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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
7
Republicans set out to counter President Wilson as he asks New Jersey to elect Democratic senators. They pledge to oppose wartime economic barriers, favor free trade, and demand unconditional surrender in peace talks with Germany. Administration leaders plan to rebut these moves while the president may lead the fight.
The traction company plans to join with the street car men’s union to petition the war labor board for an immediate hearing on a wage increase. The current scale of 50 54 and 60 cents an hour expires Saturday, risking a return to 33 40 cents if no action is taken. Walter Gilham, president of the union, says members may quit rather than revert to the old pay rate and will seek higher wages if the board delays.
Chester Peter Selms, Yale graduate and prominent New York businessman, died Wednesday of pneumonia after contracting Spanish influenza. At 35 he was president of the Serne Carey H. Kerbaugh Corporation and closely linked with major contracting firms in the Northwest.
Seattle barber shops opened with gauze masks on barbers to curb Spanish influenza. Masks were supplied by the Red Cross and attendants found them comfortable. The health report tallies fourteen deaths and two hundred influenza cases since noon.
Seven deaths occur Wednesday night and Thursday morning along with ninety two new cases Thursday morning. Names include Louis Walker 24 and William McBlock 75 both industrial workers, plus local residents such as Mrs Lynn Newhall 40 and Marie Catherine Provo 19. State and city totals list cases and deaths across multiple towns with a note on ongoing epidemic controls and Red Cross nurse demand.
Former heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries is ill in Los Angeles with influenza. Two physicians attend him and report the illness is severe but believed recoverable.
A Stamford White, president of the Chicago board of trade, died today in Chicago after a weeklong influenza illness.
The article urges Americans to guard against kidney trouble from overindulgence and rich food. It promotes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive home remedy to flush and stimulate kidneys, claiming it neutralizes urine acids and ends bladder disorders.
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