Opening Day Scenes At Girls' Red Cross Encampment In Seattle
United States Commissioner White and Mayor Gill met to press a settlement of the waterfront strike. They urged sober, community minded pressure to coax employers and labor into dialogue while warning Seattle’s trade could be at risk if factions refuse to settle.
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Girls’ Red Cross
United States
White
Gill
Water Front
Seattle
San
San Francisco
Vancouver
Tacoma
San Pedro
Lafe
Hamilton
the Star
Lou Smith
Smith
Lou
Morgan O'Brien
Knudsen
O'Brien
South End
Thomson outlines plan for Seattle water system
City utilities committee member R H Thomson proposes a staged $8.18 million expansion to secure Seattle’s future water supply. First steps include acquiring Swan Lake for a large impounding reservoir, building two West Seattle reservoirs, and laying all steel mains. A spring vote on the improvements is urged.
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R. H. Thomson
City Utilities Committee
Seattle
Swan Lake
Cedar River
Thomson
Deutschland ready to sail to sea tonight
Dawn revealed the German submarine Deutschland docked in Baltimore guarded by barges and Timmins tug. Preparations included closing hatches and masts to depart, but the start at 5 am failed and the ship remained moored while officials whispered of a Saturday arrival of the Bremen.
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Carl D. Groat
U. P
Baltimore
Deutschland
Timmins
Hinasch
Bremen
Soldierettes Won’t Get Thin in Army Camp Experience
A girl reports on joining a Red Cross military training camp at Fort Lawton, detailing barracks life, meals, and the camaraderie of 75 women. She notes the hearty mess and declares that any wish to slim down in camp is unrealistic, describing vivid impressions of uniforms, parades, and dining with officers.
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Eliza Ferry Leary
Mrs. Leary
Seattle
China
United States Army
Fort Lawton
Red Cross
Dorothy Terry
How to Increase Your Memory Power Lesson Number
David M Roth provides memory training basics and the idea that memory can be improved with little time and effort. He stresses focus observation and association linking names to distinctive features, with examples like Baker and his pipe, Pitman and a pit chin, Brown and a prominent brow. He notes billions of unused brain cells can be activated and promises further tips in future articles.
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Roth
David M. Roth
Seattle
Baker
Pit
Pitman
Mr. Brown
Brown
Titam
David Roth
Good Indian serial begins in Mon day Star
The Mon day Star starts a six part liberal installment of B M Bower's novel Good Indian. The opening segment invites readers to begin the weekly serial and follow the story as it unfolds.
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B. M. Bower
Star
Do You Want Him Putnam For Sheriff
A Star man questions readers about Putnam as a potential sheriff candidate. An ordinary druggist praises Putnam as a go get em enforcer, recounting a raid where Putnam helped seize liquor from a Green Lake home. The Star urges public input on whether Putnam should join the race and withstand political machines.
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Putnam
Square
Green Lake
Sergt. Putnam
Chief Beckingham
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