Local youths and men arrested in city gambling sweep
Vernon Pearson, 16, was arrested after being found wearing a UU. S and A. majors uniform and turned over to detention home officials. Others named Tom Mirron, 35, Gust Plantas, 28, Tom Pappas, 14, and G. Koulas were detained on charges of gambling at a coffee house at 118 Fourth Ave 8.
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Vernon Pearson
UU. S& A. Majors
Tom Mirron
Gust Plantas
Tom Pappas
G. Koulas
Fourth Ave
1914 Overland Five-Passenger Touring Car For Sale
One 1914 Overland five passenger touring car with electric lights and starter in first class mechanical condition. Looks good and is good. Great private use vehicle. Valued at 600 dollars, bargain price 450 dollars. Easy-payment plan offered.
New 1918 Lexington Sixes Attract Northwest Attention
A shipment of the 1918 Lexington Sixes arrived at Fowler's Garage & Machine Works as local distributors publicize their arrival. Reports note the car’s classy lines and strong interest among buyers in Seattle and the Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler's Garage & Machine Works
Motor Truck Firms Grow Rapidly With Safer Bases
Records show 217 motor truck companies listed today, only 8 percent older than five years and 36 percent older than three. G M Walker Jr of Aliro Flex Auto cites stronger organization as reason for expansion and notes Aird Flex with two and a half million capital seeks to issue two million three hundred thousand in Michigan after a thorough securities commission review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Walker, Jr
Aliro- Flex Automobile Corporation
Aird- Flex
Freight Rates Jump as Rubber Transport Costs Surge
Analysis shows crude rubber from Singapore and Penang to Pacific ports rose from $24 a ton before the war to $95 a ton now. Rubber manufacturers face higher freight charges as they move material from Eastern plantations to factories.
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Singapore
Penang
Pacific
Goodyear Plant Organizes Draft Age Drill Classes
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Akron Ohio forms drill classes for all draft age employees to ease the difficult initiations of training camp. A United States retired army officer will oversee the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
United States Motor Truck Co appoints assistant sales managers
The company will designate assistant sales managers to oversee specified states with bases in prominent cities. Forrest J. Alvin, general manager, announced the plan. The University of Washington News Letter becomes the official publication of the state council of defense as announced at the university.
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W. L. Brown
Elgin Motor Car Corporation
Chicago
Middle Western
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
St. Louis
The
United States Motor Truck Co
Forrest J. Alvin
University of Washington
State Council of Defense
Russians Coming to Their Senses Amid Russia Crisis
Reports from Petrograd and Haparanda describe growing movement against the Maximals and a push for a coalition government. A Bolshevik peace stance threatens allied aid as British and French couriers are blocked. Finland pleads for U.S. relief as Moscow endures a deadly hotel defense.
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von Wendt
Finland
Morris
Wilson
America
State Department
Petrograd
Rebels terror at Kiev and Moscow raise death toll
Six hundred fatally hurt at Kiev and 150 Russian army officers fatally harmed at Moscow, new acts in the Bolshevik seizure of power. The six day Kiev contest described as a reign of terror, Petrograd reports cite a faithful Russian citizen.
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Viki
Morris
Traveler
Ilovan
Moscow
Stockholm
Kieff
Hussia
Petrograd
Maxwell used car lineup offers solid mechanical condition
We suggest you inspect Maxwell autos offered by others and in our salesroom. The 1914 5 passenger Maxwell with Nebraskan electric starter is repainted with good tires and priced at 475 dollars. The 1917 5 passenger Maxwell is OK in every part and ready for resale at 550 dollars. The 1917 5 passenger Maxwell has been used briefly as a demonstrator.
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Maxwell
S-paanenger Maxwell
O. K
Conference emissaries seek coalition in Russia
Emissaries were sent to Petrograd proposing a broad coalition to restore order under a strong representative government. The Bolsheviks declined. Reports from Petrograd today said the capital was quieter than in six months.
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Firitish
Petrograd
Shorin
Max Amalista
Russia
Demonstration for Peace Reported in Capitals of Enem
United Press leased wire reports a peace demonstration in the capitals of the enemy nation. Details are sparse in the Amsterdam dispatch dated November 28.
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Enem
United Press
Thieving Sammy Jailed for a Year
Private Raymond L. Aaron of Company RB, 216th Engineers, will serve one year and one day in a U S disciplinary barracks for stealing a cornet from a fellow company member. The general court martial, approved by Brig Gen Irons, imposed the sentence at Camp Lewis Tacoma, with Aaron from Los Angeles.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Raymond L. Aaron
216Th Engineers
United States
Irons Yesaterday
Aaron
Los Angeles
New Head Named in Red Cross Work
Civilian relief work for the Northwest division of the Red Cross will be placed under the direction of Miss Virginia McMechen about December 15. She has resigned as secretary of the Associated Charities after 11 years of service.
