Seattle Strives to Halt Flu with Tight Regulations
Central city patrols enforce open window rule on streetcars and cars as influenza fears rise. Health officials report 20 more deaths and 332 new cases, urge masks, early ambulance calls, and home isolation to curb the Spanish flu outbreak.
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Warren Morning
Thomas Cunningham
A. B Hotel
Charlies Ecker
Zac Arras
J. Gugic
McBride
Red Cross
University St
MecBride
Portland Faces Rising Flu Wave and Store Closures
Portland reports 1771 influenza cases and 90 deaths as the city girds for further measures. Mayor Baker warns stores to curb nonessential advertising and urges residents to stay home while the health officer orders removal of street car side windows to discourage loafing. arrests await if blinds are pulled down.
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Portland
Baker
Flu Forces Open Air Funeral For Florence Day
Health restrictions require funeral services for Florence A. Day held at the grave in Lake View cemetery Sunday morning October 27 at 10 oclock. Rev J H Williams of Pilgrim Congregational church to officiate. Day, a university graduate and Georgetown teacher, died of pneumonia after influenza.
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Florence A. Day
Georgetown
Lake View Cemetery
J. H. Williams
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Miss Day
Flu Nurse Dies as Martyr to Disease
Miss Mayme T. Downs, a volunteer nurse at Providence hospital in Everett, died Friday afternoon from blood poisoning contracted from a patient she treated for influenza.
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Everett
Mayme T. Downs
Providence Hospital
Adams Trial Set for November 11
In superior court Judge Mitchell Gilham announced that Health Commissioner McBride would permit the murder trial of Alvin H Adams, charged in the July death of M R Raymer, to proceed next Thursday if influenza masks were worn. The judge preferred postponement to November 11 hoping the epidemic would be over and the trial could go forward then.
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Superior Court
Mitchell Gilham
McBride
Alvin H Adams
M. R. Raymer
100000 Flu Cases on Pacific Coast
The United Press reports about 100000 influenza cases across the three Pacific Coast states with hundreds more daily in major cities. Death toll estimates range from 2000 to 3000 in Washington Oregon and California, while California has around 69000 cases and Washington about 21000.
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Pacific Coast
San Francisco
United Press
Washington
Oregon
California
Washington State
Prisoners Nearly Flew When Jailer Falls With Flu
San Francisco reports say prisoners nearly escaped when Thom as J Feeny the jailer collapsed from Spanish influenza after unlocking cells. Police stopped the flee by restraining the inmates. The same day cities report heavy influenza tolls with numerous deaths and new cases across the state.
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San Francisco
City of
I Cella
Thomas J. Feeny
No Spectators At Games Due To Flu Epidemic
Chicago Oct 26 no spectators will be allowed at the Camp Grant University of Wisconsin football game at Madison nor at the Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan meeting because of the flu outbreak. Eight deaths reported at Fort Worden since the epidemic began and two hundred are ill with influenza.
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Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Nebraska-Nebraska Wesleyan
Fort Worden
Clerks Ordered to Wear Masks in Portland Stores
Portland authorities require all clerks and shoppers to wear gauze masks in stores. Masks may be removed outdoors.
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Portland
French savant praises Yanks at Paris gathering
Paris, Oct 26 M Henri Welschinger a French Academician historian and patriot praised America before the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences He lauded the triumph of American arms and the moral victory in aiding the invaded regions He extolled President Wilson as a savant idealist and patriot whose name will be revered in history
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Welschinger
America
Academy of Moral and Political Sciences
American Armas
France
Wilson
Glad-Handers Sought for Seattle Y M C A Sunday Service
Arn Allen secretary of the Seattle Young Men's Christian Association calls for 100 volunteers to staff the winter Sunday club program. The roles include 10 glad-handers 12 or more orchestra men 3 platform men 10 ushers 9 discussion leaders 40 boosters 12 hosts 5 fire side hour ushers. Applicants must qualify.
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Arn
Allen
Seattle Young Men's Christian Association
Red Cross Seeks Volunteers to Make Flu Masks
The local Red Cross chapter urges volunteers to produce and distribute influenza preventive masks. With 20 000 gauses of masks made, several hundred women are needed to bolster the effort as the current force is inadequate. Headquarters are at 315 University.
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Red Cross
University At
Notable Local Deaths and Military Dispatches
Long illness claims L H Baidy a pioneer and leading businessman of Bellingham. State GOP chairman Samuel A Walker to confer with Rep Lindley H Hadley in Washington. Lieut William A Hausman Seattle native named aviation instructor at Kelly Field at 20 the youngest in the US. Lutherans prepare to organize in New York on November 14. Lieut Royal Mingins wounded in action in the Silat division. Dr Montgomery of Seattle sought on practicing without license in Sedro Woolley. Sergt S C Rider found not guilty in London bank shooting case involving his wife.
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L. H. Baidy
Samuel A. Walker
Republican Central Committee
Lindley H. Hadley
Washington, D. C
William A. Hausman
Seattle
Kellyfield
Texas
Emma A. Hauseman
Greenwood Ave
Young Hausman
United States
Broadway High School
United Lutheran Church In America
New York
Tacoma
Royal Mingins
Silat
Mingins
University of Washington
Sedro-Woolley
Montgomery
Stevenson
James A. Ghent
C. Rider
London
Bridgeport Munitions Chief Rebukes Slow Orders
Maj. B A Franklin production manager for Bridgeport district told Connecticut and Western Massachusetts munitions firms that government contracts were fulfilled. He blamed a complacent mood and the belief that peace is near for the lag in speed and efficiency.
