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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
2
Names of men recommended to become non commissioned officers at Camp Lewis are posted. The list includes many riders from the 4th through 6th regiments and various artillery units with rank designations such as sergeant first sergeant corporal and sergeant major.
In London on September 1 Lloyd George holds a breakfast cabinet meeting as wartime talks continue. In San Diego on September 4 the slacker ship Anvil sails toward Metallan after a late departure and a 500 mats rice manifest arrives. Charles Millery returns to proceed south while others remain jailed.
Oliver Morosco describes Charlotte Greenwood as gracefully awkward and notes her success in So Long Letty opening at the Metropolitan. Her vaudeville rise came after chorus rejection for being too tall, proving a crowd appeal built on personality and dynamic physical stage presence.
San Francisco dispatch reports U S Commissioner Krull says liquor sold to soldiers is treason and warns every San Francisco saloon will be closed by the federal government with operators interned if the practice continues. Also notes the death of Mary Burwell, 1110 Twelfth Ave, a colored woman, who collapsed Friday morning while running for a car near Twelfth Ave and Madison St. Body sent to public morgue. cause believed heart trouble. An advertisement for Hotel Butler offers dining and dancing.
An American describes a German air raid on Paris as fire engines roared past and hotel guests darkened lights. French and British observers note stars in the east turning into defending aircraft and the city’s air defense fencing off the danger when the German bombs were said to have fallen.
W H Aitken head of the State Spiritualists Association in Pierce county denies Echo Zahl or any impostor was asked to leave his Edgewood summer camp. He states Mrs Fyler overstated events, that she left voluntarily, and that no one accused her of being Echo Zahl. He notes the camp ran smoothly and tents were full.
In Buenos Aires on September 14 police cordons protected the German embassy as anti German demonstrations flared. Count Luxburg hurried to use Argentine passports, while President Irigoyen ordered a rigorous probe into two nights of rioting that burned German buildings and threatened the embassy. Luxburg planned an inglorious return. departure date not set.
The soldiers and sailors insurance bill passed the House 319 to 0. It creates optional government insurance from $1,000 to $10,000 for service members with monthly total disability benefits from $40 to $100 depending on dependents and conditions.
An old advertorial notes that constipation causes discomfort in babies and suggests Dr Caldwell s Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative without opiates. It claims quick relief and describes the syrup as child friendly and simple, with a trial bottle offered by mail from Monticello Illinois.
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