied powers race responses as Kemalist forces near Constantinople and Chanak.
The dethroned Greek king Constantine is reportedly imprisoned after a bloodless revolution. Athens dispatches say he was ordered to leave the country while crown prince George II is sworn in as king. The ceremony was led by a revolutionary committee of three generals.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.