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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
8
Paris May 2 Starvation persecution and race death threaten the cocoon of the AFE KF. Of 454 705 troopers examined after armistice 8 820 were infested with cooties. Delousing bathing and cleaner living cut cootie casualties by 80 percent.
Ban Bernardino May 2 Eleven thousand dollars won the pot cash cost of the Otay dam disaster to Manuel Denair he testified today at the trial of the famous Otay dam case The money was hidden in a wine cask When the dam broke the flood swept away the cash his house himself wife and baby He says the money may still be found and saved his wife and he were cast on a sand bar by the mercer accident.
More than 100 children gathered at South Park to celebrate May Day in a traditional style. Miss Myrle Leham and E A Carr led the event with outdoor plans shifted to the field house due to sun absence. May queen Mary Underwood was chosen, with many court jester, Maypole, and flower girl participants listed by name.
A drizzle kept May Day peaceful with about 600 celebrating at Gediden Gardens Ballard Beach outside the city limits. A. E. B. Deltach and James Farmer spoke as police reserves remained unused. Thursday afternoon Russians sang at Mount Pleasant cemetery over victims of the Everett riot.
Lieut. RE W Akers former Seattle fireman was cited three times for bravery and awarded the Croix de guerre and the Distinguished Service Cross for wounds and operations near Bordeaux He was attached to the 77th division and will return to Seattle when medically able to travel
Berlin reports German leaders threaten to reroute future trade through Rotterdam if Belgium does not change its treatment of Germans. They accuse Belgian authorities of seizing property and winding up business operations, signaling a pressure tactic tied to Antwerp.
Gibson selected as the first United States minister to the new Polish republic. He has served at the American embassy in Paris and, during the war, as secretary to the embassy in Belgium under Brand Whitlock.
London reports the Stewart firm moving from Brentford to Rochford to produce ten concrete ships simultaneously. The fully concrete hulls are cast in one shell improving strength in bad weather and supporting wartime shipbuilding needs.
The Palace show opens midweek to a big crowd headlined by McGrath and Yeoman in The Lunatic and the Prima Donna. Polly Oz and Chick perform clever comedy, while Fred and Peggy Pymm present A Tag Day for Ould Ireland.
London reports the Bank of England will take no profits from the war. Britain awaits figures on how many millions will be returned to the government. The bank’s normal semi annual profits run about 2 500 000 dollars with 10 percent dividends. The capitalization since 1816 has stood at about 7 250 000 dollars.
In Ratingen forest three underground storehouses held 25 000 dumdum cartridges along with machine guns and rifles found by government soldiers. Spartacist leader Schroeder exposed the hiding place when arrested. The report also notes a local club election in Rainier Valley.
J. W. Mosher secretary-manager of the Transportation club is appointed assistant state director of war savings for Washington. The appointment takes effect immediately.
Miss Laurette E. Gillin, 586 24th est, faced a highwayman on Lakeshore boulevard with a revolver barrel in hand. She bluffed the robber and saved jewelry worth several hundred dollars. Her companion C A Broad, a real estate operator, lost a watch, money, and other valuables.
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