Pacific Ship Yard Grabs First Honor
The Emergency Fleet Corporation has contracted for 659 steel ships totaling 3,929,200 tons and 608,719,348 dollars. Skinner & Eddy of Seattle built two ships of 8400 tonnage costing 1,400,000 dollars each, marking Seattle’s lead in first contracts versus the Clyde shipyards.
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
Skinner & Eddy Corporation
Seattle
Wash
Uncle Sam
Clyde
Boeotland
Hamilton Picks Reds and White Sox for Pennants
United Peese staff correspondent in New York predicts the Reds to win the National League pennant and the White Sox to repeat in the American League. He cites Christy Mathewson's pitching leadership and strong outfield with Hal Chase and Groh, plus a solid catcher pair and promising rookies to push the Reds into the World Series. He views Boston as the White Sox’s toughest rival and notes intact Red Sox pitching and infield strength but favors Chicago’s depth and speed for the pennant.
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United Peese
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Cincinnati
Chicago
White Sox
Reds
Christy Mathewson
Hal Chase
Heinke Groh
Young Kopf
Lena Blackburne
Dave Shean
Chase
Groh
Dutch Routher
Cubs
Boston
Red Sox
Crcwit
Clarence Howland
Owifield
Comyear Parison
Giants
Will Gach
Indians
The
Lack of Oxygen Causes Airplane Accidents
A 1919 era report describes aviation field observers watching a biplane dive from great height. Officers note loss of control linked to reduced oxygen at altitude and rising breathing effort, with pilots crashing despite intact machinery and controls.
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United Press
Mineola
L. L
United States Army
Earth
Lttle
United States
Fyera
Jose
Victor Morgan Answers Readers About Hunland Final Article 1918
Victor Morgan concludes his Q&A series with readers on World War I topics. He covers theater openings in Germany, rubber scarcity, German mourning bans, submarine oil sources from Romania, officer labor rules, U.S. toy imports, prisoner exchanges, wartime factories, travel restrictions, food variation in Germany, Red Cross financing, and border searches at Basel among other notes.
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Victor Morgan
Hunland
Romania
Germany
Rumania
U. S
United States
Geormany
America
Basel
Switzerland
Eee
Casper Streets to Be Curbed and Parked Soon
Casper Wyoming council approves curbing and parking rules for cross streets except Railroad Avenue and Linden Street and business district streets. An 18 foot parking width on currently 2 to 60 foot wide roads. curb limits set on 60 foot streets. Plan aims to set a precedent for property improvements and eventual paving across Casper.
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Casper
Wyo
Cros
Railroad Avenue
Linden
Cowncill
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Consulta Steel
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Fleet Corporation
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Goethals
France
Atlantic
Berlin
Hamilton
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Matty
Clarence Mitchell
Mike Reagan
Denver, Colorado
W. L. Beattie
Urawa
O. K
Army Medical Corps
By Victor Morgan
Cleveland Press
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Europe
Seillrsas
Kaleer
Bertha Krupp
Nature
Red Cross
Russia
Hungary
Pwhita
Pagy Ten
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