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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
3
W A Holman the premier of New South Wales warned strikes harming ship production threaten the nation. He urged closer work with government and arbitration to avert disaster, saying labor must avoid aligning with the Kaiser and use arbitration before striking.
A consular telegram reports the unarmed American schooner Ann J. Trainer was torpedoed on September 16. The seven crew members were saved and no details of damages were received.
The Canadian club has shown appreciation and intends to cooperate with the Red Cross by turning over $100 to the society, followed by similar monthly sums. The club plans many benefit entertainments.
Ernest Tiemann Charlie Mohr and Herman Assmann were arrested on arrival from Alaska at Pt Townsend for speaking in a disparaging manner about the president. They were brought to Seattle and held at the Immigration station.
Miss Beatty, once Washington society favorite and daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs Frank E Beatty, was married to Captain Charles Henry Drayton of the U S Navy in Charleston amid social circles.
Advert says alkali in soaps dries scalp and brittles hair. Plain clarified coconut oil is pure and greaseless, cheap, and washes hair well. Apply with water, about a teaspoon, to create rich lather, rinse easily, leaving hair soft, fluffy, shiny, and free of dust and dandruff.
Secretary of Labor Wilson told the United States Chamber of Commerce convention in Atlantic City that war profiteering fuels labor strikes and unrest. He urged business leaders to curb profiteering, accept price fixing, and avoid repeating prewar wage standards to ensure production and liberty.
Rumors of suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. Robert Bingham led authorities to permit exhumation for further examination. Relatives oppose a will codicil leaving Judge Bingham five million dollars. Physicians and surgeons have been summoned for an autopsy as armed guards watch the grave.
Troops in the second draft quota pour into Camp Lewis as 1900 new men arrive from Oregon Idaho and Washington. Seattle sends 615 with California trains expected to bring 4000 to 6000 daily for the next ten days. Receptions shed routes men to barracks after medical exams while relatives watch. Barbers and cooks are in high demand for the influx.
New York dispatch reports District Attorney Swann linking the death of Mrs Maud King to thwarted remarriage and alleged estate looting. He urged Chicago prosecutor Hoyne to interview Edward Hull of La Grange Illinois, said to plan a remarriage with Mrs King. Swann ordered 13000 dollars of furniture from Mrs Means apartment moved to storage to locate any interest of Mrs King.
A home remedy advises using Parmint double strength mixed with hot water and granulated sugar to ease catarrhal deafness and head noises. Take 1 tablespoonful four times daily to clear clogged narrils, improve breathing, and reduce mucus dripping into the throat.
An advertisement touts high grade dental care at low prices from graduate dentists. It claims iron clad guarantees signed by dentist and owner L. R. Clark D D S and offers free initial examination and estimate with no obligation.
The Pal ace Hip opens with The Girl in the Moon a singing novelty and Princeton Five a comedy musical number by Tom Brown. Austin and Bailey present The Syncopated Hotel while Taking Chances stars Fannie Keeler and Billie Belmont. The Orpheum Theatre offers When Duty Calls Delmain Delmar and Demeter dance numbers Billy Arnold blackface act The Superba Duo and Fantry Norton perform whirl wind dancing.
Lord Rhondda food controller warns Britain must import 10,000,000 tons of food from the United States and Canada in the next year to avert loss of victory. He says cereals sugar and hog products will constitute the major imports and stresses the critical need for supplies for army and civilians.
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