Leavenworth League Delivers Fruit to Camp Lewis Hospital
A December 1918 note from Lieut. Col. Dudley Fulton commending the National League for Women's Service branch in Wenatchee for shipping a carload of canned fruit to the U S Army Base Hospital at Camp Lewis Washington. The letter thanks Mrs Allison Barry the county chair for the effort and notes war department bills of lading.
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Col
Dudley Fulton
League For Women’s Service
Leavenworth
National League For Woman's Service
League
Camp Lewis
Allison Barry
U. S. Army Base Hospital
Washington
L League For Womans Service
Wenatchee
Wash
Barry
National League For Womans Service of Chelan Co
Medical Corps
War Department
Bolshevik Russia Described by London Times Cable
A Moscow refugee recounts dire conditions under Bolshevism with famine, closed churches, and mass executions. Trotzky era decrees suppress religious rites for the dead while the red army is well fed and disciplined. Monuments imitate stone. Robespierre and Marx Engels statues feature in a grim display.
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London Times
Daily Press
Russia
Wilson
Moscow
Trotzky
Red Army
Lenine Urges Paris Mission as Bolshovist Rally
A fragment suggests Trotzky views Bolshyism gains from an external campaign. Lenine lately urged sending films to neutral countries, proclaiming to Paris that world happiness begins there and calling unity with Paris brethren to spread freedom to industrial workers, influencing England and America.
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Trotzky
Lenine
Paris
England
America
Y W C A Hostess House Serves 400000 at Camp Lewis
At Camp Lewis in American Lake Washington the YWCA Hostess House served over 400000 diners in a year. Most visitors were mothers wives sweethearts and friends visiting soldiers. 25000 children were cared for in the nursery and 70000 in the rest room.
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Camp Lewis
American Lake
Wash
John
France
Y W C A Cafeteria Pioneers In Porto Rico
Porto Rico hosts its first Y W C A cafeteria at Camp Las Casas, drawing crowds who request American dishes. San Juan women volunteer weekly to mend socks and sew buttons for soldiers, as the facility gains fame among locals.
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Porto Rico
Camp Las Casas
San Juan
Foyers in France Aims at Social Centers for Girls
Four French government departments urge the American Y W C A to open social and recreation centers for girls employed in Finance Commerce War and Labor. Sixteen centers operate in six cities including Paris where the last Foyers des Alliees sits near the Seine under the Eiffel Tower. The bright rooms offer reading tables cushions and a fireplace with a small kitchen for meals. Girls visit for two hour lunch breaks social evenings and English classes.
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Finance
Commerce
War
Poncet
Ministry of Labor
Y. W
Ministry of War
France
Paris
Foyers Des Alliees
Department of Labor
Seine
Eiffel Tower
Quai d’ Orsay
State News: Capitol Move to Tacoma Under Discussion
A drive seeks to relocate the state capitol from Olympia to Tacoma. Cle Elum reports $200000 spent on building in six months. A legislative bill would permit eight round boxing bouts. Seattle plans a $2800000 pier with substructure contract set at $617785. Senator Kenyon proposes $100 million to aid the unemployed. Forest Supervisor Sylvester returned from Yakima after attending stockmen meetings.
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Seattle
Kenyon
Congress
Sylvester
Yakima
Federal Authority Over Railroads In Postwar Debate
Postwar questions about federal control of railroads prompt state commissions to curtail powers and issue interstate rate orders. McAdoo may resist complying with injunctions while constitutional issues divide leading lawyers. Separate note: Red Apple Cafe opens under new management after remodeling and intends to operate up to date.
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Fed
Federal Director General of Railroads
McAdoo
McAde
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Wenatchee Apple Growers Pay $1.8 Million for Labor
Wenatchee apple growers paid out 1.8 million dollars for labor last season. Mr and Mrs Wiley Rice traveled from Wenatchee yesterday to visit friends.
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Wenatchee
Mrs. Wiley Rice
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Tacoma
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Sarst
Arthur Guy Empey
Empey
Dodge Brothers Motor Car
Dodge Brothers
Caliat
Leavenworth Supply Co
Dodge Cars
Mr. Merchant
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