Keep Them Happy Pershing Orders 91st Commander
In France Major General Johnston of the 91st Division receives Pershing guidance to keep the troops healthy amused and busy to combat homesickness. The Wild West division trains rests and prepares for ship embarkation at La Ferté Bernard with new outfits and varied drills. Athletics boxing plays a central role with impromptu shows and a boxing carnival drawing 2 000 soldiers.
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Nny
Brest
St Nazaire
Stanley
316Th M. P
la Ferte Bernard
Pershing
91St
Ohio
What Have You to Say Cash Rates In 9 Percent Line
The note advertises cash rates at 9 percent per line with lower rates possible on contracts. It invites readers to submit responses and indicates flexible pricing for large orders.
69th Men Now in Portland Arrive from Overseas
Four officers and 472 soldiers of the 69th regiment arrive in Portland by special train at 8 a.m. after returning from overseas duty. Most are Oregon and Washington natives. Maj. F.P. Marion commands. Fireboats salute as relatives visit and a parade follows at Union Station before a planned 2 a.m. departure for Seattle.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Washington
FP. P. Marion
Seattle
R. M. Stith
R. D. Alverson
Everett
L. R. Woods
Corvallis
Artillery Troops of 69th Due in Seattle Thursday
A telegram from Camp Mills says 470 men of the 69th artillery will arrive in Seattle Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Washington troops 106 strong will march in a parade planned for 12 o'clock up Second Avenue to Pine Street to the Masonic temple. A luncheon and dinner are arranged by the National League for Women's Service.
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69Th
City
Camp Mills
64Rd Regiment
West
69Th Comet Artillery
Washington
Seattle
Second Ave
Pine
Masonic Temple
Boya
National League For Women
63rd Troops to Pass Through Seattle En Route March 12
The 634 Coast Artillery unit will pass Seattle on their way to Camp Lew is around March 12, per Frank Gates, chairman of the soldiers and sailors welcome committee. The unit departs Camp Mills, New York, March 7.
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Coast Artillery
Seattle
Camp Lewis
Frank Gates
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Camp Mills
N. Y
Fitzgerald tops list in vote as Seattle reelects council
Seattle voters reelect C. B. Fitzgerald W. H. Moore and R. H. Thomson by decisive margins, defeating Proctor Levi and Gallant. Bond propositions fail. amendments to remove obsolete charter provisions draw strong support, with about 50,000 votes cast of 63,000 registered.
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Wenet Spokane St. Bridge
Montlake Birdbridge
Municipal Hospital
Seattle
C. B Fitzgerald
W. H. Moore
R. H. Thomson
R. L. Proctor
Ed Levi
Charles Gallant
Proctor
Thomson
National District Telegraph Co
Walter F. Meter
Okeh
West Spokane
Montlake Boulevard
C. B. Fitzgerald
Chamber of Commerce
A Skeleton of Steel and a City in Quiet After Strike
Fred Boalt recalls childhood songs amid Seattle shipyards. He notes the vast once noisy waterfront paused for a five week strike, leaving ten thousand tasks unfinished as thirty thousand workers walked off. The piece laments waste and hopes for sane future disputes.
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Fred Boalt
the Star
Seattle
Skeletons of Steel and Silence Over a Desert Shipyard
Boalt recalls a field of skeletal ruin in a shipyard where steel ribs rise like mammoth bones and gulls wheel above damp scaffolds. He contrasts halted progress with a chorus of planks, cables, and unfinished plates awaiting completion, hinting at waste and lost opportunity.
Beating Charge Involving Benton Maynard Case
Miss C J Judd teacher and William A Blake principal of Minor public school charged with assault after allegedly beating nine year old Benton Maynard with a rubber sole for 15 minutes last week. Doctor BE P Butler reported five day marks and bleeding as the boy could barely walk.
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Benton Maynard
C. J. Judd
William A. Blake
Justice of the Peace
Otis Brinker
BE. P. Butler
Miss Judd
Child Victims Pedro Martinez and Jose Garcia Found Murdered
In Los Angeles a nine year old boy Pedro Martinez and a five year old boy Jose Maria Garcia were found dead in a downtown building. Police arrested suspect Tenacio Oronco as the investigation begins.
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Los Angeles
Pedro Martinez
Jose Maria Garcia
Tenacio Oronco
Lamping bill reconsideration fails in Olympia move
In Olympia on March 5 an effort to reconsider the Lamping bill failed. A modified poll tax soldiers relief bill patterned on Lamping was being drafted. Senator Magnus Thomie did not move to reconsider, citing readiness of the new bill for Wednesday. The plan would tax 21 to 50 year olds at five dollars to raise five million dollars, funding veteran welfare with a $40 cash payment per qualifying soldier upon presenting government receipts.
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Olympia
Magnus Thomie
Everett
Senate
Thomie
Veterans Welfare Commission
Joe Smith
Appropriations Committee
Mayors Demand Immediate Reconvening of Congress
In Washington on March 6 Mayor James Rolph Jr of San Francisco introduced a resolution in a governors and mayors conference calling for the president to immediately reconvene Congress to address the reconstruction period. The measure, referred to a committee, sparked a partisan dispute as Democratic mayors and governors questioned Rolph’s authority to raise the issue before committee action.
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Washington
Congress
Conference of Governors and Mayors
James Rolph, Jr
San Francisco
Rolph
Wilson sails for Europe to attend peace conference
President Wilson departs Hoboken aboard the transport George Washington for a second voyage to the peace conference. The voyage includes escort by warships and destroyers, with a subdued harbor sendoff and light crowds due to a harbor strike. The ship passes the Statue of Liberty and proceeds to the Narrows with four destroyers in attendance.
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George Washington
New York
Wilson
France
Sandy Hook
Hoboken
Narrows
Staten Island
Europe
President
President Wilson presses league covenant amid Senate dispute
President Wilson returns to France after claiming an overwhelming American majority supports the league covenant. He says no party should amend or separate the covenant from the Germany treaty, and notes Senate criticism lacks constructive suggestions. CONT'D ON PAGE EIGHT.
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Robert J. Bender
United Press
New York
Wilson
Senate Republicans
France
Germany
Senate
Thompson Named as New Attorney General in Washington
In Olympia on March 5 W Vaughn Tanner resigned as attorney general of Washington. Assistant AG Thompson of Yakima was named the new attorney general by Acting Gov Hart. Tanner will head to Washington DC to represent Washington Idaho and Oregon in the case against the railroad administration challenging federal rate regulation.
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Olympia
W. Vaughn Tanner
Washington
D. C
Idaho
Oregon
Railroad Administration
Public Service Commissions
Thompson
Yakima
Hart
Tanner
Wilson Says He's Well Pleased With General Situation
President Wilson told reporters aboard the George Washington that he is well pleased with the national and international situation. He said his speech and post return remarks will be understood by the public, noting accountability for blocking needed legislation in Washington rests with certain politicians.
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Wilson
New York
United States
Washington
Irish Question Is Domestic One
President Wilson told the Irish committee in New York that the Irish question is a domestic issue of the United Kingdom. He said the self determination problem must be brought before the peace conference before he can commit himself. The remark followed his Metropolitan Opera House speech last night.
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New York
United Kingdom
Tre
Wilson
House
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