Vote for Elevated Railway Bonds in Seattle
Seattle voters face a Tuesday decision to issue 350000 in bonds to fund an elevated street railway linking shipyards and Ballard. Advocates say it would boost service, pressure a lagging contractor, and finish a line begun in 1911 while aiding national shipbuilding efforts.
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Stone & Webster
Erickson
Fourth Ave
Shipyards
Ballard
Traction Company
Muny Railway
Council
Liberty Bonds urge amid wartime trade and savings
Economists warn against new ventures while urging savings in Liberty Bonds as war prosperity fades. The piece notes 1913 and 1917 trade balances, highlighting exports swelling to 6.226 billion and imports to 2.952 billion in 1917, and argues peace will require Europe to rebuild, creating saving opportunities for Americans.
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Europe
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Rin
Millionaire Yamamoto's Wild Wealth Episode
A fanciful tale describes Tadasa Yamamoto of Tokio suddenly becoming wealthy and spending lavishly in Korea. He hires 21 reporters, hosts a tiger banquet, ships a tiger skin to Colonel Roosevelt, and proclaims new wealth with odd, quippy notes.
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Theionaire
Tadasa Yamamoto
Tokio
Korea
Yam
Mr. Yam
Roosevelt
Court Strikes Light Penalty for Bomb Plot on Steamer Oswald
The court sentenced Franz Rintelen and accomplices to 18 months in prison and a $2000 fine for bomb plots on the Oswald. It notes no statute covered attempted murder, only improper explosive delivery. The writer decries congressional inertia and calls for harsher anti bomb penalties amid rising war tensions.
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Franz Rintelen
Oswald
Congress
Ed Bickel Wins Spurs Rise From Ranks In France
War nephew Ed Bickel, a Washington ambulance volunteer in France, writes from Meaux after being cited for bravery on the firing line. He details training for a commission, frontline hardships, and a soldier’s need for letters, smokes, clothing, and “goodies” while sharing a savage church scene and concern for his parents.
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Ed” Bickel
France
America
Hol" Bickel
Willam F. Bickel
Highland Drive
Katherine
Meaux
Washington
Bickel
Nickel
University of Washington Ambulance Corps
Allentown
Harvard
Yale
Washington Boys
Battle
Fickel
States
Washington gossip in satire on famine and vessels named after women
The piece muses on a cu nf famine and pumpkin pies, mocks naval naming schemes including a Carrie Nation ship, and notes John D Rockefeller Jr advocating hands on ministerial training to gain real life work experience. It preserves the newspaper voice with pith and humor.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Young Rockefeller
Russian troops trade guns for cards in London report
Telegraph from London says Russian soldiers trade machine guns for decks of cards as a possible test of wit against Fritz. A Cleveland man claims an anti U boat vest can fill with wind in 45 seconds, enough to float a locomotive out of water if needed.
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Altho
Gickel
Elea
London
Mebby
Fritz
Cleveland
Guna
London Ubridge
Thames
Bodie
What Does One Do When Zeps Raid City
An eyewitness recalls a Paris air raid scare during a London visit. The narrator and a companion endure the suspense from a rooftop view and a dim lobby before returning to a restaurant. Officials deem it a false alarm as Paris’s air defense bandages the moment with calm bravado and national resolve.
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Zeps
Chesters
Air
Paris
London
Paria
France
The Hand Which Holds the Hammer Poem by Cooks 1918
A wartime poem praising laborers as the force behind national effort. The speaker celebrates the loyal denim worker as crucial to victory, contrasting talk with action and urging labor to win the modern war.
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Newspaper
Enterpries Association
Enlisted Man Seeks Relief Over Delayed Allotments
A navy serviceman writes in editor's mail about compulsory allotment deductions of 15 dollars monthly for a minor dependent, insurance at 7.60, and stalled remittances while at sea. He questions who bears the burden when government agents withhold allotments and asks for timely relief.
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Navy
Letters on wage work for women and birth control
An old Star subscriber letters the editor criticizing Kilbourne and Clark Mfg Co for employing girls at men’s work wages and contrasting pay with Black Mfg Co. A second letter defends traditional birth control opposition and argues for man control to improve health and fertility.
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the Star
Kilbourne & Clark Mfg. Co
Black Mfg. Co
L. A
Star
Seattle
New York
Norway's water power cuts electricity costs versus steam
Developments in Norway's water power drive cheaper electricity than steam based power, signaling a shift in energy economics. The rise of hydro power reduces fuel costs and may impact industrial energy usage and pricing strategies.
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Norway
Baseball Tax On Bleacher Seats Doubled To 20 Percent
The article mocks a 10 percent war tax on bleacher seats being raised to 20 percent. It questions who benefits from the higher levy and uses a playful refrain about the buck going to the moguls.
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