City prepares influenza vaccine distribution across shipyards
Vaccination against influenza will be possible citywide within 24 hours. Health labs prepared serum enough to supply shipyards and physicians. 3,000 sailors vaccinated with mild results. Shipyard workers and war laborers to be treated. serum used preventively and where infection feared.
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City Health Laboratories
Bremerton
C. T. Weat
City Bacteriological Laboratories
Naval
Dr. McBride
Duthie
Armen
Wilson tests German sincerity in peace offers with armistice conditions
President Wilson issues an inquiry to Germany to clarify the meaning of its peace note and whether it accepts the 14 terms. He states no armistice while Central Powers occupy allied soil and demands withdrawal from invaded territory before any discussion. He notes collaboration with Lansing and Col. House on peace data and references Turkish terms via Spain.
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Eran
Hans
Pacific Northwest
Mall
Oeee
United Pres
United Press
CIA
Gompile TE SE
ENTEROPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION _ VOLU SURE
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Seattle
Wash
Zamna
Wilson
Teutons
Washington
Germany
Germ
Lansing
United States
Col. House
Austria
Congress of the United States
Unconditional Surrender Stand Against Kaiser's Peace Camouflage
The piece condemns negotiating with the Kaiser and demands no peace while the Kaiser and his agents remain in power. It urges unwavering support for Liberty Bonds and the Red Cross posters as a rallying call for total war until real peace is achieved. The author warns against trusting the Kaiser’s reforms and emphasizes fighting to the finish to secure true peace.
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U. S
Kaiser
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
United States of America
United States
Germany
Maximilian
Iser
Carrie Chapman Catt Ready to Vote for First Time
New York report notes Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, national president of the suffrage movement, registered to vote after nearly thirty years of active campaigning. She estimated her age as over 30 when qualifying.
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New York
Carrie Chapman Catt
Six Men Lost on Steamer Westgate
The navy department reports six men perished when the steamer Westgate was sunk in a collision with the steamship American about 500 miles off the American coast. The American carries survivors and heads to port. The Westgate, a 5800-ton cargo ship, served in naval overseas transportation and was building a Portland yard in 1917.
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Washington
Oct
Westgate
American
Navy Department
Naval Overseas Transportation Service
Portland
Steamers Use Women as Ollers Near Tacoma
Tacoma steamer service employs women as ollers to handle cargo and assist in daily operations aboard steamers. The move reflects hiring practices on river and coastal vessels in the early era.
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Tacoma
Buy Bonds Like Soldiers Fight Declares Foch
Marshal Foch telegraphed Benjamin Strong urging that the Fourth Liberty Loan be a magnificent success. He asked American citizens to match the spirit soldiers showed in battle in their subscriptions.
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Foch
New York
Marshal Foch
Benjamin Strong
Liberty Loan Committee
Spanish influenza hits Seattle naval station heavy toll
Within 24 hours, three Seattle naval training station seamen died from Spanish influenza and one died Monday night. Ninety new cases were reported in Seattle Tuesday morning as the disease spreads, with four sailors at the university training camp and one civilian among the latest deaths.
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Naval Training Station
Seattle
Floyd
Eugene Wood
Flora Wood
Cheney
Wash
Harry Edgar Spencer
Edgar
Spencer
Buckner
Hector Monroe Breakery
Abner
Breakey
Route 1
Bellingham
Walter Edgar Heidenrich
University Training Camp
City Health Department
Naval
14Th Naval District
Bremerton
Bremerton Navy Yard
Liberty Loan
Hans
T. D. Tuttle
Washington
Dr. Tuttle
Emergency Call for Flu Nurses by Red Cross in Seattle
The Northwest division of the Red Cross issued a call for married graduate nurses to serve during the Spanish influenza epidemic. Nurses should report to Miss M.8. Loomis at Red Cross headquarters in the White building. Seattle women willing to help with homes for nurses should contact Cleo Hulbut at Main 5060 Local No. 19 National League for Women's Service.
