Canada’s enfranchisement prompts voting for overseas soldiers
The piece argues Canada’s use of women to cast soldiers’ votes abroad during war signals a political move transferable to the United States. It urges states to pass soldier voting laws, noting history from Civil War to foreign campaigns and urging nationwide adoption to prevent slacker influence in elections.
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Wnada
France
Canada
Quebec
America
Ernor Bilbo
Mississippi
Regular Army
War Guard
National Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Congress
England
Union
Cuba
National Guard
Uncle Sam
Colyum Snippet Sketch and Classified Hint
A fragmented colyum style excerpt shows a chuckling scene with a bond salesman at the door and a knotted domestic rhythm. An ad line offers a rent furnished room in Memphis with ventilation and a contact phone.
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Luxburg
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Advance in the price of soft coal discussed by Dr Harry A Garfield
Dr Harry A Garfield said last week that soft coal prices would likely drop around October 1. The remark underscored the belief that a single expert can forecast trends even when information is imperfect.
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Harry A. Garfield
Food Dictator Story Compared Across Centuries
A Seattle baker writes to The Star comparing Herbert Hoover to G awhar a tenth century Egyptian food controller. The piece recounts G awhar seizing grain fixing prices and punishing profiteers while people starved, ending with a cautionary moral about sharing bread rather than imposing harsh measures.
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Hoover
Seattle
Star
G’awhar
Egypt
G'awhar
Gawhar
Mr. Hoover
Lower
Chief of Police Beckingham Heads North for Hunting Trip
Amid Seattle’s woman slugger scare and volunteers sworn in to aid police, Chief Beckingham travels to North Yakima for a hunting trip. Some question why the chief hunts away from home instead of pursuing the assailant locally.
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Police Department
Seattle
Beckingham
North Yakima
Observations on Truth and Speech from The Fisherman
A mix of aphorisms and biting quips appears, including lines about consistency versus truth and stories from The Fisherman. The fragment references crowds, German autocrats, hunger in winter and calls for moral action in Congress, with a jab at Harvard psychology professor Geo. Van N Dearborn and a remark about girls.
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Geo. van N. Dearborn
Harvard
George
Star Writer Describes Modern Whale Hunting Off Washington Coast
A reporter recounts how whalers operate from the Grays Harbor area using explosive harpoons on 190-ton vessels. The piece contrasts old and new methods, detailing the chase, line work, and dangers as crews pursue and haul in whales along the Northwest Pacific coast.
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Washington
New Bedford Town
New England
Northwest Pacific
Bay City
Westport
Vancouver
Queen Charlotte Islands
Rwith- Dlam
Mamaa
Vikings at Bay City Coast Whaling Station Draw Crowds
Pacific Coast whaling station near Bay City Washington attracts hardy rovers from global seas to shore whaling. The old hands, oilskins and hip boots, observe a new profitable era shaped by wartime demand. Bay City and nearby Westport endure bleak coastal weather and shifting sands.
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C. A. Clay
Pacific Coast
Bay City
Wash
Seattle
American Pacific Co
Northwest Pacific Coast
Seven Seas
Arctic
Danger Bay City
Westport
Some Interesting Facts About Whales
Scientists say the whale descended from land mammals driven to sea life. Whales breathe air and can hold breath for 40 minutes. Ancestors include pig and horse. Whale species include finback humpback sperm blue right bowhead narwhal and others. Sperm whales yield ambergris used in perfumes. One whale can produce about 25 barrels of oil. Whale bones yield brushes and corset stays. Whales weigh 50 to 75 tons.
Analysis of War Moves by J. W. T. Mason and German Labor
The piece notes Chancellor Michaelis surrendering control to the army high command, forcing German workers to appeal to Gen Ludendorff while civil authority is sidelined. It contrasts civilian governance in democracies with Kaiserism and imagines AFL workers appealing to Gen Pershing for wage increases as a wartime safeguard.
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Berlin
Ludendorff
Hindenburg
Kalseriam
Michaelis
Germany
United States
American Federation of Labor
Gen. Pershing
Editor's Mail Calls for Safer Seattle Women
A reader urges the city to curb persistent assaults on women in Seattle. The letter claims police use of motorcycles worsens danger, asks for quieter, more strategic patrols and stronger action by officials to protect residents and homes after dusk.
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the Star
Seattle
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