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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
14
Winnipeg reports at the coroner's inquest suggest the explosion and blaze on a Canadian Pacific tourist car may have started from a lighted match in a leaking acetylene coach. Witnesses say an overturned lamp sparked the fire. several passengers perished in the panic. Baum, a Universal Film salesman, died earlier and was sent to Portland for burial.
An English traveler robbed on Nevsky Prospekt in Petrograd describes a peculiar bandit who demanded his coat and boots but then produced a stash of watches and cash to leaving him unhurt. The exchange reads like a strange, almost cordial encounter amid the city’s crime.
The Central Labor council demands $500 per returned American soldier mustered out of the army. Delegates back a $400 to $500 scale with $300 deemed bare minimum for rehabilitation. They urge action through public organizations and protest women strikebreakers aiding employers in Vancouver and Bremerton. A six hour day for unions is endorsed to aid both workers and veterans. The council also calls for Russian troops to leave and let Russians solve their own problems.
Neah Bay fishermen form a canning curing and cold storage company to process their catch. The Central Labor Council pledged support at a Wednesday meeting, aiming to break the fish trust and help the fishermen control their product.
The Central Labor Council granted Renton car workers permission to solicit funds from local unions as the Pacific Car and Foundry workers remain on strike over a nine hour day and open shop push.
A Central Labor Council resolution asks Congress to make Liberty bonds legal tender. The measure, paused Wednesday evening, calls for copies to be sent to principal councils nationwide. It argues the postwar job loss forces workers to redeem bonds at large discounts to bond sharks.
In Muskegon Michigan Milo H Piper 19 stands accused of killing Frieda Weichman to conceal his marriage to her. Prosecution halted as the illness of the attorney general delays grilling. Piper weeps and pleads for loyalty from his supposed wife. Officials say a third marriage may exist to Martian Gray Benton Harbor bureau manager jailed then pardoned by Taft.
Geneao New York December 19. Attorneys directing the defense of Gladys Webster child wife on trial for murdering Edward Webster her father in law by putting Paris green in his milk will try to show Webster did not die from poisoning. The trial's critical period was expected today with the poison experts set to testify.
A Seattle man's plan to erect a kerosene or gasoline tank triggers oversight by four city bodies: the fire marshal, the board of public works, the superintendent of public utilities, and the streets department, per the corporation counsel.
The Fourth and Vine War Savings metal exchange will close this Saturday for the holidays, according to exchange officials.
The article praises an upstairs store for unique merchandising. It highlights a cash-selling policy and low overhead that saved thousands on clothing, arguing these methods have transformed retail value and made the store a great institution.
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