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Northwest
The
Red Cross
Virginia McMechen
Associated Charities
Marmola Prescription Tablets Promise Easy Weight Reduction
An advertisement urges readers to request Marmola Prescription Tablets from Marmola Co in Detroit to safely shed two to four pounds weekly without dieting or exercise. The pitch claims many already use it and warns against harmful drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marmola Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
Stolen Diamonds Reported From Hotel Statler Lobby
Theft of a registered mail package containing $20,000 worth of diamonds from the Hotel Statler lobby in Cleveland is reported. The stones belong to Yankhauer, Newitt & Platt Jewelry Co of New York and were addressed to J. Yankhauer. The robbery occurred Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Cleveland
Statler
Yankhauer
U S Destroyers Claim 115 Subs
San Francisco dispatch reports a letter from Thomas Power of Adm. Sims fleet claiming U S destroyers have sunk at least 115 German submarines. The letter details survivors torpedoed then fired on by Germans, with 85 killed during the pursuit and shooting.
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Unitedness
San Francisco
U. S.aval
Thomas Power
Carpenter
Sima’ Fleet
Woman seeks permission to wear U S Army uniform plea denied
A woman asked Maj. H. V. Strong for permission to wear the United States soldier’s uniform but would not state her reason. Strong declined to reveal her name and said sex equality laws do not cover her case. Paris dispatch notes Admiral Benson and Gen. Bliss returned from the front, where they were guests of Gen. Petain.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Maj. H. V. Strong
United States
Strong
Paris
Admiral Benson
Gen. Bliss
Petain
Embryo Birdmen Hold Big Feast
Northwestern cadets who passed the aviation service physical gathered at a Seattle Athletic Club banquet Tuesday before departing for the Berkeley ground school. Four leave today, others soon follow. Capt. G. L. Jones, Seattle recruiting chief, urged enthusiastic efforts.
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Northwestern
Aviation Service
Seattle Athletic Club
Berkeley
Cal
G. L. Jones
Seattle
Constipation blamed for many diseases warns doctors
An address to readers cites medical schools agreeing 95 percent of human disease stems from intestinal putrefaction and stomach waste. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup as a gentle, corrective laxative, offering a free bottle by writing to Dr W W Caldwell of Monticello Illinois.
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Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell
Washington Bt
Monticello
Ilinois
Hair That Waves While You Sleep
An advertisement touts Hquid filmerine as a safe overnight hair treatment. Applied at bedtime it purportedly creates natural looking waves and curls, leaves hair sleek and glossy, resists heat wind and moisture, and lasts for weeks with little fuss.
Star Want Ads Seek Missing Article Clue
Classified note hints at locating a lost article through Star want ads. Details scarce. readers urged to monitor listings and contact Star newsroom if information emerges.
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Grant Six Sales Co
East Pine ST
Phone East
Oakland
Montana
Lewis
East Pike ST
Pacific Motors Co., Inc
Paige
Paige Motor Sales Company
Font Pike St
East Pike
Fowler’s Auto Trailer
Broadway
Pacific Auto Supply Co
Diamond
Silvertown
Miller and Aj
Olle
Union St. At Ltd
Willard
Hatteries Auto Electric Equipment Co
11Th Av
Bet
Pike & Pine
Goodyear
H. B. Wilbur
Mgr
the Master Sales CO. Automobile Eilectrical Engineers
Everything Electrical
Waat
Pike Street
Emat
Harry Cpd
Austin
Washington Oakland Company
Dew Moines
Aslipa
Harry
Ecity
Rothell
John Baisden, Inc
Harroun
Pacific Motors
L. R. Pittman
Grant Six
Grant
Uist
M. A. Wilson
London
Ita
Haparanda
Committees On Public Safety
Russla
Germany
Trotsky Lenine
Col. Judson
Vinland
Tehernoff
Kerensky
Mohilev
Grand Army
BY Joseph Shaplen
United Press Correspondent
Seattle Automobile Co. Inc
Big Four
Third Ave
Old Rainier
Second Ave
Pike
Baby Pig
Boldt’s Restaurant
Amsterdam
Berlin
Budapest
Garford
Western Motor Sales Co
Sammy
U. S
U.S
Green Hotel
Fourth Avenue
Third Avenue
Pike ST
Harper Ridge
Puget Sound Savi and Loan Association
California
San Diego
Multnomah
Salles Dee
Willamette
Sailea Dee
Mark H. Jackson
Syracuse
New York
Oe Gurney Bldg
Union Store
Union ‘Clerks
3Rd
Universit
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