Seattle school board debates Vaterland book policy amid war tension
In 1917 Seattle officials wrestle over dropping the German textbook Im Vaterland from schools after protests from I W W allies and Kaiser supporters. Dr Anna Louise Strong urges delay while others argue the book propagates German imperialism and treachery.
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Vaterland
Crown Prince
Seattle
Kaiser Kultur
Nathan Eckstein
Richard Winsor
Anna Louise Strong
Richard Mansfield White
Waterland
Cooper
Judge Winsor
Arnold
Cooper _ COOPER
Benedict Arnold
Ecksteini
Dr. Strong
Eckstein
Shorrock
Eckstein Winsor
School Board of
Germany
London Tower
Nation-wide I W W plot exposed in Chicago indictments
United Press reports 166 I W W members indicted in Chicago on 10 charges and involving 15,000 alleged offenses. Key figures include William D Haywood Chas Rowan Ralph Chaplin and Frank Little. Evidence links Seattle and Pacific coast industries with plans to paralyze railroads and seize industries. Half the indicted are under arrest as others are hunted.
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United Press
Star
Chicago
America
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Chas
Rowan
Spokane
W. D. Haywood
William D. Haywood
Frank Little
Butte
Mont
Ralph H. Chaplin
Richard Brazier
William Wiretela
James Rowan
Francis Miller
Chas. L. Lambert
Haywood
Duluth
Pacific
Solidarity
Czar Wilson
Otto Christensen
George F. Vanderveer
Seattle pastor Sydney Strong routed by police during pacifist meeting
Rev. Sydney Strong of Queen Anne Congregational in Seattle was among leaders targeted by police as pacifists gathered for a silent peace meeting. Officers twice dispersed crowds, with Strong lecturing on Shame of Our Silence as police intervened at the event.
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Eagle Rock
Sydney Strong
Queen Anne
Seattle
Strong
Kaiser
Slacker aliens face barrier to jobs in Seattle draft rush
Seattle employers unite against aliens seeking jobs after selected men left for draft. District appeal board head Collins backs a law forcing aliens aged draft to take citizenship or face deportation. King County patriotic council leader Preston urges action as traction firm A L Kempster says the company employs only Americans and rejects alien job gains.
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Seattle
Collins
District Appeal Board
Kennedy
Traction Company
French Airmen Bomb Four Cities In Retaliation
Paris based United Press Leased Wire reports that French airmen bombed Stuttgart Treves Coblenz and Frankfurt in reprisal for German raids on Dunkirk. The Dunkirk raid caused numerous civilian casualties and significant damage, while the German attack was described as in force.
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United Preas
Paris
Dunkirk
Stuttgart
Treves
Coblenz
Frankfort
McAdoo to Visit Seattle for Second Liberty Loan
Frank R. Wilson, rep of W G McAdoo, arrived to meet Seattle’s Liberty Loan committee for a mass meeting with the treasury head. McAdoo's Seattle visit marks his first Coast trip for a Liberty Loan drive as subscriptions rise citywide.
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Frank R. Wilson
W. G. McAdoo
Secretary
the Treasury
State Central Committee
McAdoo
Seattle
Treasury
Altho
Liberty Bonds
Second Ave
Marion St
Liberty Loans
KR. L. Proctor
Central Labor Council
John Flarherty
Charles Sr
Northern Pacific
United States
England
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the Star
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W’adoo
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