Sailors Held for Attack on Plant
A mob attack on the Pigott Printing plant injuring workers and wrecking editions led to the arrest of Ralph Castater, a sailor at the state university naval station, as Seattle officials and the local typographical union react. Joe Smith of Pigott Printing seeks a grand jury probe and a warrant against the instigator of the assault. The incident drew protests to President Wilson, Rear Admiral Coontz, the 13th district congressman, and Mayor Gill.
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W. W
Pigott
Pike St
The
Call
Ralph Castater
Naval Training Station
State University
W. A. Spencer
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Castater
Joe Smith
Pigott Printing Concern
Alfred Lamdin
Seattle
Constipation Relief for Babies Promoted by Dr Caldwell
An advertisement urges mothers to treat infant constipation with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It claims a mild laxative effect without narcotics, notes popularity with children, and offers a fifty cent bottle with a free trial by writing to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Lilinola.
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Dr. Caldwell
Store Clerks Aid Purchases Beyond Mere Shade
A reflective verse describes a man buying a wife as purchasing only a shade. It contrasts ignorance of materials and the yoke with clerks who assist customers in choosing. The poem notes that in a shop the correct size and fit are implied by attentive service.
Death Looms for Sergeant Major Ritter at Camp Lewis
German spy suspect Sergeant Major Helmuth Ritter, held since November 12, faces possible death penalty as Washington weighs his fate. Ritter, tied to missing war papers, once served in German artillery and conferred with German consular officers in Manila. He rose to sergeant major at Camp Lewis before desertion and arrest.
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Camp Lewis
Washington, D. C
Helmuth Ritter
Ritter
Pierce County
German Artiery
South Africa
Wilhelm Strase
German Consular Agenta
Philippines
Consal
Dopp
San Francisco
Hitter
Germany
Africa
Europe
United States
New York
Chicago
United States Army
Zimmerman
Mueller
Manila
Bopp
U. S Infantry
Colfax and Denver Briefs On Fire Damage And Policy Shifts
Colfax reports Kincaid Machine Co and Jersey Creamery destroyed in a Sunday blaze with damages around 55000. Denver leaders urge closing excess churches as a wartime measure amid domestic church debates and a national labor loyalty week to combat German propaganda. Private Panel Miller, a Pershing recruit, dies in France. three alien enemies are arrested in Seattle. Portland to switch streetcar fare to six cents starting January 15. Red Cross meeting in Y M C A January 16 addresses wartime topics.
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Colfax
Kincaid Machine Co
Jersey
Denver
Colo
Irving FP. Johnston
New York
Lincoln
Petrograd
Trotsky
Naval Intelligence Bureau
Gun Bock
William Borneman
Fr. Miller
Olympia
David William
Seattle-Tacoma
Portland
Red Cross
Three Jailbreakers Returned to Tacoma Jail
Three of four men who escaped from the county jail overpowered a guard Friday were captured and brought back by Sunday. Sam Suddoth remains at large. Tom French was seriously injured among the returnees, with Arthur Grier and John Johnson also identified.
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Tacoma
Sam Suddoth
Tom French
Arthur Grier
John Johnson
War Basis Imposed on Seattle Stores and Butchers
Seattle stores adopt a war basis with 6 p.m. closing on weekdays and Saturdays. Master butchers close early and many shops cut luxuries, limit deliveries to one daily, extend credit to 30 days, and enforce a nine hour work day to free workers for war service.
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Seattle
Tillamook Undergoes Month-Long Overhaul at Port
The Tillamook under Captain R. M. Rose, the largest Pacific motorship in coast wise trade, will stay in port a month for annual overhaul and extensive alterations. She has been carrying canned salmon from Alaska canneries to Prince Rupert.
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Tillamook
R. M. Rose
Pacific Motorship
Coast Wise Trade
Alaska
Prince Rupert
Alaska Residents May Enlist Anywhere Under Crowder Ruling
Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a ruling allowing Alaskans to join the service at marine or naval recruiting stations or local boards. Hundreds who registered in Alaska and traveled south for winter now can enlist without further trouble by presenting their registration and filling out the questionnaire at the nearest board.
Synagogue Bazaar Set to Open Next Week
The Bara Bowaroth bazaar for the Mera Remroth synagogue fund runs for a week starting January 13 at Washington hall on 14th Ave and BK Flest. The fifty-member committee led by Dave Lipman reports busy preparations with broad Jewish organization participation.
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Bara Bowaroth
Mera Remroth Synagogue
Washington Hall
14Th Ave
BK Flest
Dave Lipman
California Syrup of Figs Promoted for Child Health
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleansing treatment for constipated children. It claims quick relief from stomach ache, poor appetite, and lethargy, presenting the product as safe for all ages and promising a return to playfulness within hours.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
STUART'S PLAPAL Devices Aid Secure Positioning
Fragment describes a device named STUART'S PLAPAL used as self adhesive pads to prevent slipping and keep a distended unit securely in place. The text mentions painful trum and applicators as context for use.
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Stuart
Delivery Schedules Tighten Purchases After January 1 1918
To customers of all retail shops and stores the rules limit to one trip daily to the same district. Other restrictions apply to special, C O D, will call and low value purchases and returned goods. Installment contracts and old accounts are unaffected. Open accounts contracted after January 1 1918 must be settled within thirty days. Stores will emphasize necessities and staples over luxuries starting January 1 1918.
War Efficiency and Curtailment for National Needs
The government needs men for war production and armed forces. A nine hour workday could free thousands of workers, saving time worth millions. Prompt payments and reduced luxuries would save funds, aiding wartime costs and the Red Cross. Consumers should shift from nonessentials to necessities. N M Carman Fraser-Paterson Co Hardy & Co
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Red Cross
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Ostermoor Mattress
Pullman
M.A Gottstein Furniture CO
Second Avenue
Pike
Sfr
OPT Estates
Eve
Rial
Congress
Yeiciana
Public Earth
Lumbago
Florence
Flecond
14Th Infantry
Washington
Knights of Columbus
Order
France
Washington State
Walla Walla
Walla Walla College
F. Miller
Pershing
Edwin 8. Miller
Kirkwood Place
Tilamook
Paris
Loule
Commercial Economy Board
Council of National Defense
State Council of Defense
State Committee OF Commercial Economy
IFF Damm
State Council of Defense of
America
Lennon
Ernst How. CO
Piper & Taft, Inc
Florence Company
Grote-Rankin Company
Lowman & Hanford Company
M’cormack Bros
Woodhouse-Grunbaum Furniture CO
Woolworth Company
Rhodes Bros. Company
Baxter’s Boot Shop
Standard Furniture CO
King Bros. Company
J.S. Graham
Rhodes Company
Percival Collins, Inc
Trick & Murray
A. G. Spalding & Bros
S. Friedlander & Son
L. E. Miller
Hemphill Bros., Inc
Albert Hansen
N. M. Carman
Fraser-Paterson Company
Hardy & Company
W. H. Hahlo Company
Spelger & Hurlbut, Inc
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