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Bridgeport
Conn
B. A. Franklin
Shop Early Why Not Start Now for Christmas Purchases
A plea urges shoppers to begin buying in the two months before December to ease crowds and prevent a December shopping crush. The piece promotes spreading orders for a smoother holiday season.
This Day in the War October 26 Through 1917
The entry notes Austro German forces on German territory in 1917. It references 1916 German assaults on Verdun works and 1915 Serbian retreat from Serbia. It also mentions a 1914 battle raging in Russian Poland and a proposal to use old traction engines to vend hot water to the poor in English towns.
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Germany
Verdun
Serbia
Russian
Poland
England
Fire at Power Station Halts Puget Sound Traction Cars
A fire at the Puget Sound Traction Light and Power substation at Seventh and Jefferson disrupted all lines for about 45 minutes. The blaze, likely from an oil gas explosion, caused hundreds of thousands in damage. only the shell and twisted machinery remained. Employee L. P. Heath escaped uninjured, though his hair and clothes were singed. Normal service resumed by 7:30 as power was rerouted.
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Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Seventh
Jefferson
Traction Company
L. PF. Heath
Eighth Ave
Hold Service at Home Suggests Brief Sunday Devotion
Health authorities ban congregated worship but Rev C R Gale of Seattle Congregational Church Extension society argues home devotion is feasible. He outlines a Sunday service with piano prelude favorite hymns scripture read by mother and father prayer offerings by a child and benediction from Numbers with piano postlude.
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C. R. Gale
Seattle Congregational Church Extension Society
America
Jesus
Reichstag Disturbed by Freedom Talks Across Deputies
Diplomatic cables report turbulent sessions this week as Polish, Danish, and Alsatian deputies press for autonomy from Prussian dominance. Speakers condemn German rule, with Pole Styobel demanding independence for Prussian Poland, Dane Hanson urging Schleswig settlement by Danish wishes, and Alsatian Ricken signaling reduced chances for full autonomy.
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Washington
Reichstag
Austria
Germany
Reichenrath
Styobel
Poland
Hanson
Schleswig
Ricken
Alsace Lorraine
Reorganization of Siberia and North Russia advances
Cables from the Russian embassy report rapid reorganization of Siberia upper Volga and North Russia under the all Russian administration formed at Uffa and moved to Ormek. Siberian ministries become all Russian ministries and hold authority over freed regions. Embassy notes progress in organizing and training a new Russian army.
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Jos, Shaplen
Camp Lewis Major Cronkhite Dies in Target Practice
Major Alexander P. Cronkhite, son of Major General A. Cronkhite, died at Camp Lewis after accidentally shooting himself in the heart during target practice. The 24 year old West Point graduate arrived from Camp Forrest with the 213th Engineers and had rapid promotions as an instructors’ trainer. His mother resides in Washington, D. C.
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Tacoma
Camp Lewis
Alexander P. Cronkhite
Maajor
A. Cronkhite
France
Camp Forrest
West Point
Washington, D. C
Liberty shipyards at Alameda not likely to resume
Oakland news reports Rear Admiral H H Rousseau stating that resumption of construction on the Liberty shipyards in Alameda is unlikely after a halt a few days ago following a government expenditure of 2 1/2 million dollars. The piece also notes Seattle launching a campaign for more housing for workers per an American Lumberman editorial dated October 19.
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Oakland
Cal
Liberty
Alameda
H. H. Rousseau
American Lumberman
Million Slaves Are Toiling For Germans War Editor Reports
War editor A. K. Geldhmnof outlines Allied views on German aims. Germany will resist abdication, fight to the end, and wage a defensive war behind the Rhine. A planned retreat, camouflage peace offers, and extensive railway movements are analyzed with projected timelines for moving 3,000,000 troops and supplies.
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N. B. AD
Warhington
Belgium
France
Germany
Rhine
Austria
Balkans
Beeves
Clerman
Foch
Brown Campaign Talk At Ballard Shipyards
Edwin J. Brown democratic candidate for King County prosecuting attorney spoke to shipyard workers at Allen shipyards advocating nonpartisan offices and collective ship ownership to aid war effort. He warned against privately owned ships by profiteers and urged unity with government and judiciary. He said many positions would open for honest workers, including those now selling alcohol.
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Edwin J. Brown
King County
Ballard
Allen Shipyards
Brown
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Meacham & Babcock
Sandstrom Shipping Company
Jail Chorus Girls in Portland Jail Crime Case
Two chorus girls Gladys Valles and Mildred Fitz Henry and a chorus man Steve Vallanie face charges amid an influenza lockdown. The women admit stealing a suitcase and postal savings certificates worth 1000 dollars to fund Vallanie’s travel to San Francisco. Vallanie is charged with failing to register. New York reports 53333 September registered enemy aliens.
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Portland
Ore
Gladys Valles
Mildred Fitz-Henry
Mike Markich
Steve Vallanie
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Grippe Relief
Advertises a remedy to end grippe misery with doses every two hours, claiming three doses clear head symptoms and break up severe colds. It opens nasal passages, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverishness, and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
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Pape
Grippe
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