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07 Jan 1919
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Seattle Star in Seattle, Washington
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1919
Page
1
Roosevelts Funeral Sparks Private Ceremony Amid Mourning
Reports from Sagamore Hill describe a simple funeral planned for Col. Theodore Roosevelt with no eulogy or music as townsfolk express grief. President Wilson and world leaders send condolences while photographers and journalists flock to the quiet village. Civil unrest in Berlin deepens as Spartacists clash with government forces and street fighting spreads through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Talmadge
Roosevelt Les
Sagamore Hill
Open peace talks seen as end of secret diplomacy
Paris reports say Versailles peace delegates will open next week with all nations likely to attend by Sunday. The era of open diplomacy is urged as the United States seeks to modify war terms especially the blockade amid Austrian famine and German unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Ferguson
United Press
Paris
Associated Po
Versailles
Wilson
Falfour
Herbert Hoover
Austria
Germany
City to observe silent tribute to Theodore Roosevelt
Seattle will pause Wednesday as a mayoral proclamation orders all citizens to halt activity and stand quietly from 9:45 to 9:50 a.m. Whistles and sirens will sound for 60 seconds at 9:45, then a five minute silence will follow during Roosevelt's funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Seattle
Roosevelt
County Flags Ordered Half Mast Through Roosevelt Funeral
County Commissioner Claude C y ordered flags on all county buildings to fly at half mast until after Roosevelt's funeral. A Transportation Club meeting passed a sympathy resolution for Roosevelt's family. Berlin report notes Prussia to separate church and state by April with clergy notified of withdrawal of privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude C.y
Stoosevelt
Roosevelt
Transportation Club
Berlin
Prussia
Ebert
Coalition Urged On Poles Amid Warsaw Coup
Prince Sapieha directed a coup to form a coalition government in Poland. State buildings were occupied, cabinet members arrested, and Gen Piludslai and Gen Szeptycki consulted. Ignace Paderewski, proposed as president, left the city as efforts to induce his acceptance continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Prince Sapieha
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Sapicha
Piludslai
Szeptycki
Jugo Slavs Move to Warlike Stand and Grew Named Observer
In FIEAME Jan 6 dispatch the Jugo Slavs propose a military convention against Italy to Hungary which rejects and Croatian retaliation ejects Hungarian railway workers. Paris Jan 7 dispatch reports Joseph Grew named secretary and supervising director of the American peace delegation committee with ministerial rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fieame
Jugo-Slav
Hungary
Italy
Jugo-Slavs
Croatia
Paris
Joseph ©. Grew
British Aid U S Views in Paris Peace Talks
J W T Mason reports that Wilson returns to Paris signaling final talks among French leaders and American and British delegates on the league of nations. Clemenceau pushes a quadruple alliance of France Britain Italy and the United States to challenge central powers and Russia, as Latin nations oppose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
Paris
Italy
League of Nations
Paria
Clemenceau
France
Great Britain
United States
Russia
America
Sweden to Represent at Peace Conference
Stockholm reports Sweden will be represented at the peace conference announced by an authoritative source. Norway also probably will be represented, according to the same information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Norway
How About the Northern Bank Funds?
