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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1917

Page

3

Harbor police recover two bodies at Alki Beach

The unidentified man in a bathing suit was found off Alki Beach and is believed to have drowned about two months ago. Harbor officers, en route to Faunt Park, located the body of 14 year old Charles Howe son of Attorney Everett C. Howe of 4490 West Frontenac. The Howe boy likely fell from a dock while riding his bicycle on Saturday.

Alki Beach Fauntpark Charles Howe Everett C. Howe W. Frontenac Howe

Six youths jailed in Bothell road attack case

Six young men are held in the County jail on a deputy sheriff investigation into a brutal attack on a 5 year old girl on the Bothell road Saturday night. They allegedly enticed the girl to go automobile riding with them.

Bothell Road

Auto accidents claim Sunday casualties in city streets

Twelve accidents fill Sunday casualty list. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Benson of 525 Columbia Street were struck by a Sheridan apartments driver at Fourth Avenue and Columbia Street, with Mrs. Benson at the city hospital for scalp laceration brain concussion and possible skull fracture. George Hodges of the Vancouver hotel was cut about leg and head when a motorcycle collided with an automobile driven by J. A. Win near West Newton Street Sunday noon.

A. L. Benson Columbia St H. Barnum Sheridan Apartments Fourth Ave Columbia At Benson City Hospital George Hodges Vancouver J. A. Win Newton St

Milan O Myers Appointed Secretary of Municipal League

Milan O Myers, editor of the Seattle Municipal News, has been appointed by the trustees of the league as secretary of the Municipal League.

Milan O. Myers The Seattle Municipal News League Municipal League

142 Arrested in Big Gambling Raid

A police raid on an alleged gambling house at 202% Second Avenue halted Saturday night. One hundred forty two men were arrested on gambling charges. Louie Toy Joeey A D elds C Andrews and Ah Quong faced operating a gambling house charges. They were released on $500 bail each.

Second Avenue Louie Toy Joeey A. D Elds C. Andrews Ah Quong

New Wilkes Leading Lady Debuts in Romance at Wilkes Players

Miss Grace Huff, new leading lady of the Wilkes Players, debuted to Seattle audiences in Romance. The play follows memory and love as a young man pledges to an actress with a checkered past, amid strong supporting casts. Also featured were Orpheum acts, Chinatown Mystery, Royal Filipino band, and the Palace Hip show To Save One Girl with Ben Piazza and Marion Harris among the cast.

Grace Huff Wilkes Players Seattle Miss Huff Altho Phoebe Hunt Wilkes Mme. Cavallink Hearta Cornelia Glass Suean van Tuyl Fanchon Everhart Orpheum Dick Lonedaie Charlies Oro Royal Filipino Band Orpheum Theatre Palace Hip Paul Armatrong Ben Piazza Clarence Sterling Harry Nelson Herbert Cave Marion Harris Dvamico Tennessee Miller and Lacondar Beaudoina

200 More Men Arrive at Lake Camp Lewis

Nine carloads of drafted soldiers from Utah Montana and Southern California arrived today at Camp Lewis. They will be followed by 200 more from distant Western departments to complete the first 5 percent quota. The construction department orders 17 post exchange buildings and 17 regimental medical buildings to be built, to treat alibit injuries and alibits, separate from the hospital, scattered through the cantonment.

Utah Montana California Western Department Construction Department

Missing Woman Esther Sutherland Regained by Police

Esther Sutherland also known as Rosa Boozer escaped from City Hospital after arrest for shoplifting in a department store. Police searched five months and rearrested her on Sunday after she evaded capture by changing her hair color from black to blonde.

Esther Sutherland Rosa Boozer City Hospital Sutherland

No Subs in Pacific Says Hawaii Letter

A Honolulu Chamber of Commerce letter sent to the Seattle Chamber reports no submarines in the Pacific. It says natives have only phantom ships and a rumored California submarine was a whale. It urges travel to the land where ukulele music fills the hours.

Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club Chamber of Commercce of Honolulu Pacific Ocean California

Relatives to Receive First Death Notices in War Service

Washington Sept. 10. The new casualty division of the War Department will mail official notices to relatives of American army medical men killed in France by German bombs. Adjutant General McCain has organized a large unit to manage this duty and other war related records.

Washington France War Department Adit McCain

Burglaries and Stolen Auto Reported Sunday

Auto theft and ring burglary reports reached police Sunday. The car belonged to BR A Bingham, 725 North 72nd. Mrs. Bowers, wife of Ient Lloyd M. Bowers of Camp Lewis, reported the diamond ring loss.

BR. A. Bingham North Bowers Iient Lloyd M. Bowers Camp Lewis

Lemon Lemon Lemon Skin Softener Beautifier

Women use lemon juice to bleach and brighten skin but pure juice can irritate. Mix two fresh lemons with three ounces of orchard white to create a skin softener that keeps for weeks. strain pulp and apply daily to face neck arms and hands for whiter, fresher, more flexible skin.

Ancient Methods vs Modern Painless Dentistry in Seattle

For years, Seattle dental practitioners promote painless dentistry backed by modern anaesthetics and equipment. They claim a long record of thousands of patients and testimonials, asserting their plant is the peak of dental perfection and modernization in the city.

Seattle

Red Cross Seeks 100000 Members for Seattle Chapter

The Seattle Red Cross aims for 100000 members instead of 35000 and will not run solicitations. Chairman Herman Chapin cites campaign costs and wartime needs. The chapter assets total 50026.53. C D Stimson travels to Washington to meet Henry P Davidson of the national war council.

Seattle The Red Cross Herman Chapin C.D. Stimson Northwestern Washington Henry P. Davidson National War Council Society

U. S. Attorney to Be Appointed Soon

District Attorney Clay Allen faces reappointment discussions as Washington prepares formal action. Backers point to Col. Howard Hathaway of Everett as a potential nominee, while Allen says he knows nothing about the status of his position.

Clay Allen John B. Fogarty Col Howard Hathaway Everett Othera Estate Allen Gregory Presidio Washington

Frost Threatens Millions in Corn

A government forecast warns of killing frost across northeast Iowa and surrounding regions. A local grain expert says 100 million bushels of corn could become unfit for commercial use tonight, threatening substantial losses for farmers in Fastern Iowa Northern Illinois and Northern Indiana.

Chicago Iowa Illinois Indiana Government Weather Bureau

Flag Insults Spark Milwaukee Riots Turn Fatal

A street patriotic meeting in Milwaukee ended in a fatal riot after insults to the flag. An unidentified Italian was shot dead, six others injured, and 13 arrested, following a disturbance sparked when Rev. A Gillani urged hat removal and a flag insult provoked the crowd. A signal from a woman was believed to start the shooting.

United Preee Milwaukee Eix A. Gillani John Sullivan

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