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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1916
Page
3
London June 1 The war weary public treats a simple bandage as a symbol of sympathy. An American reporter with a boil on a finger becomes a focal point for scenes of pity as society hails his injury.
Keshena Wisconsin June 10 The first farmers institute for the Indians on the Menominee reservation opened recently. Superintendent Nicholson has worked to induce Indians to take up farming and has seen fair success.
The Star reports from a war zone that Romanian neutrality is portrayed as a bidding process. German and Austrian influence funds papers and presses in Bucharest while officials and financiers maneuver to steer Romania toward the highest bidder. The piece notes widespread French language use and a 1900s style auction metaphor as nations press for control.
Special Investigator outlines vast tax evasion by the American multi millionaires led by John D Rockefeller and L W Harkness. He calls for public disclosure of returns to end secrecy and demands immediate, full payment of income tax to fund national defense and social services.
Bird's Cafeteria Co opens at Second and Seneca Seattle drawing large crowds from morning to night. President R A Bird says the venue is conveniently located with a light airy balcony for parties and a sanitary modern kitchen. The cafeteria seats 550 and offers continuous service from 1 am to 11 pm at popular prices.
H 8. King nephew of Corinne Wheeler and Kate Swift will testify at a coroner's inquest into the April 5 murder at 405 Westlake Ave N Seattle. The inquest Tuesday 1 30 at police headquarters will review circumstantial evidence and call multiple witnesses. The crime, described as brutal, left the two women with ax and hammer injuries and a rumored house money stash.
Reading Calif June 10 W T Withrow assistant signal supervisor for the Southern Pacific says his life was saved when his ear hooked on wires during a 30 foot fall while repairing a semaphore at Cottonwood His body then was thrown onto the wires which broke the fall and prevented a fatal impact
In Des Moines a bizarre medical experiment grafted the skins of 40 frogs totaling 350 inches onto Mr. Sam Sport’s body. Mrs. Sport suffered severe burns covering nearly half of her body in the same fire.
A parrot with a loud shriek of Votes for Women will perch outside suffragist headquarters during the Republican and Progressive conventions in Chicago on June 10. The bird is expected to attract attention at the political gathering and symbolize the push for women's suffrage.
Modern rooms and special rates advertised for Hotel Virginus at 804 Virginia near Westlake Avenue.
Government bug expert Dr L O Howard advocates eating bugs to diversify meals beyond beef liver and bacon. The poem imagines beetle broth and various insect dishes, urging acceptance of an insect based menu to curb high living costs and garden pests, ending with a call to capture picnic ants for consumption.
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