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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1917
Page
7
Silk heel and toe hosiery for infants in black white and multiple sizes. Full length flannelette kimonos in pink blue navy rose lavender gray red tan. Prices range from 1.75 to 2.98. Blanket bath robes feature Navajo and Oriental motifs in rose navy red burgundy light blue gray oxford raspberry copen tan with prices from 2.98 to 7.50.
A brief notice states Catara Rae faces a two minute ban. supporters claim relief from the action. The item appears in a local legal or disciplinary column with no further context.
Morbidly curious people were confronted by armed guards who were sent away on special trains as Halifax began burials after a deadly explosion. Storms hinder relief work and nine ships in the harbor were destroyed or badly damaged while inhabitants face shortened rations as the admiralty probes the disaster.
Portland reporter relays a letter from Alexander Schleming in Portland describing Russia as the freest land yet notes prices: flour 19 to 15 dollars per 40 pounds and meat 70 to 80 cents per pound cited in the wire dispatch.
United Press Correspondent reports German and Austrian forces leverage Alpine terrain to threaten the Piave Adige and Lombardy plains as Anglo French troops dig in along a recreated trench line on the Italian front. The Brenner pass offers a direct route for reinforcements.
United Press Leased Wire reports Lisbon unrest ends with at least 100 killed and 600 wounded as rebels clash with government forces. Complete order restored. Premier Costa and Foreign Minister Soares, returning from Paris, find rioters damaged their residences during the upheaval.
Rome honors America’s aid in World War I as the Patriotic Association of Trento and Trieste urges Rome’s mayor to name a principal street after the president. Rome celebrated the war declaration against Austria with a major demonstration before the American embassy.
Seattle lawyer Maj. FE BR. West will arrive Tuesday to serve as an assistant to Judge Advocate Maj. George V. Strong at Camp Lewis Tacoma. West, a West Point 1901 graduate, served in the Philippines, then practiced law, and was recently recalled for duty, with prior discharge for personal disability. Tomorrow is wheatless day.
United Press dispatches from London report Cossack rebels moving, with Trotsky accusing General Dutoft and others of violence in the Ural region. Moscow fears open revolt as Bolsheviks tighten defense, mutinies spread, and panic grows over control of stores and railroads.
The 346th Field Artillery at Camp Lewis Tacoma welcomed four field guns marking the first big artillery arrivals. Workers speed up the new range construction and soon the camp will gain a defined military zone as the guns are positioned for use.
A year's subscription to The Delineator is offered as a fine gift with lasting value. Subscriptions are taken at the Pattern Counter. January issue of The Delineator and Butterick Patterns for January are now ready.
Jerome Mann a prominent Linnton Ore banker is jailed for eight hours in Portland for breaking traffic laws while driving his car. He has a history of similar arrests and was released today.
The Red Cross seal sale conducted by members of the West Seattle Art Club the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the British Empire and the Philomos Club set a record of $123 realized. The sale Tuesday is under the management of the women of Trinity Parish Church.
A catalog-style list details various gloves and mittens for young wearers. It lists ashable street gloves in multiple leathers and colors with prices from 35 cents to 81 50, including two clasp and one clasp styles, fleece lined options, and kid gloves in brown gray navy red and white.
Hand turned soles and cushioned linings described for a pair of slippers. Price listed as $3.00.
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