England Must Cut Lane or Dale in Council Election
Primary voters favor Erickson and Hesketh for re election with Dale's fall to fourth. Lane, previously third in the primaries, is backed as the honest choice to complete the three seat slate, while Dale faces repudiation over the Renton line, Seattle Electric Co plant plans, Remick law, and criticisms of patriotism and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erickson
Hesketh
W. D. Lane
C. Allen Dale
Dale
Renton
Seattle Electric Co
Remick
Erickson and
Lane
Troopers Find Many Jobs Gone
After the border deployment, signal corps men fear losing old positions. Many expect to return to previous posts with jobs held open. several report plans to rejoin city departments, hardware firms, telephone work, or driving roles, while others await offers or plan school.
Britain to Curtail Imports Amid Food Supply Crisis
Premier David Lloyd George told the House of Commons that England will ban luxuries and curtail nonessential staples to protect war needs. He cited plunging food stocks, low shipping, and heavy submarine losses as factors requiring drastic sacrifice to fuel the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed L. Keene
London
England
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Mayor Appoints Grand Juror Indicting Him to Scout Leader Post
Local figure Mayor Gill moves to lavender Volkmar amid booze graft indictments. Volkmar resigns as Boy Scoutmaster after Gill demands character check and hints at further revelations. The mayor questions Volkmar’s past in South Dakota and Seattle, citing past charges and a former alias. Winter S. Martin aided Volkmar as attorney during 1910 accusations.
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H. & Volkmar
Federal Grand Jury
Gill
E. F. Ingraham
Boy Scout
Vk Levy
J. . Piper
Volkmar
South Dakota
Seattle
Piper
Martin
U. S
Man Dies in Fear of Tonsil Operation
Tacoma Feb 23. O G Winslow 25 of Fern Hill died on the operating table at Tacoma General Hospital awaiting tonsil removal. He had suffered recurring tonsillitis but otherwise was found in good health. Doctors call the case one of the most unusual on record and attribute death to fear of the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma General Hospital
O. G
Winslow
Fern Hal
Advertising Manager's Daily Talk on Savings at Beattie's
The Star promotes savings on staple merchandise from Beattie stores with a broad range of items including food clothing shoes furnishings and furniture. The piece highlights Saturday and Sunday sale opportunities at Seattle merchants carried by The Star.
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Seattle
Star
Beattie's
Beattie’s
Continental block fire devastates downtown Omaha
Omaha suffered a $750000 blaze February 23 destroying the Berg Clothing Co and Hartman Furniture Co buildings in the Continental block at 15th and Douglas. Several other structures, including saloons and a theater, were badly damaged while Paxton hotel nearby caught fire but was saved. Fire Captain Joe Huffmann was injured by a falling wall.
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Omaha
15Th
Douglas Sts
Berg Clothing Co
Hartman Furniture Co
T. J. Foley
Louie Ahko
Welsh
Moving Picture Theatre
Ominha Tobacco Company
Jabez Croas
Paxton
Farnam At
Joe Huffmann
Ice and Snow Cause Many Falls on Slippery Sidewalks
Sidewalks were extremely slick this morning as ice under snow led to numerous falls. Weatherman Salis bury predicts continued cold with fair conditions tonight and Saturday. The temperature fell to 29 degrees above zero early Friday, the coldest in days after Thursday's high of 38.
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Salisbury
Mercury
Roll of Honor Banks Back Proposed Bank Guaranty Law
A list of state banks endorsing a bank guaranty measure pending in the legislature is given, claiming it would insure depositors against losses with a small annual cost. Banks named include State Bank of Seattle Spokane & Eastern Trust Co, Scandinavian American Bank of Seattle, American Savings Bank & Trust Co, and others. In San Francisco, February 23, East outbids West for western produce pushing food prices up. kegs now retail at 40 cents a dozen, up from 26 cents days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bank of Seattle
Spokane & Eastern Trust Company of
Spokane
Scandinavian American Bank of
Seattle
American Savings Bank & Trust Company of
Yakima Trust Company of
North Yakima Bank of
Pasco
Union Savings & Trust Company of
Farmers’ Bank of
Ellensburg
Lincoln Trust Company of
Northwest Trust & Savings Bank of
Washington Trust Company of
People's Savings Bank of Seattle
Spokane State Bank of
Puget Sound Bank & Trust Company of
Tacoma
Fidelity Trust Company of
San Francisco
Welcome Home Troops Draw Big Seattle Crowd
After eight months in Calexico, 79 members of Field Company A, Signal Corps, National Guard of Washington return to Seattle at 4 p.m. Thursday. A crowd greets them at King Street Station and escorts them to the Armory as infantry, field artillery, and the Second Regiment Band march. A young girl shares a moment with Capt. Jesse Jackson, presenting him a swagger stick carved with a cartridge.
