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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
1
A call to generous endowment for soldiers and their families urging readers to donate and support those who endure hardship for peace. The passage links charitable giving to moral duty and national unity, urging action beyond sentiment.
Miss Sadler recounts Miss Sedier's front line service at Paris hospital and Charleroi in Belgium where she nursed wounded Germans and French alike. She faced anonymous threats for detailing German ruthlessness and continued her mission despite personal risk. The Star presents another intimate wartime portrait from Miss Sadier.
Miss Valeska Sadler recalls early war hospital conditions in Charleroi Belgium where six trained nurses coped with mangled soldiers. Beds and bedding scarce, operations without anaesthetic, and nurses urging citizens to fund maintenance amid dire need.
San Francisco report details Joseph Gottstein, Seattle millionaire, secretly renewing vows with former Mrs Helen Mix in California. The double marriage aimed to secure a share of his late father's fortune, following a prior Spokane elopement and an earlier divorce. Mrs Cohen declined comment on the secret union. legal heirs say no notice of the marriage was received.
A large mob at the White House attacked suffrage pickets led by Mrs Richardson ripping down yellow banners and trampling them. Police reserves contained the disturbance as about 10 000 witnessed the destruction with several banners replaced and torn again during the event.
Inspector Michael T. Powers faces trial on charges he accepted protection money from G. E. Wardell a private detective. Prosecutor Lundin accuses $50 payment for gambling house protection. Powers claims the money appeared on his desk and was to be moved to the property room. Bail set at $5,000 posted by police department members.
The Central Labor council will decide its war stance at the next meeting. Resolutions from the Painters Musicians and Hoisting Engineers unions and 59 individual members urge alignment with President Wilsons policies, but leaders expect the council to back the American Federation of Labor instead. The proposals were referred to the legislative committee for report with little debate.
The oldest reference to bread as a food article appears in Genesis six, noting early preparation methods. This biblical citation marks the initial documented use of bread in diet and ritual contexts.
Read the Star for bargain Friday ads from Standard Furniture Co. and many others including Rhodes Co Fraser-Paternon and Frederick & Nelson. The notice highlights woodhouse grain furniture and store pages with movie news and ads, inviting shoppers to see Seattle’s best offerings.
Rome Bologna arrest of Alfredo Cocchi on murder charge in Ruth Cruger case follows weeks of observation. New York police dig cellars for more victims as probe widens into alleged white slave traffic and Boost to inspector Faurot to uncover all links.
Washington June 21 A revenue bill draft by the senate finance committee taxes excess profits including individuals and corporations. About 100 million dollars is expected from the new tax source and a 6 percent rate on capital stock plus a 5000 dollar exemption applies to corporations. Senator La Follette pushes higher taxes on war profits touting a 382 percent levy potentially raising over a billion dollars.
Water will be shut off on Federal Avenue from EF Highland Drive to K Blaine Avenue Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local residents will experience service interruption during the listed window.
Inspector Mike Powers faces trial on a charge of accepting 50 dollars in marked money from private detective G. E. Wardell amid graft and bribery cases in Seattle. The Star notes unproven evidence and calls for scrutiny of Wardell before condemning Powers, who cites finding the money on his desk and lacking prior scandal.
United States destroyer rammed and sank a German submarine off the English coast after spotting a periscope. The incident marks the first reported sinking by the American patrol flotilla as it positions near their base with convoy duties ongoing.
Red Cross volunteers prepare 300 nurses for a house to house canvass as subscriptions reach $219,841 toward an $800,000 goal by June 26. A war time parade and open air meeting at Bon Marche park rally 40 speakers, then canvassing begins Friday morning and ends Monday Mercy Monday with all workers urged to participate.
James D Hoge, president of the Union Savings and Trust Co, will receive two million dollars from the will of his late uncle John D Hoge a capitalist of Zanesville Ohio. The legacy underscores a substantial estate transfer within the Hoge family with ties to Ohio's financial sector.
The funeral of William Harvey 86 civil war veteran will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Butterworth chapel. The services are under the auspices of the John F. Miller post of the G. A. R. Mr Harvey died early Wednesday at his home 718 North 68th Street.
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