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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1917
Page
4
The first day of Seattle’s library drive to raise $25,000 for books and libraries netted $1,016. canvassers largely did not return final reports. Twelve districts are organized with central and branch libraries. Lincoln High School teachers contributed one dollar each.
Dr. W A Guild of Des Moines urges governors to pass laws legalizing an easy death for the aged and suffering. He cites 200000 yearly deaths from advanced diseases and 60000 in the poorhouse, arguing current care is failing and that criminals and animals are euthanized without similar mercy.
Conservative estimates from the Armenian and Syrian relief conference in New York report 2,140,000 destitute people in Western Asia lacking daily food. About 400,000 are orphans across Asia Minor, Syria, the Caucasus, Persia, Egypt, and Southern Mesopotamia. A local drive is set for October 20 and 21 to fund aid, contributing to a national total of $20,000,000 to prevent starvation next year.
Mrs FP M Singer 714 Seventh Ave says she was robbed of 2000 on September 11 while in a crowd but neglected to report it. Friends persuaded her to go to the police station to file a report. She stated the money was taken from her handbag during the crowd incident.
Columbia Records markets new double faced records at 1.50, cutting costs by half. Highlights include October Records with Ave Maria and Sing Smile Slumber by Lucy Gates, and Double Dance Records featuring Oh Johnny Oh Johnny and He's Just Like You. Customers may choose phonograph and pay weekly or monthly.
Cynthia Grey's Letters section features readers debating fidelity and manners with guidance from Grey. A letter titled A Left Over critiques flirtation and urges choosing a mate of one’s own kind, followed by practical inquiries about prunes and cleaning oil paintings with reader responses.
Twenty five nations of the Iron Trades Council voted on September 25 to ratify the temporary wage agreement reached by their Delegates to settle a strike that halted ship building for over a week. Officials indicated they expect ratification.
The War Mothers' League of America will host a dinner for enlisted men cared for as ward members by mothers during the war. The event takes place in the sund room of St. Mark's church on Wednesday evening at seven o'clock.
The Reichstag in Berlin prepares for its first session since Chancellor George Michaelis took office in July. Radical factions demand the government define peace terms and grant equal suffrage, while financiers face next year’s war budget and scrutiny of the Luxburg affair and Germany’s food administration.
Local market list shows prices for cabbage cantaloupe cucumbers lettuce radishes and other produce. Items such as potatoes tomatoes and apples appear with per pound per box or per crate pricing, reflecting a typical neighborhood market display.
Mike Kaby, 23, jailed on disorderly conduct charges, sought to profit from a shortage of funds in the city jail. A dry squad officer simulated intoxication with marked money, entered the cell, and Kaby attempted a haul before being rearrested on open charges.
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