Labor shortage in Seattle leaves many jobs open
Seattle employers face a swelling labor shortage with more than 50 positions unfilled at the government employment station near First Ave and Union St. Week by week, officials tally farms, concrete workers, domestics, and timber camps seeking workers with wages rising, while federal and city bureaus struggle to fill orders amid broader immigration implications and wartime tensions.
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Seattle
Lawrence Wood
First Ave
Union St
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Wood
Keechelus
Young Mr Clements Fuss Over Grand Inheritance Rumor
Harold Richard Clements, soon to be 18, allegedly inherited 3 000 000 from his Louisville grandmother. He resisted waking to confirm the claim, left his downtown job upon news, and plans a cross continental drive with friends after the will details.
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Harold Richard Clements
Star
Louisville
Clements
Mr. Clements
Preparedness and war must shape America’s future defense
The Star argues that the United States must build a strong military establishment to deter and resist aggression. It warns against pacifist complacency, notes the dangers of defenselessness, and asserts only trained troops and adequate munitions can secure national rights and progress against first class powers.
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the Star
Villa
America
Mexico
The
Star
United States
North
Fort Sumter
Mexican
Kansas
Mississippi
Reporter in Pen as Prisoner
A reporter named Peters from the Tacoma Times was released from the state penitentiary after gaining admission last Friday by posing as a forger from Pierce County. He spent three days as a prisoner before his identity was revealed and an inquiry was begun by Warden Wing. Peters claims to have collected material for a series on prison life to be published in The Seattle Star.
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Alla Walla
A Peters
Facoma Times
State Penitentiary
Peters
Pierce County
Peter Wilson
Discredited reports claim poisoning wells in region
Rumors circulated from Agua Prieta to Douglas Arizona alleging that government troops poisoned wells in the country. Officials have dismissed the reports as false.
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Pouglas
Ariz
Agua Prieta
Miss Ellicott's Inheritance in The Star Serial
Beginning on page 4 The Star runs the six part serial One Million Francs titled Miss Ellicott's Inheritance. Read to discover how she obtains the inheritance.
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The
Star Today
Explosion Damages British Steamer Sussex in English Channel
United States embassy reports several Americans injured in the Sussex disaster while the British steamer was torpedoed in the English Channel. Miss Calliope Fennell of New York is listed as killed, and Elizabeth Baldwin with her Philadelphia parents were saved at Boulogne. Twelve bodies recovered. seventy missing. Investigations by U S embassy and British admiralty continue. French admiralty says torpedoing occurred. Survivors largely attribute explosion to submarine attack. London papers agree on torpedoing and discuss U S actions.
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United Press
London
United States
Calliope Fennell
New York
Paris
Elizabeth Baldwin
Philadelphia
Boulogne
Sussex
Sussex Torpedo Victims Confirmen Doom at Dover Inquest
The coroner's jury verdict at Dover confirms the Sussex was struck by an enemy torpedo. Survivors' lists suggest total deaths may top 100 with George Crocker as the lone American survivor in serious condition. The Chronicle notes the intensified German challenge to the United States and the role of neutrality.
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Germany
United States
George Crocker
Dover
Eng
Sussex
Sayre Welcomes Second Child Daughter
Philadelphia March 27. Mr and Mrs Francis Bowes Sayre the daughter and son in law of President Wilson welcomed a second child a daughter born yesterday. Congratulations were wired by President Wilson. Mother and child are reported to be doing well.
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Philadelphia
Francis Bowes Sayre
Wilson
Secretary Baker Pushes $9 Million for Villa Pursuit
Washington March 27 Secretary Baker urged immediate appropriation of 9 000 000 to cover expenses of the chase after Villa in a statement before the house appropriations committee.
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Washington
Baker
House Appropriations Committee
Chase
Villa
Otis Improves After Pneumonia in Los Angeles
Gen Harrison Grey Otis editor and general manager of the Los Angeles Times is reported to be greatly improved after a mild pneumonia attack. Physicians say his condition has stabilized and he is resting comfortably at his home in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Harrison Grey Otis
The
Los Angeles Times
Otis
U S Troops in Peril Faced by Weak Communications
At San Antonio on March 27 dispatches say General Funston warned lines to advanced troops are pitifully weak and supply routes critical. He denied Villa escaped southward via American rail lines and noted Carranza action on railroad use is imminent as trucks with railroad wheels head to the front.
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San Antonio
Funston
Villa
Mexico Northwestern
Carranza
Babricora
What One Woman Thinks of Her Neighbor
A readers letters feature in The Star invites public praise of neighbors in a My Neighbor contest. The first submitted letter lauds neighbors as a unified family ready to comfort, aid, and share joys and sorrows, signed by Mrs John M Young of 8933 Seventh Ave N W, about leaving for a new town.
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Star
Edmond 8. Meany
Northwest
Editor of the Star
John M. Young
Seventh Ave
N. W
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