Forger boy Vaughn linked to continent spanning embezzlement
Joseph Benjamin Vaughn, 22, a former civilian clerk at Camp Upton, was arrested in a Seneca Street rooming house after forging government checks across the nation. He spent about $2,000 and held over $4,000 in treasury checks, with purchases including a graphophone in Seattle. He allegedly passed checks in New York and Chicago for about $1,950 amid a lax spree prompted by borrowed funds. A woman’s slacker-charges led investigators to his Seattle hotel rooms where he showed an exemption card and joked about mistaken id.
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Joseph Benjamin Vaughn
Seneca Street
Vaughn
Camp Upton
Treasury
Seattle
Foster
New York
Chicago
Washington
Department of Justice
Uncle Sam Calls for Soap Bids in Seattle
The United States government through the Seattle Chamber of Commerce industrial bureau issued a bid call for 6,214,920 bars of soap. Bids must be received by July 13.
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Uncle Sam
Seattle
United States
Industrial Bureau of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Senator Hurls Attack Over Postmaster General Censorship
United Press correspondence reports Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan assailing a plan to let the Postmaster General censor telegraph messages. He warned the move toward government takeover of communications resembles socialism. Other senators challenged him over hearings and proposed amendments to exempt telephones and press wires.
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United Press
Washington
Postmanster
Durleson
Wim. Alden Smith
Michigan
Senate
Smith
Burleson
Associated Press
Lewis
Illinois
Penrose
Kellogg
South Carolina
Watson
Indiana
Accidental Shooting of Boy on Hunt Near Bremerton
Jack Tennant 19, son of Mr and Mrs James Tennant of 4418 48th Ave S, is in improved condition at Minor Hospital after a hunting trip incident in the hills near Bremerton. Doctors said the shooting was accidental when the gun exploded while dragged along the ground. Tennant's companions visited the hospital and returned for camping gear as police await details.
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Jack Tennant
James Tennant
48Th Ave. S
Hilla
Hremerton
Altho
Tennant
Warren Chief Declares Tug of War Title Fight
Lieut. Hans Damm received a note appointing him captain of the tug of war team to face the Seattle Fire Department at the University of Washington campus during the Seattle Girls Victory Carnival from July 22 to 28. The message emphasizes being at the fire department "at all costs."
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Hans Damm
Fire Department
Seattle
University of Washington
J. F. Warren
Powier
Mrs Hugh Knyvett Seeks War Work For Widows
Mrs Hugh Knyvett widow of a noted Australian officer wounded in battle urges war widows to serve in relief work. She volunteers daily at the American Fund for French Wounded headquarters in New York, urging action over rest for the summer to aid wounded soldiers with dressings and bandages.
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Hugh Knyvett
America
American Fund For
New York
Petrova Sells $257000 in War Stamps in 10 Days
Polish actress Olga Petrova tours the country to raise War Savings stamps. By the tenth city she surpassed her $200,000 goal, taking in $257,000 in stamps and helping fund the war effort. She performs in Seattle with appearances planned across theaters and cities before returning to New York.
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Petrova
Olga Petrova
Seattle
Petrova Eetin
Washington D.C
Nanal War Savings Committee
War
Treasury Departments
Houston
Tex
New Orleans
Liberty Theatre
Sam
Butte
Coliseum Theatre
Han
Poland
England
America
John D. Stewart
Post Graduate Hospital
New York City
Veteran of Big West pushes reaches city
Gardner, a WWI veteran born in the Northwest, arrived in Seattle and stays at the Soldiers' and Sailors' club. He worked for Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co after surviving Montdidier and heavy German pressure, recounting wounds, hand to hand combat, and praise for American troops and British treatment.
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Gard
Seattle
Ciardner
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club
Puget Sound Bridge
Gardner
France
Tobet
London
Vaccination Urged for Shipyard Workers in Portland
Shipyard workers are to be vaccinated against smallpox as a precaution. The Portland health board announced the measure after a telegram from the state health board urged vaccinations. Col. Philip Doane of the United States Shipping Board wired that vaccinations are necessary due to crowded conditions.
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Portland
Board of Health
State Health Board
Col
Philip & Doane
United States Shipping Board
Frisco Baseball Players Must Fight
San Francisco officials declare baseball players in the May region must work or fight unless the exemption board alters its stance. Warren Older, head of the district board, says players would be treated as pursuing a nonessential occupation. Police will act only after official Class 1 transfer is completed.
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San Francisco
Warren Older
Pershing Reports 15 More for D. S. C.
General Pershing reports fifteen more officers and men of the A B M lr have been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. The action reflects ongoing recognition of valor by U S forces in the field with the announcement dated July 11 from Washington.
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Pershing
D. S. C. Washington
A. Bb. Lr
Gen. Pershing
Hertling Remains, Says the Anzeiger
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Lokal Anzeiger maintains Chancellor Hertling is unaffected by the Kuehlmann crisis. Despite other German papers predicting Hertling’s retirement would follow Kuehlmann’s, the Anzeiger denies any impact on his position.
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Amsterdam
Kuehimann
Hertling
Lokal Anzeiger
Kuehlmann
Meier to Stay With City Amid Court Bid Crisis
Walter F P Meier, first assistant corporation counsel, withdraws from the race for superior court judge after Mayor Hanson urges the council to retain his services for the city. Hanson seeks a $350 monthly salary and argues Caldwell and Meier in charge would protect city interests. Meier says urgent city requests led him to forego personal ambitions and remain to serve.
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Walter FP. Meier
Hanson
Ile
Meijer
Meter
Caldwell
You Draft Men Here s a Chance to Volunteer
Uncle Sam seeks volunteers for the engineers corps of the national army. Drafted men may volunteer under a new ruling, with deferred classification waivers possible and 1918 registrants eligible. July quotas limit enlistments. Eligible vocations include auto repair, axemen, blacksmiths, boatmen, bridge carpenters, cabinet makers, draftsmen, electricians, machinists, plumbers, surveyors, tailors, topographers and more.
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Uncle Sam
Engineers’ Corps
National Army
A Thrift Stamp A Day Keeps the Hun Away
A wartime public interest line promotes daily thrift stamp purchases to support the war effort and boost national defense. The slogan links small daily savings to broader victories and home front resilience.
Burglar Steals $2000 From Anna Reiter Home
A thief took a gold bond for $1000 a $50 Liberty bond a large diamond ring a cameo ring a cameo lavalier a gold wedding ring and cash from Anna Reiter 825 Tenth Ave Wednesday night. Detectives were urged to use every effort to capture the lone burglar who is thought more dangerous than an organized gang. No clues yet on the suspect.
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Anna Reiter
Tenth Ave
Charles Tennant
Tennant
Express Co. Accused of Failing to Return Russians’ Money
Bedgisoff files suit alleging American Express Co. used Russia upheaval to extract funds from Russians in America for transfer to the old country. He says at Seattle office he was promised $9,862.50 to Russian banks within three months. After the November 16, 1917 revolution changes, he sought his money and bank book, but neither were returned.
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American Express Co
America
Bater Redgisoff
Bedgisoff
Express Company
Seattle
Vedgisoff
Let 92 Contracts for U. S. Transports
Contracts for 92 army transports to be used in postwar passenger and freight service have been let by Shipping Board Chairman N. F. Hurley. Most will be built on the Pacific coast with yards kept secret. Deliveries are due by December 31, 1919.
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Washington
N. FB. Hurley
Shipping Board
Pacific Coast
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