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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1917
Page
7
The Minute Men of Seattle, praised by The Star, meet Mayor Gill to discuss quarantine removal. They expect 3,000 new police volunteers behind them and claim a satisfactory agreement will lift the ban soon. The city hopes for a new tone as the crisis eases.
Seattle readers will hear Charles Edward Russell address a mass meeting at the Masonic temple tonight. The noted socialist writer and thinker is a prominent American voice against monarchy and war, critical of pro-German elements in the socialist party, and a supporter of U S aims in the war. His Roots commission work in Russia adds weight to his message. Don’t fail to hear him.
Rear Admiral Bowles hails Seattle as a leading shipbuilder after Skinner & Eddy launch the first Emergency Fleet vessel completed in 78 days. The Ames yard follows with The War Brigade, originally Cunard contracted, built for the Emergency program. Seattle claims a double record of swift wartime production.
Private Gale Mogle recalls life at Camp Lewis with humor and grit. He describes endless guard shifts, cold nights, constant movement, and the fatigue of wakeful hours. The piece contrasts boyhood nostalgia with harsh, repetitive duties and the humor that helps endure them.
A Standard Journal reader letter reflects on civic matters and social views. It recalls a mayoral vote, Rodin’s fame via vets ads, fires in Petrograd, school gender views, and an imagined future using paper collars. The piece praises a 1917 dinner as a measure of refinement and development.
Gifford Pinchot urges immediate war time legislation to develop public water powers. He argues sites should stay public, leases limited to 50 years, rates regulated, and profits shared with the people, condemning private monopolies and stressing full public information. Milford Pa signer.
A brawl erupted in an Italian restaurant when Harry Kenton sprang up and sang Die Wacht Am Mein. He toppled a chair and was trapped amid wrecked chairs tables and debris from a volley of spaghetti fruit and salt shakers. Diners sang Garibaldi's Hymn to celebrate.
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