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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1915
Page
11
A historical sale notice lists price cuts and item lines for children and misses bloomers, silk shirts, and pantry goods. It highlights on sale Saturday prices and multiple produce items with quantities and local vendors.
The piece argues that the true operators behind exploitative loan schemes remain unseen as bankers and financiers conceal their identities, urging deeper scrutiny to expose the behind the scenes figures.
The text warns that Washington state law does not imprison usurers but doubles the penalty on overcharged interest. It cites a hypothetical loan where $8 is charged for $25 for four months, with $1 legal interest at 12 percent. It concludes borrowers may pay only legal interest and can recover double excess.
A Seattle report describes loan sharks using women as front managers while male leaders fear exposure in the banking world. Offices like State Security Co., People's Loan & Investment Co., and National Loan & Investment Co. employ women in charge, with male managers occasionally attacked by angry borrowers to intimidate male staff.
Egbert G. Bullard an architect and member of No. 5 engine company was arrested and charged with arson after confessing to starting seven fires. He acknowledges responsibility for the blazes which caused substantial losses.
The submarine war drives Grimsby to import fish as local trawlers stay in port for safety. The British East Coast fishing city faces disrupted supplies and heightened port risk as merchants adjust to ongoing conflict.
A society girl and early Red Cross nurse reveals in The Nurse’s Story her front line service in France. She Nursed an English officer back from death, later married him near New York, and awaits their child. She aims to show the woman’s side of war and honors Red Cross nurses worldwide.
Kenneth W. Payne profiles J Pierpont Morgan Jr in New York as he steps into a century’s financial drama. The piece portrays him as poised, affable, and similar in temperament to his father, with a 50-foot yacht, a steady hand, and limited diversions amid economic turmoil.
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