Peter Jensen’s path from assayer to war veteran in Canada
A young Scandinavian immigrant to Canada pursued assaying in Cobalt but war interrupted his studies. Plucked into the 63rd, he lost a leg and sustained shoulder and arm injuries, ending mining. After medical care and vocational guidance, he trains and plans to return as a qualified assayer, inspiring aid for veterans. Seattle’s new police chief Joe Warren shows diplomatic strides with Camp Lewis authorities, hinting at reforms, while veteran leadership and city politics intertwine amid investigative purges and appointments.
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England
Canadian Military Hospitals’ Commission
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Seattle
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Friends of the Administration
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Light Wholesale Prices in War Time Contain Retail Markups
The Food Administration plans to publish wholesale and retail price pairs to curb profiteering as Seattle sees food costs rise despite lower wholesale prices. Officials believe public glare will deter retailers from overcharging, prompting compliance from most sellers.
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Food Administration
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Food Administration Committee
Seattle Earns United Duty as War Toll Rises
Seattle's Responsibility Eight British merchant men, protected by two destroyers and five armed trawlers head for Norway. German destroyers attack, sinking 14 vessels in 30 minutes while one British ship limps to safety. The toll adds pressure on Seattle shipyards to replace losses and keep wartime production flowing.
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Seattle
Norway
War savings stamps urged for Christmas gifts
State War Savings Director Daniel Kelley urges patriotic gifting this Christmas by buying war savings stamps instead of money or cards. Stamps can be purchased from postmen, banks, or large stores, with a 25 cent stamp recommended as a card substitute.
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Daniel Kelleher
War Savings Campaign
Christmas Gift Suggestions From Odd Reuses And Makes
A playful list suggests inventive gifts from repurposed items. Old tee box phonograph hybrid, hammer turned pancake turner, paperweight safe reshaped, wringer blotter, meat chopper polished as cigar cutter, rubber boot sole as cane tip, mashie club reshaped for golf fans. Also a quip about Casey Finnegan’s life insurance last June.
Letters on Seattle quarantine and moral reform from San Francisco
A reader defends Seattle against quarantine stigma tied to San Francisco's vice crackdown. The letter argues the root causes are economic and moral, condemns ministers for neglecting inner purity, and urges addressing soldiers’ temptations at Camp Lewis. It criticizes city leadership and links reform to broader national finance anecdotes.
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Mies Grey
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Francisco
San Francisco
Miss Grey
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Searle
Local Diver Claims Two Minute Underwater Stint
A man bragged after a dive that he stayed under for two minutes, claiming a local record. A spectator denied the record and noted a man who dived in yesterday has not yet surfaced, prompting renewed skepticism.
The Worn Out Toothbrush Affair
A speaker laments a worn toothbrush and a West er n lover whose bristles caused pain. They resist throwing it away despite wild urges to break it, awaiting royalty money and imagining art about the brush while noting a painting cannot clean teeth.
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Kelleher Named Washington War Savings Director
Daniel Kelleher, longtime Seattle banker and former chairman of the Seattle National Bank, is selected by President Wilson as state director of the national war savings movement. He accepts, noting the program’s value and the bond plan's safety backed by the federal government. Kelleher’s sons serve in uniform, with Hugh a lieutenant at Camp Lee and Campbell in Harvard training.
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Megresd
Deebeemerd Thertmer
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France
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State
Beattle
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Supreme Court
Beattle National Bank
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Hugh
Camp Lee
Campbell
Harvard
WRECKED Mrs Santa Claus Land
A whimsical and damaged fragment features a distressed Santa Claus figure lamenting a cyclone like disaster in a humorous fantasy scene. The text mentions Germany and missing reindeer, a melted sleigh, and confiscated whiskers as fodder in a chaotic, surreal tone.
Star Editorial Praised by Popular Magazine
The Seattle Star editorial on a fatal accident by an unknown motorcyclist is reproduced in Popular Mechanics January issue. The piece condemns the driver for fleeing without aid and notes the editorial’s bold departure from conventional style, accompanied by a coffin photo.
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