07 Feb 1919
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Newspaper
Petersburg Weekly Report
Location
Petersburg, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1919
Page
1
Delegates from 130 unions call for a general strike in Seattle with a plan to start Thursday at 10 o clock. Mayor Hansen warns he may mobilize 10 000 civilians and federal aid to keep essential industries running while some businesses stay open and violence remains limited.
About 800 heavily armed troops under Major General John L. Hayden arrived in Seattle to aid the city in preserving law and order. The government and authorities announced preparations, with deportations of 52 members of the I. W. W. and other roundups ongoing. Governor Lister plans a month of leave due to ill health with duties reassigned.
James M. Smith, a former Canadian soldier, shot and killed his wife and her mother, Mrs. Mary Mc Mahon, in a morning attack reported locally. Police questioned Smith as details of the double murder emerged.
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