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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1917
Page
1
Baron asserts the United States possesses Kaiser’s goat amid reports of suffering and conflict. Details remain unclear as sources cite the claim without verifiable evidence and call for confirmation from officials.
Members of the Belgian war mission arrive in Seattle and meet Major Osterreith at the Hill home. Baron Moncheur and Gen Leclercq address the crowd as Seattle pledges support for Belgium. A dinner is planned at Masonic Auditorium with Moncheur and Leclercq speaking.
An account of a Belgian mission visiting Seattle including Echo Zahl and Major Osterrieth meeting Count Loula d’Ursel at Sam Hill’s home. Narrator recalls interactions, Nellie the dog, and notes on women and fashion as the party is entertained. Mare Island explosion claims six lives and injures 31, with officials investigating a missing marine uniform seller.
Washington reports a surge in farm output as the Bureau of Crop Estimates projects wheat total around 38 million bushels more than 1916, corn at 4.124 billion bushels, white potatoes up to 452 million, and sweet potatoes up by 10 million. Despite higher costs, farm wheat prices rise to about 2.20 a bushel and corn to 1.65 as soil responds to wartime demand.
Baron Moncheur spoke to Seattle residents praising U S support for Belgium and the fight against invasion. He emphasized distant geography yet strong friendship and gratitude for relief efforts, noting a key condition where American backing has been a pillar for the Belgian cause.
Berlin dispatches indicate Germany faces a demand for no annexations and no indemnities, with Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg under fire from all parties. Reichstag sessions promise a clash on peace terms and sweeping electoral reform as Erzberger and centrists push for changes.
Enthralled by a Sunday press photo Alma McLean 15 tells police of an attempted kidnapping by a man and a woman near Stratford apartments. A warrant out of Judge Gordon's court names John Nelson and Jane Doe. A separate report from a Gulf port notes a German U boat crew dying from gas after being towed in by a British steamer captain.
Police arrest J L Romeo at the Regina hotel on suspicion tied to brutal assaults on three women Saturday night. Victims Mary Clark Albert Wilkes and Selma Smith are recovering. detectives link the suspect to earlier attacks and a possible murder of Florence Wehn.
Police describe a 50 year old man about five and a half feet tall wearing a dark suit and polo vest. He is believed to have murdered Mrs. Florence Wehn after attacking three Seattle women Saturday night and is known to gag victims with coats and demand money while forcing stockings down. He has been seen in a blue denim shirt and sometimes wears a white shirt and collar during assaults. He reportedly warned a victim to remember the fate of the woman on Queen Anne hill.
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