65th Field Artillery Battalion in World War I
Battery F and Headquarters Company of the 65th artillery left Fort Worden February 27 1918 and reached Pingland about a month later. They trained near Southampton then Central France before entering the front at St Mihiel and Verdun Meuse. They fired heaviest guns except for train moved guns and were in the Argonne forest when the armistice came. They departed Brest January 14 with a noted war record in France.
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65Th Artillery
Fort Worden
Pingland
Southampton
France
Pershing
St. Mihiel Wallen
Verdun
Meuse
Arzenne Forest
Washington Arillerials
Brest
Gore
Kentuckian With Seattle Bunch Had Eye for Air Raids
Sergeant Major F J Johnson from Kentucky, with the Beattie group, recalls German bombing raids on headquarters. He describes the approach, the long humming sound, and the cold unsettling moment before a bomb drop, noting the danger of unpredictable impacts.
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Seattle
F. J. Johnson
Kentucky
Beattie Bunch
Hirmn
Eayn Soret
Maj
Johnson
Tokyo house proprietors absolved in fatal fire verdict
A coroner's jury under Dr. C. C. Tiffin ruled the proprietors of the Tokyo house at 514 Weller avenue not to blame for the February 6 fire that killed 11 people.
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Tokyo House
Weller At
C. C. Tiffin
Lila Lee Returns to West Coast Paramount Work
Lila Lee, a young film star, has returned to the West Coast to resume work for Paramount Pictures after a six week rest.
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Lila Lee
Paramount Pictures
Portland Welcomes 65th Troops With Big Celebration
Portland recalls a homecoming for the 65th regiment coast artillery after arrival at 4 pm. About 900 men and 40 officers returned with 65 percent Oregonians and 20 percent Washingtonians. Relatives met them at Union Station before a parade through crowded streets and a banquet at the municipal auditorium.
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Portland
65Th Regiment, Coast Artillery
Union Station
Municipal Auditorium
Beattle
Helmet Picking Color Sergeant Relives Frontline Baptism
Color Sergeant H. H. Rambo and headquarters staff recall three years training at Fort Worden before overseas service. He describes joining infantry in moments of danger, grabbing German helmets, and a misrouting with artillerymen that led to a perilous front-line retreat amid German shelling.
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H. H. Rambo
Fort Worden
Sergt. Rambo
Fortify The System With LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets
An antique patent medicine label touts Bromo Quinine tablets to destroy germs act as a tonic and laxative to prevent colds grip and influenza. The box bears only the E. W. Groves signature and a price of 30 cents.
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E. W. Groves
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First Ave
Spring
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WM. H. Thompson
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Yesler Way
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Conn
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Mer
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Ilia
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Elke’ Band
Eix
Michigan State Board
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International Dental Congress
Paris
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Michigan Dental Association
Northwest Ohio Dental Association
Southwestern Midh. Dental Association
Dental Protective Association of United States
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Washington
Haskell
H. T. Harvey
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American Meat Company
Third Avenue
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Ballard Avenue
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First Avenue
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Olympic Market
Seattle Market
Occidental Avenue
Western Meat Company
Western Avenue
G. L. Kerr
Geneva
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Akron
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