18 Oct 1919
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1919
Page
1
Famous actress Kitty Gordon writes intimate letters to her daughter Vera Beresford offering worldly wise guidance. The Star will publish five letters plus an introductory note, drawn from her life lessons intended for both parent and child readers.
Dealers prepare to ration coal with half ton limits as a nationwide miners strike looms. Questionnaires will determine coal on hand and only customers without stock will be served. Vancouver Island and Seattle supplies, plus local mines, face reduced output and curb demand as chambers work to conserve fuel during the strike.
Michael Dunn awoke to gas fumes in a Seattle hotel room at 718 Sixth Ave S and found a rubber tube under the door. He told police a man resembling an Oriental vanished as the bath area emptied. Dunn believed an attempt to murder him for his money, which totaled 276 dollars, may have been in progress. No arrests have been made.
The text reflects scattered musings on beliefs from luck charms to spiritual concepts. It references items like talismans, astral ideas, and personal recollections about health, debt visits, and mortality, without cohesive narrative or clear facts.
Fragmentary text indicates fears and disagreements over the peace treaty with Britain. The administration’s covenant appears contested in official quarters, with sentiment varying on acceptance as final.
The text notes Fitz gerald plans personal push for a bill with an emergency clause. It mentions Wendreds of ie and Cadiges Unbntha County ties. The mayor and secretary will ready written complaints for the city council vote on the rent ordinance next week.
United story repeats Maynard the famed sky pilot wins the aerial derby after completing the trans continental legs from Mineola to San Francisco and back. He lands to embrace wife Mrs Maynard and their two children who rush to greet him at the field amid cheers.
Official report states Kronstadt, the Bolshevik naval base defending Petrograd, surrendered with the white flag raised at 4 45 p m yesterday afternoon. The news comes from a Finnish news agency in Helsingfors dated Oct 18.
In San Francisco on Wednesday morning a procession of protest will involve about 30 000 striking shipyard workers marching along Market street. The strike since October 1 has involved fifty thousand shipyard and metal trades workers in protest of shipyard closures in the district.
A new want ad rhyme contest begins today. Readers are invited to submit rhymed ads with creative wordplay for a chance at recognition on the classified pages. Details appear on the classified section.
A mother writes to her daughter Vera about growing up and making one’s own way in life. She defines success as living a well spent life and finding happiness rather than wealth, promising more letters with advice on achieving happiness and contentment. The note is signed by Kitty Gordon and hints at a future letter about self sufficiency.
The Los Angeles Times printed a page from photo engravings of typewritten copy, abandoning traditional type. It credits Literary Digest for the idea and notes two improvements, aligning the right hand column and enlarging headlines to print without extra labor.
Thousands of longshoremen kept to the picket lines in New York as union leaders proclaimed the strike over. Remaining workers faced influence from radicals and continued action despite assurances.
In Helsinki on October 18 the Finnish parliament rejected yesterday the Bolshevik peace proposal. The vote reflected Finland's stance amid the regional turmoil and maintaining its cautious approach to a potential armistice.
Washington Oct 18 United Press reports a doctors statement saying President Wilson rested well last night and shows no material change in condition. No new symptoms noted. Drs Grayson Ruffin and Stitt signed the note. Grayson expects Johns Hopkins physician Dr Hugh Young to visit today. Prostatic trouble responding to treatment with no operation anticipated. improvement noted with hope gland swelling will not delay recovery progress.
A stool pigeon describes 14 opium and cocaine spots in Seattle area, with a den in operation and 14 “snow joints” across a three hour loop. He bought morphine and cocaine from a dozen vendors, notes marked money circulation, and evades police searches while carrying 14 bundles hidden under a hat ribbon.
A Bon Marche washroom theft ends with the thief returning the stolen leather bag after reading a Lost and Found ad in The Star. The woman tearfully confessed she took only the gold rosary, saying it burned like fire when she fingered it, and returned all items to the owner.
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