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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
12
Tacoma July 6 The Fanaan 2,500 ton wooden ship was launched from the shipbuilding plant late Thursday afternoon. At about the same time the foundation company launched the 3,000 ton auxiliary schooner Toul. Twenty nine wooden and steel vessels have been launched in Tacoma since February 9.
Chairman H. N. Hurley of the shipping board issued telegrams deploring the Great Lakes seamen strike resolution. The messages, sent to the Sailors' union and the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Water Tenders' union, warned of grave national danger from a general strike. The shipping board said it is not party to the dispute despite union claims.
Warren R. BE. Warren of Skinner and Eddy corp was Thursday officially appointed special safety inspector for the eighth district shipyards by Captain John F. Blain of the Shipping Board. Warren originated the safety first idea and put it into practical use.
The Rocky Mountain fleet will be overhauled with about 6,000 "bad order" cars restored under Railroad Administration orders. Concurrently, railway shopmen are expected to receive substantial wage increases.
Elmer Hardy, an Seattle railway man, arrived in Beatle from Omaha and began work in the Skinner Eddy yard No 1 while his brother Captain A Hardy trains soldiers at Fort Logan Colorado. Captain Hardy, world long time champions, has claimed a 12066 shots accuracy record in shooting tournaments.
The agreement between the United States Emergency Fleet Corporation and the Chinese government was signed by E. N. Hurley and Chinese minister W. K. Wellington Koo. It calls for four 10,000 ton steel vessels built at Shanghai with an option for eight more freighters, total cost $30,000,000.
Seattle superintendent Frank B. Cooper urged eliminating German from public schools aligning with the state council of defense. He argued German instruction spread Kultur propaganda and should be stopped in schools.
The Palace Hip bills Mile Berri Models with nine artistic poses as headliner. Hiatt and Moher deliver a comedy singing burlesque act. The Devil in Possession, a Kingsbury Munson sketch, adds novelty. Fletcher and Terre sing and talk, McGreevy and DeMonde perform a comedy act. Seror provides a horizontal bar routine.
A sequence of birth notices lists multiple families with infant sexes and dates, with addresses in city blocks such as Second Avenue and Olympic apartments. Death notices record several ages and locations including Swedish hospital and Brooklyn Avenue. The end item notes a London dental shortage prompting gold trinkets to be melted for tooth plates.
Provost Marshal Gen Crowder ordered an immediate halt to releases of Class One men to the Navy Marine Corps and Emergency Fleet Corporation until June 5 registrants are fully examined and classified. He warned only about 100000 Class One men may remain by September 1 and said August calls could fail without stricter screening.
Inventors in Europe introduce safes designed to float after a vessel sinks, offering a floating storage solution for valuables or documents. The devices aim to preserve contents and aid recovery in maritime disasters.
Mrs. Frank Henson of Urbana Illinois reports long grippe lasting winter and weakness after Change of Life. She tried Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound on doctor's advice and soon improved, regaining strength to do housework. She urges other women with nervousness heat flashes backache headaches or the blues to try the remedy.
Under US examination, Viereck admitted he had been expelled from the Authors' league for alleged disloyalty as authorities pursued details of his case.
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