Seattle Soldiers See Vast Front Towns In France
London correspondent Kenneth Payne reports from the British front that Seattle's select service troops will enter a vast converted countryside. Mushroom towns rise amid bridges, huts, roads, and munitions work as a sprawling front becomes a busy urban community. The piece describes wartime industry blooming across miles of terrain with rapid activity and generous tea for Tommy Atkins.
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Seattle
Army Service Fund
France
The
Seattle Star
London
Kenneth W. Payne
Berewith the Star
Payne
Uncle Sam
Select Service
America
Troops in France and Seattle Booze Crackdown
A U S Marines battalion under Col Coyen’s regiment is shown before embarkation to France. In Seattle Mayor Gill vows to raid drug stores and seize liquor if the bone dry law is in force, arguing the 30 day certification failed. officials doubt legality and anticipate liquor movement into the bay.
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France
United States
Col. Coyen
U. S
Seattle
Hiram C. Gill
Caldwell
Gill
Secretary of State
Tanner
Junmiin
Bay
Who Is He Booked for Seattle Visit
A political item teases a forthcoming Seattle visit with statements to be delivered by an unnamed figure. The text promises new revelations about a wartime issue and urges readers to watch The Star Friday for the full account and patriotic framing.
Advertising Manager's Daily Talk in The Star
An advertising note showcases numerous Seattle stores and brands including Standard Furniture Co, Bartell Drug Stores, Grote Rankin, MacDougall Southwick, Woodhouse Grunbaum, The Rhodes Co, Paterson Co, Ick & Nelson, Bon Marche and Peeweeee. The Star touts its rich local listings and claims to be the fastest growing paper in the Northwest.
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Standard Furniture Co
Bartell Drug Stores
Grote Rankin
MacDougall-Southwick
Woodhouse-Grunbaum
the Rhodes Co
Paterson Coick & Nelson
Bon Marche
Governor to Seek Federal Aid to End I W W Strikes
Gov. Campbell faced a call for federal assistance as the I W W strike widens in Arizona. Clashes between miners and citizen posses occurred as 1,000 strikers gathered at the Old Dominion line and armed guards protected mine property. Arizona copper firms pleaded with Washington for help to remove labor agitators and enemies perceived as threats to the country.
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United Press
GLOBE
Ariz
Campbell
Old Dominion
Sheriff Armor
Washington
Arizona
Monroe Club Aims to Can Food for Every Day
Monroe Gardening and Canning club members, totaling 218, work to can a fruit and a vegetable daily for an entire year. Col William Cornwallis West, famed English landowner, dies at Ruthin Castle North Wales at age 72.
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United Press
Monroe
Monroe Gardening and Canning Club
London
William Cornwallis West
England
Ruthin Castle
North Wales
Ocean going Roosevelt opens Lake Washington canal ceremony
The ocean going ship Roosevelt became the first to pass the Lake Washington canal linking Seattle to Lake Union and the harbor. Crowds packed both banks as a multi vessel procession followed the ship through the Ballard locks at 2 20 PM with army navy and civil officials aboard.
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Seattle
Lake Washington Ship Canal
Roosevelt
Robert E. Peary
Pole
Union Bay
Lake Union
Lake Washington
Seatte
Navy
Ballerd
George Salisbury Foresees Fine Weather Aboard Roosevelt
Geo. N. Salisbury the steamship Roosevelt’s only passenger with an umbrella says he brought it to keep rain off the crowd and predicts fine weather as the ship sails Wednesday.
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Geo. N. Salisbury
Roosevelt
Robbery at Hill Office Repeats with Cash and Stamps
The office of Charles H. Hill at 203 Maynard Building was entered Wednesday night and $4 in cash and $10 in stamps were taken. The same location was entered Sunday night and another $5 plus stamps disappeared.
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Charles H. Hill
Maynard Building
U S Troops Leave Paris for Permanent Camp in War Zone
Paris dispatch reports America's first expeditionary force to be in its permanent war zone camp by July 15. One battalion left for the camp as General Pershing's headquarters push to settle troops and finish camp preparations continues amid celebrations and receptions by French hosts.
