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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
7
Medford Ore June 15 A 10 year old Billy Berrian drew his savings from the Medford 1 bank and bought a 50 dollar U S Liberty Bond. Billy is the son of the superintendent of the Butte Falls state hatchery.
Berlin and Berlin Zeitung am Mittag report a census fraud in Dortmund where at least 17 000 residents were excluded. Officials consider a fresh census as the city suffers food shortages with municipal larder nearly empty and shops depleted.
Thomas Brady woke to a dream of four men battering his door and climbed a bed sheet rope from his window. The improvised escape failed at 20 feet, Brady fell onto concrete and fled the street in his undergarments shouting for help.
Miss Schofield of Washington becomes the bride of Donald Fairchild Washburn U S Navy on June 9. She is the daughter of Mrs John H Hewson of Washington.
Frisco nearly reaches half of the $1,000,000 Red Cross drive as Red Cross week begins. Subscriptions totaled $487,118 with more donations expected as the third day opens.
In St Louis on June 21 Thomas Kopus a 35 year old foundry worker died four hours after a casting weighing three tons shifted on a traveling crane. Kopus was struck when a crowbar used to guide the load drove through his neck.
The bank invites depositors and the community to view it as more than safekeeping, stressing federal supervision, Federal Reserve membership, ample capital, and a commitment to prompt courteous service and cooperative mutual advantage.
One hundred twenty two delegates from Puget found Christian Endeavor societies of the Presbyterian church closed their annual convention Wednesday night.
Swedish actress Martha Hedman denies involvement in the New York divorce case between Mrs. Roy Emerson Whitbourne and her composer husband. Hedman faces a $50 000 damages claim for allegedly alienating the composer’s affections and threatens to pursue criminal libel if printed further. She portrays publicity as a byproduct of her career and notes she may withdraw the suit.
Officials plan to forward 20 000 signer names to prosecutors statewide from Olympia. A two thirds completion survey of the referendum petitions suggests many signatures may not be bona fide, risking legal action for numerous signers.
German submarines have sunk three vessels sailing from Boston to Europe. The ships are the British SS Eleine, the Dutch SS Emkijk, and the British SS Bay State, reported to local underwriters in Boston on June 21.
An advertisement promotes Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer claiming gray hair can be restored to a healthy glossy state. It markets a money back guarantee and lists Owl Co and Bartell Drug Co as sellers with Memphis Tenn based Hessig-Ellis Drug Co as the maker. The ad also promotes Q-Ban related products like shampoo and depilatory.
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