Seattle Health Offical Faces The Girl Who Never Cared
The article describes Seattle's response to a group of girls labeled The Girl Who Never Cared. Police arrest, isolation wards, and a city health program aim to rehabilitate rather than punish. Health Commissioner McPride leads efforts including showers, separate wards, sewing machines, and Red Cross work for the women.
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Star
McPride
Red Cross
Firlands Sanatorium
Public Safety
Seattle
Kaiser Hurries The Separate Peace Program
Russian officials predicted a separate peace between Russia and Germany is inevitable and would be irreparable once signed. Moscow forecasts Germany will concede on no annexations and defined boundaries, with Bolshevik control waning as the war shifts.
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United Preas
Bitington
Russia
Germany
Hussia
Austria
Trotsky
Geermany
Kaiser
Teutons
Thec
Navy probe opens over chasers while Daniels and Britten clash
The house naval investigation begins with criticism of submarine chasers and funding. Secretary Daniels denies friction with Admiral Sims and defends war prep while Britten presses for full fact finding. The hearing notes 428 capital ships plus 350 chasers under construction and recalls delays in weapon shipments in 1917.
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United Preas
Washington
House
Daniels
Ben
Britten
Navy Department
Admiral Sims
Sims
Department
House of Representatives
United States
Navy
Military ban may be lifted shortly in Seattle
Prospect of lifting the quarantine from Seattle by Christmas grows nearer as Maj. Gen. Irons staff plans a full check of vice statistics and clean up results with city officials. A conference at Lewis yielded a cooperative approach and assurances of enforcement from officers, with precinct leaders held to strict accountability.
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Seattle
Camp Lewis
Irons
Joe Warren
Lewis
Col. Saville
Millrke
War crops break all U S records
Washington reports next year’s war crops will break records with higher winter wheat and rye plantings. Winter wheat acreage reaches 42,170,000, up 4 percent from last year while rye planted this fall totals 6,110,000, a 36.6 percent rise.
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United Preas
Washington
America
Christmas Dinners Cost Higher Than Thanksgiving Prices
Christmas dinners now cost about 13 percent more than the Thanksgiving spread with every article in the meal rising. The overall price level has increased roughly 35 percent versus the 1916 Christmas cost.
Dairymen Protest Milk Prices Ahead of Regulation
Federal regulation of mill stuffs prices is set to take effect, announced by the food administration in Portland. Northwest dairy men accuse private traders of price gouging, saying dairies risk bankruptcy.
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Food Administration
Portland
Northwest
Dairies
Ducks Necks to Be Wooden at Bazaar
Ducks necks at the Girls' War Relief Bazaar will be wooden starting today. The change comes after the King County Humane Society urged the move away from live ducks.
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King County Humane Society
Eva Tanguay Divorced From Former Dancing Partner
Comedienne Eva Tanguay was granted a divorce from Joan W. Ford in Chicago on charges of desertion and non support. The decree followed testimony in which Ford was accused of failing to provide for Tanguay. The case ends a high profile partnership once famous in vaudeville circuits.
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United Press
Chicago
Eva Tanguay
Comedienne
Joan W. Ford
Floods Threaten Seattle Transit and Mail Delays
Severe flooding disrupts rail and interurban lines isolating Seattle from Eastern points. Bridges wash out on Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, Milwaukee, and Great Northern routes. Canadian Pacific serves transcontinental mail. Kent canalized by White River floodwaters while Renton roadways wash away, slowing communication and deliveries for days.
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Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Milwaukee
Great Northern
North Coast
Canadian Pacific
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Puget Sound Electric Co
Spokane
Milensburg
Milwaukkee
Ued
Euston
Kent
White River
Thomas
Kent Ie
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Auburn
Hotel bell boys knit for the army at Biltmore
New York report says bell boys at the Biltmore Hotel began knitting during lulls in service to support the army. The activity spreads among staff, blending work and wartime aid.
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New York
The
Biltmore
Italians Taken Prisoners in Monte Asolone Action
2,000 Italians were captured as Teutonic forces stormed Monte Asolone and surrounding positions. The official communique from Berlin via London notes the success on the heights and adjacent areas.
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Herlin
London
Monte Asolone
Berlin
Ramengate
Margate
Air Raid Kills Ten in London
London, Dee. Ten persons were killed and 70 injured in the first German raid over London since December 6, occurring last night, Lord French reported today. Sixteen to 20 machines participated, entering over the Kent and Miesex counts. One German machine was brought down over Kent, and another is believed to have been accounted for over the Channel. The raiders flew at a great height and several fires were started in London, though none caused serious damage.
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United Press
London
Dee
Lord French
Kent
Channel
Business Men Go Before Probers
Six witnesses were summoned Wednesday to appear before the King county grand jury. T. J. Barton a salesman is named among them with others described as business men. Jurors probe the practices of the firm Gill Hoyt Frye which represented Merchants protective corporation many of whom were police court characters. Numerous corporation members have been called as witnesses.
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King County Grand Jury
T. J. Barton
Gill, Hoyt & Frye
Merchants’ Protective Corporation
Corporation
Epidemics in Cantonments to Be Probed
United Press reports Congress plans a wide inquiry into health conditions at military camps following Surgeon General Gorgas reveal. Pneumonia and meningitis epidemics blamed on cold weather, crowded tents, limited hospital space, and delays in distributing heavy clothing. Senator Chamberlain leads push for answers and accountability from Secretary Baker.
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Congress
Funston
Kan
Doniphan
Okla
Rowile
Tex
Bavier
8. C
Senator Chamberlain
Military Affairs Committee
Baker
Red Cross drives prizes for new memberships
The campaign runs before December 25 offering a Buick automobile to the boy who recruits the most new members and a horse and cart to the girl with the top count. The third winner gets $100 in cash donated by Hazen J. Titus.
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Red Cross
Hazen J. Titus
Can't Nick Albert Twice in One Place
Albert Mendey, arrested for failure to register and already serving a sentence, ensured his reclassification by mailing his questionnaire in time to be the first filed with the county board in Aberdeen on December 19.
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United Press
Aberdeen
Albert Mendey
County Board
McCormick Advocates Rapid Gun Production for Allied Victory
Senatorial testimony quotes Nan McCormick of Illinois urging quick production and shipment of guns to Europe. He warns delays could cost the war, noting five thousand Americans fighting Germany and the need to transport munitions before spring 1919 to avoid greater losses.
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Washington
Germany
Conan McCormick
Illinois
Senate
Europe
Blood Flows in Odessa Streets Amid Street Fighting
Ukrainan troops and Bolsheviki guards clash in Odessa as the opera house becomes a machine gun post. Civilians are displaced, business halts, and communications are severed. Bolsheviki issue an ultimatum to Ukrainans, threatening war if aid to Cossacks continues as forces move toward Kiev.
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United Press
Odessa
London
Opera House
Bolsheviki
Petrograd
Seeeines
Kiev
Astrakha
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