Loyal Legion of Loggers urges action to counter radical threat
The 4 L communication promotes Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen as a patriotic, citizen driven group advocating Americanization and education. It argues industrial unrest comes from a campaign to seize government and calls for meetings, campaigns, and broad participation to defend democracy and the tri colored flag. It highlights his 50 percent lumber share across Washington, Oregon and Idaho and urges 4 L members to awaken communities to prevent radical influence.
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Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Loyal Legion of
Northwest
Resolute Seattle Meeting Calls for Treason Ban on Wob IWW
The Employers' Association of Washington at Seattle on November 14 unanimously passed a strong resolution demanding federal action to designate the I WW as treasonous and to enact immediate laws to stamp out sedition and treason to prevent further harm to American citizens. The resolution cites the murder of four veterans in Centralia and accuses the Red Flag and I WW followers of promoting treasonous activity and anti government rhetoric.
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Employers’ Association
Seattle
Washington
Congress
Centralia
United States
Realistic Workplace Exchange Report
A clerk is instructed by an employer to say the boss is out if a bore named Smithers arrives, warning the clerk not to work or risk exposing a lie. The dialogue reveals tension and a desire to hide absence. The scene underscores secrecy and distrust in a formal office setting.
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Smithers
Consider the End Over the Beginning in Life
A reflective note on weighing outcomes over initial appearances. It urges evaluating endings to judge a path, suggesting early promises may fail while later results prove beneficial. The piece uses concise aphoristic language to advocate prudent appraisal of choices.
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Wells
Home Tanning of Skins for Wild Game Hides
Instructions from the Biological Survey describe tanning skins with hair on or off using a liquor of water salt and sulphuric acid. Skins are soaked, washed, soaked in fat, then dried, scraped, stretched, and worked with fat or sawdust to achieve softness.
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Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Bertha K. Brien
The undersigned express gratitude for the many floral offerings and sympathy shown after the death of beloved wife and mother Mrs. Bertha K. Brien. Signed by M. A. Brien G. R. Brien W. P. Brien Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Tracy M. J. Brien.
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Bertha K. Brien
M. A. Brien
G. R. Brien
W. P. Brien
J. E. Tracy
M. J. Brien
Farmers urged to convert cut-over land to woodland
The USDA suggests farmers may profit by turning rough cut-over tracts into woodland rather than idle or cleared land. Lumber prices have risen steadily, making timber investment appealing for owners considering land use changes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Notice to Creditors in Bolton Estate Chelan County
In the Superior Court of Washington Chelan County probate division the administratrix Nancy C Allen has published notice to creditors. Claims against the estate of Barton B Bolton must be served with vouchers on the administratrix or attorneys L J Nelson and Herman Howe at Leavenworth by six months from November 14 1919, or be barred.
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Barton B. Bolton
L. J. Nelson
Herman Howe
Leavenworth
Chelan County
Washington
A. D
Veterans Not Envious Reflects on Old Soldiers Newsroom Tale
A magazine photo shows a Civil War veteran ignored by youthful listeners while a returned solider speaks of life over there. An Indiana man wonders if this mirrors reality and an aging veteran in faded uniform says he wants to hear from the young men and honor them.
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Indiana
Ypres
Antietam
Vast Dead City Revealed by Airship Photos Near Samarra
Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Beazeley reports in the Geographical Journal that aerial reconnaissance over Mesopotamia shows a vast ancient city along the Tigris, sprawling 20 miles and two and a half wide, sheltering about 4 million inhabitants. The ruins include fortifications canals and streets unseen from ground surveys, prompting an archeological expedition after British occupation.
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J. A. Beazeley
Geographical Journal
London
Mesopotamia
Samarra
Tigris
Beazeley
British snow shoe idea aids desert advance in Egypt
Maj. John Bain of the British army explains a snow shoe method adapted from Indian practice to conquer shifting sands in the Egyptian desert. The invention used close meshed chicken wire laid on the sands to provide footing, enabling faster advances from two to three miles a day to nine or ten miles daily.
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John Bain
Near East
Palestine
Bain
Army Searchlight Advances Transform Battle Equipment
The War Department reports the Army engineer corps developed a new searchlight far superior to prior models. It weighs one-eighth the mass, costs one third as much, and is about one fourth smaller yet shines ten percent brighter than existing projectors. Work on a remote control system continued when hostilities ended.
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Army Engineer Corps
War Department
Enera
Scientific American
Honey yield near normal at 92.1 percent on July 1
United States honey production stands at 92.1 per cent of normal as of July 1 per USDA crop estimates. Surplus honey per colony is about 25.8 pounds, with roughly half the annual yield achieved by midyear, compared with 66.7 per cent in 1918 and 86.3 per cent in 1917.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Electrical Undertakings in Japan Rise in Year
Japan reports 715 electrical undertakings including 625 power plants 42 electric railways and 48 dual service firms. This year adds 40 companies and total invested capital nears $388 million with $193 million in plants $22 million in railways and $173 million in combined services an increase of about $8 million from last year.
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Japan
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Superior Court
State of
County of
Chelan
Nancy C. Allen
Administratrix
Bellingham Chemical Co
Bellingham
Naxle Sales Co
Calder Herring
K. & W. E. Hardware Co
Leavenworth, Wash
W. E. Dooley
Pine St
Wash
Great Northern Lumber Co
Thor
Leavenworth Supply Gomp’y
Aas
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
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