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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
3
The steamship San Gabriel is officially listed as missing near Los Angeles with Captain Roger Altmann and 18 crew presumed lost. It departed San Pedro for Mexican ports on September 12 and was last heard after the September 14 storm, with reports of damage on the Mexican coast.
Paris dispatch reports Field Marshal Hindenburg endorses the new German government and vows to support it. A copy of a field command order linked to the Kaiser is in French hands, stating officers are responsible for defensive actions and line integrity.
The Tripoli Grocery Co of Bellingham was banned by the United States food administration after a hearing before County Administrator Beagle at Mount Vernon for selling 200 pounds of wheat flour to M. G. Venola without offering substitutes. All Moensees under food administration oversight are ordered to stop trading with the company.
Thomas Murphine superintendent of the municipal traction system announced four of his missing street cars have been located. They were boxed on a side track after arriving from St. Paul and had disappeared here. Murphine said two more cars remain undiscovered.
A $2,000,000 fundraising drive begins with a YMCA dinner. W. C. Pierce, field superintendent of the International Sunday School Association, will speak at the event.
Obituary and assorted sports news report Harry Elionsky's death from influenza in New London after a long career that included a 90 mile nonstop swim. Other items mention Leach Cross turning to films, Christy Mathewson joining the chemical corps, Kaiser war talk, and early November boxing bout plans between Kayo Kruvosky and Mick King with promoter Dan Salt seeking a November 4 event in Seattle.
A classified listing offers several vintage cars for sale including 1918 Oakland Roadster with spotlight extra tire clock and two bumpers priced at 1 550 One 1916 Roadster with first class conditions and five tires 750 1916 Maxwell with new tires and seat covers 625 1917 Ford models with Hassler shocks 550 and a 1916 Ford for 450 Also two 1917 Mitchell Touring cars each 1 100 and a 1917 Oakland five passenger model 925 Demonstrations available to prove condition with prices and stock varying.
Prices paid by wholesalers for vegetables and fruit list numerous local produce items with per sack per hundredweight per crate and per box figures. Also includes poultry veal pork prices and dairy products from Seattle and Washington creamery sources with varied packaging and regional brands.
Mult nomah football eleven travels to Camp Lewis to face the soldier team after a quarantine move from Portland. The Winged M beat the University of Oregon and Vancouver barracks, while Camp Lewis downed the Foundation shipyard squad in the season opener.
In Paris on October 24 a group of three Sussex soldiers earned the Distinguished Conduct Medal by climbing into an abandoned tank and driving it into heavy fighting. They halted the enemy advance and captured 14 prisoners, though the sergeant operating the tank was badly wounded.
Wille Meehan and K O Kruvosky will settle their dispute October 30 at Oakland. Kruvosky holds a decision over Meehan and aims to erase that defeat from his record. Meehan recently defeated Jack Dempsey in a four round verdict while Kruvosky has dominated coast heavyweights and currently holds the light heavyweight title.
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