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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1919

Page

4

Million Dollars Stolen Per Day by Shady Stocks

Richard Spillane details a widening stock fraud menace tied to Liberty Bonds and penny stock operators. He cites bankers like Seward Prosser and a spectrum of get rich quick schemes that drain assets, undermine thrift and threaten national credit.

Seward Prosser Tankers’ Trust Company New York Prouser Broad and Wall Streets Bankers’ Trust Company America Get Nich Quick

Thieves Take All But Garage Floor

Burglars stole the entire contents of a downtown Los Angeles garage including six automobiles twenty extra tires with tubes a welding outfit and office furniture according to a police report by owner M Roth. The thief or thieves emptied both the garage and the business premises leaving the floor as the only thing intact.

Los Angeles M. Roth Roth

Ebert Family Democracy at Berlin Presidential Residence

Special to The Star says President Ebert and family, once in a working class area, now reside at the ministry of the interior residence Bellevue Castle. Mrs. Ebert and children prefer to stay in modest duties, with playful notes on servants, sewing, and the family’s simple celebration after his election. Two sons died in the war, a surviving son is a newspaperman, and a one-year-old daughter enjoys rides in the president’s car when safe.

N. FE. A Berlin Ebert Germany Ministry of the Interior Eberts Macedonia Chemin Des Dames Spartacans

Winchester Council Accepts War Office Tank Trophy

London April 4 Winchester city council reversed its earlier refusal to accept a tank offered by the War Office. The protest over the souvenir prompted a quick meeting and vote to accept the trophy with thanks and to seek a site for it.

London Winchester War Office

Government shops drive food prices down in Paris

In Paris on April 4 authorities report government food shops selling items 40 percent cheaper than private retailers, sparking a general price decline across the market with prices trending downward along the line.

Paris

Why You Will Come to the Upstairs Selling Plan

Northwest men increasingly shop the upstairs selling plan to save money on clothing. The ad-promoted scheme claims repeat customer flow proves satisfaction and price savings across seasons.

Lundquist-Lilly Northwest

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