City Accepts Too High Bids for Lake Union Plant
The Seattle Board of Public Works awarded the Lake Union steam plant contract to Charles C. Moore of San Francisco and Allis Chalmers Co. of Milwaukee for 610067 dollars after opposing calls for rebids. City officials cited urgency and potential discredit from delaying the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton R
Lake Union
Board of Publi Works
Charles C. Moore
San Francisco
Allis Chalmers Co
Milwaukee
Stare
Pacific Lamp & Supply Co
Thomas F. Murphine
Dimock
Seattle
J. D. Rosa
City Light Department
Cedar River Dam
Ross
Moore and Chalmers
City Council拒否 Welfare Nurse funding
City finance committee rejected Health Officer Read recommendation to hire an additional child welfare nurse and a parochial school nurse, citing 1920 budget already set. Read was authorized to attend the American Public Health Congress in New Orleans and $500 allocated for his travel expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Read
Student Plays Earn Big Applause At Cornish Theatre
Four one act plays produced by students of the Maurice Browne and Ellen Volkenburg division drew an enthusiastic audience at the Cornish Little Theatre in Seattle. Seumas O'Brien and Juliet featured among the performers as the program sparked lively response Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Browne
Ellen Volkenburg
Cornish School of Music
Cornfish Little Theatre
Seumas O'Brien
Juliet
Hotelier Hirami Arrested Over Cold Rooms
Hirami, a top hotel proprietor, was arrested at 311 First Ave S for stoking furnaces insufficiently to meet city heat requirements. He posted $26 bail as tenants complained of frigid rooms. The incident occurred Saturday as authorities cited ordinance violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirami
First Ave. S
Defeat of Rennenkampf Highlighted as Great Engagement
Gen Eric von Ludendorff recounts the 1914 Masurian Lakes fight, noting Russian forces under Rennenkampf withdrew after a costly enveloping effort by German Eighth Army. He praises readiness, coordination, and aggressive attacks while detailing troop deployments, flank movements, and communications challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric von Ludendorff
The
Star
McClure
Herper and Brothers
Great Britain
Vutehineon & Company
London Times
Spain
Mesere
Sele
Pariel
Italy
Fratelli Trevee
Canada
Australia
France
Belgium
Molland
Russia
Peeamuins Tar Ewe
Masurian Lakes
Tannenberg
Eighth Army
Tannerberg
Rennenkampf
Pregel
Lake Mauer
Allienstein-Eibing
East Prussia Liberated From Russian Occupation
A wartime report recalls Russian troops in East Prussia during August and September. Civilians endured brutal sackings as local residents, while noting German forces maintained discipline at Insterburg. The text emphasizes relief at reclaiming German soil and fear of foreign domination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Prussia
Rennenskampf
Insterburg
General Lauendorff Warns of Prolonged War After Marne
Monday Star reports General Lauendorff recounting being summoned from victory to aid shattered Austria and warning Germany that defeat at the Marne signals a long war ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laudendorff
Germany
Marne
Girl Attacked and Escort Robbed in San Francisco
Miss Genevieve Johnson was kidnapped at midnight while walking with Robert Bruce, a chauffeur. Two men robbed Bruce of 610 dollars, then took Johnson to a secluded spot and assaulted her. The girl was hysterical when questioned by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Genevieve Johnson
Robert Bruce
Bruce
1300 Students Face University Housing Shortage
The University of Washington faces a severe housing crunch with 1,200 students living off campus as dormitory space vanishes. Dean Arthur Priest advocates state funded democratic dormitories, noting two former naval buildings will house 160 men and Landers Hall holds 125 freshmen and sophomores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Priest
France
Washington
Naval Training Station
Terry Hall
Naval
Landers Hall
Priest
Woman defuses teenage holdup at Spokane store
In Spokane on Oct 18 a young robber entered Mrs. A. H. McVay's shop and was bluffed when told the cash register was locked and empty. The would be thief, deterred by the claim, left after the bluff. The register held about $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
A. H. McVay
Aviator Killed in Nebraska Air Derby Crash
Lieut. Cameron Wright, manager of the local control station for the transcontinental air derby, was instantly killed and Miss Helen Haggart of St Paul Neb seriously injured when a privately owned airplane they rode in plunged 860 feet Friday afternoon in St Paul Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Neb
Cameron Wright
Helen Haggart
Chief Opposes Station Site Change and City Building Plea
Fire Chief Frank L. opposes moving headquarters to the Fourth Ave and Battery site and backs a city building location. The city bought a new site at Third Ave and Pine while the old site was sold to Bon Marche for a sum. City Architect Daniel has begun work on plans but further details are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L
Third Ave
Fourth Ave
Bate
Battery St
Daniel
London Barber Develops Soapless Shaving Method
A Marylebone barber in London markets a new shaving product after months of work to soften the beard without soap or brush. A Seattle barber previously sought a caustic free solution and now touts a finger tip rub technique ahead of the razor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
London
Marylebone
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rennenkampe
Willenberg
Allenstein
Soldau
Poland
Miawa
Vistula
von der Gelta
Landwehr
Neidenburg
Ortelenburg
Johannesburg
Seventeenth
Paasenheim
Elbing
Passarge
Lotzen
Firet
Niemen
Konigsberg
Deime
Posen
Count von Bredow
Chain of Lakes
Seventeenth Army Scorpe
Nikolaiken
Seventeenth Army
van der Golts
Bialla-Lyck
Eger Prussia
Bialla
Twentieth Army Corps
Lakes
Guard
Gerdauen
Lotzenweg
Rominten
Wirballen-Kovno
Boate Secute
Wannens
Morohea
First Army
Eleventh Army
Namur
Grand Dukes
von Morgen
von der Goltz
Biaila
Osowiec
Argustowe
Suwalki
Grand
Army
Nordenburg
Intersburg
Dessauer Hotel
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Jack Sullivan
Chief Warren
Bert Swezer
Charles Davis
Harry Carroll
Blaine Towne
William Farnum
Jack Pickford
Strand Orchestra
Wineland
Rossini
William Tell
Titi
Rogovoy
Biancone and Winders
Cos
University of Washington
Tory
Stereon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!