Why the Chamber Lacks Prestige in Seattle's Renick Battle
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce sent a special attorney to Olympia to plead for the emergency clause on Renick. It argues the measure protects state funds and city finances, but critics note a contradictory state bill that allows state funds while barring city access. The chamber’s stance is questioned as self-serving and out of step with progressive city councils.
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Chamber of Commerce of
Seattle
Renick
Olympia
Supreme Court
Chamber
Sussex
England
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The piece contemplates future massacres of Christians in Turkey as a recurring outcome of Turkish hostility and religious fanaticism, arguing that allied naval actions may provoke such violence but could serve a broader, if costly, good for mankind.
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Europe
Asia
Card messages and ownership notice in early 1915 Seattle Star
A reflection on wartime door cards and loyalty phrases contrasts with a farmer’s boy joke. The page prints the ownership, management, circulation data for The Seattle Star dated April 1, 1915, naming editor L. J. Ritchie and publisher Star Publishing Company, with trustees and multiple investors listed.
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Seattle Star
Excom
Seattle
Washington
L. J. Ritchie
Star Publishing Company
DIANA DILL PICKLES IN HER HOT SKETCH
A quirky vintage humor piece sketches characters in a small town set featuring a moving picture dream, a boastful farmer, a wisecracking druggist, and a sharp wit post office exchange. The dialogue zips between jokes about show business, lovers, and a phonograph's era songs.
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Diana Dill
A Short History of the American Navy chapter excerpt
The narrative summarizes early American naval actions on the St Lawrence and the careers of Arnold and John Paul Jones. It notes Arnold destroying ships and capturing prisoners, Burgoyne’s later campaign, and Jones rising from command of the Providence to captain of the Ranger as he aimed to disrupt British shipping along the Atlantic coast.
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St. Lawrence
Mahan
Arnold
Carleton
Burgoyne
Howe
John Paul Jones
Ranger
Jones Attacks British Ports and Sways Atlantic Morale
In April 1778 John Paul Jones sailed from Brest into the Irish Sea and after 12 days attacked Whitehaven, landing 33 men and seizing two forts. The raid’s moral effect impressed Britain, increasing defense costs and insurance rates. Jones later fought the Serapis, declaring I have not yet begun to fight, and became a symbol of early American naval daring. The next installment promises further Navy history.
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Irish Sea
Whitehaven
Jones
France
Ranger
Benedict Arnold’s Lake Champlain Fleet Built in 1776
In summer 1776 General Benedict Arnold hurriedly organized American naval forces on Lake Champlain and Lake George. By October he commanded a 94 cannon fleet with 700 crew, facing British Admiral Carleton at the first squadron battle fought by Americans.
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Lake Champlain
Benedict Arnold
Arnold
Carleton
Quebec
Lake George
Howe
Crown Point
New York
Editor's Mail on Navy Spending and Language Question
Readers weigh in on national defense priorities and a proposed American language. A Huffman letter derides a larger navy as wasteful while a patriot calls for an "American" language free of English influence and criticizes government authority.
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the Star
America
Boston
Little
Isle
England
Congress
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Ohio
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Philadelphia
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People's Bank
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Leon Keel
Peggy O’neil
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