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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
10
Alexander Loutaky once a favored figure in the Russian imperial guard and a Petrograd social leader is now a deckhand earning 50 dollars a month aboard the Norwegian tramp steamer August. He traveled with the crew as part of the ship's company.
A health column advises keeping delatone to remove unwanted hair. Mix powdered delatone with water to form a paste, apply to hairy skin, wait 2 to 3 minutes, rub off, and wash. Use genuine delatone to avoid disappointment.
In Sacramento on May 15 the men Manzuch, Emil Bicori and the Dunlap brothers were arraigned in federal court for conspiring to transport Hauer from California to Oregon in violation of the Reed amendment. J Massachi, John Botta and J H Nichols were absent and to be arraigned at the next term. The indictment was returned after a prior trial was dismissed for faults. Defense lawyers moved to dismiss citing jeopardy.
In San Francisco on May 15 an unsigned appeal circulated among troops and locals arguing against Prohibition. The short card, signed by “Miret Heavy Artillery,” urged “Do not let the states go dry” and dismissed the notion of a nationwide dry regime with a blunt, humorous quip.
In Chicago on May 15, Governor General Harrison of the Philippines and his 11 year old fiancée Elizabeth Wrentmore of Berkeley California were secluded. Harrison’s mother in Washington said the marriage was set for today in Chicago. Harrison declined to speak and Miss Wrentmore stayed with friends and avoided reporters.
The war department plans to start military drills in local high schools using ROTC gear and regular army rifles. Lincoln High supports the program under an army officer guidance, with the first drills expected at the fall term’s start per Col. B A Howard and Capt RK Scott.
Washington reports debunk false tales of government giveaways. The War Department is not selling ammo or high explosives at cut rates. most surplus material is stored or sold at market prices to avoid disrupting markets. TNT is redirected to reclamation and parks, while 150000 tons of nitrate of soda becomes fertilizer.
INDIANAPOLIS May 15 The American doughboy helped one industry gain business in Europe. The Yankees made pies popular in France and a local firm shipped many flour mills there to the French republic. The company also sent mills to China where it took years to gain a foothold.
A collision occurred between a one man Broadway street car operated by Motorman FR L McKinnia and a five ton truck driven by Henry Bolton at Melrose and Pine. The car was towed to the barn and traffic halted about 15 minutes while vehicles were disentangled.
Australia weighs a Marry Early drive and a possible bonus for young mothers to halt falling births. In 1918, 496 of 1,000 women who married were under 25, below the prior decade’s average of 642 per 1,000.
State that the Interstate Commerce Commission will hear the California Citrus League complaint on May 16 seeking a revision of eastbound freight rates for oranges and lemons. The case affects nearly every railroad line serving territory east of the Mississippi River and the entire freight rate structure for the two fruits.
Seasick eight year old Yoneta, a Japanese steerage passenger aboard the Anyo Maru, leaped into the sea as a shark trailed the ship. A boat searched the area but Yoneta did not surface and the shark disappeared with the sea.
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