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Parte
Perehing
Heber II
Epten
Europe
Germany
Catio
W. S. Forrest
Paris
America
Gen Fershing
Pershing
Sammies
Draft Lottery Plans Mapped Across United States
United Press reports from Cortes Washington July 5 that the draft lottery will be staged in the capital after local exemption boards finish. Crowder urges boards to finish by Saturday and have 9,500,000 registration cards numbered, with copies sent to the state's adjutant general and to Washington.
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Webb Miller
United Press
Cortes
Washington
Gen. Crowder
Crowder
Chinese monarchy believed tottering warned by messages
State Department dispatches cited in Washington suggest monarchist leaders in China waver and the north shows limited backing for the emperor. Some listed monarchists have not aligned with the plan, indicating the monarchy may be tottering.
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Washington
China
State Department
North
African Physician Speaks at Plymouth Church
Dr. W. L. Thompson, a physician from South Africa, will speak at Plymouth Congregational Church on Thursday night. He and his wife arrived via Singapore and spent Thursday with Key, Sidney Strong, and Dr. Hugh Roas.
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W. L. Thompson
South Africa
Plymouth Congregational Church
Singapore
Key
Sidney Strong
Hugh Roas
Riot Call Denied over Steamer Governor Incident
Officials say police misinterpreted a wireless order from the steamer Governor en route from Vancouver to Seattle. A riot squad was stationed at the dock when the boat arrived, with Duthie Shipbuilding Co. employees aboard.
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Governor
Vancouver
Seattle
Duthie Shipbuilding Co
Russian Agent Timmercheidt Commits Suicide in New York
Richard Adam Timmercheidt described as a Russian government agent and agent for German interests in the Orient died by suicide after slashing his wrists with a razor at his 59th Street apartment. He became an American citizen in 1914 and left no note or evident motive. Authorities will file a report with federal agents.
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New York
Richard Adam Timmerscheidt
Orient
59Th St
Timmerscheidt
Bie
Five Angel Island workers named in $100,000 smuggling case
Five more Angel Island immigration employees implicated in a $100,000 smuggling ring as confessions from three alleged ring members link the scheme to three San Francisco attorneys. Dismissal for the workers was expected. a Chinese detainee linked to the case is under heavy guard after threats to life.
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United Press
San Francisco
Angel Island
Solfettor J. B. Densmore
Department of Labor
Hill barred from parade for not wearing top hat
In Minneapolis on July 5 1940 officials barred Louis W Hill from a Fourth of July parade after he refused to wear a silk top hat required for the formal occasion. The Belgian mission rested after a July Fourth observance before its train departed for Butte Montana. Mrs J J Hill hosted the visitors at her St Paul home.
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Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Butte
Mont
J. J. Hill
St. Paul
Louis W. Hill
The
Great Northern
15000 Phone Workers Ready for Walkout
A planned general strike of about 15000 Pacific Coast telephone and telegraph workers hinges on a company concession for women to organize. Vice President Grasser says a formal vote will trigger a coastwide strike if union rights are denied, despite some wage increases in Seattle and other cities.
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Pacific Coast
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Grasser
International Electrical Workers
Delaney
Aberdeen
Northern District
John Cocran
Cocran
Seattle
Tacoma
Hands blown off in delayed blast in Tacoma
Casualties from premature fireworks explosions in Tacoma on July 5 included two men. Samuel B. Hunter, a Smelter foreman, lost both hands after lighting an unexploded bomb, and Jos Johnson, 24, had his hand severely damaged requiring amputation.
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Tacoma
Samuel B. Hunter
Hunter
Jos. Johnson
Star Reporter Witnesses Canal Opening Parade From a Hydroplane
A Star Reporter details the Lake Washington canal opening parade seen from a hydroplane piloted by Ed Hubbard. He describes the aerial view of the crowd, the Latona bridge, boats, and the sense of unbound freedom as the plane skims water and air, ending with a fantasy of future ownership.
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Star Reporter
Arthur Davis
Leo Huber
Madison Park
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Rush
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Ed Hubbard
Lake Washington Canal
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