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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1919
Page
20
Julius Flecher, agent of Hamburg American line, is held on charges of setting fire to a stateroom aboard the Patrica as it entered port with 3,000 American soldiers aboard. The blaze is attributed to manipulation of electric wires aboard the ship formerly of the German fleet.
The line hints at a reflection on wealth beyond need, celebrating ample income and the freedom it grants to spend without restraint.
Mildred Gibson, 15, of 6510 26th Ave N W, earned a Star prize for a Victory Liberty Loan poster. She holds the German officer helmet awarded for her winning entry, a helmet once seized by American troops.
A. Hengsen was arrested at the Meadows for possessing liquor after deputies found 3,160 quarts of whisky in a barn. He says he leased the barn to Johnson and that the liquor was delivered two weeks ago. sheriffs say no calves or business evidence were found at the site and the liquor, worth over $60,000, was bonded in 1912.
Joe McTee, president of Miners Local 2293 in Rock Springs, dismisses Bolshevik claims as foreigners dominate the mine workforce. P J Qualey argues against violent suppression yet supports unions against Bolshevik influence. Workers fear a nationwide coal strike as talks on a six hour day loom and Western bargaining nears August 31 expiry.editor Frank B Crumsey links mining uncertainty to railroad government control and car shortages.
Red Cross postwar program from Cannes cites Dr. W. P. Lucena and Dr. L. E B. Holt urging higher health and education standards for American children and European youths. Police report notes dope outfits found on B. C. La Shalle and Mae Gill arrested in Ha gen area. vagrancy charges possible.
A woman narrates long suffering from gall stones and near death before relief arrived with Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Two years of use stopped attacks, avoiding morphine and surgery. the ad promises one dose proves it, money refunded via Bartell's Five Drug Stores and other druggists.
H. H. Pannell an efficiency expert for a Spokane milk company is under arrest on a health department warrant for delivering cream doped with washing powder to customers. The April 18 incident centers on the health violation and enforcement action by authorities.
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