Two Leavenworth Letters From War Front Friends
Dick Simons writes from Fort Lawton and Ralph Thornton at Camp Lewis recount daily life on the home front during the war. The letters describe bunkmates, meals, club life, embassied humor, and hopeful plans for France while noting civilian amusements and drills.
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Dick Simons
Ralph Thornton
Camp Lewis
the Echo
Leavenworth
J. A. Garretson
Fort Lawton
Wash
Jacob Augustus
Bill Wunder
Potsdam
Germany
Jack
Rip van Winkle
Morris
Jake
Chewawa
France
O. K
Fifteenth Coast Artillery
Soldiers and Sailors Club
Dreamland
Peshastin Fruitgrowers to Expand Packing Facilities
The annual meeting of the Peshastin Fruitgrowers Association reported near exact costs for the season and endorsed central packing. Stockholders plan to enlarge housing and packing after securing the Shrewsbury three acre orchard as acreage grows. About 320 cars expected to ship with 220 packed at the central plant. A separate note covers statewide health quarantines and reporting requirements.
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Peshastin Fruitgrower’s Association
Shrewsbury
Rome
Peshastin
Central Packing Plant
Peshastin Fruitgrowers Association
Former Leavenworth man contests son's will in Spokane
D E Kenyon, once a Leavenworth evangelist, has challenged the will of his son Clyde E Kenyon of Spokane who died in Alaska. The estate exceeds 20 000 and the petition seeks to revoke executor Harry Rhodes claiming lack of testamentary capacity and improper witnessing. Rhodes faces a possible revocation as the petition names Hopkins as clerk official.
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D. E. Kenyon
Son
Alaska
D. FE. Kenyon
Leavenworth
Spokane
Spokesman Review
BE. Kenyon
Alexandria
Egypt
Clyde E. Kenyon
Alaskan Wilds
Harry P. Rhodes
Mr. Kenyon
America
O. H. Wilson
P. R. Martel
Kenyon
Immachuck
Nome
Harry Rhodes
Hilmer Lee
Seattle
Rhodes
Ella Kenyon
Travers City
Mich
Edith
Dorothea
Chicago
C. W. Hopkins
Washington lawyers face mandatory county registration rule
A new Washington state law requires every lawyer to register with the county clerk where they reside, paying a $1 fee. The registration was due January 1, and noncompliance by February 1 will bar lawyers from practicing in the state.
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Washington
Standard 16 Ounce Loaf Enforced By Federal Law
The 16 ounce loaf rule began last Monday under the U S Food Administration. Bakers using over ten barrels of flour monthly must obtain a federal license and follow instructions. Those not licensed must apply to the licensing division in Washington D C.
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United States Food Administration
Law Department
Food Administration
Washington, D. C
Socialist Party Files Universal Eight-Hour Bill
The Socialist party refiled its universal eight hour bill with Secretary of State How ell after an initial rejection. Initiative number 30 assigns it to Attorney General Tanner for a ballot title within ten days. Backers must gather signatures amounting to 10 percent of the last gubernatorial vote to place the measure before voters. the 1914 bill’s text is copied.
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Socialist Party
I. M. Howell
Tanner
Record Salmon Catch Sets Territorial History in 1917
The 1917 salmon catch in Alaska was the territory’s largest on record, with an estimated 5,300,000 cases of canned pack worth about $40,000,000. The prior year’s pack in 1916 totaled 4,900,627 cases valued at $23,000,000.
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Alaska
Letter From E C Booth on the Western Front
A wartime letter from E C Booth now in France to his son Craig Booth. He describes dugout life, a noisy Irish companion, periodic mail and parcels, and hopeful remarks about returning home next summer. He notes weather, mud, and battlefield strain while urging family news updates and safe conduct.
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E. C. Booth
The
Echo
France
Craig Booth
Santa Claus
No. 4 Co
B.E.F
Meatless days paused for 60 days Pacific Coast states
Food administration suspends meatless days for sixty days due to shortage of refrigerator cars to move beef from the Pacific Coast. Meatless Tuesday becomes Porkless Tuesday and meatless meals turn porkless. Pork, beef, mutton considered in order, with prices to be checked. Flour sales restricted to small quantities. larger buys require approval.
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Pacific Coast States
Food Administration
Pacific Coast
Chas. Hebberd
Washington, D. C
Federal Food Administrator
Washington
County Food Committee
Construction Contracts Awarded for $100000 High School
Olympia reports a contract let for a new high school building costing about $100,000. Port Angeles notes an upcoming cooperative shingle mill project to be built locally. Spokane confirms work has begun on the Washington Motion Picture Corporation plant at Minnehaha Park.
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Olympia
Port Angeles
Spokane
Washington Motion Picture Corporation
Minnehaha Park
British and Canadian enlistment urged for tradesmen and others
The British and Canadian Recruiting Mission in the United States appeals for Britons and Canadians to enlist for overseas service. Lieut Evans of the Canadian engineers seeks carpenters bricklayers blacksmiths plumbers miners and other tradesmen, promising placement where skills are needed. Interested men or those not near offices should contact Lieut Evans at 115 James Street Seattle Washington for full details.
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United States
Lieut. Evans
Canadian Engineers
Evans
James Street
Seattle Wash
Thrift Stamp Campaign to Be Started in Schools
Mrs. Josephine Preston outlines a plan to launch a thrift stamp drive in schools with an advisory committee. Each student would begin with one stamp and, with parental and community support, earn more stamps to reflect their savings and contribution to government war financing.
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Josephine Preston
Wages Rise Across Trades in 1916 Study
The U S Bureau of Statistics reports higher wages in 1916 across trades with a 4 percent rise over 1915 and 1914, 11 percent over 1910, and 16 percent over 1907. Freight handlers led with a 14 percent jump, 50 percent of building trades up 1 to 11 percent, and metal trades up 5 to 10 percent.
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U. S. Bureau of Statistics
Shipbuilding Declared Washington's Principal Industry After War
The article asserts shipbuilding as Washington State's leading industry and urges exploration of methods to sustain its growth and status in the postwar era. It stresses the need for durable policies and support to keep production thriving beyond the conflict.
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Washington
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Military Hospitals Commission
Quebec
Suzallo
Washington University
State Council of Defense
Wenatchee Commercial Club
Wenatchee
County Council of Defense
Elks Assembly Hall
Dr. Suzallo
A. H.sylvester
L. O. Taylor
Wm. O’rourke
B. C. Rutherford
W. C. Roach
Deed H. Mayor
Peshastin. Fruit Growers Associat'e
State Board of Health
Socialist Party Files
Fritz
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