Checkless Banking and a Murder Solved | Spokane News

In 1976, Washington Mutual launched Password Plus — a revolutionary checkless banking system that let customers pay bills via touch-tone phone, setting a bold precedent for home-based finance. Meanwhile, in 1926, authorities arrested a suspect in San Francisco believed to be tied to a 1911 hospital murder, though Spokane couldn’t pursue the case without an arrest warrant. Also that year, an escaped circus elephant named Myrtle was recaptured but died of pneumonia, while another elephant remained at large. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7de18cdd019c9a22