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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1918
Page
10
The newspaper announces the 600 per main rate for legal notices in the Want Ad Department. Rates apply to open space listings and timeframes of one and two years respectively as outlined by the department.
A noisy ad list touts a furniture auction in Seattle with many pieces mentioned including tables chairs and shelves. It notes the auction begins promptly at 10:90 but the text is jumbled and several non furniture items appear in the same notice.
The annual meeting of the Pratvia Alaska Copper Company will be held at its principal office 614 New York Milock Heattie Washington on Tuesday January 16 1018 at o oclock pm to elect trustees authorize sale of corporate property and conduct other business as may come before the meeting Leona Sparks secretary notices missing punctuation cleaned text
A city ordinance calls for the Oregon Washington, Northern Pacific, Great Northern and Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railways to build an overhead crossing at Yealerway for pedestrian travel. It would connect with the Colman viaduct from Firetave and Yesterday to Pier 1. Condemnation for the right of way was approved in 1915. this act clears the way for construction.
Washington January 14 The Spanish embassy saw little activity as Congress prepared to cut off trade with Germany. The embassy had served as a clearinghouse for war relief funds and as a Lost and Found for refugees from Greece Russia Palestine and the Balkans. Senor Ten Pelayo Garcia Clay attached to the embassy helped direct transfers. Congress aimed to stop gold leakage into enemy territory and required weeks to return about 56000 sent by 7000 contributors. Senor Clay now spends most of his time in New York.
NDON January 1 4By Mail German raid behind which 350 tanks were mobilized for Cambrai attack failed to reveal details as 40 British Tommies kept silent to protect the operation. A high officer warned any tip could have toppled the tank offensive. A further notice: a card party for the Seventh company Washington coast artillery auxiliary on January 16 at 1591 Fourth Ave.
A crowded market sheet lists stall numbers and prices for groceries and meats. Products include flour, bacon, pork chops, corned beef, canned goods, fruits, vegetables, dairy, and bakery items with varied prices and units across stalls 10 to 129.
A fragmented old listing shows stalls and goods at a neighborhood market. Items include Jersey butter, eggs, Atlantic red salmon, La France tablets, Mald raisins, Anderson’s products, navy beans, brown bread, veal chops, mutton chops, rolls, cookies and various box quantities.
A Seattle inventor, W F Watkins, unveils "The Shower Bomb Machine" a rapid fire depth charge launcher. The device hurls 500 to 800 bombs a minute through a wheel shaped tube, with bombs detonating after exit, offering path clearing volleys for ships, land use, and coastal defenses.
Seattle post office reports orders prohibit sending packages to Sammies in France addressed to the Commanding General Port of Embarkation. Parcels over seven pounds will be held and must be returned. under seven pounds will be returned to sender if not correctly addressed.
Washington autoists paid 525,573 for licenses during 1917 per secretary of state figures. King County licenses totaled 196,455 with the rest distributed among other counties.
Prowlers broke into the Machinists Union headquarters at 201 Collins building on Sunday night. They entered six desks but nothing was reported missing.
State and city employees are exempt from income tax on salaries but other revenue sources remain taxable. Exemptions include interest on state bonds and U S bonds, with a super tax for higher incomes. Married filers with net income 2000 or more and single filers with 1000 or more owe tax. submit forms to Collector David Williams, Tacoma, by March 1. Forms available in room 526 federal building for those under thresholds.
Bart Thane, head of the Alaska-Gastineau Mining Co., in Seattle to discuss a proposed steel plant between Seattle and Tacoma. He says it is not yet ripe to publish details and yields no timelines.
The executive board of the State Federation of Labor convened at the New Richmond hotel to discuss establishing a minimum wage for women. A committee was appointed Monday to present the proposal to the state welfare commission.
J. P. R. Morrisson chief engineer of the 8 8S Gleaner died of heart failure when the ship docked in Seattle Monday. He fainted on duty off Meadow Point and died before aid could be given. His home is in Seattle.
A resident reported a theft at Abbotsford on Sunday when a thief gained entry through a bathroom window and took 25 dollars. Police were notified Monday about the break in at the 11th and Fast Fir area.
Thus O'Connor aged 27, a Canadian former waiter, made his getaway Sunday from the city stockade as authorities pursued further details.
Two committees appointed by electric and steam railway experts, laborers, and King County Council of Defense will survey rail facilities to see if eight or 10 car trains can operate through the industrial district and will also study ferrying workers by boat. Members include J. J. McCullough, FE Mundorf, Hamilton Higday, George W. Albin, and Guy B. Richardson.
A report to Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield from David Whitcomb proposes price revisions and coal reclassification. Details on new prices await Washington’s action. The panel includes Mack F. Goese, Raymond R. Frazier, and Raymond P. Tarr.
In 1917 King County saw 968 divorces with many filings in the last half of the year. Non support by husbands tops the causes, while in 246 suits the husband is named as the injured party.
Injuries to Helmer Gustafson and his wife were settled by County Engineer Humes for 400 dollars after their car plunged into a washout on a county road during recent floods.
Alfred H. Brooks an Alaskan geologist serves on General Pershing's staff in France as noted in the annual report of the Secretary of the Interior Lane.
H. B. Pickering formerly in charge of the Tacoma yard for the Foundation company shifts to engineer of ship construction and moves to the Seattle head offices. The Pacific Coast headquarters relocate from Portland to Seattle.
Washington dispatch notes post office officials warn mail will be late as freight blockades disrupt transit. Praeger says 400 trains eliminated, creating widespread delays. solid mail trains between major hubs could restore timeliness, with one dependable daily run preferred to many late services.
Joe Smith of the Pigott company requests county grand jury inquiry into the January 5 raid on the Pigott shop. He alleges no effort has been made to identify those behind the wrecking. He also asks city council to investigate why police failed to catch the perpetrators after a War Department query.
Today officials assess Bolshevik war preparations and mobilization of the Russian Red Guard as evidence of a planned display against Germany. The move prompts military and diplomatic concern among observers here.
In 1917 only 822 children faced the juvenile court, the lowest tally since the court’s formation. Of these, 592 were boys and 230 were girls, marking a notable decline in youth offenses during that period.
Alaska lumberman G. Tromble of Craig has contracted to furnish 300000 feet of spruce for the U S aircraft corps as Alaska aids the western front effort. More Alaska contracts are anticipated.
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