This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1918
Page
12
Special dispatch from London notes British undertakers face shortages of coffins timber and pallbearers due to war. One case has only the undertaker and hearse-driver to carry a coffin, provoking humor and concern. Some Britons even call for abolishing funerals along with mourners and cemeteries.
The Welsh terrier Cymro, Premier Lloyd George’s pet, returns after a search prompted by its disappearance at Sutton. Rewards were offered and the 39th inquiry brought in the correct dog. Also noted, ancient wooden artifacts were found in Egyptian catacombs dating to 2000 or 3000 years before Christ.
Baseball duel set at Liberty Park as Patterson MacDonalds face North Seattle Pacific while the Duthie Aggregation chase Olympia. A prior Capital City brawl over the emery ball casts doubt on Sunday turnout and a postponed game may be rescheduled. A league directors meeting Thursday will settle schedule issues and may decide if the season continues.
Eddie Marino, a North West boxing figure years ago, is now in Seattle as a U S Marine booster. He serves at Mare Island and says the soldiers of the sea outrank other branches, noting Marines’ strong support of athletics including boxing meets and football.
Report from Kiev states counter revolutionists captured Arma vir as Bolshevik forces fled south and southeast. A dispatch notes the advance came as a setback for Bolshevik forces. An unrelated note mentions a new electric light attachment for razors pencils and fountain pens.
Sporting Expert Paul Purman presents the wand relay as a simple army and navy play game. Teams of at least 20 line up facing forward with twoists of wands. players jump over the wand and relay it back to the rear. The line whose member finishes first wins.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers for vegetables fruit and live stock are listed with local and per unit quotes for beets beans cabbage celery corn and more. Also included are selling prices to retailers for butter eggs and cheese reflecting market activity.
Coach Claude Hunt of the University of Washington has been offered the athletic director post at Vancouver Washington. If he accepts he would lead athletic activities for an infantry regiment and a spruce division. Hunt has not decided. Major Patten dictates the football future and has issued no statement. The Vancouver post would likely include an army commission.
William Lonestar Dietz coaches Mare Island football candidates in San Francisco with several Washington state college stars joining the service team. Dietz previously led the Washington State College squad to success and should field a strong coast team as players turn out. A separate report notes a lockjaw outbreak in the German army, not yet reaching the Kaiser.
Johnny McCarthy and K O Kruvosky, California battlers, will meet Mike Pete and Frank Farmer in main events of a Seattle boxing card next Tuesday. They arrived in Seattle Tuesday night with Sol Levinson who handled them in Portland. McCarthy showed power in the Rose City by knocking out Lux, while Kruvosky drew with Jim Darcy, signaling a potential swat fest with Farmer.
Six round bouts will be staged at Camp Lewis boxing shows after the War Department gave consent on Tuesday. Seattle boxers Frankie Tucker Leo Houck and Harry Anderson will fight three of Camp Lewis best millers in a smoker scheduled for Thursday night at the camp.
Promoter Joe Flanigan known in Northwestern boxing heads to France as he joins Knights of Columbus war workers unit. His absence leaves Seattle rings without the familiar promoter.
A wartime appeal promotes buying thrift stamps daily to support the nation’s war effort. The catchy line suggests regular purchases shield the country from enemy pressure and bolster morale.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.