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T .D. Tuttle
Court House
The
Red Cross
City Health Department
Northwest
M. 8. Loomis
White Building
Seattle
Cleo Hulbut
National League For Women's Service
Yanks and British in New Smash Battle Report
British and American forces attacked between St Quentin and Cambrai before dawn with heavy rain. Haig announced progress on a 25 mile front as Americans noted in Beaurevoir Mont Brehain region, taking 230 prisoners in recent local operations and leading infantry charges at dawn.
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St. Quentin
Cambrai
Beaurevoir-Mont Brehain
Mont Brehain
Beaurevoir
Serbians Move Closer to Nish in Balkan Front
Serbian troops are before Nish, reports say. Nish sits 50 miles north of Vranje, captured after Austro-German forces were defeated, and 125 miles southeast of Belgrade.
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Rome
Nish
Serbia
Vranje
Belgrade
Mackenzen Sent to Serbia to Bolster Retreating Armies
Geneva dispatch reports Marshal Mackenzen has arrived in Serbia to salvage Austro-German forces pursued toward the Danube. Vienna sources say the Austrians are evacuating Belgrade as Serbian civilians, including women, aid in driving them out.
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Geneva
Marshal Mackenzen
Serbia
Danube
Vienna
Belgrade
Flu Hits 180000 German Soldiers
A Geneva dispatch reports 180000 new cases of Spanish influenza in the German army. A Vienna dispatch notes Hungarian reports of 100000 cases in Budapest, reflecting widespread outbreaks in Europe.
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Geneva
Berlin
Vienna
Budapest
Athlete Stricken on Trip to Seattle Dies of Pneumonia
Bennett P. Abbott a 26 year old former Broadway high school athlete died at Seattle General hospital from pneumonia after a week long illness. He had come to Seattle to attend his mother's funeral and became ill during the visit. It is not yet known if the illness is Spanish Influenza. The funeral is set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bonney Watson parlors.
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Bennett P. Abbott
Broadway
Seattle General Hospital
Abbott
Seattle
Bonney-Watson Undertaking Company
Fronts Shift as Allies Press in Argonne and Meuse Sectors
United Press reports German retirement under pressure from Allied advances in the Argonne and Meuse regions. French and American forces push along the Suippe and Aisne, capture Bazancourt, and tighten the pocket west of the Alfre river. Balkan fronts show Serbian activity near Nish and Belgrade evacuation. In Asia Minor, French naval occupation of Beirut secures a base for actions toward Aleppo.
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Rheims
Verdun
Suippe
Aisne
Neufchatel
Bazancourt
Isles-Sur-Suippe
Meuse
Argonne Forest
Argonne
Chatel Chehery
Alfre River
Masaryk Urges Wiping Austria Off Map
Czech leader Professor Thomas G Masaryk calls for wiping Austria off the map to grant autonomy to various nationalities. He argues the dual monarchy is controlled by Germany and serves as a bridge to Constantinople. He also criticizes Max's peace speech and urges greater Liberty Loan support while attending Illinois centennial celebrations.
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Chicago
Austria- Hungary
Thomas G. Masaryk
Germany
Austria
Constantinople
Max
America
Italian steamship Alberto Treves torpedoed off coast
The Italian steamship Alberto Treves, 3 838 tons, was torpedoed October 3 about 300 miles from the American coast. The navy department announced 13 survivors were rescued by the Orizaba while 21 men remained missing from two other boats.
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Washington
Alberto Treves
Navy Department
Orizaba
Treves
Christmas Packages To Be Uniform Size For Marines
Washington reports that Christmas packages for the American Expeditionary Force Marines must match the army’s prescribed package size. The order was announced today.
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Washington
Churchill Says Peace Proposals Do Not Satisfy
Winston Churchill, British minister of munitions, in Glasgow on October 8 expresses doubt about Germany's new government. He questions if the peace proposals signify repentance or a maneuver and says highlights cannot be bought with smooth words. He warns Wilson Clemenceau and Lloyd George cannot be trapped and notes France’s short season and uncertain recognition prevent immediate end of the war.
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Glasgow
Winston Churchill
Germany
George
France
Spanish Press Knocks Peace Talks After German Proposal
Madrid reports show Spanish officials and newspapers doubt peace talks while Allies have not entered Germany. Diario Universal says allies must invade German territory before any negotiations, viewing Kaiser aims as preserving the dynasty.
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Madrid
Spain
Diario Universal
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