Property Seizures of German and Austrian Holdings
Washington reports the Alien Property Custodian Garvan estimates about 400 million dollars in German and Austrian property seized when the United States entered the war remains under custodian control. Some 300 million has been returned. other holdings include chemicals and steel still managed as issues for the peace treaty. About 25,000 people of German and Austrian origin are affected. profits are invested in Liberty bonds and government securities.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Garvas
United
France
Great Britain
Germany
Chief Justice White Fleeing Woman Sparks Contempt Court Talk
A young suffragist questioned Chief Justice White about ratification of the suffrage amendment. He hesitated, then hurried a full block toward prosecuting contempt, enduring a brisk Washington day as onlookers watched the scene.
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Washington
White
Kaiser Dreams of Return to Throne Reported
In Amsterdam dated September 24 a Prussian visitor to the former Kaiser recounts a tale of his talk. The Kaiser, while chopping a tree, declared that his blows with an ax would send foes headlong as he plans to reclaim the German throne.
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Kaiser
Amsterdam
Holland
Gercog
Germany
London
Charles Whitcroft
India
Whitcroft
War Office
Pilot Uses Air Route To Send Last Minute Order
A member of Inatone & Co. telephoned Croydon aerodrome to give a Paris bound Vickers Vimy pilot a last minute cargo order. The message was relayed while the aircraft cruised over Lympne before departure.
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Air London
Inatone & Co
Paris
Croydon
Murder mystery as England hunts Irene Munro killers
London girl Irene Munro was murdered while vacationing in Eastbourne. She was last seen with two men and a trench grave containing a hand was found two miles away. Clues include a kitten, a peculiar button, and a French coin. Scotland Yard has yet to identify the culprits.
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Tondon
Irene Munro
England
Scotland Yard
London
Eastbourne
Irene
Mary
Posee
Freezone for Corns Claims Instant Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Freezone as a quick cure for hard and soft corns and toe corn. It promises immediate relief with a tiny bottle sold by druggists, allowing the corn to be lifted away with no soreness or irritation.
Cotterill to Speak at King County Democratic Luncheon
George F. Cotterill, Democratic candidate for U S senator, will address the King County Democratic club at a Saturday noon luncheon at Meves' cafeteria on national issues. A convention of precinct committeemen and Democratic groups will meet at the Preas club auditorium to plan the county campaign.
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George F. Cotterill
United States
King County
Democratic Club
Ths
Meves
Preas Club
Corner Fifth
University
Insures Daughters Against Kidnaping in Oklahoma
RB Wood, president of an oil company in Muskogee, insured his three daughters for 15000 against kidnapping with Machip insured for 6000. A separate report from England mentions a missing girl, social theories, a trance, and a supposed killer named by a medium, but no arrest or solution has been made in the Munro mystery.
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Muskoger
Okla
Frank Wood
Machip
Haatbourne
England
London
Munro
Promised Seattle recital by Montellue Music House stars
Seattle music lovers await a rare recital by Montellue Music House at Third and University on Saturday evening September 25 at 15 o'clock. Florence Macbeth appears with the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra on September 30 at the Arena, praised as a top coloratura soprano. The program features renowned artists Pablo Casals, Charles Hackett, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with a mix of popular numbers including Tell Me Little Gypsy and So Hear the Gentle Lark.
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Seattle
Montellue Music House
Third and University
Florence Macbeth
Minnesota
Halvorsen
Pablo Casals
Paria Walts
Arditi
Bighow
Mediey Walts
Prince
Gypsy
Fox Por
Bocce
Art Hickman
Isle of Golden Dreams
Temor
Charles Harrison
Chili Rean
Paul Biese
Frank Crumit
Fresh Complexion Creams and Wrinkle Remedy Warned
An old advertisement touts ordinary wax as a skin brightener that absorbs blemishes and leaves a natural look, applied at night and washed off in the morning. It also recommends a Saxolite and witch hazel facial bath to smooth wrinkles and firm loose tissue.
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Dorothy Meetager
Metager
Lesk
Mighty Good Investments
Goodwin
V. d. Green
Leary
Milton Bronner
Irene’ Munro
J. R. van Auren
S.fe
First
Pike
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Vanderlip
Schwab
The
Seattle National Bank
Cotterill
Montelius
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Clothes
Second Avenue
Seneca Street
Kavanagh
Madison
Union
Jones
Fourth Avenue
Charles Schwartz
Ician
Skagit Bay
Mount Vernon
la Conner
Sparks & Dye
Savoy Hotel
F.F. Dalle’ Corporations, Ltd
Bufzal
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