Ole Hanson Rivalry Looms in Seattle Mayoral Race
Editorial urges unity behind Ole Hanson, praising his record and independence from factions. It quotes his wartime platform on universal service, government control of war material, and law enforcement, arguing he offers a fair, nonpartisan square deal for Seattle voters. A second piece announces a new weekly paper The American Democrat with plans to boost democratic legislation and mobilize supporters in King and Kitsap counties.
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Ole Hanson
Seattle
Woodrow Wilson
Navy Yard
Labor Committee
Labor
Olympia
Post-Intelliencers
Hanson
Congress
Europe
Asia
Africa
Wisconsin
American Democrat
Trade pirates boost prices to army men
War on price gouging emerges as American quartermasters plan to undercut Paris and London suppliers. Boots priced at 9 dollars, whip cords at 7, Sam Crown belts at 8, and full uniforms from civilian tailors around 35 to 55 dollars, highlighting expected undercutting by military supply channels.
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J. W. Pagler
France
Jan
Paris
London
New York
Bia
Threatening letters sent to police judge in Portland
A second threatening letter signed I. W. W. was received today by Police Judge Roseman warning he will be ganged up unless he changes his court methods. Roseman has handled many IL W W cases recently and has not treated them leniently.
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Portland
Roseman
Roasman
IL. W. W
Therm
Fletcher Arrested After Return to Crime Scene
Jan 21 report says Mr. Fletcher who killed his wife in Golden Gate Park was captured when he revisited the scene. He went to Slatter's Pool for fish but snagged a bed spring instead as a park officer appeared, ending his flight.
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San Francisco
Fietcher
Golden Gate Park
Slatter
Mr. Fletcher
Thrift Committee for City Named by Reginald Parsons
Reginald Ht Parsons city chair of the war savings campaign announces a 12 member executive committee to assist the drive. First meeting at a luncheon Tuesday at the Masonic club room where duties will be outlined. Members include C Warner Banks Bank of California J Hi Piper scout executive Gordon C Corbaley George J Dans F A Ruat Lewis By Peeples F W Hurlbut Frank B Cooper Robert P Oldham Dean Milner Roberts Raymond K Frasier Mrs R F Weeks and others.
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Reginald Ht. Parsons
War Savings Campaign
Asmiat
Masonic Club
Parsons
Banks
C. Warner
Bank of California
May Scouta
J. Hi
Piper
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Gordon C. Corbaley
George J. Dans
Horlus Bree and Maquipment Co. Labor
F. A. Ruat
Labor Temple Association
Lewis By
Peeples
Crane Co
Robert P. Oldham
Baueman & Oldham
University of Washington
Dean Milner Roberts
War Savings Societies
Raymond K. Frasier
Washington Mutual Savings Bank
R. F. Weeks
State National League For Women's Service
No Exemptions To Newlyweds In Draft ruling
Washington January 21. Provost Marshal General Crowder announced that men married since May 18, 1917 should not be exempt from select service. He directed officials to appeal local boards granting dependency exemptions for newlyweds. He also barred draft registrants from enlisting in allied armies until the United States is called.
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Washington
Crowder
Reenlistment Plea From Wounded War Veteran
San Francisco January 21 Kenneth McLean a veteran who served 246 days at the front with a New Zealand regiment after being wounded in the knee and honorably discharged has applied at British headquarters for reenlistment saying he cannot get enough of war duty and wants to return.
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San Francisco
Kenneth McLean
the Sormmme
New Zealand
Heatless holiday slows rail and ports as coal shortages bite
United States faces a national coal crisis as a January heatless holiday shuts nonessential businesses. Freight and railway traffic strain the seaboard while officials push for embargoes and continued government control. McAdoo and Garfield brace for hearings to evaluate the order’s impact.
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United Press
Washington
America
National Railroad
Seaboard
Garfield
Tt In
Warships of Japan guard Vladivostok
Japanese cruisers arrive at Vladivostok to protect foreign residents and defend entente interests. The official report says the city is quiet with adequate food and no imminent clash between Polesheviks and opposing factions. A British cruiser has also arrived.
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Tokio
Vladivostok
Vlndivostok
Polsheviks
Everybody Takes Cascarets For Quick Cleanse
An advertising pitch extols Cascarets as a pleasant candy laxative that cleanses the liver and bowels, relieves headaches and biliousness, improves breath, and leaves users feeling refreshed. It claims children can take Cascarets without griping or sickness.
To Have Perfect Skin Throughout the Winter
A vintage advertisement touts mercorized wax to repair weathered skin and keep complexion bright. It claims one ounce suffices to renovate a weatherbeaten complexion and advises overnight wear like cold cream, plus an astringent saxolite lotion to prevent sagging and wrinkles.
Red Cross aids Italy during reverse in war effort
American Red Cross dispatches relief to Italy amid severe reverses. Refugees streamed south as rumors claimed U S indifference. The organization opened shelters and warehouses, delivered milk, sent three emergency workers with 500,000 lire, and helped raise American flags as ambulances moved to the Piave line.
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Washington
American Red Cross
America
Italy
Maj. Murphy
Davison
Red Cross War Council
Austria
Germany
Congress
Red Cross
State Department
Italian Red Cross
Military Sanitary Department
Intimidation Claim After Kidnappers Attack
Don Le Roy, victim of an attack by five men early Saturday, says he is a Seattle native and not German. He believes the assault aimed to intimidate his employer Dr. J Eugene Jordan Mutual Life building. The Minute Men previously claimed Le Roy faced draft rumors and found the accusation baseless.
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Star
Don le Roy
le Roy
Seattle
J. Eugene Jordan
Mutual Life Building
State Supreme Court
Minute Men
Two Turkish Ships Sent To Bottom After Battle
Dispatches say the Goeben and Yavuz Selim suffered losses in the Dardanelles action as patrol boats forced the ships back. The Goeben, renamed Midulla and sunk, and the Yavuz Selim, beached, reflect Turkish morale losses amid patrol engagements.
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Rious
Breslau
Dardanelles
Watch the Little Pimples Nature's Warming Remedy
Warned by nature, pimples signal skin disease risk and urge blood purification with S. S. S. blood purifier sold by druggists for over fifty years. Do not rely on local lotions. contact Specific Co in Atlanta for free medical advice and instructions.
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Swift Atlanta
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Fuel Administration
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Japan
Ralph HO Turner
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Kolinsky
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