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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1918
Page
8
In daytime chaos four armed robbers held up a man near a busy Chicago location and seized gems valued at about $100,000. An ensuing pursuit led to shots fired by officers. one robber was believed wounded. Police link the gang to a Rose jewelry store heist a year earlier and note gems worth roughly $150,000 were involved.
LISBON December 5 Premier Har announces a new Portuguese ministry listing Reimao as finance minister Cortereal as war minister Paro marine minister Millo justice Neves commerce Adinteria foreign affairs Bessa labor Coelso colonies Magathar education Acevedo food Oliveria agriculture. London December 25 British air torpedoed and sank a Turkish transport with 3 000 Turkish troops lost according to the Evening News.
Paris December 25 The allies and President Wilson approve a plan to feed all allied and enemy countries with Herbert Hoover as director general. A four nation commission will include two members from each of the United States Great Britain France and Italy to assess food needs in Germany and Austria Hungary.
Two women attempted suicide in Chicago on Christmas Day. Pedestrians found Mrs Anna Adziewics unconscious on St Mary Roman Catholic church steps and another woman named Elisabeth Crady Roth said to have swallowed poison. Police feared both would die.
A period health column urges rest and physician care for Spanish influenza and endorses Vicks VapoRub as a topical aid to relieve congestion. It explains the germ nature of the disease, emphasizes bed rest, and describes steam inhalation therapy and general precautions to prevent spread.
The city organized a large Christmas celebration with Salvation Army charity drives and P. D. One hundred autos delivering beer to the needy. Service members, sailors, and civilians shared meals and events across churches, clubs, and public spaces. Dances and entertainments for troops were planned with YMCAs Red Cross and local organizations coordinating. The University of Washington naval trainees joined a massive noon Christmas dinner with turkey, mince pie, oysters, nuts, candy, and coffee.
Ten thousand soldiers gathered around a huge Christmas tree at Camp Lewis on Christmas Eve. Carols were sung as thousands joined in the festivities. The celebrations continued through Christmas Day with strong holiday spirit.
Ukrainian leaders in the United States have suggested to the U S government that American occupation of Ukraine could stabilize Europe’s granary and avert a potential world famine. The proposal emphasizes securing grain supplies and maintaining regional stability amid postwar disruption.
In Barcelona on December 25 soldiers and civilians were wounded as police clashed with demonstrators supporting home rule for Catalonia. Many shots were fired during the unrest.
A broad winter storm covered the Middle West and Valley States with snow. Temperatures ranged from zero in North Dakota to 40 in the south. Railroad traffic, delayed by the storms yesterday, has returned to normal.
President Hoover cables that Europe will not recover from its main food difficulties for another six months. He notes continued supply and distribution challenges across the continent as winter tightens.
Stockholm reports widespread food thefts as scarcity drives markets to the brink. Loaf cards are looted, smugglers push bread and sugar for crowns, and a network shops goods to the hungry. Cigarette smuggling also rises with large consignments found hidden aboard.
Special to The Star reports archaeologists near Paris at Vaudancourt uncover a tomb thousands of years old. Unpolished stone slabs contain human bones of immense size, oval skulls, and teeth akin to horse dentition. Experts date the site to the copper age.
Washington report says Vienna accuses Czecho-Slovaks of withholding coal from Austria. Charles Pergier, Czech representative, calls the claim fake and says Magyars are stirring German miners in Bohemia while shipments to German Austria continue.
Piles sufferers may claim a refund if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching burning or bleeding. Cures protruding piles and irritation while soothing heals. Restful sleep may follow the first application. Price 60 cents.
The War Trade Board ends limits on imports of manufactured rubber goods asbestos honey Brazil nuts and shelled nuts to ease market access and stabilize supply.
Cold symptoms tied to feverish headaches and body pains described as relieved by Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet. Only one Bromo Quinine exists on the box Beow Grove’s signature appears on the label. Price listed as 30 cents.
Special to The Star reports the Prince of Wales will visit America soon, with the exact date not announced. King George plans to accompany later, but cannot go at present.
Business Manager Hubert Beach of the Chicago Association of Commerce estimated Christmas bonuses by Chicago firms will exceed ten million dollars, boosting spending after the holiday.
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