Coal prices cut in Rainier Valley to boost steady work
The Rainier Valley coal district plans price cuts to keep mines busy through summer. Incentives aim to prevent shortages by maintaining steady production, with 10 cent and 40 to 45 cent adjustments in lump and nut Renton coal. Officials Henry Landes Nelson and J L Baldwin from the Municipal League push the plan.
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Henry Landes
If of
Washington
Nelson
J.L. Baldwin
Municipal League
Renton
Rainier Valley
Renton Ex Mayor Announces Run for King County Post
Dobson former Renton city treasurer and ex mayor launches Republican bid for King County Commissioner Third District. He has 35 years in the county and 20 years in public service, with a March launch attended by 145 representatives across 40 precincts.
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Dobson
Hiehan
Kaaquah
Hell
After War Work Discussed by Editors at Washington State
The Ken Courter-Reporter notes from the Washington State convention quote Gardner editor saying the nation’s big job is to educate readers about reconstruction and unify the public, stressing editors must keep informing even after active fighting ends.
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Washington State
Gardner
Ken Courter
Country News
Wake Short Talks Luncheon At Democratic Club
Col. J. Co. J. KE. Riley Calvin S. Hall and others address a weekly luncheon of the Democratic club in the Bate cafeteria. The event costs $13.
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Wake Short
Col. J . Co. J. KE. Riley
Calvin S. Hall
Democratic Club
Bate
Civilians Eligible for Officers Training Camps at Three Camps
Captain T. and Patten announce three officers training camps for civilians. Infantry at Camp Pike Arkansas, field artillery at Camp Taylor Kentucky, machine gun at Camp Hancock Georgia. Washington civilians may apply through state and regional universities. Training starts next Monday. age 20 to 40.
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University of Washington
Camp Pike
Ark
Camp Taylor
Camp Hancock
State of Washington
Washington State College
Whitman College
University of Oregon
Oregon Agricultural College
University of Idaho
Infantry and Machine Gun School
War Labor Board Advises Job Shifts for Men and Women
The War Labor Policies Board in Washington on July 13 recommended using fewer women to fill labor shortages and assigning older men to work instead. It suggests women be redirected to clerical roles and opposes hiring girls under 17 as public messengers, hotel bellboys, elevator operators, or in street railway service.
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War Labor Policies Board
Two Million British Soldiers Begin Fighting in France
Paris reports that two million British soldiers are now in France according to a Havas correspondent on the front. The update places British forces in action across the Western theater with extensive deployment underway.
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West
Paris
France
Havas
Amusement spending rises as taxes lag travel costs
Washington reports tax figures from the Internal Revenue Bureau show Americans spent more on amusement than ever before while entertainment venues incur $460,0000 less tax than in February.
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Washington
Office
The
Internal Revenue Bureau
America
Boy Fractures Skull In Fall From Vendor Truck
John Daniel Buckley aged 4 was in improved condition at Providence hospital Saturday but suffered a fractured skull from a fall from a vegetable vendor’s truck in front of his parents home at 2346 Alki Avenue.
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John Daniel Buckley
Providence Hospital
Patrick Buckley
Alki Ave
Germany Gains Ground in Souches Assault Amid War Crisis
Germany advances in Souches as Romania teeters on war brink. Berlin presses for concessions to join the axis or stay neutral, signaling critical shifts in the regional balance while diplomatic moves escalate.
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Germany
Souches
Romania
British Advance on the Somme in Picardy Assault
Thritieh officials announce the Pritieh assault in Picardy progresses as a forerunner to a great blow. They threaten a constant shelling rain on German lines while British forces advance on the Somme.
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Picardy
Ehella
Somme
German Reichstag Strike Tops News as Hollweg Replaced
On July 13, 1917 reports cite a Reichstag strike and the replacement of German chancellor Bethmann Hollweg by Michaelis, with Michaelis succeeding Hollweg in the wartime government amid political upheaval.
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Reichetag
Michaelis Succeeda Nethmann Hollweg
War Kitchen Demands Dietary Reform for Husbands
In a central wartime office, Miss Mildred Thornberg leads warm kitchen experts teaching improved recipes to improve husbands mood and digestion. Student wives testify that diets raise kindness and affection, while classes and private conferences offer demonstrations and guidance.
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War Kitchen
Mildred Thornberg
Stushband
Wheations
Beattie
Wilson Vetoes 24 Million Wheat Price Bill
President Wilson vetoed the 24 million dollar annual agricultural appropriation bill over its 2.40 per bushel minimum wheat price. He argued the measure would burden consumers and that farmers do not need price stimulation to serve the nation and world at this time.
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Washington
Wilson
America
Crowder Issues Call for 3900 Spruce Men
Washington July 13 Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a call for 3900 men to be taken from 35 states to speed up spruce production in the Northwest.
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Washington
Northwest
Crowder
Staten
Every Spoon of Sugar Counts Warns Hebbard
Charles Hebberd state food administrator warns buyers to conserve flour and sugar after the 70 percent allotment repeal. He says even small sugar waste tightens the reserve and could hasten a shortage before the next harvest. The current allotment remains three pounds per person per month and 25 pounds per family for canning.
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America
Charles Hebberd
Hebberd
Ivery
Five Die When San Francisco Streetcar Overturns
Five men were killed and many injured when a street car jumped the track and overturned near the six mile house while returning from the Shaw Tatcher shipyards. Stephen Carpenter, a chauffeur, was fatally injured in a separate automobile collision hospitalised with seven others hurt.
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San Francisco
Vieitacion Valley
Six Mile House
Shaw Tatcher
Stephen Carpenter
Northwest Society of Highway Engineers Meet in Portland
The Northwest Society of Highway Engineers held its quarterly meeting in Portland Oregon with attendees from Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana. The session gathered engineers to discuss regional highway projects and standards.
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Portland
Ore
Northwest Society of Highway Engineers
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Kansas City Women Knot 20 000 Garments
Kansas City women knit at a breakneck pace turning out 1100 garments a week and have produced over 20000 knitted articles to date in Kansas City Missouri during July.
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Kansas City
Kansare City
Free Vacation School Opens at Theymouth Congregational Church
Theymouth Congregational Church will start a daily vacation school Monday at 9 am directed by FE C Knapp. Classes are free for children aged 6 to 14 of any denomination and will run under church supervision.
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Theymouth Congregational Church
FE. C. Knapp
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