Humphrey Promises Boost for Liberty Bay in Kitsap Visit
The article attacks Humphrey for pork barrel promises while touring Kitsap County and seeking votes in a U S Senate race. It notes local editorials condemning extra public spending and urges the rivers and harbors committee to consider Seattle’s real needs rather than pork barrel grabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will E. Humphrey
Kitsap County
U. S. Senate
Miles Poindexter
Humphrey
Liberty Bay
Iverson
Little Poulsbo
Rivers and Harbors Committee
House of Representatives
Seattle
Northwest
Rivers and Harbors Committee of Congress
Puget Sound
United States
East
Pacific Coast
Commercial Club
Port Commission
War Profits Tax Drives Welsh Mines Toward Sharing With Miners
An educational feature argues fuel shortages push Britain to force Welsh mine owners to share high war profits with miners. The author calls it a palliative toward eventual government ownership, noting that war acts as an education in economics and policy.
A Little Bit of Most Anything vaudeville scene
Mrs. Simon complains to Tony the butcher about spoiled lamb meat. The one act playlet set in a place-any butcher shop features Mrs. Simon with a basket and her admonition she will not buy if the meat is spoiled.
Household Frivolities and Jests Spark Lively Parlor Talk
A collage of humorous vignettes and kitchen mishaps unfolds from parlour to railway lunchroom. Spoiled meat and misheard orders mix with tablecloth pranks and vaudeville sketches featuring a society girl and a popular author.
Put the pledge in front Jane Addams war claim
Jane Addams asserts Germans English and French intoxicate soldiers before bayonet charges. She omits Russians, assumed to drink vodka. The piece suggests a pledge campaign could gain signatures on the battlefield. A Seattle chap who threatened suicide is jailed, accused of false advertising. An American store at Puertacitas was looted by Villa troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Addams
Miss Addams
Seattle
Puertacitas
Villa
Mexico
Germans in US arms factories face treason risk says Germany
An Official declaration from Germany declares all Germans employed in US arms factories treasonable and punishable by ten years in prison. The piece notes German-Americans should worry and compares distance to Berlin with Tipperary. It also mentions a conscience fund donation of ten thousand dollars and a playful remark about such acts. Oakland, California is credited with a solar plexus blow to jitneys, described as able to endure punishment and keep going.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Berlin
Tipperary
Oakland
Gan. Salazar Re-arrested After Albuquerque Jail Break
Gen Salazar who broke jail at Albuquerque last fall has been nabbed again by federal officers. Feeding the Mexican revolutionists threatens to become a serious problem to the United States, comparable to supplying rationed goods to Russian prisoners for Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salazar
Albuquerque
Uncle Sam
Germany
Poisoned Himself at 40 Heart of a penny dreadful era
A collage of satirical scenes and ads from a vintage paper includes jests about poison death warnings and kidney pills. The feature promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy, touting 200 years of test and Holland origin with price claims and store availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anccent Laboratories
Haarlem
Holland
Ow! Drug Co
Sousa Dance Sparks Press Club Clash With Police Chief
Police Chief Lang orders a lid on a planned Sousa celebration dance at the Press club and Tilikuma rooms amid concerns over liquor sales. Sousa’s 65 member band will arrive Thursday, receive a parade escort, and perform at the Metropolis for three days, with a stag evening at the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief Lang
Sousa
Lang
America
Press Club
Musicians’ Association
Second Ave
Fifth Ave
University
Metropolitan
Barbers Union Volunteers Offer Free Atten tion at Ruther's Home
A dozen barbers union members will provide free tensorial attention to children at Ruther's Home on Stewart and Denny Way Friday afternoon after a recently started practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbers Union
Ruther's
Stewart and Denny Way
Digestive Relief Through Gentle Safe Action
An advertisement notes relief from indigestion and biliousness through a safe certain and gentle action. It presents hope for sufferers with disordered digestive organs, promising steady improvement from a reliable remedy.
Miners Tackle First Aid Contest at Cle Elum
More than 1 500 miners from Washington mine districts will compete in rescue and first aid contests in Cle Elum on Saturday. This second annual meet follows last year’s University of Washington campus event won by Cle Elum and Roslyn Fuel Co. teams under a committee led by J J Corey James Bagley Martin Flyzik and D C Botting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
University of Washington
Roslyn Fuel Co
J. J. Corey
United States Mine Rescue Station
The
University
James Bagley
Martin J. Flyzik
United Mine Workers
D. C. Botting
Washington Coal Operators’ Association
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A Carnegie
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Bert Butterworth
Tilikuma
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Tacoma
L. H. Cook
Orting
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