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Echo Zahl that “Wild Young Female” – reporter to the Seattle Star

Echo Zahl that “Wild Young Female” – reporter to the Seattle Star

From the desk of Shawn Schollmeyer May 18, 1917 Echo Zahl starts work for the Star “Wild Young Female Person is going to tell Star readers how Seattle looks to Co-Ed fresh from University campus…” As the World War I began in Europe and the US began preparing for the eventual entry to the war in 1917, the Seattle Star was bringing a little levity to the front page news. In May they introduced, Echo June Zahl, a recent graduate…

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The Arbuckle Scandal in the Seattle Star

The Arbuckle Scandal in the Seattle Star

From the desk of Marlys Rudeen – Former Deputy State Librarian The scandal surrounding Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle and the death of Virginia Rappe played into many of the anxieties of the general public in the early 1920’s.  Changing morals, the role of alcohol in American life, the growth of the movie industry and its effect on modern youth were all hot buttons that were pushed in the various inquiries and trials engendered by Miss Rappe’s death.  A movie actor beloved…

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