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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1917
Page
1
Gus Volrath, who reportedly yelled to hell with liberty bonds, is detained after a blast at a steel plant. Police say the incident nearly killed him, with investigators tracing the blast to suspected foul play and securing the site for examination.
Ballard residents flock to buy 40 000 open bonds to fund a municipal car line extension. About 30 buyers had applied by noon, purchasing 9 650 dollars worth, with offers from Bremerton and Issaquah. City officials hope to show bonds are salable by Tuesday and have cars running to the business district by Christmas.
President Wilson urged full cooperation of American labor to defeat Germany and secure victory. He argued Berlin to Bagdad railroad signaled military aims, praised labor freedom, urged unity between workers and government, and condemned pacifists and mob justice as threats to democracy.
Ten thousand Italian soldiers surrendered in the Upper Piave valley to the German Austrian forces, according to the war office. Reports from Berlin and Rome note German Austrian troops reached Feltre on the Piave front and claim Italian positions on the Asiago plateau and at Longarone failed to hold.
Charlotte Michigan reports Nina Halsey age 16 wed H George Newth an express clerk after a five week courtship. Rival suitor George Randle had secured a license but it was returned to the county clerk and he has moved into the household to start housekeeping.
United Press Leased Wire reports a small patrol vessel is aground on the American coast. The navy department ordered relief measures immediately.
Copenhagen reports Germany has extended military service to men up to 47 years old and is drafting those previously deemed unfit. The army already included many over 45, with no rule requiring discharge at that age.
Fresh state department reports via Persia indicate the Bolshevik uprising is collapsing as Kerensky reaches army HQ. Korniloff and Kalinin are seen as possible saviors while Kerensky bears the burden of restoring order and forming a stable government. Optimism runs through officials despite limited confirmation.
London dispatches report Kerensky's provisional government gaining strength as troops threaten Bolshevik holdouts in Moscow. Reports claim mutiny among trains carrying troops, crews switching to the Provisional Government, and Kerensky forces, with Gen Alexeïff, encroaching near Petrograd.
A second grade boy at the Colored Orphans' home is nicknamed Midnight by peers for his dark skin. When another boy teases him with the same name, Midnight fires back that the lighter boy is “about half past 11” in reference to skin shade, showing tense humor among roommates.
Evansville story details Alice Dodd’s premonitions after learning her son James Gresham, among the first American expeditionary force fatalities in France, died in battle. The piece recalls his enlistment, family loss, and the mother’s sorrow as the war’s human cost is framed.
Three men were killed and one injured in an early morning crash at 24th Avenue and Mission Street San Francisco. The two autos collided and the fatalities were reported by police responders.
The Seattle phone strike enters its third week with operators and electricians confident the current tactics will force a settlement. Frank G. Tustin says results from the San Francisco mediation board are unlikely. Delaney returns soon with a possible major announcement. Tacoma operators pledge support. relief funds grow to at least 250 dollars daily.
Baskatoon reports Leon Trotsky, Bolshevik leader, resided in Western Canada for two years spreading propaganda among Russians. His presence worried officials, and he was later detained by immigration agents in Montreal but released after Kerensky intervened.
A Denver and Rio Grande troop train collision near Salida Colorado killed three soldiers from the 42nd United States Infantry and left two missing with about 16 others injured. The dead were Sergeant C. C. Preston Private Fred P. Whitehouse a musician and Private Guy B. Alexander band leader. Officials attributed the wreck to a probable signal mix up and no indication of foul play.
About 10 000 signatures are attached to petitions seeking the recall of Dr Anna Louise Strong from the school board. The committee notes 6000 names were needed to carry the recall vote and urges those with petitions unfinished to file them at headquarters 608 Second Ave before the Wednesday deadline.
Ed O'Brien, a county stockade prisoner, climbed the board wall Sunday at 6 30 pm and fled. Bloodhounds tracked him to a log near Rowhell, where he was found about three hours later. He was serving 80 days.
James Morrison and L. B. Walker, both residents of Nob Hill, fought two intruders who entered Mrs. Alice Quinn s room on West Bell at demanding money. A knife injuring Walker sent him to City Hospital. Morrison suffered a cut to the right elbow. Detectives Hayden and Jones later arrested Duke Deatherage, identified by Walker as one of the assailants.
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