Arson Indictment Leads Off Sacramento News Roundup
Nineteen S. W. W. individuals face federal grand jury indictment on arson charges. The Chamber of Commerce solicits Victor phonograph records for crews of ten steamers aiding sailors. J. F. McCarthy of Seattle writes from Thermopolis about oil drilling on a Wyoming lease. Incident reports include the death of Joseph KH. Gorham in Fort Riley and Dr. Caroline Croasdale’s lecture tour in Seattle schools. Dwight Hawley, now at Newport News, plans to visit his Seattle parents after being wounded in action. Forty five children were examined at a Saturday clinic, with about a dozen meeting government standards. clinics will continue at Central School.
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Sacramento
Federal Grand Jury
Chamber of Commerce
Victor Phonograph
J. F. McCarthy
Seattle Elk
Thermopolis
Wyo
Seattle
Joseph KH. Gorham
Fort Riley
Kaw
Medical Officers’ Training
Caroline Croasdale
Dwight Hawley
234 Infantry
Newport News
64Th Ave
America
Central School
Seventh
Madison
Yanks Sip Tea as India Dons Aid to Red Cross
London report notes tea as England’s national drink not catching on with Americans while the Indian Tea association donates a thousand chests to the United States Red Cross. The gesture marks wartime charity and cultural exchange amid ongoing global efforts.
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N. RE. A
London
Tea
England
The
Indian Tea Association
United States Red Cross
Seattle Colonel in Russ Army Believes Czar Is Alive
Eugene Hurd, a Seattle physician who served three years in the Russian army as a colonel, describes siting with the czar at lunch and hearing court secrets. He recalls three Ladies in Waiting joining his medical unit and meeting Kerensky amid the revolution. He keeps czarist decorations, including St. Anna and St. Stanislaus with gold swords, plus a green enamelled eagle ornament. He challenges popular views of the czar as a weak despot, noting the ruler spoke English with his family and displayed strong intellect.
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Kerensky
Eugene Hurd
Seattle
Hurd
St. Stanislaus
Coar
Russia
Duma
Catarrh Cure Ads and Revolutionary Medical Claims
An old magazine style health piece touts S. S. S. as the best remedy for catarrh, claiming it cures by cleansing the blood and rebuilding the system. It urges immediate treatment from a druggist and offers a free medical evaluation from its Atlanta office.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
Bush Plans Barracks Style Housing Solution for Seattle
Carl Bush of the more homes bureau advocates cottages and bungalows to house Seattle’s surplus population and avoid slum conditions. He claims the city can hold a population of 1 000 000 and notes fifty new homes on 12th and 13th avenues and E James will be built by Christmas by Union Trust Co. Representatives from 15 city firms met Tuesday to finalize a home-building organization modeled on an existing fast plan.
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Seattle
Carl Bush
More Homes Bureau
Bush
12Th
13Th Aves
E. James At
Union Trust Co
Auto-for-Hire Man Full of Business
James Johnson an auto-for-hire man of 2127 22nd avenue arrives at The Star office with a War Stamp Certificate bearing two stamps and an $75.60 payment. He fills the certificate as he goes and leaves whistling after stamping eighteen stamps in total.
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James Johnson
22Nd Ave
Star Office
Johnson
Mail Trains Run to Yankee Troops Now
Special dispatch reports Gen. Pershing has ordered mail trains running on American army controlled railroads to speed mail to and from American troops in France. The move aims to reduce delays and confusion that hampered communications.
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N. FE. A
Washington
France
Gen. Pershing
Thrift Stamp Keeps the Hun a Day Away
A wartime thrift stamp drives home the message of daily sacrifice and vigilance. The campaign urges families to save funds for national defense, highlighting the urgent need to support military needs and maintain morale during shortages.
Thrift Stamps and War Savings Plans Highlighted
War Savings certificates become government obligations when a single War Savings Stamp is attached. Thrift cards must be filled and transferred before becoming obligations. War work women from the Seattle YWCA committee met in the Arcade building to plan winter activities.
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War Work
Seattle
Y. Wca
National War Work Council
Bitrophosphate Endorsed For Thin Nervous People
Physicians recommend pints of bitrophosphate to thin delicate individuals lacking vim and nerve force. The article notes many tonic preparations advertised to enrich the body and fill hollows, suggesting thinness and weakness stem from starved nerves and urging consideration of this remedy.
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Suinoul
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M’gilvra
McGilvra Park
Lake Washington
Madisontreet
BIG Waterfront
38Th Avenue
Newton
Madison Street
41St Avenue
Madison Park
Lakeview Park
Pioneer Square
A. H. Reid & CO
Suite
New York
Cherry Phone
Elliott
Russ Army
Czar
Europe
Rasputin
Siberia
Caar
Eastern Front
Spokane
Detroit
San Francisco
Lenine
R. Scotland Liddell
Pierson
Stanley Washburn
Dr. Hurd
London Illustrated Sphere
Cobb Building
Western Front
Jack Curtis
Pike
P. J. McCormick
Jalil Arenka
Democratic
Ep. Cudihee
King County
WP. J.cCormick
Allstar
Griffith
Josephine Davis
Schoonmaker Optical CO
First Ave
Probuiec Market
Percena
Equitable Bond Company
Fourth Ave
Spring
Seneca
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Fourth Avenue
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