Government Plans Wide Soldier Insurance Reform
After the armistice, the government will reinsure returning soldiers and sailors with new life insurance options replacing the pension system. About 4.25 million service members may convert existing coverage within five years, with policies from 1,000 to 10,000 dollars and monthly or long-term premium options.
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Army
Navy
Ance
Military and Naval
War Risk Bureau
Arthur Hunter
New York Life Insurance Company
W. M. Fraser
Omaha
Woodmen of the World
F. Robertson Jones
Workmen's Compensation Publicity Bureau
New York
Fleming Dies in Wenatchee Influenza Case at 27
J A J Fleming’s son died in Wenatchee Emergency Hospital from influenza on Tuesday afternoon aged 27. He had resided in the valley for years and served at Camp Lewis before a disability discharge. His body will be brought for burial. Also note Tacoma received a Mexican copper cargo valued at 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Fleming
J. A. J. Fleming
Wenatchee
Camp Lewis
Four Deer In Town Limits Reported By Residents
Early Wednesday a group of seven deer including a fine buck and three does were seen moving through the town limits. Mrs. Ben Morgan watched the herd breach a four and a half foot wire fence near her home. Prof. Osborn and Bruce Smith pursued the animals and secured two of the herd before the others escaped toward Swalwell ranch. The sighting notes an unusual movement of game into lower elevations due to snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Morgan
John Emig Place
Osborn
Emig Ranch
Bruce Smith
Swalwell Ranch
Prof. Osborn
Civic League Formed in Leavenworth to Promote Law Enforcement
Twelve to fifteen residents met at the Eme regency hospital on a Wednesday evening to begin organizing a Civic League. They discussed identifying supporters of Leavenworth’s welfare and promoting enforcement by electing a mayor and city council committed to upholding laws. The initial focus was a mayoral candidate for the December 3 election who would enforce all laws without fear or favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Eme Regency Hospital
Navy secretary Daniels pushes industrial conscription
Secretary of the Navy Daniels issues a circular forbidding resignations from his department. He warns of an unpatriotic stigma added to the employee record for those who resign for better offers. The move faces protest from the National Federation of Federal Employees, which notes no legal authority and potential liability for damages.
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Navy
Daniels
Navy Department
Daniel
National Federation of Federal Employes
Congress
Leavenworth Boy Praises Red Cross in Letter
Merritt M. Newdall, writing to his mother Mrs. Bert Hagler, lauds the Red Cross and the YMCA. He describes officers training at the University of Washington camp, travel to Fort McCarthy Texas, and Red Cross hospitality from Ellensburg to Aberdeen with meals, entertainment, and supplies.
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Merritt M. Newdall
Bert Hagler
Red Cross
Merritt
University of Washington
Fort McCarthy
Texas
Ellensburg
Spokane
Aberdeen
S. C
W. F. Blankenship
Lake Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Wild theories on fair wages and capital in a free country
The piece argues both workers and employers deserve fair treatment. It condemns bolshevik elements belittling successful capitalists and insists hard work and thrift merit recognition. It warns against unscrupulous foreigners seeking to limit freedom.
Prisoners Released by Germany Reach Allied Lines
A European dispatch reports nearly all American prisoners held by Germany have been released and are en route to join U S forces in France. The information comes from the American Red Cross in Switzerland.
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Germany
France
Red Cross
Switzerland
Hostess Houses Support War Women Across Camps
YWCA War Work Council runs hostess houses at cantonment entrances to aid visiting women of soldiers. Stories from Camp Gordon and Camp Lee illustrate diverse needs from Lithuanian grandmothers to bootlegger wives and a runaway convent girl. Fifty four houses operate nationwide with plans drawn to protect trees and historic sites.
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Y. W. C. A. War Work Council
War Work Council
Camp Gordon
Atlanta
Georgia
Barton Bolton Buried With Military Honors
The remains of Barton Bolun were laid to rest in Leavenworth cemetery with military honors. Twenty men of Company I arrived from Wenatchee under Sergeant I. A. Griffith and Bugler Sergeant Clapp. A brief service was held near the park en route to the cemetery with remarks by A. H. Sylvester and a prayer by Mr. Temple.
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Barton Bolun
Leavenworth Ce
Co. I
Wenatchee
Sarg
I. A. Griffith
Sarg. Clapp
A. H. Sylvester
Fight Poultry Disease With Cleanliness
Chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and pigeons are susceptible to many diseases. Disease germs pass rapidly from bird to bird and can spread to neighboring flocks, causing outbreaks. Sanitary measures shown to control poultry diseases may reduce great annual losses if properly applied.
Snohomish County lumber and shingle mills count
An Everett daily item reports thirty two active lumber manufacturers and fifty eight active shingle mill producers in Snohomish county. The figures come from a county industries list prepared by County Assessor William Whitfield for the federal war labor community board.
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Everett
Daily Press
Snohomish County
William Whitfield
Federal War Labor Community Board
Brooklyn Government Workmen Strike Overtime End War
Workmen on Brooklyn government construction halted overtime and Sunday shifts after the war ended and overtime pay ceased. The strikers had previously earned 57 dollars per week.
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Brooklyn
New York
Old Papers for Sale at Echo Offices
Classified notice offering old papers for sale at Echo offices. Price is 25 cents per hundred and items are usable for packing wrapping cleaning and making fires. Call Echo offices for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo Offices
No. 26 Arrives Two Minutes Earlier Monday
No. 26 eastbound will arrive at 2:20 instead of 2:16 on Monday, changing the schedule by two minutes.
Yellow peril and wartime stationery appeal
A brief wartime plea asks readers to donate to support soldiers at the front by supplying them with Y M C A and C K branded stationery, noting the lingering war image and urging immediate subscription dollars.
Leavenworth Washington City Officers Election Notice
November 6 1918 notice for December 3 1918 city election listing candidates for Mayor G W Hoxley City Attorney Treasurer Edna Reid Clerk E G Gowing Council At Large A C Barclay Council Ward 1 2 year Katherine Johnson 4 year J M Beamish Ward 1st Augusta Horey Joe Stelzig Ward 3 A T Eyckmeier by order of authority
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Gowing
A. C., Barclay
Katherine Johnson
Joe Stelzig
A. T. Eyckmeier
Notice Hearing on Petition to Sell Real Estate
In Chelan county Washington the estate of J H McEvoy deceased seeks court approval to sell all real property by Nelson Forsyth administrator to pay debts and expenses. The hearing is at Wenatchee Superior Court December 14 1918 at 10 a m. Objections may be filed by interested parties. I A Baker clerk.
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Superior Court
Chelan County
Washington
J. H. McEvoy
Nelson Forsyth
Wenatchee
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J. E. Fleming
Tacoma
Mexico
Civic League
Junker Jo’s Tron Cross
Echo Office
Eicho
War Work Council National Board
Mrs. Davison
Leavenworth Creamery
A. Sinclair
R. B. Field
J. B. Adams
Barton Bolton
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State of
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Edna Reid
J. M. Beamish
Augusta Horey
I. A. Baker
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