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How Much, Mr. Wealthy Man
An appeal in Seattle cites Red Cross WWI fundraising figures with King and Kitsap counties reporting $706,939.50 from 55 of 66 committees and Seattle totaling $432,558.11 with 14 committees pending. It urges richer donors to sacrifice more, names Ballard theatre owners Jennings & Chester donating proceeds, and frames nondonors as "money slackers" in a moral call to give.
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Red Cross
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Rich Man