Linnie Love Returns to Seattle for Summer in Town
Seattle singer and dancer Linnie Love returns after seven East Coast seasons in grand opera concert stages and teaching in New York. The Seattle native will stay with her mother at Buckingham apartments 1220 Boylston Ave and entertain Camp Lewin campers with performances.
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East
New York
Linnie Love
Seattle
Buckingham Apartments
Boylston Ave
Fors
Laurette Taylor
Rent profiteers in Washington push wartime housing fixes
The letter urges congressional action to curb rents by taxing excess profits from the year ending September 30 1911. It cites Captain Julius Peyser's housing probe showing 1100 tenant complaints in one week and 5000 wartime workers moving to Washington monthly, with 1700 leaving monthly due to profiteering. The result costs the government about 3.96 million yearly.
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Washington
War Department
Julius I. Peyser
Peyser
House Committee On
District of Columbia
Lad Organizes Patriotic Band
Philip Lampkin of Oakland California formed a marching boys band of twelve 12 to 14 year olds to boost morale for soldiers. The youths toured army cantonments in the West giving concerts and entertained troops.
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Philip Lampkin
Oakland
Cal
West
Italy Offensive May Disrupt Hindenburg Plans in West
In New York on June 25 the report says Italy's potential major offensive against Austria could disrupt German plans in the West. Hindenburg may race to aid Vienna if Austrian retreat becomes a rout, while Gen. Foch tightens control of the Italian front and may redeploy forces to counter a broader Allied thrust.
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New York
von Hindenburg
France
Hindenburg
Clermany
Italy
Foch
Suchena
Flanders
Picardy
Champagne
Attorney Says He Assaulted Turner
W T C Hall, a Yorke building attorney, went to police headquarters and offered to plead guilty to assaulting Thomas C Turner, a boilermaker, at his home on Carr Place Monday night. Turner said his pocket was picked on a Tacoma boat, and he reported being struck and beaten when answering a doorbell.
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Wm. T C. Hall
Yorke
Thomas C Turner
Carr Place
Turner
Plymouth Congregational Church
Hall
Tacoma
Walls Mother
Annailant
U. S. Troops Missing After Lorraine Raid
General Pershing reports continued advances near Chateau Thierry with additional gains including five machine guns. A recent Lorraine raid left several American troops missing amid ongoing local operations in the region.
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Washington
Chateau Thierry
Beauty Judges Delay for Height Statistics at Seattle Carnival
Judging of entries for the Seattle Girls Victory Carnival pageant is postponed as entrants failed to include height data in photographs. Director Miss Lila A. Stewart seeks uniform tall contestants for leading roles in The Road to Victory. Meanwhile men and women are needed to play nativity roles and for church choir parts with rehearsal times set.
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Seattle
Lila A. Stewart
Christensen’s
Three Precincts for Auburn in Future
Deputy Prosecutor Frank Hessell says Auburn must maintain three registration precincts unless county commissioners rule otherwise. He submitted the opinion to the county commissioners outlining the current plan and potential changes.
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Auburn
Frank Hessell
Transport Runs Down Tug In Atlantic Port
A large transport vessel collided with a harbor tug and tow in the harbor today. The tow scow carrying freight cars and army supplies sank and one man is believed to have drowned.
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Atlantic
Transatlan Tic Lner
Labor Will Do Its Share Says Head of Unions
Aberdeen June 25 Reports of officers and committees dominated the State Federation of Labor 17th annual convention as 300 delegates gathered. President William Short of Seattle praised labor’s patriotism and spoke of a new era of organized effort to advance civilization through labor.
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State Federation of Labor
William Short
Seattle
France
Short
Cyclops Crew Members Believed Dead
Navy officials report that some Cyclops crew members are dead. Albert George Ahrens, a sailor aboard the missing collier Cyclops, has been officially declared dead as of June 14, 1918, per an official notification received in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Navy Department
John Ahrens
Albert George Ahrens
Husband Goes to War Drives Rent Increase
The Star reports Otis Wright of 126 Fastlake Ave left for military service. his absence prompts a rent rise from $3 to $5 per week for Mrs. Wright to keep her quarters. The soldier’s wife related the story Tuesday.
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Otis Wright
Fastlake Ave
Tobacco Habit Easily Overcome
A New Yorker Edward J Woods offers a free mailed book claiming quick banishment of tobacco or snuff habits. He cites health improvements such as calmness sleep appetite digestion vigor and memory as benefits after conquering cravings, promising relief from nervous irritability and morbid desire.
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New Yorker
Edward J. Woods
Station BE
New York City
Hair Care Hint From Old Advertisement
A vintage advisement warns against alkali in soaps and shampoos and recommends plain refined coconut oil for hair care. It claims coconut oil provides abundant lather, cleanses scalp, removes dust and oil, leaves hair silky and manageable, and lasts for months at low cost.
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Seattie
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Beckles
Pioneer Bidg
First National
National Bank
First National Bank
James
Ohio
University
Fraser-Paterson Co
Linnie
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D. C
Mike Poindexter
Wealey L. Jones
John F Miller
Beattie and Kitnap
Lynn Hadley
Northwest
King County
Beattie
Albert Johnson
Wm. la Foliette
North Central
C. C. Dill
Warrington
Frederick M. Kerby
the Beast of
Berlin
Lad
HUN
Siindenburg
Vienna
Austria
U. S
Lorraine
Cometack-Killett Co
Joseph Santley
Darth
William Filiett
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Morrie Geet
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Wilkes
Edgar Kelwyn
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Richard the Great
Monk
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Moore
Martin Beck
MMP
Sarah Bmentarot
Mayo Aml Lynn
Teuser A Seied
Lew Madden and Company
Marion Weeks
Albert Donnelly
Palace Hip
Maria Golden
Virwinie Hayden
Tages Eye
Ruth Clifford
Bun
H. T. Harvey
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Eitel Building
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Aberdeen
Cyclops
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Food Administration Bureau
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