Arrest Youths as Burglars In Shipyard Area
Joseph Mayer and William Anderson, aged 15 and 17, were arrested as gunmen and burglary suspects after a failed attempt to break into a safe at the Lumber Exchange building on Fourth Ave and Marion St. Janitor Joseph Alvero reported two youths in the offices around 3 a.m. One drew a revolver, then fled. the other escaped via a rear fire escape. Police detained the pair 13 minutes later in the shipyard vicinity.
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Joseph Mayer
William Anderson
Fourth Ave
Marion St
Police
Lumber Exchange
Jacob Miller
Guseph Alvero
Anderson
Flu Grip Eases in Seattle After spike
Seattle health reports show Spanish influenza loosening its hold with 17 deaths and 38 new cases on Tuesday morning. A total of 66 cases and 17 deaths occurred over Sunday and Monday as City Health Commissioner J B McBride urges continued caution and personal hygiene.
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Seattle
Health Department
J. 8. McBride
McBride
Austrians Die of Starvation as Winter Hits
Vienna reports a British Red Cross estimate that many Austrians are dying from starvation and at least 200000 more will starve this winter unless relief arrives. Col Summer Hays notes thousands have sold belongings to buy food and hunger worsens.
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Vienna
Col. Summer-Hays
Red Cross
Jealous Husband Stabs Man After Cafe Sighting
William Mytel and his wife sit in the city jail while Edgar Panning lies in City hospital with a severe knife wound. Police say Ryter saw the wife with Panning at Martin's cafe on Third Avenue late Monday night and Mytel allegedly stabbed Fanning in a jealous rage.
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William Mytel
Edgar Panning
Bytel
Ryter
Fanning
Martin's
Third Ave
Wyter
Charles Crane Delayed by Dense Fog Arrival Shifts Seattle Luncheon
Charles Kr. Crane, a member of the Root Russian commission, will not reach Seattle until late Tuesday due to dense fog delaying the ship carrying him. The chamber luncheon in his honor is postponed until Tuesday noon, as Crane travels from Siberia to Seattle, a notable event for local foreign trade promoters.
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Charles KR. Crane
Root Russian Commission
Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Port Townend
Wash
Crane
Chamber
Russia
Siberia
Japan Seeks Wider Trade Ties With Brazil
Japan aims for a substantial share of Brazil's foreign trade as a Rio de Janeiro branch of a large Tokyo company opens, adding to its presence in Buenos Aires. Special financial arrangements support the expansion of Japan's trade in Brazil and Argentina.
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Washington
Japan
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Tokio Corporation
Buenos Aires
Argentine
Monroe man pleads not guilty in federal failure to register case
Willard L. Fallman of Monroe pleads not guilty to failure to register on June 5, 1917 in federal court. The case is scheduled for January 29, 1918.
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Willard L. Fallman
Monroe
Big Day for Service Kiddies at the Armory
More than 5 000 service children prepared to attend a Monday afternoon carnival at the armory. Dancers in costume from Hamilton Douglas performed The Enchanted Forest while Seattle merchants supplied hot dogs and a California orange donation supported the event. Hagen J. Titus portrayed Jack Horner and distributed 10 000 cookies as kids enjoyed slides, sand piles, and Humpty Dumpty displays.
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Hamilton Douglas
Seattle
Armory
Sil Seattle
California
Seattle Produce Association
Hagen J. Titus
Jack Horner
You Will Soon See This on U. S. Bonds
The piece notes the signature of the new secretary of the treasury appointed to succeed William G. McAdoo after his resignation. It hints at forthcoming changes in U S bonds bearing the new official’s signature and outlines the transition context.
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U. S. Bonds
Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Spokane Policeman Guilty in Booze Case
James A. Donovan found guilty by a superior court jury of theft of whisky. The Spokane case charged him with seizing an automobile load of liquor found by L. J. Smith, alleged bootlegger, then turning it over to another man last September.
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James A. Donovan
Superior Court
Donovan
L. J. Smith
GE Workers Here Decide Sunday on Sympathy Strike
Lynn Massachusetts December 14 employees of the General Electric Co plant will meet next Sunday to decide if the local union will strike in sympathy with Erie workers. The move follows a walkout at the Pittsfield branch in solidarity with Erie.
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Lynn
Mana
General Electric Co
Erie
Pittsfield
Yanks Prepare Christmas in Occupied Zone
American troops in Germany and France await a Merry Christmas as 2,000,000 soldiers celebrate. Red Cross and YMCA rush boxes. 220,000+ in Germany share a rare joint holiday with locals. Trees, gifts, geese, and improvised Santa Claus add to the scene. Tone remains hopeful amid patrols and troop morale.
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Germany
YY. M. C A
Bridgehead
Middemen to Speak Up at National League of Commission Merchants Meet
Boston delegates from major cities gather January 7 to 10 1919 for the National League of Commission Merchants convention to discuss league questions from freedom of the seas to a merchant marine and a continuance of the food administration. They plan resolutions for President Wilson and Congress, aiming to voice the middle man's view on vital business issues.
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Boston
League of Nations
National League of Commission Merchants’ Convention
United States
Wilson
Congress
Telephone rate case delayed to January in Spokane
The hearing on the city's protest of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co proposed rate increase, previously set for December 27, is moved to January 15 at the request of James Geraughty Spokane corporation counsel who wanted to attend and due to the holiday period.
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Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
James Geraghty
Spokate
Geraghty
Girls Gift Christmas Tree to County Auditor Office
Gladys Schuster and Marion Philips from the county auditor's office brought a miniature Christmas tree to the office late Monday. They trimmed it with candy and ribbons, and Tuesday morning gifts hung on the tree surprised staff including Norman Ward who received a lounging robe and Cupid Kennedy a doll. Others got rakes, hoes, miniature chairs, pipes and handkerchiefs.
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Gladys Schuster
Marion Phillips
St. Nick
Norman Wardall
Cupid Kennedy
Miss Doherty’s Smoke Fund Benefit Nets $40.20
Ruth I. Doherty turned over forty dollars and twenty cents to The Star for the Boys in France Smoke Fund. She staged a benefit show on December 6 at the Press club hall, which drew strong acclaim from attendees. Some New York city clubs are considering opening membership to women.
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Ruth I. Doherty
France
Doherty
Press Club
New York City
Seattle Man Sues Wife for Divorce After Shooting
John E. Moulton of Beatle files for divorce from Katherine Moulton after a back shot incident on December 7 in a local Tacoma hotel room. He claims the shooting was accidental and cites his wife’s insane jealousy. They married in Seattle in 1914.
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Tacoma
John E. Moulton
Beatle
Katherine Moulton
One Day Cold Cure Claims Signature by E W Grove
An ad promotes NROMWO QUININE as a genuine cold cure with a signature by E W Grove. It advertises LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets and claims the product cures a cold in one day for 20 cents.
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E W. Grove
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Marion Tuite
Spokane
SPOK
Ane, Dee
Santa
Claus
General Electric
Hous
Nor. Ove T
Occupied Zone
United Press
Ich
Auditor’s Office
Miss Doherty
Schwabachi
Ad & Co., Inc
Pributors
H.T. Harvey
Eitel
Seattle, Wash
WM. H. Thompson
Yesler
Shoe Store
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