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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1919
Page
3
Republican women will form policies on reconstruction education and political problems at a meeting of the Republican Women’s National Executive Committee in Chicago January 5. The committee will confer with the Republican and National Committee on January 10.
The Y M C A Sunday club hosts an open forum on universal brotherhood at 3 p m in the Y M C A auditorium with debate pro and con. The program includes violin pieces by Clay Harrison and a recital by the Y M C A orchestra directed by W R Hedley. Lawrence Wood from the federal employment bureau will speak on Employment. The event is free for men except for a small supper charge.
San Francisco workers press for federal contract cancellation with China. A resolution sent to Washington calls for ships to be built in Pacific coast yards and seeks AFL support in the effort.
Police describe a "slugger" type black man who seized a young woman at the alley entrance between Occidental and Second Avenues on Main Street. The attempt to drag her inside failed after she screamed and a passerby helped. Witness saw a five eight, very dark man in a brown overcoat and black derby hat.
Berlin January 4 The government plans a tax program that will confiscate all war profits. A general tax on private fortunes will be higher than both income and inheritance taxes.
San Francisco labor leaders decide to seek a new trial for Tom Mooney. The Labor Council adopts a resolution to urge the legislature to enact measures ensuring a fresh trial. Labor representatives will be pledged to carry the fight to Sacramento.
Frank Carry and Private W T Evans were arrested at Elighthave and Pike at 340 a m on Saturday. A search found Evans with multiple revolvers and a gun. The desk sergeant quipped the war was over as they were booked for carrying concealed weapons. Evans had tags on revolvers linking them to previous owners. Hale’s body will be moved from Cordova Alaska to Seattle for burial with his mother en route from Pasadena. Hale’s brother Pred M Hale of McDonald Hale Company resides in Seattle.
Frank Dowd was re elected to a eighteenth term as secretary at the Order of Eagles officers election held Friday. L. V. Westerman became past worthy president and M. J. Davie was named worthy president. A health advisory touts Foley Cathartic Tablets to ease constipation and improve digestion.
San Jose dispatch reports Mrs. Helen Gebeer of San Francisco, a victim of a supposed double suicide pact, dying from pneumonia that followed her shooting by Sgt. Clarence Dunn who then killed himself. She had lain in a hospital after the incident three weeks earlier, during which she fled into a deer park where a buck attacked and trampled her.
New York January 4 The board of estimates rejected the Interborough plan to charge eight cent fares and three cent transfers.
Deputy sheriffs Conners and Ward with eight internal revenue deputies found four hundred gallons of wine in a still uncovered in Guiesseppi Panasco's barn at Riverton road to Tacoma. Panasco was away. the discovery came while searching for a disorderly conduct suspect.
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