This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1918
Page
4
Gov. Stephens grants a reprieve that stays Thomas Mooney's execution beyond December 13, 1918, to allow further examination by the California judiciary. The case has lingered in state courts as public demand and legal action continue.
Washington July 27 The San Francisco subcommittee of the capital issues committee backs shutting the Seattle municipal light plant or splitting the Skinner 4 Fiddy power contract with Puget Sound Traction and Power Co. Mayor Hanson travels to Washington to push for 4 590 000 dollar bonds to develop the site claiming San Francisco interests aim to control Seattle with the bonds fight ongoing through officials including David Whitcomb and M F Backus amid opposition from Building Owners' association and traction interests.
United Press report from Washington notes a possible exhaustion of draft Class 1 before Congress acts on extending draft ages. It cites Marshal Crowder saying the last men of Class 1 may be called by Labor Day, with a call for 21 year olds likely before January 1, 1919.
Turkish socialists in London on July 27 discuss organizing energetic agitation for the dawn of the Turkish bourgeoisie and an undated Moscow directive guiding their movement amid proot of Turkey.
Classifieds steering readers to Pages 10 and 11 offer home listings and notices. The brief nudges readers toward real estate sections for housing options and related ads.
A pacifist manifesto argues for genuine peace after four years of war. It condemns Prussianism as force, calls for unconditional surrender of its power, and insists democracy alone is the peer of nations. The piece urges collective resistance to German influence and implores the public to heed the people’s cry for peace.
Pierce County women’s legislative council presented to the city a reproach criticizing the 7-cent fare by the traction company as farming out city functions to a citizen committee. They call the action a violation of state law and city ordinances. Shipyard workers refuse to pay more than 7 cents, saying service is no better than under 5 cents, with crowded cars and lack of safety.
Washington reports postwar U S tax revenue may reach about two billion dollars annually as war loans and expenses push government costs to more than double prewar levels. Germany’s postwar tax burden is shown as about five billion dollars yearly with a large public debt.
Amsterdam reports Bolshevik soldiers captured maltreated and shot German aviators Lieut Nellesen and Lieut Burchart over Pusan territory. Germany demands the severest punishment for those responsible.
London dispatch reports American airmen wearing white bands on caps to distinguish them from other troops. The ruse fooled English girls who were told the bands signified walking quarantine due to a mumps outbreak. The joke sparked envy among infantry and artillery.
United Press report from London says Hindenburg pressured Ludendorff to take blame for the last offensive failure. Hindenburg reportedly disapproved of the plan and insisted Ludendorff sign the official communique. A Kaiser advised message urged patience and confidence at home while warning that the decisive point has arrived.
Zurich dispatch reports serious disturbances in Prague due to famine with bread shortages since July. Arbeiter Zeitung notes protests and rising unrest amid food scarcity and economic strain impacting residents and workers.
Lieut. Walter Avery of Columbus Ohio downed Captain Mendkopf the German ace near Chateau Thierry after a 29 minute duel. Mendkopf credited with 14 victims wore the Cross of Merit. An American airman attempting a solo pursuit also captured a bowie but ended behind enemy lines and became a prisoner.
The crisis in the Soissonne Rheims battlefront is expected hourly as German forces endure heavy artillery and sustained Allied pressure from French American British and Italian troops. Allied gains are local but strategic, with mounting casualties and renewed offensive by the Crown Prince’s army north of Chateau Thierry and along the Marne.
The Lewis troops join the 6th Corps in the era of active duty as the division labeled Wild West prepares for battle service in France while additional units head toward Italy.
From Camp Lewin the 27 000 strong Fifth Army Corps unit is primed for action under Maj Gen Bundy with Ivan Washington Oregon California and Alaska recruits. The division includes all branches and is led by Gen Foltsteas in command at the Stet. Earlier reports said Camp Lewis men were hurried east and sent to fill regular contingents after trains moved via Canada.
Washington reports trained forces in France have reached Italy while approving two new army corps in France the Fourth under Reed and the Fifth with divisions including the 91st and 92d. Allied front reduced from 74 to 64 miles and Paris still 49 miles from the German line. American troops total 1 258 000 with 53 000 sent in the last month.
American forces north of the Marne report the capture of a German long-range gun emplacement used to bombard Paris. The main battery was in the forest of St Gobain about 25 miles north of Brecy, with initial Paris bombardments coming from that sector.
The German crown prince presses to decide the great battle in the Solovens Rheima pocket as 400 000 troops endure heavy bombardment. Fere En Tardenois falls could force a German retreat to the Flames line near the Veale river. British raids reported from Pritish sectors from the Somme to Lens while artillery duels rage in Flanders and the Somme-Ancre area. Casualties in England exceed 12 495 this week as American forces reinforce in Italy and unrest grows in Prague and among Turkish socialists.
Dispatch reports Franco American troops driving at the southern edge of the Soissons Rheims salient between Vernuil and Chatillon sur Marne. Bridgeheads formed on the north bank as German lines hold near Vincelles and Jaulgonne while the main road south of Fismes feeds toward Colombes and the Marne.
Allied forces report heavy rains in the Maine sector slow operations yet fail to stop advances. Prisoners and captured machine guns rise as Americans shell and bomb, with a signal corps unit credited for capture of Expiedsa after a patrol entered the village. German gunners hold posts until death or capture.
French and American artillery bombard German concentrations in the Soissons Rheims salient as 400000 Germans concentrate. Heavy fire targets Fere Pern Tardenois and Missy Sur Aisne as crown prince orders stand and fight, turning a retreat into a fierce, far reaching engagement.
Lieutenant Charles P. Haynes aged 29 was killed instantly at Mineola flying field when the De Haviland battle plane stalled and plunged to the ground. Mechanician Minard Moyst of New York suffered a broken leg and broken shoulder and was taken to a field hospital. Haynes' home is in Gloucester Massachusetts.
San Francisco July 27 McNutt chief counsel for J Mooney said he has not yet had time to study the governors reprieve action figuring its impact. He noted the paragraph about fullest consideration for the case may indicate steps toward a new trial if the governor intends executive action.
Washington July 27 The White House offered no word on the Thomas J. Mooney reprieve granted by California Gov. Stephens. The reprieve will not change plans for the Mooney league meeting set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Arena. Defense Secretary Greenhalgh said the reprieve is a stall and the game will go on.
President Wilson and President Carranza have been asked by the American Federation of Labor to attend an international labor conference between U S and Mexican unionists at Laredo Texas on November 13. The conference proposes establishing a Pan American federation of labor and the promulgation of a charter for better labor standards.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.