Sealskin Coats or Canned Fish The Issue
On the Pribilof Islands Alaska a government seal herd multiplies toward five million. Cannerymen warn seals deplete salmon and fish supply threatening U S food, while treaties and conference debates shape opening measures. Secretary Redfield to attend a Seattle Democratic club luncheon.
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Pribilof Islands
Bristol Bay
Alaska
St Louis
Mussa
Japan
United States
I’ribilet Islands
Chamber of Commerce
Beerstary Redfield
Department of Commerce
Meher
Redfield
King County Democratic Club
Good Fats
Retreats Not Strategic Says Greene At Banquet
Maj. Gen. H. A. Greene told an allied dinner at the First Presbyterian church that recent retreats in France were not strategic. He predicted lines would hold and cited confidence in extended warfare. Attendees included representatives of allied nations and 500 Seattle residents.
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France
H. A. Greene
First Presbyterian Church
Seattle
Japan
Matsunaga
Siberia
Robert B. Coonts
J. M. Bowman
H. Albert George
Hernard Pelly
United States
Clarence L. Reames
Cavelan
Peronne
Mother Tries to Endown Life in Elm Hotel Incident
A mother attempted suicide at the Elm hotel 807 Eighth Ave by laying on a note to her husband and harming her infant. Gas was smelled by hotel occupants who alerted police and opened doors, reviving Mrs Gamidiin. she is expected to recover.
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Elm Hotel
Gamidiin
United States cheese expert to lecture on meat substitute
Hallie Davis, United States cottage cheese expert, arrives Thursday night to lead a citywide course. She will demonstrate cheese as a meat substitute at events across Kent Puigh, Auburn High, Broadway High, Ballard High, University of Washington, Franklin High, Renton High on scheduled afternoons and mornings.
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Mra Hallie Davis
United States
Kent Puigh
Auburn High
Broadway High
Ballard High
University of Washington
Franklin High
Renton High
Shasta Limited Route Cut Ends Eight Year Run
The Shasta Limited operating Seattle to San Francisco is cut off at Portland after eight years. Portland becomes the terminus due to reduced service to nine to six daily trains between Seattle and Portland. Passengers from Seattle may transfer to the Northern Pacific local at 8 a.m. for continuation.
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Shasta Limited
Seattle
San Francisco
Portland
Nger
Beatle
Heattle
Northern Pacific
Government oil leasing bill aims to ease next winter coal shortfall
Washington reports open reserves of oil coal and minerals may relieve a coal shortage next winter. Public lands committee members say Colorado holds millions of acres of untapped coal lands and Rep Taylor echoed the assessment today.
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Washington
Public Lands Committee
Colorado
Taylor
Merger of four leading express firms to be sanctioned
Washington reports a merger of Wells Fargo United States American and Adams with a capital of 35 million dollars will be sanctioned by the railroad administration for the war period.
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Washington
Wella Fargo
United States
American
Adama
Railroad Administration
Navy ordnance bill boosted by 200 million dollars
Washington May 9 At Secretary Daniels urging the senate navy affairs committee raised the naval ordnance appropriation in the navy bill by 200 million dollars today.
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NAVY
Washington
Daniels
Senate Navy Affairs Committee
Seven killed in Big Isaac flood in Doddridge County
A cloudburst in Doddridge County near Clarksburg West Virginia today killed seven people and washed a dozen houses from their foundations into Big Isaac creek. Oregon requests 25 railroad workers including brakemen flagmen conductors before May 26 for military enlistments by the War Department.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Big Isaac
Loddyridge County
Big Isaac Creek
Portland
Oregon
War Department
Railroad workers must pay own club dues now
May 1, 1918 issue notes Director General McAdoo bans railroads from paying club dues for employees. The policy shifts dues to operating expenses, ending railroads’ practice of funding Commercial Clubs and Chambers of Commerce for staff, including executives and solicitors.
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R.R
L. Harper Leech
Waaitington, May
McAdoo
Congress
Chambers of Commerce
Prssenger
Traffic Observers Club Opens to All Citizens
The Traffic Observers club started in Seattle by the city’s Chamber of Commerce traffic regulation committee will admit all persons who pledge cooperation to improve traffic conditions.
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Seattle
The
Chamber of Commerce
Haig reports Allied gains in renewed Flanders front
British Field Marshal Haig says Hessian troops were driven from La Clytte and Voormezeele sectors after a counterattack. German forces attacked south of Dickebusch and near Kemmel, with two divisions involved and heavy losses. British lines improved between the Bomme and Ancre. prisoners were taken near Bucquoy. Hostile raids near Lens and Merrin repulsed.
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London
Alled Front
la Clytte
Voormeseceie
Haig
Flanders Front
Dickebush Lake
Yprea
Kemmel
la Clytte Voormezeele
Flanders
Lens
Merrin
Bucquoy
Arras
Albert
Bomme
Ancre
Artillery fights continue on multiple fronts
Paris reports ongoing artillery clashes north and south of the Avre with a German raid repulsed at La Chapelle Baignan. In the Macedonia theater fighting persists between Lake Doiran and Manastar while enemy raids on Serbian positions were repulsed.
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Paris
Avre
la Chapelle Baignan
Macedonia
Lake Doiran
Manistar
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Trong
Winslow Allatéel
Coats
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Second and Union
Greene
Cloudburst
Stone
U. S. Senator
Svilyler
X. P. Wilfley
Miscctr
Gardner
William Joel Stone
Official War Reports
Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
Lea Rey
G. Y
J. Browns
Modie
Autocrat
White & Wyckoff
Bartell Drug Stores
Army
Meritol
Kambro
Ingram
Tyrean
Dr. Raymond
Goodyear
Armour’s
Bass Island
Dr. Tyrell
J. B. L. Cascade
Henkel
Miller’s Rubber
Hercules Wes
Spe
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Kodak
I Bartell Drug and Ave
Union St
Addie Westlake
Pine St
Alaaksa
Soren Avy
Hlaynes
Liberty Theatre
Busines
Herrin & Rhodes, Inc
Cherry St
Main
Shipyards Athletic Assn
Lenora St. and
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Ohio
University
Goldberg
Shirt Shop
Pike St
United Cigar Co
Are
New York
Huteson
Optician
Boston
Goldberg’s Shirt Shop
Pike Street
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