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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1919
Page
2
A promotional note recommends Sarvaparinla, Peptiron and Hood's Pills as a family treatment. It urges regular use before meals, after meals and at night to purify the blood, build up the system and keep the family healthy with medicines from your druggist.
Oldman Hodgdon a Seattle representative proposed a plan urging the legislature to back federal railroad management for five years. The house allowed him unlimited speaking time, then voted down the proposal without a roll call, while other lawmakers debated a Milwaukee and C P S railroad right of way bill.
Chicago February 12 Frank P Walsh former joint chairman of the national war labor board says labor troubles drive current policy and warns against fears of workers seizing property. He spoke to the congress on a league of nations as more than 3 000 delegates attended the final section of the event in Chicago with the Northern conference opening at Minneapolis.
Special report from Paris notes American doughboys touring Italy for sightseeing. Many are of Italian heritage and benefit from Italian government transport facilities. The trip is facilitated by the Italia Geme society which runs a Paris home for soldiers on leave. Edenton well built. The Edenton steamer, a Skinner and Eddy ship, sailed from Seattle with flour, arrived New York January 28, praised in a captain’s letter.
A list of names appears for the war casualties and wounded, including Private Joseph W. Prewit and Private Thomas A Mihm, with ranks and units. The section mentions killed and wounded in action, missing, and degree of wounds, along with relatives and localities such as Everett, Waukon, Seattle, Tacoma, and Bellingham.
The House passed by 64 to 49 a bill to appropriate 100000 for a survey of the Columbia river basin irrigation project. It aims to reclaim 2000000 acres of eastern Washington land and moves to the Senate for action. Critics call it costly and premature while supporters cite a historic reclamation program.
Funeral services are set for J. Thompson Gwinn 15 son of Mr and Mrs Wella Gwinn of 500 North 73rd Street who died Tuesday from injuries after a team foot fall at John B K Allen School Monday He fell from a pipe between the school and an engine house onto concrete and died despite surgery at Columbus Sanitarium.
Chicago police labeled The House of Thieves at 8256 Lowe Ave a crime hub. Veron ten Stubenrauch and four men faced grand jury charges with bonds totaling 315000, including 10000 per theft count for two others and 16000 per count for a fourth suspect. Lucile Mallen’s case was continued as police allege she lured men to the den for robberies.
Mrs Margaret Barrie age 60 wife of James L Barrie mail carrier of 4131 Corlineave died at the Minor hospital yesterday. The obituary notes her role as a local resident and her husband.
Washington dispatch reports Commissioner Caminetti says 7 000 to 8 000 aliens held at immigration stations will be deported as rapidly as assembled, including anarchists and radicals. Milian Island will serve as assembly point. prisoners will also be removed. John Lord OBrien urges strict enforcement of deportation laws under espionage acts.
W. D. Wheelwright of Portland Oregon addressed a luncheon hosted by the American Japan Society at the Bankers' Club. He praised Japan and stated that no two nations are better fitted to work together than Japan and the United States in any just cause.
London February 12 Representatives of over a million British Prition workers meet to discuss wake hours and conditions. Miners delegates of 300,000 seek a 30 percent wage rise and six hour day. Rail workers 400,000 and transport workers 260,000 await employer replies. Clyde shipyard strikers prep for national action. Lloyd George warns the government will fight industrial disruption.
Dr. F. A. Agar, efficiency secretary of the national committee Northern Baptist laymen, travels to Seattle to attend the Baptist men's convention scheduled for February 19 and 20.
B. 8S. Anderson, aged 67, is dead at his residence located at 4311 Brooklyn Avenue. Police report no immediate foul play suspected. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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