Old Dame of Worry Prompts Seattle Transit Debate
A Seattle column questions a persistent critic who argues against municipal ownership of the streetcar system. It notes the city purchased the system for 15 million dollars and aims to provide good service at no more than a nickel fare, while debating private versus public control and the impact on fares and service. A separate item mentions Beach’s secretary forging checks for payment to a writer.
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Seattle
Old Dame
United Ay Ee
Ess
Bremerton Foreman Questions Jobs for Women Barred by Uncle Sam
A Bremerton foreman writes that women not needing work were kept on payroll while ex service members and husbands lose jobs. He cites Seattle shipyard layoffs, wartime hiring, and calls for firing workers who do not need pay, as a clash between American spirit and private employers. He ends by asking if Brig Gen Harvey J Moss will wear a discharged chevron.
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Uncle Sam
Brem
Star
Navy Yard
Seattle
Sam
Bremerton
Harvey J. Moss
Gov
Hart
American Farmers Outpace European Peers In Per Man Output
A U S Department of Agriculture report argues Americans top European farmers in per man and per acre production. It cites ratios showing Belgian and English yields far below the U S, with Germans and Italians also trailing. The trend notes steady yield growth over 25 years and predicts the U S will lead in per acre harvesters as well.
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United States
Secretary of Agriculays
Aly
Oulja board claims and odd notes from a reader
A reader letters page offers varied snippets about the ouija board as a possible fraud, a riddle about cows and inheritance, a Paraguay plant remark, sugar prices, and a wartime tax joke. The tone blends curiosity, humor, and commentary on public matters.
Unclear OCR Text from Everett True Event
Ten unnamed gentlemen will address tonight at an auspicious occasion led by Condo Lartes and Gentlemen in Everett.
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Ventilation and Lighting in Workrooms Across Time
A historical survey cites December events from 1604 to 1917 including Mary II’s death, a 1835 ironmaking patent, Seminole War beginnings, Iowa’s statehood, and Woodrow Wilson’s birth. It discusses lighting’s health impact, office design shifts toward efficiency and sanitation, and guidance to prevent eye strain through proper desk placement and indirect light. It notes the role of lighting engineers and urges consultation for eye issues.
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Mary Ti
William of Orange
William III
James Hl Iv
Seth Boyden
Alexander Thompson
Jackson
St. Augustine
Iowa
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Staunton
Princeton
Atlanta
Shrapnel Notes and American Legion Updates
The Shrapnel reports on Legion figures in Washington and Nebraska with notes on French cords, mutiny histories, and armor uses. Gen Der ehing and Gen Harvey J. Moan are mentioned, plus a January 19 visit and Beattie Legionaire resignations amid postwar legion activity. Seattle edition dated December 27, 1919.
Teachable Facts About Bolshevism pamphlet claims
A pamphlet from the Institute of Public Service at 51 Chambers St New York argues Bolshevism is born in illiterate Russia and differs from democracy, socialism, and other systems. It lists alleged traits: autocratic rule, misdirected production, suppression of press, and debt repudiation.
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Institute of Public Service
Chambers St
New York
Russia
Mr. Hoover
Lenine
Trotsky
Musical godmother of the army named executive secretary
New York Miss Sawyer named executive secretary of the New American Legion. During World War she served as assistant director of the junior department of the American division of the Red Cross and sent sheet music to soldiers in France. She also directed morale music and service men entertainment trips to France. Sawyer is a Marine publicity bureau corporal and president of the Bemper Videlis post of marinettes. She attended the Minneapolis convention as a New York delegate. Opposition to bonus bills rises as congress debates payment plans with about 50 options, urging a united single bonus bill backed by all sponsors.
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New American Legion
Miss Sawyer
Junior de
France
Amuusement Unite
Mine Sawyer
Marine Publicity Bureau
Bemper Videlis
Marinettes
New York
Minneapolis Oonvention
House
Paris Life Dance Hall Defies Midnight Closing Order
Clarence M. Glover, once a Yank ambulance driver, opens a midnight to morning dance hall in Paris. The venue operates past the city curfew but sits in Neuilly, outside Paris police jurisdiction.
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Parise
Clarence M. Glover
Neuilly
Paris
Rainier American Legion Declines Guard Duty
Rainier post declares it cannot perform police or guard duties as an omanization, stressing it does not object to members helping authorities. The stance was voiced at Tuesday night meeting.
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American Legion
Rainier Post
Legion to Seek Direct Government Action for Veterans
Franklin D Olier, commander of the American Legion, will appoint a five member committee to draft a bill to present to Congress. The panel must be Legion members reflecting the group's spirit and will study the issue in Washington for about a month. The Minneapolis convention urged reclamation of unproductive lands by direct government operation and settlement loans for veterans to buy and develop farms and homes.
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American Legion
John J. Derehing
Healrthe
Heattie Posta
Cin
Legion
Chaumont
Congress
Washington
lLane-Mondell
Morgan
O. K
Molier
Spirit of the Legion
Dolier
Minneapolis
Relatives Question If George Brown Is Dead
In Watertown New York George Brown fights to prove he is alive after a Red Cross letter asked if his body should be sent home from France. He still awaits $200 in back pay and faced resistance to his life insurance payout.
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Watertown
N. Y
George Brown
Red Cross
France
Fresh start day urged to live in harmony with God
A devotional exhortation invites readers to begin a perfect new day with 24 golden hours to be used for calm thoughts, wise planning, acts of kindness, and self restraint. It counsels living in harmony with God and doing better than the law in all aspects of life.
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