Teutons Build Zeppelin for Transatlantic Flight
Berlin reports Germany is converting Zeppelins to peacetime use. A new Staaken airship, 800 feet long with five engines, can carry 45 tons of freight and 30 tons of fuel for long Atlantic runs. The craft may serve New York with eight ships in maintenance plan.
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Auxiliary to Hear Mayor Speak Tonight
The Personal Service Association for Battery B Supply and Headquarters and all of 63rd regiment C A C meets Monday evening in the county city building council chamber. Mayor Hanson speaks on After the War Land Problems focusing on state and federal government attitudes toward returning soldiers. The group previously resolved to petition to present veterans with the uniform worn in service rather than assign a monetary value.
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Battery B
63Rd Regiment
Council Chamber
Hanson
Nevada Supreme Court Upholds Tax Victory Over Wells Fargo Express
Nevada won its long battle to enforce state taxes on Wells Fargo Express Co. The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed lower court rulings against the company, ruling taxes must be paid under state law.
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Washington
Nevada
Wella Fargo Express Co
Supreme Court
Christmas Vacation Declared for Seattle Students
Health officials urge indoor home study and outdoor exercise to fight the influenza menace. A two week Christmas vacation is ordered by the school board. students should avoid theatres and downtown work and seek warm clothing and fresh air.
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Seattle
J. 5. McBride
McBride
Brown
Ira C. Brown
Soldier feeding costs rise from 1898 to today
Gen. Smith of the quartermaster's department states feeding an American soldier costs almost three times more now than in the Spanish war. The daily cost in 1898 was 12.81 cents, compared with 32 cents today.
Card Required for Red Cross Christmas Eve Party Admittance
Families with eligible children must apply at Red Cross headquarters at Fourth and University to receive admission cards for the Armory event. Cards ensure entry to the Christmas Eve celebration, with priority for children whose fathers or close relatives serve in the military.
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Red Cross
Armory
Red Crone
Fourth and University
American Toys Outpace Germany in U S Trade
New York December report by toy manufacturers shows American makers have taken over the former German trade. The convention will run two days starting Wednesday with sessions for the association. Over 700 New York stores now display Nosierman made goods sold here signs by the American Defense society.
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New York
Toy Manufacturers of
United States
Association
Germany
American Defense Society
German Estimates Put Lorraine Ore Basin At One Third Prewar Volume
German estimates place the Lorraine ore basin as the source of 2.0 billion tons of the 2.84 billion tons of ore in sight before the war and 600 million of 1.0 billion tons of probable future reserves. Alignment with this region reduces Germany’s ore resources to about one third of prewar totals.
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Lorraine
Alance
Germany
Rex Beach Confined With Snow Blindness in Beverly Hills Hotel
Rex Beach the author is confined to his Beverly Hills hotel room suffering a recurrence of snow blindness from earlier Alaska years. In Washington today the war trade board moved food stuffs such as horses and mules from its expert conservation list.
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Rex Beach
Beverly Hills Hotel
Here
Alaska
Washington
War Trade Board
American View Gaining Power Throughout Europe
Paris report notes Wilson and Clemenceau discussing conference procedures for draft treaties. American delegates favor a small steering group with one representative each from France Italy and Britain to shape proposals before wider entente talks. Public opinion increasingly backs American positions as Wilson tours Paris noting simple acts of diplomacy and welcomes ceremonies with Poincare and Clemenceau amid widespread celebration.
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Clemenceau
France
Italy
Great Britain
Entente Belligerenta
America
Japan
American Women Reach Rhine Front in Duty
The first American women in the Rhine line, 72 in number, arrived with evacuation hospital 29 percent attached. They impressed townspeople as they walked to the river while the First infantry crossed. Nine from Chicago Presbyterian unit, several from New York and Midwest cities, and others from Cleveland and Kansas City. Ten wounded, released from German hospitals, greeted by cheers on the east bank opposite Cobling. The doughboys cheered as the women and injured soldiers crossed.
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Nancy
Rhine
Firat
Presbyterian Unit
Chicago
New York City
State
Cleveland
Kansas City
East Bank
Cobling
Prohibition Official Pleads Guilty in Liquor Shipment Case
Vancouver BC December 16 W C Findlay former prohibition commissioner pleads guilty to importing a carload of liquor. He is fined 1000 dollars and ...
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Vancouver
B. C
W. C. Findlay
British Columbia
Conte
Yakima Readies for Irrigation Institute Meeting
Yakima prepares for the sixth annual Washington Irrigation Institute meeting set for December 17 and 18 drawing representatives from across the state. The Kittitas High Line project to add 120000 acres of irrigable land to Yakima valley will be discussed along with amendments to the irrigation district law and potential land settlements during reconstruction.
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Yakima
The
Washington Irrigation Institute
Kittitas High Line
Yakima Valley
Irrigation District
Crap Shooters Nabbed at Tacoma Hotel
Nine people—five men and four women—were arrested at a Tacoma hotel for drinking and shooting craps in a room. They were released on bail ranging from $25 to $100 each.
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Tacoma
Raspberries Still Grow in December At Mrs Coleson’s
In an odd December display Mrs Ira Coleson of 709 North T4 shows raspberry vines still bearing. She demonstrated a branch of red berries to prove the claim as locals note the unusual winter harvest.
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Ira Coleson
City leaders draft statement on street car talks
Mayor Hanson and the city council began preparing a formal statement outlining their view of street car purchase negotiations. The document will be completed by Tuesday.
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Hanson
Franklin High Publishes Tolo Paper Despite School Closing
Despite closing, Franklin High will release the school paper Tolo on Friday afternoon. Students may pick up copies at the school or mail requests with postage to have them mailed.
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Franklin High
Tolo
Rabbit Breeding Dept Planned at Puyallup Station
Tacoma December 16. A rabbit breeding department will be established at the Western Washington experiment station at Puyallup under director Frank Arms. He has begun construction of modern rabbit hutches.
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State
Tacoma
Western Washington Experiment Station
Puyallup
Frank Arms
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