Alaska urged to boost home grown food for war effort
A letter from Charles A. Sulzer Delegate from Alaska asks Alaska newspapers to publicize a 1918 summer campaign to increase food production and consume home grown goods. He praises Alaska’s wartime loyalty while stressing the need for more food to aid soldiers, allies, and Belgian civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iditatod Pioneer
Department of Labor
Alaska
Red Cross
Aska
Belgium
Wee
North
Chas. A. Sulzer
Circus Train Crash Kills 100 Near Gary Indiana
A Michigan Central army equipment train collided with the Hagenback Wall circus train near Gary Indiana early today killing about 100 people. The disaster disrupts prewar aids and pricing expectations amid ongoing wartime concerns. Senatorial nominee Gary remains unnamed. accompanying notes mention a housing sale and McAdoo’s call to sustain gold production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Michigan Central Railway
Hagenback- Wall Circus
Gray’s Bold Capitol Gallop Sparks Confidence Claim
J C Gray of Albany New York rode a hired horse up half the capitol steps before police halted him. He told captors the country needed confidence and horse sense. Officers sent him to a detention ward for mental observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. C. Gray
Albany
N. Y
Capitol
Gray
J. C
Exchange Prisoners Repatriation Date Given
Paris reports French prisoners held in Germany since August 1914 to be exchanged on June 24. A Seattle letter, dated May 17, notes booming shipyards, high wages, and rising living costs. It cites over 150 million dollars in government ship orders and expects Seattle to grow to a population near a million with new plants boosting employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Petit Journal
Seattle
Ike Loomis Leaves City Farm Plan for Saskatchewan Venture
Seattle P I reports Ike Loomis an Alaska freighter staying at the Frye hotel plans to move with two other Alaskans to a 1500 acre farm in Southeastern Saskatchewan. They will bring tractors stock and complete equipment. Loomis believes wheat will fetch good prices for years ahead regardless of war outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle P.I
California
Florida
Ike Loomis
Alaska
Frye
Saskatchewan
William Admark
Richard Agassiz
Germany threatens Dutch landlady amid Holland seizure claim
A Rotterdam dispute between a German major and a Dutch landlady sparked alarm as the officer warned of taking control of Holland on August 1. The landlady’s husband sought explanation, learning the threat tied to supposed German plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotterdam
Germany
Holland
Cologne
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New York Globe
Gircus
WRECK
Democratic
Mr. Loomi
John Duro
Washington, D. C
McAdoo
Sulzer
Charles A. Sulzer
Ike
Wada
Mitchell Lumber Co
Merchants’ Cafe
Robt
Soutar Piap
Tarod Meat CO. Enhoneis
Michigan
Sure Killer
Supy Farrell
Mrs. Young
J.L. Sale
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