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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1918
Page
3
Frederick M Kerry Rosenhayn reports William J Purvis and his wife, long married in New Jersey, adopted 22 children over 42 years. Purvis, 72, once breadwinner for his mother and four siblings, recounts how he and his wife took in orphans and abandoned babies, some weighing less than a pound.
Seattle dry squad members assisted Pierce county sheriff in pursuing a suspected bootlegger. A shipment of 92 cases of whisky Wash was seized, and Harry Greenwood claimed ownership of a Roy drug store and the People’s Drug Co. in Tacoma. After presenting a permit, the liquor was released to the sheriff, who found the shipment was being sent on a repeater with a duplicate permit.
Augustine Fretmont, 17, joined his mother in Seattle after stowing away on the Hawaii Maru from Yokohama. An older brother provided passage money, their Russian funds devalued, leaving only one ticket for mother and son. The mother discovered her eldest son had enlisted and was stationed in the American army.
Reuben Jones secretary of the school board asks the city council to combine the recall election of Anna Louise Strong with the municipal elections. Spanish-American War veterans filed recall petitions against Miss Strong for alleged unpatriotic utterances.
Arnold Meadows and John Bowler face trial after being brought back from Wortland for the January 21 barber shop robbery at 917 Pike. The owners, W. Turner and Frank Richter, reported the theft of 87.25 dollars.
Washington date line reports the Federal Trade Commission plans an immediate housecleaning to stop leaks of important information. A Chicago packing industry probe uncovered in private files shows August 1916 correspondence where a Doolittle complaint urged a probe of packing houses. KR C McMahon noted complaints filed with the FTC are privileged.
London dispatch reports in Amsterdam that a Deutsche Tages Zeitung issue, organ of Junkers and pan Germans, urged violent rebellion to save Germany. It quoted calls against Kaiser and Hertling surrendering to popular demands, noting the paper's Agrarian conservative stance.
Nebraska has surged beyond the federal request in its pork campaign. About 4,000 farmers in the state have agreed to raise 10 to 50 percent more hogs, averaging nearly a percentage point beyond the government target, according to records from the agricultural extension service.
Mrs. Sarah Glither twenty accused her paramour Drama teacher Pert M. Quinn known in Seattle as W M Quigley of trying to force her to stop teaching dancing at Dreamland. She told police Sunday night she took poison in her Baden hotel room in a lovers quarrel.
Carl Hadeen, sixth member of the alleged motorcycle gang, pleaded guilty to second degree assault in superior court Monday for an attack on a young girl on the Bothell road last September. He received a sentence of one to ten years in the penitentiary. Three have been convicted, one acquitted, and Hadeen is the second to plead guilty.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Chinese Exclusion Act does not authorize the secretary of labor to deport Chinese who entered legally. Deportation power must be exercised by United States commissioners.
Prof Samm Boothroyd of the University of Washington will present a free stereopticon lecture on astronomy titled Netulae of the Stars. The talk is scheduled for Tuesday evening at the W C W hall located at 4th and Marion.
One hundred eighty Washington men who failed to return draft questionnaires will be certified to the war department as deserters unless they report to their draft boards soon. Notices were mailed Saturday alerting them.
State land valued at 245895 dollars and 88 cents will be offered at public auction in Olympia on February 5. The sale covers parcels totaling this assessed value under state authorities.
Phil McCann a veteran Arizona cattleman arrived in Ban Francisco outraged after two men posing as soldiers robbed him on the train of 500 dollars 500 in ring and his cherished gun. He warned he could not face neighbors without the revolver and offered to cover police expenses and a reward if located.
A Seattle community appeal highlights the Soldiers and Sailors Club offering beds meals baths and recreation for soldiers and sailors in the city. It notes remodeling of baths, involvement of local clubs, and calls for ongoing annual support from residents to create more clubs for visiting servicemen.
Col Clarence Ousley assistant secretary of agriculture told Seattle business leaders and Western Washington farmers that backyard gardens and small-scale farming will win the war. He urged self sufficiency, food conservation, and shipping grain in bulk, planning further talks in Everett and Wisconsin.
Staff Correspondent reports rumors that Col. Lewis B. Ryan of the 346th Field Artillery will face a benzine board to test fitness to command. Ryan was relieved of command Friday and several majors and captains are said to be summoned next week. Officials declined to discuss the summons or causes.
In San Francisco on January 28 a baby boy weighing eight pounds was born at the corner of Fillmore Street and Golden Gate Avenue. Mrs. Frank Buchbauer and her husband, a post office night worker, were returning home when the stork arrived. Irving Czerny, a hospital steward, improvised a delivery space using an ambulance cot and assisted with the birth before the mother was taken to Central Emergency Hospital.
Gordon Cookingham of Portland was piloted by two young strangers who stole his coat and overcoat after he paid them 50 cents each to act as temporary valets while he fixed his motorcycle in Market Street. He had to pay one dollar for the privilege of the loss.
New York endured its second heatless Monday as another heavy snowstorm swept the area. Snow fell in New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania and Maryland though rail traffic was not seriously affected and Midwest reports were less encouraging.
Local classifieds highlight Star want ads offering new housing options. Listings feature various properties with possible prices and locations for buyers seeking updated living spaces.
We are one of the largest best equipped dental plants in the country. Our staff all graduates of top colleges, certified by the state board, and our facilities emphasize sanitation and modern science. We guarantee all work and invite you to call for a free thorough examination and cost estimate.
Victor Morgan, editor of the Cleveland Press, has spent weeks on the German frontier gathering startling inside observations. His forthcoming articles promise patriotic American readers insight into Germany today, with the first piece due to be published Wednesday.
The government seeks several ballistic inspectors and related roles including handling shrapnel primers detonating fuses and high explosive loading with salaries from 1600 to 2400 dollars. Positions also include engineer and forest products registrar in signal service and chemist at 1200 to 2400. Applications are received by H. F. Ward in the 11th U S civil service district.
Thieves stole nearly 1000 in money and valuables from Seattle residences Saturday and Sunday. Items listed include a revolver, a gold locket, a watch and chain, overcoats, coins, whisky, and a telephone coin box. Several named locations and victims are recorded, including J A Moore, W H Wyckoff, Roy Williams, Mrs W E Duncan, and the Densmore hotel.
Federal investigators and the fuel administration cooperate to guard against infractions of the second closed Monday rule. Dr Garfield's aides expect the recent explanation to inform all affected about observing the order in spirit and letter.
Sergt. Mathew O Conner formerly of the Seattle Star and now with the base hospital at Camp Lewis Tacoma, managed to find breeches that fit after initial trouble. His perseverance won the day and he now presents a natty soldier look.
The steamship Spokane of the Pacific Steamship Co. is expected to leave drydock at the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co. plant and be ready for service on Saturday after repairs totaling 150000 dollars. The vessel was damaged last November when it went aground on Idol Point.
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