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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
1
The Star warns Mayor Gill to revoke police powers granted to private security hired by express and traction firms. It cites incidents of guards firing on crowds and threatening people, urging direct police control to prevent bloodshed and protect taxpayers.
Last edition hints better weather as people are urged to walk. Forecast says fair tonight and Friday with mild conditions encouraging outdoor activity.
A report from Haparanda states a bridge over the Vyatka river was blown up in what is believed to be an assassination attempt on American Ambassador David R. Francis. The ambassador was traveling home and his train was detained. It is unclear if he was returning to Petrograd or the United States.
In Seattle Washington on July 19 the draft drawing is set for 9 30 am in room 226 of the senate building after a Capitol visit by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Baker and Crowder confer on time and place while press access remains outside the chamber. The drawing aims to assign all 10 000 000 men to their call with official tallymen and announcer yet to be named.
The article outlines Washington state quotas for the first select service army and exemption boards. It notes the state’s quota at 7296 men, with Seattle expected to supply 1747 and King County 2146. Exemption questions are to be decided by district boards, one per 30 000 population, with about 3494 men to be called before Seattle’s quota is filled.
Miss Mytilene Dougherty of 2156 Sixth Ave West skated to downtown Seattle as cars did not run during the traction strike. A neighbor’s roller skates and a taxi ride home illustrated the disruption. The Seattle Tacoma Light and Power Co strike spurred a receivership bid by Corporation Counsel Hugh Caldwell and a city council resolution urging action.
Transfers between Division A of the municipal line and the Tacoma Renton & Southern line could be issued during the strike. Oliver T. Erickson chair of the council public utilities committee met with T R S officials Thursday to pursue a working agreement. If successful, service may run almost continuously from the south end of the Fremont bridge to Renton through central Seattle.
Mayor Gill ordered 25 permanent police to join the city payroll under Chief Beckingham after riotous disturbances in the business district tied to a strike. The new officers will come from 31 civil service certified eligibles as labor seeks investigation of express company guards used during the strike.
The Star features bargain Friday listings from Seattle's best shops and notes an Indianola Beach summer homes advertisement on page 6. The paper touts itself as the fastest growing paper in the Northwest.
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