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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
8
Special prices on golden oak furned oak and Jacobean finish dining chairs. Jacobean chairs with leather seats priced at 4.50 and 3.75. Furned oak and golden oak chairs with leather seats on sale at 84.00 4.75 3.75 and 3.25 respectively. Solid oak chairs offered at 2.75 and 2.25.
J P Grissom aged 66 was found dead in bed Wednesday morning from gas poisoning. He lived with his niece Mrs. Charles R Watts and had turned on a gas jet while extinguishing another.
The body found on Tuesday at Point Defiance Tacoma beach is believed to be Mrs Antone Lian of 1228 Fifth Ave N Seattle wife of a cabinet maker at Stetson Post Lumber. Identification came from a card in her belongings. Lian said he had placed his wife on a train for San Francisco a week earlier for her health. The body showed bruises around the right ear and scratches on the right hand.
Seattle recall backers attack Anna Louise Strong citing her court testimonies and public actions tied to I W W and anti draft activity. They urge voters to elect recall next Tuesday March 5 to avoid disloyalty concerns in the public schools.
Ole Ilaneon urged unity and restraint in city affairs, stressing wartime cooperation with the national government and efficient use of resources. Hanson spoke at Queen Anne High School and Strand Theatre with other supporters, while labor groups backed the trio for council. Bradford campaigned in Georgetown endorsing the Skagit river project.
The Anna Louise Strong campaign committee opens headquarters at 508 Crary building in the Fifth and Union district. The group asserts Strong challenged accusers to public debate and notes she offered services to government departments and received acknowledgments, arguing opposition stems from anti patriots and liquor interests.
Washington February 27 The War Department announced the retirement of Brigadier General Jas Parker who had commanded the national cantonment at Custer Michigan. Parker received his first commission as second lieutenant of cavalry in 1872 and served in the Spanish American War and in the Philippines.
London reports 18 British merchant ships sunk or damaged in the past week by mines and submarines. Fourteen vessels exceeded 1600 tons, while four were smaller, according to the British Admiralty.
The staff of the First National Bank pledges to make every customer interaction pleasant. Whether transactions are large or small, they strive to ensure satisfaction by treating customers well, believing a pleased customer is the best advertisement.
The savings department announces new Saturday hours from 6 PM to 8 PM to serve customers after weekday business. This extended schedule aims to accommodate working patrons while maintaining normal weekday operations at the bank.
Miss Augusta Deckman described as a dangerous Wilhelmsstrasse agent was arrested in Salt Lake City after using her charm to pass a note to an imprisoned German, Ernest A. Leybold, at Fort Douglas. Authorities tie her to Count Alvo von Alvensleben and claim she influenced anti Red Cross propaganda. she studied at the University of Utah and Washington.
A regiment of university volunteers conducted a war savings drive on campus with 15 sales booths set up. Ten minute class addresses followed a Wednesday evening assembly led by Reginald H. Parons, city committee chairman, outlining the campaign and its goals.
A bulletin from the American Library Association urges readers to donate books to Seattle Public Library for soldiers in training camps. The note highlights that large camps have many books while small camps lack reading material.
Harry McAvoy also known as Harry Matthews and Harry Wade is held in Chicago as the Soo Line hold up during the winter probe continues. He is suspected of involvement in the February 1914 Great Northern train robbery at Samish that killed three passengers.
Seattle labor calls on Gov. Lister to order the prosecuting attorney to halt prosecutions of jitney drivers without bonds. At a council meeting resolutions urged Congress to fund a hospital for injured shipyard workers and to pause for soldiers and sailors. An amendment to the workmen's compensation act was sought to extend benefits to workers injured on vessels after launch.
Washington, Feb 28. The senate adjourned so members could attend the funeral of Mrs. A B Cummins wife of the Iowa senator. Mrs. Cummins died early today of pneumonia and her body was sent to Des Moines for burial.
The Rev. Leesman, arrested and charged under the espionage act, claims he helped deliver a note to Seybold out of pity for a German girl. His record and that of Miss Deckman are undergoing thorough investigation.
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