Tug of War Abloom at Seattle Victory Carnival
Girls from McDougall Southwick team up to face Bon Marche in a five girl tug of war. More than 100 contestants from unions and local shops compete for silver cups as multiple groups including Standard Oil and Shell Oil unions join the event at the University naval training camp July 23 24.
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Seattle
The
University Naval Training Camp
McDougall
Southwick
Standard Ol Company
Union
Shell Ol Company
Red Cross Urges Seattle Women to Help With Dressings
Red Cross headquarters in Seattle pleads for workers to process sphagnum moss for dressings in military hospitals. An order for 250000 dressings before September 1 has created a shortage of willing volunteers. Herman Chapin appeals to all women to donate time weekly, with 100 workers needed daily in July and August. men and children may assist, and work can be done evenings.
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Red Cross
Herman Chapin
Seattle
Chapin
Spain Studies Gibraltar Strait Tunnel to Africa
The war office has appointed a commission to study a plan for a tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar to Africa, a project projected to take five years. The straits measure nine miles at their narrowest point.
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Spain
Africa
Madrid
War Office
Straite
Gibraltar
Strange Sunrise Note From A Quiet Morning
A cryptic line speaks of dawn rising from the west as the day begins with an unusual omen and a playful, puzzling tone. The message hints at curiosity and a reframed view of ordinary events.
CAPTAIN NEHL TELLS REASON OF SHIPWRECK
Captain Mer man Nehl explains the sinking of the steamer Columbia after a collision with an unknown obstacle. He describes warning passengers, ordering them to upper decks, and launching lifeboats, with an estimated 40 to 100 people still missing. He laments his status as a pauper and the tragedy of the事件.
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Captain Nehl
Peoria
Merman Nehl
Columbia
Mehil
Il Firet
Ashe
Tom
War song written by local musicians
A new wartime song titled Boys of the U B A was created by local artists Marie Hollinshead Hubbell and James Hamilton Howe. Hollinshead wrote the words, Howe composed the music, and an international copyright has been secured. The pair debuted the piece at the Democratic Club amid interest from leading publishers nationwide.
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U. B A
Beattie
Marie Hollinshead
Hubbell
Boyleton Ave
James Hamilton Howe
Leary Building
Democratic Club
Italian Troops Reach Piave Right Bank
Rome reports Italian forces have advanced to the Piave’s right bank from Grisolera to the river mouth, as stated by the war office in the afternoon bulletin.
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Rome
Piave
Grisolera
War Office
War Kitchen Demonstrations Offer Free Education
Experts from the Food Administration conduct open national war kitchen demonstrations in the Central building. Home economics specialists show how to prepare appetizing meals while conserving essential foods for soldiers and civilians abroad. The week features daily conferences and demonstrations on milo maize barley loafs hot water barley gingerbread and more with questions answered and Saturday conferences for broader inquiries.
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The
Food Administration
Tiny Steel Forks Mystify Parisians
Paris is mystified by hundreds of tiny steel two pronged forks found in the Place de la Concorde and elsewhere. Measuring fractions of an inch, they resemble those discovered in sacks of oats meant for fodder two years ago.
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Paris
Place de la Concorde
City Park Board to Open Seattle Tennis Tournament Saturday
Several score of entries have been received by the city park board for the Seattle playfield tennis tournament to start at Woodland Park next Saturday. Silver trophy cups are donated by Charles V. Gerrish. Play will continue for up to two weeks.
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City Parka Board
Seattle
Woodland Park
Charles V. Gerrish
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