Todd Plans Ten Ship Ways at Tacoma Yard
Willam H. Todd reveals expansion of the Tacoma ship yard to ten ways at a cost of about $1,000,000 and a new working force of 3,000 to 6,000 men after the Maguda’s arrival. He also notes Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co. steel repair facilities will not move to Tacoma and that Skinner & Heddy will take over the construction firm.
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Todd
Tacoma
Willam H. Todd
New York
Todd Tacoma
Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co
Workers Give Nurses $800 Expense Fund
Two Skinner and Weddy hospital nurses left the plant to join Hospital Unit No. 50 under Maj. James K. Kage won. Shipyard workers raised an $800 expense fund in moments after the news of their departure.
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Skinners& Wddy Hospital
James K. Kage
Repair Department Decision Not To Be Moved To Tacoma
Several weeks ago Todd referenced the repair department plan noting it would not be relocated to Tacoma and implied limited options beyond that.
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Todd
Tacoma
Samuel H. Hedges Launched by Puget Sound Shipyard
The 2500 ton auxiliary schooner Samuel H. Hedges was launched at Island at 4 50 p m on Thursday, built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company.
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Samuel H. Hedges
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co
Island
Thursy
96 Day Ship Is Launched Here
The West Apaum, an 8800 ton steel freighter built by Skinner & Eddy, was launched within days of a world record. It is the eighth direct contract ship and part of the original Shipping Board effort, aiming to set a delivery record as finishing work continued during launch.
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West Apaum
Skinner & Eddy
Shipping Board
Skinner & Reddy
Missing U S Ship Cyclops Might Be Raider
Brazil investigates a report that the U S collier Cyclops was converted into a German raider. The mystery surrounds her disappearance on March 4 and rumors of a funeral ad for U S consul general A L M Gottschalk in Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
U. S
Cyclops
Caribbean
Atlantic
Washington
A. L. M. Gottschalk
Kilo Janeiro
Vensel
Wan Lee
Amazon
Goturchalk
G. W. Worley
Wichtmann
Germany
Switchmen Pledge Not to Strike June First
D M Taylor, chairman of the grievance committee, says local switchmen will not strike June 1. Dissatisfaction over appointing a trainmaster for consolidated yards could prompt 60 men to quit on that date.
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D. M. Taylor
Consolidated Yards
Lincoln Steamship Co to Become Seattle Unit
The Lincoln Steamship Co of Vancouver British Columbia will become a Seattle unit after negotiations between the British Columbia concern and the Frank Waterhouse Co of Seattle. Three steamships are included in the transaction.
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Lincoln Steamship Co
Vancouver
B.C
Seattle
British, Columbia
Frank Waterhouse Co
Patrolman Finds Luxurious Roulette Board in Vacant Lot
Patrolman H Mark discovered a luxurious roulette board abandoned in a vacant lot at Eastlake Avenue and Filmore Street on Thursday. The ornate gambling device was left unattended and may prompt further inquiry by authorities.
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H. Mark
Eastlake Ave
Filmore At
Pacific Coast Steel to Expand with New Mill and Furnaces
Pacific Coast Steel Co. will add a mill and open-hearth furnace on an 11 acre tract, marking increased wartime activity. The firm already operates plants in Seattle San Francisco and Irondale with a large monthly output and a payroll of about 506000 dollars. General manager T. B. Clingan released the plan indicating 300 men will be employed.
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Pacific Coast Steel Co
Seattle
San Francisco
Irondale
T. 8. Clingan
Cannery Tender Launched For Booth Fisheries At Hadlock
A large cannery tender built for Booth Fisheries of Seattle was launched at the Lears shipyard in Hadlock on Thursday and will be towed to Seattle for machinery installation. A second tender is under construction at the same plant.
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Booth Fisheries Company
Seattle
Lears
Hadlock
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