Leavenworth Boy Victor Johnson Killed in France
Victor Henry Johnson of Leavenworth died in action in France on July 12 1918 as part of the Sunset Division. He had moved to Leavenworth in 1906 from Winona Minnesota and served as a bugler after enlisting in October 1917. He was 26 years old and survived by his parents, a brother Art Johnson, and a sister Mrs T C McKenzie.
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Victor Henry Johnson
Leavenworth
Martin Johnson
War Department
Washington
France
Heine
Frank F. Carlquist
Woman's League Meets Plans Canning Aid To Hospitals
The Nation al League for Women's Service held a Tuesday meeting in the War Worker's room. Reports from committees were heard and future work planned. The canning committee conserved fruit with 74 qts current jelly and other preserves totaling 286 qts. The fruit will be shipped to cantonments for hospital use. Donations of peaches and pears can be left at the War.
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National League For Women’s Service
Kate Johnson
Soldiers vs Workers in War Industry Strike Clash
Labor leaders at Pacific Steel protest wartime production slowdowns arguing to defend civilian livelihoods while soldiers reply that immediate support with arms and rations is the priority. The exchange highlights tensions between labor action and wartime needs.
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Pacific Steel Company
Spromberg Car Wreck Near Beaver Creek Hill
Spromberg along with his son Max and Frank Meeks left toward the upper Chewawa river region to pick huckleberries when they went off Beaver Creek hill at the switch-back. They escaped serious injury though the crash was in a dangerous spot. The Ford stayed drivable and was brought in under its own power. This marks the third automobile wreck for Mr. Meeks that year with no injuries.
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Max
Frank Meeks
Spromberg
Chewawa
Beaver Creek
Barclay
Meeks
Idaho-bound Agnes Gibson Leaves for Home
Miss Agnes Gibson spent the past week with her sister Mrs Watts and brother Mr Gibson before departing Thursday for her home in Idaho.
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Agnes Gibson
Mrs. Watts
Mr. Gibson
Idaho
Kits for Leavenworth Boys War Work Project
The Social and Welfare committee of the Leavenworth branch of the National League for Women's Service is assembling comfort kits for local service members. Boys called into service should report to Mrs. Guy Hamilton at the post office to receive kits. A card party will raise funds for supplies.
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Leavenworth
National League For Women’s Service
Guy Hamilton
Echo notices and local life updates
Geo Dye arrives from Seattle after a 1905 departure to Moberly Missouri. He has lived in St Paul six years working in GN train service and stays with aunt Mrs D C Towne. Two births reported a girl each to J A Love and Homer Applegate. F H Hutchings recovering from a minor stroke. Echo job shop promotes itself as well equipped.
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Geo. Dye
Seattle
Moberly
St. Paul
G. N
D. C. Towne
J. A. Love
Homer Applegate
Everett
F. H. Hutchings
Leavenworth Hospital
Capital and Labor Must Work Together for War Effort
A wartime editorial argues business leaders and newspapers should unite to educate politicians and advance public welfare. It condemns I. W. W. and workers who slack, urges drafting any loafers, defends big business leadership, and critiques closed shops and labor unrest while stressing patriotic production and national sacrifice.
Female party encounters bear on mountain hike near town
Last Monday Mrs. W Huff, with daughter Ruth Pyle Florence Haines and Master Leonard Brender, encountered a big black bear near Lookout Forestry station on the mountain west of town. The bear approached, the party retreated in good order as German retreat elsewhere.
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Lookout Forestry Station
Forest Fires Warning to Hunters and Fishermen
Hunters and fishers are urged to take notice during dry weather to exercise unusual care with fires. Do not leave camp fires unattended and ensure they are out. Do not drop cigarettes or matches in the forest without extinguishing them. The forests are very valuable and must be preserved.
Roswell McNett Wins Lieutenant Commission
Roswell McNett has been named second lieutenant in the AEF and is stationed at Fort Zachary Taylor near Louisville Kentucky. He enlisted with Harrison Woodrow on April 12 1917 and initially aimed for cavalry before joining the heavy artillery where he serves now. His Leavenworth friends celebrate his promotion and he is well known in the valley for his prominent high school athletics career.
