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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1919
Page
1
In the line up of oddities a wild duck draws attention while locals dodge storms and bask at Green Lake. Six men perform tasks the article claims would normally take twenty six, hinting at efficiency or exaggeration. An automatic editor is suggested as a helper.
The piece notes gulls arriving at Green Lake once wilderness near St. Louis, with waterfowl thriving by the shore. It laments the rapid conquest of the region, predicts the end of wild game, and recalls pioneer habits before reflecting on labor-saving growth in waterfront cement loading.
London Sept 27 the British destroyer Vantage has been renamed Vimy to honor the historic battlefield Vimy Ridge. The change preserves the wartime memory and aligns the ship with a renowned Allied victory site.
Reports describe a group of boys who escaped from a guard house and were pursued after stealing items during the postwar period. Authorities indicate the incident occurred as military operations concluded and detention facilities were breached.
Ex servicemen Confer and Berch, once pals at Fort Stevens, were court martialed for desertion and burglary. Riveted leg chains followed and they received life sentences, sent to Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay where conditions were described as rotten.
Pittsburg Sept 27 Strike of 40,000 Bethlehem Steel Co employees was called by the steel workers national committees. The strike takes effect at 6 am Monday after letters from Secretary Foster and President Grace refusing conference. Foster said the workers voted 100 percent in favor. Public campaigns by steel companies urge a return to work as Washington developments unfold.
Day and Rose Douglas confessed to twelve robberies in Portland after arrest outside Oregon City with four others including Malcomb Weld Lester Warren and Gladya Wyatt. Police say while one used a phone the other robbed tills. the group is said to have obtained over $200 in cash a $100 Liberty bond and various clothing.
A coastwide shipyard walkout is proposed with a Tacoma conference to decide on a general strike starting October 1. If called, most government contract yards on the Pacific coast could close next Wednesday, with Seattle officials undecided on joining. Officials say wage increases were blocked by the Shipping Board, and work may continue unless a strike occurs.
British ambassador Viscount Grey departed New York for Washington shortly before 11 am today after spending the night aboard the liner Mauretania. He arrived in the city yesterday and was to meet U.S. officials in the capital.
An excerpt from Gen. Eric Von Ludendorff outlines the third great offensive plan in the West. Bruchmuller acts as artillery adviser to the army group, with Mackensen’s forces and the Seventh Army prepared to cross the Marne east of Chateau-Thierry and advance, as described in the published wartime memorandum.
In a defiant weekend stand, Simpson refuses to disclose the whereabouts of his two young children, a boy George and girl Ruth. Divorce battles linger as deputies hunt the father after he fled with the kids from Washington to California and back to Tacoma. The mother Mabel, 20, pleads for the children while Simpson faces a possible penitentiary term for kidnapping.
Travis Lawty, two, son of Enos Lawry, was attacked by a mad dog at the county wells camp No. 8 near Bend. A dog named Bingo battled the rabid animal to protect the boy but was bitten and shot after showing rabies signs. Travis died at Swedish hospital after developing rabies despite treatment. Funeral set for Tuesday at Butterworth's. cremation planned.
Georgia Jones, once derided as a shimmie dancer, fights for custody of her boy Robert in Seattle. Judge King Dykeman rules the child be placed in Georgia's exclusive care, citing a Biblical precedent of a mother’s priority, while grandparents vow to appeal to the Supreme Court, claiming the ruling contradicts Oklahoma law.
Fred L. Boalt editor of the Portland News is steadily improving at the hospital in Portland. Doctors anticipated full recovery, noting his strong constitution helped him survive after a ruptured appendix. London building slow as housing projects approved 1,155 out of submissions to the health ministry.
Washington dispatch notes Interior Secretary Lane reportedly plans to resign. The report quotes Lane saying he hadn’t thought of resigning and discusses potential timing and implications for the administration.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a rhyme and a show, with unclear names and dates. The readable portion hints at a promotional phrase and a classification theme, but concrete events or entities are not established for a full news card.
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