Service Men Fathers Meet To Organize Welfare Club
Fathers of service members will gather at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room to form a non partisan, non sectarian club. Eligible members must have a son in the army or navy and will focus on aiding with mail service, war insurance, soldiers' pay, and related comforts. Summer Merrick of the Lincoln hotel handles pre formation work.
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Chamber of Commerce
Summer Merrick
Lincoln Hotel
Potato flour to be produced from Yakima area crops
State development bureau reports plans to convert the beet sugar refinery at Yakima into a potato flour mill to use last year’s surplus potato harvest. The Selah evaporating plant wholly processes potatoes, and Washington Evaporating Co.’s Yakima plant will soon run at full capacity, signaling progress in boosting potato use and reducing wheat consumption during the war.
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State Development Bureau of
The
Chamber of Commerce and Commmercial Club
Yakima
Plana
Tita
Selah
Washington Pvaporating Co
German at Camp Lewis Fails to Register
John Schenk a 36 year old German who worked at Camp Lewis for ten months says he did not know Germans were required to register He has lived in the United States nine years and cannot speak English Deputies arrested him at North Bend and Sheriff Stringer notified federal authorities of the arrest
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Camp Lewis
John Schenk
John Stringer
North Bend
Stringer
Schenk
Forced to Pay for Teeth He Didn't Want
John A. Stocks faced a judgment in Justice Read Whitehead's court after Robinson, Thurlow & Co sued for $10 for teeth placed by Dr. A. Blaine. Stocks claimed poor installation left him unable to eat in public and offered to return the teeth and recover $20 already paid. The court ruled a judgment for the company for $19 plus costs.
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John A. Stocks
Justice Read Whitehead
Costa. Robinson
Union Iron Works Draws Labor Support For Skilled Jobs
The Union Iron Works in San Francisco, the coast's largest shipbuilding plant, shifts to union labor by shutting its plant office and opening a bureau at the Labor temple where applicants must pass a fitness exam. Officials say the move does not convert the shop to a cloned operation and seeks union cooperation to secure skilled workers.
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San Francisco
Union Iron Works
Labor Temple
Iron Works
Mate Wanted for Government Boat Cedar
Wanted a mate for an Alaskan lighthouse tender named Cedar. Applicants must hold a lake bay and pound license. Salary is 1200 dollars per year with a percentage increase for the year ending June 20, 1918. Civil service exam in Ketchikan on April 6. Applications at room 203 Seattle post office building.
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Ketchikan
Seattle Post Office
No Room Shortage in Capital Claims
Washington February 20. The District of Columbia defense information bureau found no room shortage in the capital. The issue was caused by lack of organization rather than actual space limits.
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Washington, D. C
District of Columbia Comel of Defense
Russian stabbed landlord in rooming house murder
Alexander Tibor a Russian was charged with murder in the first degree by information filed Tuesday afternoon for fatally stabbing F Yamanol proprietor of a rooming house below Yesterway on February 15.
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Alexander Tibor
F. Yamanol
Yesterway
Allenby Advances East of Jerusalem
British forces under Gen. Allenby advanced two miles on a 15 mile front east of Jerusalem with fighting continuing throughout the day, as announced from London.
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Allenby
Jerusalem
London
Maud Powell Praises U.S. Women in Musical Awakening
violinist Maud Powell credits American women for the nation’s musical progress as she prepares to perform with the Philharmonic on February 24. She notes art clubs and societies thrive outside New York, while in New York women focus more on fashion and matinees. In other news, Detroit council calls for ousting James Couzens, former Ford VP and police commissioner.
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Alice
Maud Powell
Philharmonic Orchestra
United States
New York City
New York
Mme. Powell
Detroit
James Couzens
Ford Motor Co
Cheerful Side Seen by Baker in War Review
Secretary of War Baker reports Allies and Germans ready for battle on the West Front. German forces withdraw first line units for mobile warfare while massing shock battalions. Baker notes many German units lack Western front training and fear tougher obstacles. He cites possible Italian breakthrough, morale undermining, and Turkish advances near Trebizond as Russian evacuation continues south of the Black Sea.
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Baker
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Rica
Russia
Daker
Black Sea
Trebizond
Postmaster Dismissed Over Unpatriotic Utterances
Feb 20 Gurley postmaster Predrich Puase dismissed from service with office affairs placed in the hands of a successor. He is alleged to have made unpatriotic utterances and activities.
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Omana
Predrich Puase
Gurley
Arraignment in murder case for Johannes Van der Helden
Johannes Francisco Van der Helden was arraigned in Judge John Jurey’s department of the superior court on Tuesday. He was given 21 days to enter a plea. The prosecution is led by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John Carmody.
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Johannes Francisco van der Helden
John &. Jurey
Department of the Superior Court
John D. Carmody
German peace treaty with Ukraine approved by council
Amsterdam report states the German general council approved the peace treaty between the central powers and Ukraine. German dispatches asserted the approval occurred today.
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Amsterdam
Dro mo Quinine Laxative Tablets Promoted in Ad
An old advertising blurb touts Dro mo Quinine laxative tablets with a claim to remove the cause of fz Colde. It notes E. W. Grove’s signature on the box and lists a price of 80c.
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E. W. Grove
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Kidney Relief
An advertisement claims Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules relieve backache kidney and bladder troubles. It argues the capsules cleanse kidneys purify blood and may prevent kidney disease while offering a money back guarantee and urging readers to buy from their druggist.
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Haarlem
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Do You Look Your BEST When You Smile
An advertisement touts Regal Dentists promising pain free dentistry and affordable care. It claims large volume keeps prices low while guaranteeing satisfaction. Free examination and estimate offered with no obligation, urging immediate treatment for appearance health and success.
Local groups oppose $50,000 Shilshole bond and pensions plan
The Seat. Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club board voted against the $50,000 bond for Shilshole avenue assessments, saying the arrangements are not a legal city claim. They also opposed a proposed city employee old age pension charter amendment as unscientific and tax risky. Unanimously, the board rejected Referendum No. 23 on postwar trade discrimination and endorsed Referendum No. 24 water power measures, to be printed in the Seattle Spirit next week.
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Board of Trustees
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Shilshole
Shilshole Avenue
Germany
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
National Affairs Bureau
Seattle Spirit
War board grants blanket license for paper to cross border
The war board announced a blanket license allowing all news print paper to cross the Canadian border. Chairman McCormick told customs to pass print paper automatically after appeals from publishers nationwide.
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Washington
The
War Board Today
McCormick
Fire damages basement of Oliver building in Bremerton
In Bremerton on February 20 approximately $8,000 damage was caused to the basement of the Oliver building. The incident details are limited but indicate significant structural impact on the lower level.
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Bremerton
Oliver
Oliver & Koses
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