Estimation of School District Tax Levy 1918
The Chelan County District No. 49 board certifies estimated funds for the current school year totaling 32 312 dollars covering general control instruction and maintenance. They authorize a tax levy on property to raise this amount after state and county aid. The date is September 1 1918 with clerk L W Woodrow signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
State OF Washington
County OF
Chelan
Madeleine van Tassell
Earl W. van Tassell
Crollard & Crollard
Commercial Bank Build, Inc
Wenatchee
Washington
Towit
Earl . van Tassell
Crollard
Board of Commissioners
Chelan County
I. L. W. Woodrow
L. W. Woodrow
Chelan Counsept
How America Entered the War
In 1914 Europe erupted into war and America, initially stunned and isolationist, faced a shift from neutrality to involvement. The piece argues the conflict pitted progress against autocracy and that U S policy must push for a peace that goes beyond simple victory for any side, shaping global conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
America as World Peace Leader in WWI Ambition
The text argues America aimed for a just and constructive peace based on understanding and liberal concessions. It condemns Germany as an outlaw and notes the shift from isolation to world leadership after entering the war in 1917. It cites Wilson's pledge to fight for the ultimate peace of the world and rights of mankind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Germany
Belgium
Wilson
Speech by Seattle ship painters union member urges unity over cost of living
A Seattle veteran and ship painters union member addresses colleagues urging workers to stop blaming only prices. He warns both unions and individuals spark rising costs by seeking profits, saying everyone is in the same boat during extraordinary times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nakes
Seattle
Ship Painters’ Union
Typewriter ribbons for sale at The Echo office
Remington Underwood and L C Smith typewriter ribbons offered for sale by The Echo office with a note dated July 26tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remington, Underwood and
L. C. Smith
Echo Office
Help the Allies Eat More Potatoes War Message
Washington food administrator Charles Hebberd urges Americans to eat potatoes to conserve wheat for overseas shipment. He argues that potatoes are abundant while wheat is scarce and stresses potatoes travel poorly, so consuming them now supports the war effort and prevents waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Italy
France
England
America
Charles Hebberd
Washington
Bolshevik policy ruins all classes despite wage gains
An opinion piece argues that postwar inflation outpaced wage gains, reducing real purchasing power. It claims production fell, living costs rose, and prices outstrip wages, with dairy imports cut from many countries and Alaska’s gold sector languishing. It notes higher enlistment age approvals for several defense branches.
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United States
Alaska
Bette
War Department
Ordnance Department, Quartermaster and Medical Corps
Signel Corps
Murder of Nation Tells of Horror Along Warsaw to Pinsk
F. C. Walcott recounts scenes of violence and terror witnessed on the road from Warsaw to Pinsk. The article notes a million persons left homeless as refugees flee the carnage and devastation wrought by ruthless attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Walcott
Warsaw
Pinsk
It Is monstrous it is unthinkable the Prussian system
The speaker recalls weeks of witnessing and evaluating a system described as monstrous and unbelievable. He states the conclusion that the incredible is true and that the Prussian system exists, asserting its enormity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Walcott
Desolation in Poland and Belgium as War Devastates Civilians
F C Walcott recalls visiting Poland to learn facts about the German invasion aftermath. He describes massive hunger and death from Warsaw to Pinsk, with hundreds of thousands homeless, careworn camps, and starving survivors. He warns that allied failure would bring Hun domination to America and widespread suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Walcott
Hoover
America
Belgium
Poland
France
Warsaw
Pinsk
Siberia
Paderewski Committee
Europe
Charity
Mr. Walcott
Kil led by German helmet in No Man's Land
Corporal Leo Comer of the Twenty third U S infantry writes to sister Ceceila Comer from a dugout in France. He sent a bouquet of flowers and recounts a fallen comrade who died after a German steel helmet in the trench was electrically charged. Comer notes a promise to a younger brother for the helmet as a relic, but says disillusion awaits until Americans reach Berlin.
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Shamokin
No Man’s Land
France
Leo Comer
Twenty-third
United States Infantry
Ceceila Comer
Comer
Berlin
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State College of Washington
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Managaen 4Th and
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Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
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Chelan Co
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