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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1919
Page
9
Francisco April 9 reports that a Pacific coast shipowners association has formed to represent shipping interests. The group aims to provide a medium for handling freight dealings with the government and other federal bodies.
Chin Gee Mee a Seattle resident for 10 years and now president of the Sun Ning railway in China sends a silk scroll to the Chamber of Commerce in recognition of his honorary election to membership.
Ten Pacific coast steamship concerns join the American Ship owners' association as an expansion of the old Pacific coast Ship owners association. The new body will cover shipping interests from Puget Sound to Lower California with final organization expected within two weeks.
A London cafe meeting in August 1914 inspired a group of young actors to enlist within days. One, H. Radford Allen, an Irish Australian from Melbourne, later starred in Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather’s The Better ’Ole at the Metropolitan Theatre. Allen saw action at Gallipoli and Ypres, was bayoneted and gassed, losing an eye to shelling, and endured brutal trench warfare. He had also served in the Boer War and recalled troops fighting with grit and stoic humor amid scarce rations.
A Chicago audience at the Arta club hears Lieutenant Robert Nichola discuss English workers moving toward social ownership. He recalls soldiers from Liverpool docks and war volunteers, saying men hope postwar Britain will be a better, more organized society with unions and reform.
Alfred G. Nichings, 27, admitted stealing 401 dollars from John W. Boals, a barber in the University district where Nichings worked. Judge Boyd J. Tailman sentenced him to one to 15 years in the state reformatory at Monroe after extradition from California. Nichings requested Walla Walla but Monroe was chosen.
Willem Gram a 25 year old son of Peter M Gram of Peter M Gram & Co steamship operators in Christiania Norway died Tuesday from stomach cancer. He had been with FE Griffin & Co of Beattie for the last 11 months.
Boston reports Fannie the goat of the 162nd Infantry, 26th Division, has returned home wearing one wound and two service stripes after participating in all attacks.
A letter from Brazilian student J M Rodriguez de Pullos invites Ole Hanson to visit Uruguayana in Rio Grande do Sul. He praises Seattle mayor and expresses intent to join Americans if needed, while stating he will return to Brazil to oppose revolution.
R. B. Warren, president of the Warren Safety System, will speak at a Thursday afternoon meeting of employers at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss ways to comply with the new state safety law.
A Chicago brewery truck missing with 2000 dollars worth of liquor came back today from ira de banch with empty cargo. The vehicle needed new tires after an encounter with jagged glass.
K Laursen of Touraine apartments on Seventh Ave and Senecast reported to police Tuesday that a $50 Liberty Bond was stolen from his room during the night.
The Ormady hotel in Carson City, a Western Nevada landmark for six decades, shuts its doors after enactment of the prohibition act. Once a gathering place for leaders of both parties, its barroom saw many fatal shootings and now its fate is sealed by new laws.
Ad asserts Peptiron combines iron with pepsin to strengthen blood nerves and digestion. It claims improved complexion and resilience against colds during reconstruction days, urging readers to remember the product name Peptiron.
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