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Roswell
A. FE. F
Ft. Zachery Taylor
Louisville
Mr. McNett
Harrison Woodrow
Cavalry
Leavenworth
Hearts of the World at Scenic theatre presented by A. C. Barclay
The D. W. Griffith photo play Hearts of the World was shown at the Scenic theatre under A. C. Barclay. A large audience attended both afternoon and evening showings. The Echo praised it as an excellent production with unusually good music accompanying the film.
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D. W. Griffith
Scenic Theatre
A. C. Barclay
The
Echo
Inland Empire Builds Labor Boards To Direct War Work
Inland Empire towns form three member community labor boards with a labor, an employer, and a government agent as chair to survey workers and reallocate labor to war industries. Spokane and other cities select members, with appeals to Washington. A two million bushel pea crop and peach pit charcoal contracts, plus gas mask production, drive regional industry as daylight saving debates linger.
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Spokane
Wash
Inland Empire
Department of Labor
Washington
North Yakima
Walla Walla
Wallace
Boise
Local visits and Navy enlistments noted in Eagle Creek area
Mr and Mrs Harry Anderson and Roy Sharpe traveled to Wenatchee on business. Harrison and Wilson Amos of Colfax and Dryden visited Mrs Roy Sharpe. Harrison Amos will attend officer training in Washington DC while Wilson Amos enlists in the navy. Mrs Lockwood returned home after a month with Mrs J H Sharpe.
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Harry Anderson
Roy Sharpe
Wenatchee
Harrison Amos
Colfax
Wash
Allie
Wilson Amos
Dryden
Harrison
Wilson
Navy
Washington, D. C
Lockwood
J. H. Sharpe
City Government by Women in Leavenworth Election
An editorial argues for electing women to city offices such as mayor clerk treasurer and council seats as men are drafted. It cites Miss Rankin in Montana and predicts similar outcomes for Washington, urging readers to consider women’s administrative capability.
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Leavenworth
Places of Registration Under New Draft Law
Sheriff McManus lists western Chelan county registration officers and their locations for registration day. He clarifies age rules, warns of prosecution for failure to register, and explains that registration does not guarantee being drafted.
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McManus
Chelan County
Winton
A. D. Allen
Merritt
H. W. Hastings
Cascade Tunnell
J. E. Auster
G. N
Lake Wenatchee
Geo. Liverly
Plain
W. W. Burgess
Peshastin
F. A. Wingate
Wingate
Old Blewett
Jack McCarty
Blewett
Blanch Smith
Blewett Puow
Leavenworth
Geotmauber
City Hall
Tumwater
F. S. Jacobsen
Chiwaukum
W. W. Thompson
Japan's progress in rubber goods and canned exports
Japan shows steady growth in raw rubber imports and leads in bicycle and rikshaw tire production. The nation also reports strong expansion of canned goods trade, reaching more overseas markets despite high prices.
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Japan
War labor drive lists non essential industries
Federal Employment Service agents report a large shortfall of unskilled workers with skilled labor nearly exhausted. To speed war production, DC district labor board identifies four classes of non essential work including autos, drivers, barbers, cleaners, clothing, confectioners, mercantile stores, florists, junk dealers, pawnbrokers, soda shops and more.
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Federal Employment Service
Army
Navy
Nathan A. Smith
Employment Service
Community Labor Board of the
District of Columbia
Lining Up With Others
To the Editor. Local business men urged to switch to cash payments to avoid bad debts and losses. The writer cites rising labor costs, railroad pay garnishment limits, and a cash-based shop already gaining trade as a model.
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Leavenworth
McAdoo
Advertised Letters List Dated Sept 5 1918
Public notice lists names of addressees with last name initials including Delp Sherman Metzler David Luttrell H M Wheeler Alfred West Jack McCallum Gwen Hockings Rosie Anderson C E Brown Charles F Henry James Keegan John F Ruland W B Tozer Herold as mail awaiting collection.
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Delp
Sherman
Metzler
David
Luttrell
H. M
Wheeler
Alfred
West
Jack
McCallum
Gwen
Hockings
Rosie
Anderson
C. E
Brown
Charles F
Henry
James
Keegan
John F
Ruland
W. B
Tozer
Herold
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Heine Johnson
Woman's League
Beaver Creek Hill
Leavenworth Boys
Politics and Business
Chicago
Russia
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Roswell McNett
Inland Empire News
Shinn
Fairfield
Yakima
Idaho Mica Manufacturing Company
Daylight Saving Committee
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Eagle Creek News
Miss Rankin
Montana
Dill
United States
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