German and English spies convicted in Chicago espionage case
Victor Berger and four fellow Germans plus an Englishman were found guilty in federal court in Chicago for violating the espionage law. The piece questions immigration and proclaims prohibition likely to pass, urging American workers to reject foreign agitators. It also discusses a power outage in Tumwater and criticism of Tumwater Light and Water Co for not restoring service sooner.
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Victor Berger
Wisconsin
Chicago
United States
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Morgan
Germany
National Prohibition Movement
Prohibition Party
Movement for Municipal Ownership of Leavenworth Lighting
The article notes a push toward municipal ownership of Leavenworth's lighting system, driven by two weeks of outages totaling about 132 hours. It highlights public reliance on electricity and the lack of contingency plans when Tumwater Light & Water Co. failed to deliver power, leading to kerosene lamps and candles as substitutes.
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Leavenworth
Barclay
The
Echo
Tumwater Light & Water Co
Tumwater Canyon
Fruit Grower in Sunny California Sends Warm Echo Wishes
Mr. S P Beecher a Peshas tin fruit grower wintering in California reports flowers in bloom and ongoing plowing with praise for the Echo. He jokes publishers rarely rest while editors must work constantly to avoid bankruptcy, a grim carnival of daily grind.
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S. P. Beecher
Peshastin
California
Echo
Barnum
Dead Baby Phyllis Anna Christensen Dates and Burial
Phyllis Anna Christensen, 22 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Christensen, died January 13. Funeral services were held at home January 14. She was laid to rest in Leavenworth cemetery awaiting the Resurrection morning.
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Phyllis Anna
Martin Christensen
Leavenworth
Why U S Troops Are In Russia
Analysis from Sunset Monthly argues Allied forces fight Bolshevism as a disease threatening society. It frames Bolshevism as hunger disease and tyranny, justifying self defense and military action to protect social institutions. It discusses invasions of Finland and the need to guard against radical measures imposed by force.
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Russia
America
Government life insurance drive urges soldiers to maintain coverage
Four million Army and Navy officers and men are insured with the United States government totaling nearly thirty seven billion dollars. The message promotes keeping up premiums as the safest cheapest policy, preserving the right to convert to a standard Government policy without medical exam.
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Army
Navy
United States
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam's Government Insurance Offer Ends War Risk Policy Push
The Treasury Bureau of War Risk Insurance promotes continuing or converting life coverage after service. It advertises Government rates for ordinary life insurance twenty payment life and endowment maturing at 62. Soldiers are urged to keep current policies to secure civilian protection from the United States Government. Signed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Treasury Department
Sec’y of Treasury
M. E. Church Notices
The quaran tine is raised and services are listed for next Sunday. Sunday school at 10, preaching at 11 a.m. Epworth League meets at 6 30 p.m. Rev Rumphr to speak at 7 50 p.m. on Christian Democracy for America. Prayer and teachers meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m. All are welcome. Pastor A H Morton.
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Epworth League
Rumphr
Christian Democracy For America
A. H. Morton
For Sale Wyoming Lump Coal Ad
For sale Wyoming lump coal with no soot no clinkers three percent ash price twelve dollars per ten delivered buyer Will Brender December 201f
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Wyoming
Will Brender
Mooney Labor Congress Aimed at Mooney Billings Verdicts
The piece reports a planned labor congress led by the I W W and Bolshevist factions in Chicago on January 14 to overturn the Mooney and Billings verdicts. Mother Jones tours nationally to mobilize support, while critics call the effort propaganda and a fundraiser for the I W W defense league.
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Chicago
Mary Jones
Congress
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Leavenworth Echo
Berger
Movement For
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Arthur Pearson
England
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Regent Park
London
Peargon
M. E. Church Notices
Titom
Labor Congress For
Mooney
McNamara Brothers
Red Press Service
Mutual Mercantile Company
Jee
Peyton
Wenatchee Milling Co
Wenatchee, Washington
P. A. Snyder
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