Liberty Loan Subscription Message to the Kaiser
A concise note urges the Kaiser to read a personal message and states the writer’s name as part of a Liberty Loan subscription appeal for wartime support.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1918
Page
7
Confiscation Debate Over Wheat Policy Sparks War Power Talk
Washington dispatches report about 175 million bushels of the 1917 wheat crop held back and potentially seized by the government if not marketed by May 15. The discussion centers on military necessity and the scope of government authority to confiscate property beyond wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Press Association
Ess
Roaring Bells and Peace Aims Amid War News
A fragmented war-era piece notes Berlin celebrating a supposed Western front victory while warning that no peace is possible without annihilating Germany. It contrasts fresh British French American casualties with calls to continue fighting as families mourn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erlin
Grenadier Guard
Amere
Gerand
Berlin
Thoroly
Columbia
Seattle Parks May Lose Shipyard Band Concerts
Rales to Chance for Shipyard Bands Seattle will have no band concerts in the parks this met unless some public spirited group of citizens pro in line with the city's war time economy program, the expenditures have been ordered cut down by Hanson. Sands of people get rest and happiness from Sunday concerts in the park. The shipyard bands a great opportunity to perform a service that would them to the community. The Star will be happy e the offers of local bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Hanson
Our Day of Defiance Against Oppressors
A vivid verse proclaims a united struggle by all people against tyranny and cruelty. It denounces Prussian glory seekers and promises a brighter future, warning tyrants of doom and pledging an American toast to liberty. The poem envisions a dawning day of victory, light, and endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cain
Hell
We Did Our Bit During First Year of War
The Daily Star pledges unwavering support for the president and the nation through WWI. It details staff contributions, war news bureaus, and fundraising efforts including Liberty Loans and War Savings. The piece highlights Allied coverage from Washington to France and promises continued service until victory and freedom for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daily Star
the Star
K. W. Hayward
Artint Grove
France
Star
Idah McGlone Dibson
Red Cross
Baker
Daniela
Congress
Henry Ford Builds War Factories and Submarine Chasers
Henry Ford leads a massive wartime mobilization with 40,000 workers and vast plants turning out Liberty motors ambulances and trucks. Navy calls his ships Eagles as Ford expands to submarine chasers farm tractors and armored tanks while reducing civilian car output to support the war.
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India
Ford
Ligantic Planta
Henry Ford
Planta
Liberty Motors
Liberty Motor
Red Cross
No Man's Land
Ford on War Production and the Drive for Victory
The text quotes Henry Ford arguing for unity of leadership and labor in war production. He praises workers at Ford plants for high output of ships and parts, warns against profiteering, and outlines plans for U boat chasers and tractor production to support the war effort. Ford stresses discipline and a future-focused motive beyond money.
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Ford Hans
Ford
River Rouge
Newark
N. J
England
Canada
Michigan
Ship to be named Hazen J. Titus laid at Everett yards
The keel of a vessel to be named the Hazen J. Titus will be laid April 25 on the second ways at the Pigeon Creek yards of West Coast Shipbuilding Co. of Everett. The honor honors Hazen J. Titus, former Northern Pacific dining car superintendent, per company president TH. B. Spear.
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Hazen J. Titus
Northern Pacific
Pigeon Creek
West Coast Shipbuilding Co
Everett
TH. B. Spear
Twenty five towns announce loans fully bought
Washington April 6 Twenty five towns have already subscribed their Liberty loan quotas telegrams to treasury headquarters at 1 a m announced Wires of confidence were arriving like a snow storm officials reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
War Profiteering Report Highlights Global and Local Schemes
Berlin cables reveal Daimler Motor Works earned 173 percent profits while paying only 11 percent to inspectors. In Washington a government rental contract for a Cape May hotel was canceled after owners valued the building far below the claimed 99 000 dollars, intended as a reconstruction hospital.
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Washington
Berlin
Daimler Motor Works
War Department
Cape May
N. J
Department
Coal Shoveler Count Hits Fifteen Million in Nation
Fifteen million people in this country shovel coal with one fourth serving as firemen on railroads or in power plants. In a single day they convert about 3,300,000 tons of coal into ash.
Strange Slogans and Local Ads From Libertyville Publication
The piece blends humorous quips and odd observations about daily life and work. It includes a for sale note listing eight part roosters priced at three dollars each and references to Libertyville Indiana as the source. It mentions elevator use in tall buildings and daylight saving time effects on schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Ellia
Libertyville
Houston Sheriff Endorses Tanlac in Personal Testimony
Hon Archie R Anderson former Houston police chief and long time Harris County official says Tanlac transformed his health after four years of digestion and stomach issues. He details sleepless nights gas belching and tiredness and credits Tanlac with restoring appetite sleep and vitality. Bartell Drug Stores in Seattle sells Tanlac through a special representative.
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Houston
Morris County
Anderson
Lone Star
Harris County
Mr. Anderson
Tanilac
Tanlac
Taniac
Seattle
Bartell Drug Stores
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