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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1911
Page
6
Panic spreads in Metz Stettin and along the Franco German frontier as deposits flee banks. Berlin bankers vow legal notice before withdrawals to curb runs amid the scare. In New York engineers report a chef used engine grease for butter after a grease mix up.
Frank Champion describes a Los Angeles to Long Beach flight in a Bleriot monoplane reaching unofficial 98 mph with ground timers noting 105 mph. He details sensations, wind, airspeed, and the challenge of sighting landmarks while cruising at about 1,400 feet.
Frank Champion, a Long Beach resident, earned a pilot license on May 11 after training at Blertot Aviation School in Hendon England. He first became interested in flying during a Pike concession at an aviation meet in Los Angeles in January 1910 and returned to Long Beach for experimental flights.
William Benson laughed continuously after friends played a joke on him in San Bernardino California. Relatives called physicians who later quieted his laughter and saved his life by dawn.
In La Grande Oregon a bull terrier owned by Dr. M K Hall and another dog of his, plus a mate owned by Eugene Good, were killed by Spiker who believed they were wild cats preying on his chickens. The dogs were valuable prize winners and one had been stolen earlier and taken to Chicago where it won first prize.
Seattle ministers adopted resolutions denouncing Secretary of State Knox for sanctioning the Chicago brewers’ congress next month and demanded Secretary Wilson refuse to preside or resign. A Boston sea monster exhibit at Long Wharf described as a 1900 pound, 120 year old creature with a turtle head and tall shell was brought from Yarmouth by the steamer Prince Arthur.
Daniel Meyer a well known pioneer banker and financier dies at his home in San Francisco after a lingering illness. He came to California during the 1861 gold rush and built a large fortune valued for his prominence in money markets both east and west. He was 87 years old. A tourist joke about Arizona rain follows this obituary with a local quip about bullfrogs.
City council refused to reduce the budget from 7 481 070 31 to 6 000 000 after hours of debate. Erickson and War dall pushed changes. War dall added 1 600 for four nurses with the Ants Tuberculosis League. Laughing Bill Benson hunted doves, found empty shells, and laughed at the joke through the night.
Katherine Cecil Thurston author of The Masquerader was found dead in a Cork hotel. She had lived quietly there since divorcing Ernest Tom Thurston, who had left her in 1907 for another relationship, later claiming literary success outpaced him. A separate Figaro article reports Morocco dispute settlement nearing details.
A brief note indicates a reserved amount for interest and an attestation related to a loan repayment. The fragment lacks names, dates, or places, but signals a financial entitlement tied to money borrowed and interest calculations.
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