04 Oct 1919
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1919
Page
1
A bustling Seattle crowd packs Main Street for the World Series amid fog and chill. The piece notes public mood shifting from wartime fervor to ordinary wants as fans ask only who wins today while Pershing and politics fade.
Officials identified include Nallin at the plate and Evans at second base for the American League, with Quigley assigned to third base for the National League, and positions noted for first base.
Reports from Rome say Jugo-Slav troops fired on an Italian steamer off the Adriatic coast wounding several Italian soldiers. No further details were provided on casualties or motives.
Henry Clay Holt writes Elaine Deaver as sole beneficiary in a 1919 will, declaring her innocent of any wrongdoing. The will names Deaver as executrix and seeks to wind up Holt’s estate, while the murder case of Holt awaits court action against James R. Deaver.
White House reports indicate President Wilson slept late and felt refreshed after recent illness. Dr. Cary Grayson said the condition was more favorable and the president appeared cheerful though still in bed. Mrs Wilson and the president’s brother Joseph kept in close contact as physicians met.
New York October 4 Brand Whitlock former minister to Belgium presented his credentials to King Albert at the Waldorf Astoria. He becomes the first American ambassador to Belgium and the first foreign envoy to be received on Belgian soil by a reigning sovereign.
Official records at the county city building report divorces involving St Peter. Carrie B wife of George St Peter is granted a divorce amid reported drinking. Rae Angel sues husband Samuel for desertion. Judge Walter French presides.
Los Angeles reports Ted McDonald, wanted for the murder of Spokane broker William McNutt, was arrested in Fresno per a sheriff's office message. He is the brother of Jewell McDonald and Mrs. Fay Wilkinson, currently under arrest on the murder charge.
The naval radio reported an SOS from the United States shipping board steamer Pas saic Bridge ashore off Barnegat light. The Third Naval District commander was ordered to render assistance. Central India notes an electric tree that shocks touch, while a similar tree in Brazil can read by its glow.
W E Curtiss III, son of famed aviation pioneer and hydro airplane inventor, married Betty Wright a chorus girl after meeting in Seattle. The pair wed within 24 hours of meeting, amid company chatter of rapid romance and Curtiss Sr’s silent pride in the aviation legacy.
A short advertising note invites readers to submit a jingle for a chance to win cash. The prize is awarded for a catchy tune promoting buying a home. See the Clemmer for the show and read the Classified page rules.
Striking carpenters plasterers lathers and cement mixers agree to arbitration after Building Trades Council appoints a three member panel Friday night. The workers’ agents Cotterill Doyle and Roberts will negotiate with master builders who seek a swift conference and ratification by all crafts. The Septem ber 2 strike seeks $10 a day for skilled trades and $7 for common laborers.
The report notes $300,000,000 in riot insurance written in Boston following the outbreaks that accompanied the police strike.
Chicago and Cincinnati contest marks potential turning point in the series. Manager Moran debates starters Ring or Reuther while Cicotte eyes a redemption start. Crowds fill Comiskey as wind shifts and field plays faster. First inning ends with no score and a note of rain threat.
Edwin Haviland, chief gas company chemist, testifies at a state service commission hearing that an ex asylum patient was not employed in the laboratory. He disputes city tests showing impurities in gas during a recent shortage and says the company’s figures indicate only nominal impurity levels.
Chief of Police Joel F. Warren orders traffic officers to target motorists who violate city rules by using bright lights or loud mufflers. Dealers selling non dim lights face prosecution, while motorcycles and cars fitted with glare producing lamps above limits must be dimmed or risk penalties.
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