Nurse Marries Wounded Hero in Contay Hospital Romance
Sergeant Major Jerry Nixon leads back to war after meeting Red Cross nurse Hedith Fernee at Contay hospital. He is wounded again and later marries the nurse, while their son Byng symbolizes wartime bonds. Jerry’s letters and service mark a life of horror, love, and patriotism, ending with a homeward trek to Seattle and ongoing war service memories.
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Jerry
Courcelette
Contay
Hadith Fernee
Hedith Fernee
Lens
Wtaples
Littl Red Cross
Mra
England
Seattle
Byng
Canada
ASK JUDGE TO CANCEL RATES
The Th ursday session of the county superior court heard a petition challenging tariff increases for government operated utilities. Assistant Corporation Counsel Tom Kennedy and Tacoma city attorney A B Harmon argued the states hold police power to fix such rates, citing Illinois South Dakota Mississippi and a March 24 US Supreme Court ruling. Judge D F Wright took the case under advisement with counsel Wanavout Pas Tanner Hance Cleland and Otto Rupp representing Postmaster General Burleson.
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County Superior Court
Tom Kennedy
A. B. Harmon
Tacoma
Public Service Commission
Seattle
Illinois
South Dakota
Mississippi
United States Supreme Court
Public Service
D. F. Wright
Thurston County Superior Court
Ad Commission
Wanavout
Pas
Tanner
Hance Cleland
Burleson
Otto Rupp
City to pay police streetcar fares on duty
An ordinance drafted at Councilman Bolton’s request would authorize the police department to cover streetcar fares for officers while on duty. The measure, to be presented Monday, follows Superintendent Morphine’s order against free rides for police and firemen.
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Bolton
City Hall
Morphine
Yeasterday
New Line Freighter To Load For Japan
The Taiho Maru, Uchida Steamship's first on the Seattle Oriental route, docked in the East waterway. It will be loaded with steel and cotton and then proceed to Vancouver for a large paper shipment before sailing in about a week to Yokohama and Kobe.
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Uchida Steamship Company
Seattle
Safeguard in League Rule Debated at Paris Conference
Paris April 11 The plenary peace conference focused on international labor legislation and the influence of the big four. Little nations seek to press their rights amid claims of big power authority, while a Monroe doctrine clause was unanimously added to the covenant by the league commission. The big four were to disclose further alignments with Wilson's 14 points and armistice terms.
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United Press
Paris
Committee On International Labor
Little Powers
League of Nations Commission
Col. House
Wilson
Kaiser Seen as Criminal Figure in Postwar Talks
The report details efforts to hold Kaiser Wilhelm II morally and legally accountable for German actions in World War I. It notes attempts to place responsibility on Grand Admiral von Tirpitz for Lusitania deaths and discusses the plan to impose a reparations bill of about 5 billion dollars with a two year initial payment, plus a permanent financial commission to guarantee future payments.
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Kaiser
Wilhelm
Germany
von Tirpits
Lusitania
Financial Commission
Permanent Financial Commission
Downtown Pittsburg Fire Causes Notable Damage
Fire early today in downtown Pittsburg caused about 200000 dollars in damage to the dual news district.
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Pittsburg
Dual News
Blood Changes After Influenza and Winter Colds
After grip or pneumonia or a hard cold the blood becomes thin and irregular. Symptoms include weakness, nervousness, pimples or boils, blue mood, cold clammy hands, and reduced red and white blood cells. Iron tonic like Iron tic by Dr. Pierce can restore color and vitality, while Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery offers a long-trusted herbal alternative without alcohol.
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Dr. Pierce
Bavaria Soviet Vanquished Reported By Frank J. Taylor
United Press dispatch from Berlin notes a sequence of rapid military moves in Bavaria. Forces loyal to the deposed socialist government reportedly surround Nuremberg and Munich while restoration of socialist control appears possible. Strikes ripple Saxony and Ruhr as government forces tighten in Magdeburg and Berlin remains tense under War Minister Notke.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press Staff
Berlin
Ware
Mivices
Nuremburg
Hramberg
Hoffman
Bavaria
Wureburg
Munich
Scheidemann
Weimar
Saxony
Ruhr
Magdeburg
Bwreet CghUng
Spartacans
Shenhame
Radicala
Notke
Red Cross Mvasion
Altho
National Soviet Congress
Peasants clash with Serbian troops in Agram riots
Heavy street fighting erupts in Agram as Serbian troops move to restore order after a peasants mass meeting sparks unrest. Budapest reports indicate large scale soviet elections amid chaos and new district vote ordered for alleged illegal balloting.
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Edward Bing
United Press
Budapest
Agram
Vienna
Illiegal
Treste
Fireg
Second International
Front
Poganny
Red Army
Grant Saturday Half-Holiday Planned at Shipyards
Los Angeles April 11 announcement states Saturday half-holidays will be the rule in the Southwestern and Los Angeles shipbuilding company yards starting now. The move aims to reduce overtime and improve worker morale across the yards.
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Los Angeles
Southwestern
Los Angeles Shipbuilding Company
Bad Teeth Threaten Lives Warns Seattle Ad
A magazine writer argues abscessed teeth started Col Theodore Roosevelt’s death and cites Seattle cases to claim decayed teeth are dangerous. The piece urges regular checkups by expert dentists every few months even without symptoms.
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Col
Theodore Roosevelt
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