Seattle Privates Dispatch Bearer in Pershing Mission Ship
Private J R Brown of Seattle carried Gen Pershing dispatches to a division commander when a shell exploded blowing him off the road. He arrived in San Francisco with 16 wounded Westerners and rests at Letterman hospital. He escaped permanent injury. Other Washington soldiers in the hospital party include Hal Chesney Seattle shell wound, Ray Briggs Spokane knee wound, J C ets 28th Infantry thigh wound, and C L Stewart Ridgefield knee cap broken.
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Gen. Pershing
J. KR. Brown
BR. O. Brown
San Francisco
Letterman General Hospital
Brown
Washington
Latterman Hospital
Hal LD
Chesney
Seattle
Ninth Infantry
Ray Briggs
Spokane
M. G
J. C. Ets
28Th Infantry
C. L. Stewart
Ridgefield
18Th Infantry
Yankees in Service Afloat and Ashore Will Eat Turkey
Thanksgiving dinner for service members at sea and on land will feature turkey and trimmings as at home. The Food Administration issued menus for battleships and other units including turkey or alternatives, dressings, potatoes, cranberry sauce, pie or pudding, with molasses used in desserts. The turkey market is reported well stocked.
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Washington
Food Administration
McAdoo Plans Rest At Boyhood Home In Georgia
Atlanta November 25. William G. McAdoo who recently resigned as secretary of the treasury is in Atlanta to confer with Southeastern railroad managers. He will visit his boyhood home at Milledgeville and take a long rest, leaving tomorrow for Milledgeville and possibly via Augusta to Pensacola, spending about a week in the South.
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McAdoo
South
Atlanta
Willam G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Southeastern Railroad
Mil
Ledgeville
Milledgeville
Augusta
Pensacola
Belgian Girls in Native Dress Sell Tags in Seattle
Belgian relief tag day planned for Saturday November 30 in Seattle. Native Belgian girls in costume will sell tags, with medals to the top three sellers and a fruit cake prize for the officer handling meat money. The slogan favors feeding Belgium babies.
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Seattle
Belgium
Bfc Tech
Washington State
Commission For Relief In
Thomas Burke
State Labor Council outlines action on new legislation
Washington State Federation of Labor executive council meets in Beattie to draft a labor legislation program for the next session. President William Short will remain in Olympia during the session to back measures including eight hour law workmen's compensation first aid unemployment insurance and protections for women and children. They also seek to legalize picketing and push reconstruction measures to raise living standards.
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State Labor Council
Washington State Federation of Labor
Beattie
William Short
Olympia
Made in America Week Set Nationwide December Observance
The women's national committee of the American Defense society plans a nationwide Made in America week from December 2 to an undefined date. Meetings will be held across hundreds of branches to urge patriotic support for protecting American industry and labor by boycotting German made goods.
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New York
America
Women's National Committee
The
American Defense Society
Sup
Society For the Protection of American
Society
St Louis Railway Workers Pledge Support for McAdoo
St Louis railroad employees pledged 2000 dollars monthly to support William McAdoo as director of railroads. The telegram urged he should not resign and expressed strong financial backing. Signed by Q. E. Sumner of Missouri Pacific and H. J. Garrigan and J. H. Kirkland of the Wabash.
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St. Louis
McAdoo
Washington
William McAdoo
Q. E. Sumner
Missouri Pacific
H. J. Garrigan
J. H. Kirkland
Wabash
Take a Soldier Boy Home With You To Dinner Thanksgiving Day
Seattle Elks lodge runs a campaign inviting civilians to host soldiers or sailors for Thanksgiving dinner. Plans include hot doughnut carts on street corners and free admission for service members to dances, with civilians paying. Private homes may invite troops via war camp service offices. Churches may hold services. An all night car service to camp and Tacoma will operate.
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Seattle
Elks’ Lodge
War Camp
Elks’ Celebration Committee
Salvation Army
Ellis
Camp
Tacoma
Learn Camouflage for Thanksgiving Leftovers At War Kitchen
The national war kitchen in the Central building offers demonstrations at 2 p.m. on Tuesday on how to prepare and present Thanksgiving leftovers. Monday afternoon covers the annual feast, and Wednesday and Friday at 2 p.m. feature Thanksgiving pastries and camouflage techniques for leftovers.
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National War Kitchen
Retail Food Prices Rise 23 Percent in Seattle and Baltimore
The U S Department of Labor reports 22 basic food commodities cost 23 percent more over the past year in Seattle and Baltimore, highest among cities listed. Daily tallies covered 2,000 stores with Salt Lake City showing the smallest gain at 10 percent. Other cities’ increases ranged from 19.1 to 21.3 percent.
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Seattle
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Labor
Hartimore
Salt Lake City
Hotel to Open in New York With 2000 Rooms
A new hotel planned for New York City will boast about 2000 sleeping rooms and is slated to open soon. The project signals a major addition to the city’s hospitality capacity and skyline.
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New York City
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