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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1919
Page
1
A critic rails against Bolshevik influence and graft, describing a red book seized by federal agents and labeling communists as stewards of wealth. He laments censorship and urges vigilance against "anarchy" and deceit while praising old-time hunters for honesty.
The Globe reports Field Marshal Haig will retire as soon as general headquarters are abolished, signaling the end of an era in British military command.
Drive around and leave your want ad at The Star Sub Station rear of Bartell 610 Second Ave or phone Main 600 to get the two wheeled happiness through a Star Want A.
John Haney father of ten died in a woods shooting while pursuing fugitives in Centralia. His widow and children are destitute. American Legionnaires began a trust fund, asking Washington residents to contribute through the Honey Family Trust Fund at Grant Hodge Post Centralia.
Bert Bland, alleged leader of the Centralia J W W and a key suspect in the Armistice Day shootings, was captured near Independence Washington after a week on the run. He surrendered without resistance when surrounded in a woods cabin, fatigued and starved, and is held in Chehalis county jail guarded by eight deputies.
Seattle officials propose a large Third avenue terminal to end transfers and boost street car use. Superintendent Thomas F. Murphine says the plan will encourage noon home meals, lower short ride costs, and raise overall transit business while expanding hotel traffic on Fifth avenue near Madison Street.
President Wilson urged democrats to defeat the Lodge resolution seeking ratification with 14 reservations. Lodge pressed for a formal peace treaty vote as Hitchcock warned of potential delays amid partisan debate. The clash centered on whether the Lodge plan or a broader ratification would prevail as senators debated timing and strategy.
James V Bliss J W W organizer begins a five to ten year term in the Idaho state penitentiary after a conviction under the state criminal syndicarium law following an American Legion post complaint. The ruling marks the first under the 1919 amendment.
Spokane police say a domestic quarrel over a child led to the shooting of Sid Wagner head of a transfer company at his home. Charles W. White a clerk and former husband of Mrs. Wagner is likely the assailant. Wagner is fatally hurt and to be operated on.
The body of CC, KR Cobb, missing since November 10, was found frozen in a snowdrift seventeen miles from Orient in Ferry county. Cobb, on a hunting trip, apparently fell down a fifty foot bank and could not reach a nearby cabin about a mile away.
An abused wife recalls the coerced marriage to James Deaver in 1906. She describes fear, tears, and a life of control under his gun brandishing, with family pressure and a lack of choice, leading to a lasting bitterness and a plea for forgiveness as she nears emancipation.
Dr. J B Crichton told Seattle volunteers that Alaska reindeer milk is rich in butter fat at 17 percent versus 3 percent in cow milk, noting 100000 head of reindeer and that milk supplies 18 percent of the nation's food. He urged universal certification and pasteurization, while noting stale milk risks. Next week Health Commissioner Hiram Reed will discuss health department administration.
Citizens and citizenesses who called the King County fair price commission complain about candy manufacturers receiving 25 percent of their normal sugar allotment in November and December. Miss Dean explains the seven pounds per person per month covers all sugar use including jam candy and preserves, and total purchases may exceed the candy allotment.
Warsaw reports the peace conference will be asked to resolve Polish German issues including the fate of the free city of Danzig.
James R. Deaver retired marine sergeant major and reputedly wealthiest enlisted man testified in his own defense in Superior Judge Gilliam's court. He denied killing Henry Clay Holt at 8 15 p.m. September 27 in Seattle while claiming Holt broke up his home. Evidence from witnesses included location checks at Fourth Ave and Pike St and statements about Holt's relationship with Mrs. Deaver.
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