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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1917

Page

12

Sale of Choice Home Tracts at Indianola Beach

Indianola Beach draws Seattle summer home buyers with proximity, sea air, and improvements. Seventeen tracts sold this month despite weather. many buyers visited last fall. Offer features include monthly payments from 5 dollars, 50 minutes from Seattle, full water supply, a bathing pavilion, gravity system, good soil, and commuting boats from Pier 3 at Madison.

Indianola Beach Seattle Pier 3 Madison

Reserve Officers to Buy Equipment for Training Camps

Secretary of War directs infantry uniforms and equipment for reserve officer training camps. Two thousand five hundred per camp maximum. Officers provide their own standard private uniform items. sale of required items to reserve officers will be available. Candidates notified of acceptance will receive purchase and transportation reimbursement details by mail. Await further instructions for those examined before the suspension.

Secretary of War

City Improves Hospital Space for Emergency Readiness

Seattle aims to shelter 500 patients at the city hospital as Dr. J. L. McBride prepares first aid training for 50 doctors and 40 nurses. The plan reserves three unused floors of the old city hall for a six week period until a government base hospital is established.

West Coast Seattle J. 8. McBride City Health Department City Hospital Meliride Livery Hospital Central Police Station Council Old City Hall McBride Puget Sound Firlanda Sanitarium Old Court House

Alma and Paula in Washington Days of Political Charm

Paula recalls her time as a secretary to Congressman Smith aided by Alma Huntington who counseled her on influence and gender dynamics. The scene shifts to a tense moment as Jeff Perrygreen arrives, prompting a confession about past love and a pledge to redefine their bond, ending with a note that the story continues.

Congressman Smith Alma Frank Smith Paula Margie Alma Huntington Altho Bergson Washington Jeff Jeff Perrygreen Earnest Lawton

Cotton fiber used in gun cotton and explosives in 1917

In the three months ending March 31 1917, the United States used 83 652 907 pounds of bleached cotton fiber equivalent to 167 306 bales for gun cotton and explosives. Munitions factories held 11 284 845 pounds in storage, or 22 570 bales, at March 31. The prior year’s quarter consumed 144 988 bales.

Washington United States Census Bureau

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