Seattle faces 15000 call from 27000 registrants for draft
After Seattle's first day of physical exams, officials project 15000 men may be called from a 27000 registrant pool to meet a 1456 quota. Reports show varied exemption claims across divisions though many examined exhibited patriotic resolve. Some applicants face disqualifications for reasons like poor teeth while others pursue exemptions or enlistment.
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Seattle
Walter Knight
Lenora St
Doc
Raymond W. Miller
Hotel Westlake
King County
Division 4
Soldiers drill and salutes at Washington Armory yard
A Star Reporter describes Second Infantry troops stationed at the Armory on Western Avenue and Virginia Street. Recruits drill while a sergeant at a crowded desk works a stubborn typewriter as buglers practice taps. The moment of silent salute to the flag lingers as the band plays The Star Spangled Banner.
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Armory
Western Ave
Virginia St
Second Infantry
Washington
C.D
State of Washington
Johnson Brands I. W. W. as Murderers in House Outburst
Washington August 7 Representative Johnson denounces the I W W as murderers during Miss Jeanette Rankins bid for government operation of all metal mines. Rankin argues Western mine owners suppress prices and blacklist workers as cries of I W W echo through the house.
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Washington
Johnson
Jeanette Rankin
Idaho
Utah
United States
Heroes of Air Battles Here to Help U S
Col. Rees a British daredevil predicts that U S airplanes will win the war with bold aerial feats. He insists allied pilots will secure air superiority and turn the tide in favor of the United States and its allies.
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Heroes OF
U. S
Col. Rees
U.S
Suzzallo Hosts Northwest Meeting On Aircraft Industry
Seattle readers urged to attend tonight’s Arena event where the Allied Commission studies airplane construction with film footage. Mill owners and workers, plus Dr Henry Suzzallo, hear imparted findings from a lumber aviation conference. doors open at 7 p m for public attendance.
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Seattle
Allies’ Commission
Northwest
Henry Suzzalio
Northwest visit by British air corps officers sparks public talk
Lieut. Col. L W B Rees and other Foreign members of the federal aircraft board arrived in Seattle to explain the air war's role. They met spruce manufacturers and labor leaders and planned a public Arena meeting with stereopticon slides on making the world safe for democracy. Col. Rees praised American aircraft and warned victory hinges on air power. He holds both the Victoria Cross and the Military Cross for daring air service and trench photography under fire.
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America
L. W.B. Rees
British
Royal Flying Corps
Federal Aircraft Board
Seattle
Northwest
United States
Col. Rees
Government acts to quell U S labor unrest in war effort
Washington reports growing labor unrest threatens war work. A committee from War Navy and Labor departments, including Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, Walter Lippmann and Wm Blackman, will study wage adjustments in navy yards arsenals and other government sites and report by August 24 with appeals allowed, aiming to settle issues by September 1.
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Washington
U.S
War, Navy and
Labor Departments
Navy
Roosevelt
Walter Lippmann
Wm. Blackman
One horsepower powers 270 million watches
A historical note states that a single horsepower can run about 270 million ordinary watches, illustrating the vast mechanical capability implied by the unit.
Lumber War Menace Warns Suzzallo At Northwest Meeting
Suzzallo warns that the lumber strike threatens U S war needs as factions in the Northwest hold their first joint meeting. Dr Parker notes potential delays in spruce supply crucial for air fleets and army construction, urging harmony to support war department goals. Discussion focuses on eight hour day demands and the union employers versus mills stalemate.
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The
Star
Henry Suzzallo
State Council of Defense
War Department
Northwest
Henry Suzzalio
State Council of National Defense
Dr. Suzzallo
Suzzallo
Carleton Parker
Wilson
University
Hemery
Suzzalio
Parker
Washington
Burke
A. J. Rhodes
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
George Danworth
Richard A. Ballinger
J. W. Maxwell
National City Bank
State court rules against Belt Line construction
The state supreme court sustained a superior court injunction denying the port commission the right to build the Fast Marginal way belt line. The court held that funds voted by the people for other purposes were being diverted to belt line construction.
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Johns. Jurey
State Supreme Court
Port Commission
Superior Court
He Made Me Mad Cartoonist Explains Incident
The cartoonist describes how anger led to actions the next day in The Star. The statement recounts the motive behind the depicted events and the designer’s rationale for the sequence.
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Condo
The
Star
Everett True Cartoonist Predates Rebellious Paper Fame
A reminiscence traces Everett True from 1906 as a bold comic figure created by Condo who, unlike his creation, is shy and gentle. The piece notes the contrast between the grumpy Everett and the meek real inventor Condo, and hints at a long history in The Star files.
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Everett
Condo
Everett True
Rich Clubman Shoots Self In St Louis Flat
Jordan Wheat Lambert, 43, millionaire vice president of La Pharmacal Co., shot himself in his exclusive St Louis apartment early today. Separated from his second wife Bernice Kendall Lambert, she is in New York with their 6 month old child. Lam bert had denied a separation. He was previously divorced from his first wife. A telephone call from a known woman brought a maid to the scene where she found the body after 3 a m.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Jordan Wheat Lambert
la Pharmacal Co
Lambert
Bernice Kendall Lambert
Webster Grove
New York
Barron P
Jordan ~ Lambert, Jr
Meatless Day Arrives at Seattle Restaurant
About 300 Seattleites will begin a meatless day at Hi Stahl on Fourth Ave. The restaurant announced that it will serve meat only on Thursdays, marking a shift toward vegetarian meals in the local dining scene.
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Seattle
British Sailors to Have Movie Shows
London August 7 British sailors to have film showings as Ge fleet crews endure long wait Liverpool residents raised the necessary fund for the screenings and the event was announced today
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United Press
London
Liverpool
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