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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1919
Page
6
In Denver area, Chief Police Samuel Wyckoff of Engle and Chief Jon Armstrong of Denver received threatening messages after opening a mysterious package. The threats, tied to a single author, sparked police caution across the region.
W. E. Boeing and aviator Eddie Hubbard were forced to land near Anacortes when the Boeing Airplane Co. craft suffered a broken rudder on its flight from Seattle to Vancouver for the Canadian official great war exhibit. A resumption of the journey was planned for today.
A regional edition highlights Star Want Ads reaching a broad readership across the Northwest. The feature emphasizes classified listings spanning jobs, real estate, and merchandise, noting strong circulation and high engagement from local communities.
Police locked the Equity Printing Company plant after raids and arrests on criminal anarchy charges. Proprietor Walker Smith remains in jail on $4,000 bail amid multiple charges against others, including Leon Green and F. Cassidy, with investigations continuing and several at large.
John M. Allen son of State Senator Mary L. Allen of Seattle was named major in the University of Washington ROTC by orders from Maj. Ernest G. Earnshaw. Allen, discharged in December as a second lieutenant of field artillery, joins peers Howard W. Carr of Tacoma Cecil Jamieson of Lynden and Kenneth J. Morford of Seattle as appointed captains or majors in the corps.
King county residents filed a petition with the county commissioners seeking a two mile road extension along both sides of the proposed route. The plan would fund half by the county, a quarter by the road district, and a quarter by property owners, extending the old MacDougal road from the main highway to the hill above Three Tree Point.
Willem Smith, the second husband of Caroline Hoth Smith Miles Roth, insists he will not give up his wife or the children as Roth, supposedly dead, returns to question the marriage. Smith vows to resume work and care for the family, arguing love outweighs legal ties.
Roger L Williams 14 son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Williams died in influenza while in a naval training camp in New York. His body arrived in Seattle and funeral services are not yet arranged. He trained at the University of Washington naval training camp and formerly attended West Woodland school.
Mrs Lon Van Ausdell shot Mrs Vita Ijam es Sunday night, claiming the woman tried to take her husband. Vita Ijam es likely to recover. Van Ausdell held at hospital. The shooter reportedly intended to fire seven rounds but her automatic jammed after the first. Her two daughters, 16 and 19, stood with her.
Halloran, who shot himself in Volunteer Park on February 4 in an attempted death by ownhand, died Monday in city hospital. A dispatch from Amsterdam reports former Emperor Karl of Austria II suffers influenza and heart trouble.
An old advertisement advises using plain refined coconut oil as a shampoo substitute to avoid alkali in commercial soaps. It claims coconut oil creates rich lather with water, cleanses hair and scalp, and leaves hair bright, fluffy, and easy to manage at low cost.
Mothers learn Cascarets in the home prevent illness and trouble. The teeth tongue stomach and breath improve as the product removes poisons from the liver and bowels, producing quick relief for kids when they are sick or ailing.
Article praises French aid in war and notes Mayr's Wonderful Remedy sold by Geo. H. Mayr of Chicago. Describes the remedy as simple and harmless, claiming it removes mucus and reduces inflammation of the stomach liver and intestines. One dose promised money back. Bartell's drug stores carry it.
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