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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1918
Page
3
A reader asks the Sporting Editor to publish a plan for wireless devices to replace traditional telephones. The writer envisions home, office, barn, and garage installations connected without central servers and without monthly bills, claiming airplanes would be safer without wires.
The market lists wholesale prices for cucumbers onions peppers and lemons among other produce. Local city creamery eggs and poultry prices appear with varieties and packaging notes, plus live poultry and meat items and general farm goods.
President Wilson sent to the Senate three nominations. John W. Davis to be ambassador to Great Britain. Alexander C. King of Atlanta to be solicitor general, succeeding Davis who resigns to become envoy to London. Albert P. Niblack to be rear admiral in the navy.
A packed Seattle crowd is expected for a ten bout program at Crystal Pool tonight. Main events feature Chet Neff vs Johnny Wolgast and George Thompson vs Joe Harrahan, with sailors and soldiers from Camp Lewis clashing in multiple matchups.
Annapolis Navy team led by Lieut Ingram prepares to host the undefeated Great Lakes Naval Training Station in a Saturday showdown. Dobie’s squad recently crushed Ursinus 127 to 0 and aims to measure strength against a Rutgers upset win 54 to 14 with the Western foe.
High school football opens within two weeks as Franklin meets Broadway while Lincoln and Queen Anne clash later. Teams face reduced schedules and key losses, notably Red Smith at Broadway and Ray Eckman at Lincoln, who now stars for the University of Washington.
Danny Weaton of Oakland, a top bantam, will face Frankie Murphy in Tuesday's UW show. Weaton has a strong record against fast competition around the Golden Gate, and Austin and Salt report he has looked sharp in workouts.
Walter Johnson jokes about a dropped quarter as John Willam McFarland former Purdue lineman dies of influenza at Delphi after being All Western tackle in 1916 and 1917. Willie Hoppe wins a 200 point billiard match in Boston for WW drive funds while Jack Dempsey knocks out Porkey Flynn in the first round in Philadelphia.
Jack Dempsey knocks out Pattling Le Vinaky in three rounds in Philadelphia to redeem a recent San Francisco loss to Willie Meehan. The Pacific coast heavyweight rebuilt his training, defeating Levinsky and several prominent heavies this year, signaling a return to top form and a potential rematch with Meehan or Willard.
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