Depositors seek information on recovering funds after the Northern Bank and Trust company failed two years ago and a 20 percent dividend was paid a year ago. The writer notes defunct Henry building offices of related banks and Savings Co, criticizing poor customer service and demanding a partial return of their hard earned money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Bank and Trust Company
Henry Building
Broadway Bank
Northern Trust & Savings Co
Hiram I. Owen
Fourth
Care Shell Co
Sta
Rail executives push for cabinet secretary of railroads
Railroad leaders plan to urge creation of a secretary of railroads with broad regulatory powers as they appear before the Senate Interstate Committee next week. The move aims to elevate railroads in federal policy and oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. KR
Washington
Senate Interstate Committee
More Police Demanded by Seattle Women
Delegations from Fort Lawton and other districts pressed Mayor Hanson for more patrolmen. Council is expected to authorize 35 officers and three lieutenants at next Monday’s meeting after talks with the mayor. The public safety committee plans a Wednesday session to address police protection and budget considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lawton
Hanson
Public Safety Committee
A J Launsberry reports theft from hotel room
A J Launsberry of Dawson went to the police station Tuesday in a second-best suit to report the loss of a new dark clothes suit with light pinstripes, stolen from his hotel room Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Launsberry
Dawson Hotel
Cummins Proposes Government Rail Ownership With Private Leases
Iowa Senator Cummins outlines a plan to have the government own railroads and lease operations to private firms. The framework envisions 12 to 15 competing lines with unified terminals and a government administrator or small board. Capital would be government funded with guaranteed returns, leased operating capital tied to efficiency. He calls for congressional action after interstate commerce hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Senator Cummins
Iowa Republican
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Cummins
Congress
Interstate Ecommerce
McAdoo
Final hearing delayed for Seattle men on liquor charge
The final hearing of Robert Mc Laughlin, W. 8. BD, Smith and George Howe, Seattle residents charged with possessing liquor in the five mile zone, was continued Tuesday until January 14 by U. S. Commissioner R. W. McClelland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McLaughlin
W. 8. BD
Smith
George Howe
Seattle
Five Mile Zone
U. S
R. W. McClelland
Anarchy in Berlin as Spartacist Uprising Surges
Delayed report from Munich cites civil war between Spartacists and government factions in Berlin. Thousands clash in the streets as machine guns fire. Spartacists seize banks and occupy public buildings while government forces plan to storm the central police station. Karl Liebknecht reportedly leads the Spartacists and hundreds flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Spartacus
Liebknecht
Rosa Luxemburg
Adolph Joffe
Karl Radek
Munich
Spartacusians
Gregarious Instinct Leads Jasper Golmes to Slaughter
Jasper Golmes leaves his Yesler hotel room with two men at a Greek coffee house and rooms 208 in the Grand hotel. They invite him to gamble, seize his $200, tie him up, and flee with his money. Police, led by Chief Warren, stake out Greek coffee houses to catch the suspects and recover the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Jasper Golmes
Yesler
Washington
Fellows
Grand Hotel
Warren
Bank at Camp Lewis Held Up
Three unknown bandits robbed the Camp Lewis Army bank at 11 this morning and fled with $500 after a fusillade as the cashier and clerks were ordered to surrender. Military police chased them through the cantonment and caught the thieves, one likely a woman. James Creehan, Seattle former mayor Gill aide, was in the bank with three clerks. The scene followed a tense deposit attempt by an army officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Camp Lewis Army
Leutenant
James Creehan
Gill
Seattle
Supreme Court Reverses Indictments in Washington Land Deals
The Supreme Court reversed lower courts and reinstated indictments against Edward M. Comyns and Carlos M. Byron of Seattle for alleged fraudulent land deals in Washington. The decision was announced today in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preme Court
Edward M. Comyns
Carlos M. Byron
Seattle
Washington
Berger Case to Jury Tonight in Espionage Trial
Final arguments by attorneys and jury instructions were expected as Judge Landis prepared to send the Victor Berger case and four socialist leaders to the jury in Chicago. The defendants face espionage act charges in the Milwaukee congressman elect’s trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
Bolshevik Group Gains New Ally in Berlin Civil War
Independent socialists have joined the Spartacusians in Berlin’s civil conflict. A joint proclamation declares the final fight for the revolution will be fought, as reports arrive from Copenhagen dated January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartacusians
Berlin
Central Berlin Captured Report Shocks Copenhagen
A Wolff bureau dispatch reports Central Berlin occupied by Spartacists after seizing major outlets including Vorwaerts. The Copenhagen office received the message urging quick telegrams to Frankfurt. The claim follows earlier reports of the bureau and Berlin newspapers being seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Wolff Bureau
Germany
Berlin
Frankfort
Spartacusians
Vorwaerts
Ebert Breaks Off Russ Relations
London reports the German Reich government severed relations with the Russian soviet government citing Karl Radek's push to prolong the war between Germany and the Entente. The wireless from Berlin stated the action was taken by Chancellor Ebert's cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebert
London
Karl Radek
Germany
Berlin
Reinhardt Named as War Minister
THE HAGUR reports Col. Reinhardt of Würtemburg has been appointed German minister of war per a Berlin dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinhardt
Col. Reimhardt
Wurtemburg
Berlin
Treating Our Yanks Rough
A soldier at Camp Lewis, in a letter to The Star, claims mistreatment of men in food and other abuses. The Star will keep the communication confidential and asks for the soldier to provide his company number to prompt a proper authorities investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lewis
The
Star
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