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Ruth Jackson
Capt. Jackson
Field Company A
Signal Corps
Calexico
National Guard of Washington
Seattle
King St
Field Artillery
Second Avenue
Second Infantry Band
Jesse Jackson
Ruth
George Storey
Torrie
Vancouver Barracks
Pershing to wed New York widow rumor shocks readers
A sensational snippet suggests General Pershing may marry a New York widow, provoking disbelief about an officer famed for punitive expeditions. The item reflects gossip columns of the era and hints at public fascination with military leaders’ personal lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Pershing
New York
Toree Missing Soldier Lover Returns in Ill Health
A Seattle station scene follows Torrie awaiting her lover Private George Storey as a returning unit arrives. Storey informs Torrie he will not return. he lies ill at Vancouver barracks awaiting surgery, while the crowd disperses and she sits crying in the station waiting room.
Food prices soar as hunger grows in city slums
In Chicago on February 23 the price surge persists with no relief in sight. The rising cost pushes the poor in overcrowded tenements toward hunger with rice oatmeal and beans as staple meals. Charities report acute suffering and hospitals log many malnutrition cases among children and adults.
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Chicago
Stranded rancher found frozen to death in remote creek
Victoria B C February 238 The provincial police were notified today Frank Isnardy 31 rancher of Chimney Creek Chilcot en was found frozen to death a few days ago at Sheep Creek Some mishap deprived him of his team and sleigh When found his arms were folded over his breast and he appeared resigned to his fate
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Victoria
B. C
Frank Isnardy
Chimney Creek
Chilcoten
Sheep Creek
U S Seizure Plan Aimed at Food and Foreign Ships
Senate proposes an amendment to empower the president to seize foodstuffs held to curb price gouging and enforce anti trust rules. Government to fix resale prices for the needy. Denman and the president discuss using American built ships to replace coastwise vessels and to bring wheat to Eastern markets. Scandinavian ship construction and foreign investment cited as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sen. Lewis
Federal Trade Commission
Denman
New
Federal Shipping Board
U. S
Pacific
Atlantic Seaboard
Oregon
California
US Aviators Cover Mexican Battle Near Boca Grande
In El Paso on February 23 U.S. Army aviators flew over the battlefield as Carranza troops under Col. Salvador Chapa and Villistas led by Jose Ynez Salazar fought near Boca Grande south of the New Mexico line. Salazar’s forces defeated government troops, driving them eastward as aviators tracked the engagement.
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EL Paso
United States Army
Carranza
Salvador Chapa
Villistas
Jose Ynez Salazar
Boca Grande
New Mexico
Salazar
Northwest lumber industry unshaken by timber import ban
The Northwest lumber industry expects no impact from Premier Lloyd George's demand to halt timber imports. H Allen, secretary of the W Coast Lumbermen's association, notes little Northwest timber exports to England and cites British use of Douglas fir and Washington spruce in ships and planes, with spruce limited to the region for aircraft needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Lloyd George
England
H. Allen
W Coast Lumbermen’s Association Priday
State Trooper Heir to 250000 Bequest Ends Journey East
Portland report says Trooper Emil Langendorfer, while moving horses at Vancouver barracks to settle a 65 cent debt, learned he inherited 250000 from his grandfather Jacob H. Langendorfer who died in New York. Emil plans to start east tonight.
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Portland
Emil Langendorfer
Vancouver Barracks
Jacob H. Langendorfer
New York
Emil
Erickson and Lane Named Speakers for Meetings
Councilman Oliver T. Erickson will be the principal speaker at the regular Saturday noon lunch of the King County Democratic club at Good Eats cafeteria. Erickson and Lane are listed to speak Friday night to the Public Ownership league at the Arcade building assembly hall.
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Oliver ‘T. Erickson
King County
Democratic Club
Good Eats
Erickson
Lane
Public Ownership League
Arcade Building
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Joba
City Engineering Department
Harry O'Brien
Altho
C. C. Bagsey
J. G. Holcomb
Anthony Swarz Slavent
Associated Press
James Torkelson
Vancouver Hospital
Bon Marche
Forrest Willie
MacDougall’s
George Chamberlain
Whiton Hardware Company
Arthur Dykeman
Paul Marsh
Earie Noble
Don Phillips
L. A. Russell
Clarence R. Christie
Henry Nightlinger
P. 3
George Noble
Pacific Telephone Company
George Orphan
Rhodes Bros
E. E. Phillips
Elmo Phillipe
Richard Ray
James H. Stanton
Crescent Manufacturing Co
Jesse F. Leverich
D. Lloyd George
Italy
France
Mons
Limon
Lewis Bill
Mex
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