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 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
1
A note invites attendance at 8 p m Saturday night at the Armory to learn about the Second Infantry. Weather is forecast cloudy tonight and tomorrow with no significant changes.
Mayor Gill dismissed Sergeant Putnam, dry squad chief, sparking talk of a showdown with Pastor Dr. M. A. Matthews of the First Presbyterian Church. Matthews returns Saturday from Washington as Putnam contemplates an appeal to the civil service board and legal avenues.
Premier Lloyd George declares peace can come only after allies achieve aims and indemnities. He rejects peace before victory and urges destruction of the Prussian military power. He cites German indemnities and territories as essential to civilization and notes British troop losses.
United Press reports Greece is set to enter the war on the Allied side as King Alexander and Premier Venizelos declare a state of war. Diplomats to be recalled from Germany Austria Bulgaria and Turkey.
South of the Souchez river Haig’s forces strike hard at Oppy and advance on a 2000 yard front. The British capture forward positions and Avion while taking prisoners and machine guns. The action forms part of a wider effort to encircle Lens and disrupt the Hindenburg line.
The Belgian commission led by Baron Moncheur will arrive in Seattle on Sunday July 8 and be guests of the city from 10 30 am to 10 45 pm The visit is arranged as an official city occasion with a mass meeting automobile tour and likely luncheon The party includes military and state officials and officials from the Belgian legation
Plattsburg training camp officers say a long keen dagger will be supplied to every American infantryman heading to France. It will be fitted into the legging as a fallback if the bayonet fails in action.
The Belgian mission will depart Washington on Sunday for a Western tour. It will reach Chicago Monday morning for a day there, then visit Milwaukee Green Bay Wis St Paul Minneapolis Spokane Seattle Portland Los Angeles San Francisco Salt Lake City Colorado Springs Denver Topeka Little Rock Louisville Cincinnati Charleston Va and Tulsa Okla.
An almost human machine claimed by Stanley Y. Reach can fly by airplane and drop bombs at any designated point from up to 5,000 feet. It cannot select a landing site, a defect Beach says can be remedied with Orville Wright's input.
The piece argues Mayor Gill rightly forced Sergeant Putnam from the city squad to curb a pattern of secret funding and meddlesome plotting tied to Dr. Matthews and a parson. It credits Putnam's courage yet condemns his secret payments and reliance on private interests in public duty.
A Seattle newspaper ad column lists bargain retailers. Standard Furniture Co Meastern Outfitting Co Grote Rankin Red Front Clothing Co ish McCormack Bros Woodhouse Grunbaum Rhodea Co Terrell Shoe Co Carl Schermer John Lagor McDougall Southwick Frederick Nelson Jess Fraser Paterson Tailored Ready Co Public markets and other merchants offer discounted goods.
In France Pershing's men are called Sammies or Uncle Sam's boys while British and French terms like Tommies Poilus and Bodies appear in parallel. Training behind the lines will cover bomb and grenade use, the new British bayonet system, and other modern warfare developments. The War Department awaits a full report on the expedition's arrival.
Mask and Quill at the University of Washington stages a dramatic program in Meany Hall on Friday to raise funds for the university ambulance unit. The performance features campus talent and supports campus services.
All nine members of Sergt Putnam s dry squad walked out at noon Friday amid plans to dismiss six and redeploy one civil service member. Sergt Comstock said he had not been notified. Chief Beckingham and Comstock ordered changes to the unit under Comstock s administration. Five plain clothes members to be discharged and one civil service member rehired to police duty. Names listed include J A Ritchie A R Plough W W McCord N E Winberg and C A Putnam.
Comstock will choose how many officers remain in the force and plans to dismiss several men in the dry squad. Six positions are at stake including two civil service members R L Bodges A D Ford and R A McLean W H Star W J Elliott B H Brien. Some officers reportedly considered voluntary resignations after a meeting with Putnam.
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.