Steam trains to serve Seattle shipyards approved
The director general of railways approved a plan by the King County Council of Patriotic Service for steam trains along Seattle's waterfront to aid shipyard transportation. A ferry link from Columbia Street to the West Waterway is to be added once Washington ferry is diverted, and streetcar service improvements have been implemented to boost shipyard access.
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Director General of Railways
King County Council of Patriotic Service
Seattle
Harold Preston
Eyewell
East Marginal Way
United States Shipping Board
Shipping Board
Columbia Street
Weat Waterway
Port Commission
Washington
Sydney Strong Named State Chairman of War Prison Board
The Rev. Sydney Strong of the Queen Anne Congregational church is appointed state chairman of the war prison labor board. The appointment comes from EB Stagg Whitin, chairman of the national executive council on prison labor. The board will advise on enforcing the prison labor bill before Congress, backed by President Wilson and Samuel Gompers, proposing compensation for prisoners in war work.
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Sydney Strong
Queen Anne Congregational Church
War Prison Labor Board
EB. Stagg Whitin
National Executive Council On
Congress
Wilson
Samuel Gompers
Painless Dental Price Play Promotes Quick Discount
An advertisement touts a scheme to visit any dentist for a price, then return for a 20 percent reduction on the figure. It emphasizes painless procedures and notes an address near the Orpheum Theatre at Third and Madison Street in New Orleans?
Teutons Refuse to Quit Hostilities in Russian Front
Petrograd dispatch reports German forces refuse to cease hostilities before Monday. Russian peace delegates at Brent-Litovsk announce a stern stance with the line that nothing will be given up without fight and a determined effort to push the Germans back westward.
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Petrograd
Brent-Litovak
South Africans Vow Loyalty to Britain in War Vote
Cape Town March 2. By adopting Premier Botha's motion to grant Gen Smyth leave of absence the Union assembly voted 28 to 22 declaring their determination to stand by England in the war. The minority Nationalists challenged the Nationalists to deny their ties to the British empire.
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Cape Town
Botha
Smyth
Union of South Africa Assembly
England
Nationalista
Hotha
Texas Passes Loyalty Bill to Curb Seditionists
The Texas lower house passed a loyalty bill declaring any disloyal act or remark during the war a felony. Punishment ranges from two to five years in the penitentiary for violators. The measure was approved in Austin on Friday.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Dr Van Vieck Piles Cure Promises Free Trial Offer
Dr Van Vieck promotes a home treatment for piles with no knife or pain. Readers can try free, then pay one dollar if satisfied. otherwise no cost. The ad claims rapid relief and accepts letters from sufferers, asserting success for various stages and even lifelong cases.
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O & Or van Vieck
S&s. Army
Ecis
Br. van Vieck Co
Son
Sen
Japan Presses U S to Reply on Russia Entry
The piece reports Japan urging a U S response on Russia entering Siberia, noting Russian resistance stifled, German Siberian penetration unlikely, and Vladivostok supplies secure for now. It contrasts anti entry with pro entry camps arguing for trust in Japan, while alliance sentiment favors decisive action despite American reluctance to aid Russian resistance.
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Japan
Siberia
Germany
Vladivostok
Schow Promoted to IRS Estate Tax Agent in Northwest District
E R Schow deputy revenue collector for the Northwest district received notice Saturday of his appointment as an estate tax agent for the Internal Revenue Service. He will depart tonight for Flint where his headquarters will be. Schow has faced several inquiries from his department before the federal grand jury this week.
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E. R. Schow
Northwest District
Internal Revenue Service
F Land
Schow
Federal Grand Jury
British Troops Meet Teutons on Wide Front
Marshal Haig reported extensive raiding along the Western front with German footholds at points. British raids south of Armentieres near Arleux en Haine, near St Quentin, and Hargicourt repelled with enemy killed or captured. Stray raiders reached Portuguese trenches from Neuve Chapelle northward.
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Iiritieh Western Front
Marshal Haig
St Quentin
Hargicourt
Neuve Chapelle
Petrograd Strips for Action as Germans Advance
Petrograd prepares for siege with a purge of the bourgeoisie while trench diggers, soldiers, and suspected prisoners are targeted. American correspondent Arno Dosch-Fieuret notes few foreign reporters remain as rail exits close and the soviet commissaries stay. Evacuation protects valuables and gold. government plans to move to Moscow if occupation occurs.
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Arno Dosch-Fieuret
New York World
Moscow
May commandeer home sites for U S shipworkers
Land intended for housing shipyard workers may be commandeered by the Shipping Board under a bill providing 50 million dollars for building houses. President Wilson signed the measure Friday. Seattle speculators who own land are likely to be disappointed, it is predicted.
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Shipping Board
Wilson
Seattle
Lkely
Churches Power in the Great War at St Mark's Church
Sunday morning Rev FE V Shay ler will speak on the churches power in the great war at St Mark's Episcopal church A third address on Patriotism will be given by Rev H M Gowen the program highlights religious voices in wartime morale
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FE. V. Shayler
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
H. M. Gowen
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Rheumatic Relief
An old advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for rheumatic pain, claiming rapid relief from swelling and stiffness. It emphasizes easy penetration without rubbing, cleanliness, and no skin stain, offering large bottles at 25, 50, or 1 dollar.
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Sloan
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Dodge
Iowa
New Mexico
London
Pixtensive
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Arleuxengahelle
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Teuton
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