Drafted Men to Get Technical Training Now
In Pittsburgh the Carnegie Institute of Technology aeronautical school of radio mechanics trains six hundred khaki clad men in radio installations for airplanes with a goal of nine hundred by August. General Pershing calls for more radio mechanics as war work shifts to electrical training, with Carnegie located due to Pittsburg’s role in electrical production.
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Frederick M. Kerby N
Pittsburg
War Department
Kaiser
America
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Aeronautical School of Radio Mechanics
United States
General Pershing
Curtias
Pershing
School of Radiomechanics
Carnegie
Burglary Allegations Lead to City Jail Holders
Four men aged 2% to 30 are held in the city jail on an open burglary charge after Friday arrests at a Third avenue hotel. A street car collision on Pist avenue near Madison street left Joseph Telinek severely injured. Private Paul S. Sorenson is noted as killed in action with Canadian Overseas forces on September 1. The piece also notes Cedar apartments residents and Seattle Chamber of Commerce building program friction avoidance and government cooperation.
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James Bergsted
Jay Campbell
Jack Smith
Frank Colson
Third Ave
Pist Ave
Madison St
Joseph Telinek
North Bend
James Chapman
Ninth Ave
Chapman
Paul S. Sorenson
Anne Sorensen
M. S. Astrup
Cedar Apartments
Fourth Ave
Cedar St
More Homes
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
State Council of Defense
East coast built Guard ia visits Seattle harbor
The United States Shipping Board vessel Guard ia, built three months ago on the Delaware river, arrived in Seattle harbor Saturday after discharging its cargo of nitrates at a British Columbia port. It is the only Shipping Board contract craft from the East to visit the West, with a capacity of 5 000 tons.
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United States Shipping Board
Guardia
Seattle
British Columbia
Shipping Board
Delaware River
Native Daughters Protest Port Name Change Proposal
Native Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington protest against renaming Senith Cove to Chitten den at the port commission hearing. They urge preservation of local heritage and question the rationale for the proposed change.
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Native Daughters of the Pioneers of
Washington
Port Commissioners
Senith Cove
Chittenden
Make the Home Newspaper for Soldiers This Christmas
Wartime appeal urges families to create home newspapers for soldiers overseas and at training camps. Gather photos clippings and messages from friends and family and mail by December 5 to reach troops in France or camps.
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Santa Claus
France
Het
Sam
Post Office Department
Yank
Seattle Man 18 Missing in War Casualties Report
United States war department lists Friday and Saturday casualty tallies with totals by status. One Seattle man Jesus Assy, next of kin Peter Harry, reported missing in action, among broader lists of killed, wounded, and other casualties from Northwest and Pacific states.
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Seattle
United States War Department
Actiow
Christ Assy
Peter Harry
Elliott Ave
Northwest
Pacific State
Washington
Wounded Yanks Visited by King and Queen
King George Queen Mary and Princess Mary visited the Red Cross hospital at Darford where about 2000 American wounded are cared for. The monarchs spoke with officers and soldiers including Lieut. Irv Gorse of Minneapolis and Rutland Vermont's J Kerrigan who lost a leg. The king praised artificial limbs and pledged aid if needed. Nurses chatted with the queen and princess as the visit concluded.
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Fay
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Americana
Berg
J. Pownell
Chicago
Donnell
King
Irv Pr. Gorse
Minneapolis
Corse
Corne
Red Crown
Thieut
J. P. Kerrigan
Rutieand
Vermont
France
Kerrigan
Red Crom
England
Frank
Muffalo
Hed Cross
Lumber Operators Welcome Federal Orders For Side Lumber
Lumbermen report a double boost as the government agrees to buy large quantities of surplus side lumber piling in yards and on decks. In addition to orders for over 100 million feet for military railcars, 2 million feet of cantonment material are ordered for Camp Mill a New York.
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Camp Milla
New York
Warning over draft cards targets registrants amid arrests
Federal authorities renew a warning to carry draft registration cards as thousands are detained daily for lack of proof. Many registrants who cannot show their card promptly are held for hours, even when their status is valid.
47 Students From U to Fly for U S
An order transfers 107 men from the student Army training camp to field army service. Sixty go to artillery school and 47 to aviation schools. Enrollment for army and marine corps ends Sunday, and navy enrollment ends October 30.
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University of Washington
Artillery
Aviation
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
The Man Who Makes $10 a Week and the Path to Failure
The piece contrasts spending and saving habits, urging readers to invest with the Equitable Bond Company. It promotes a plan for wage earners to place small savings safely and earn six percent interest compounded annually while sharing in profits.
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Equitable Bond Company
Seattle Urges Unconditional Surrender Policy
A citizen urges the president to demand unconditional surrender from Germany and to press the war aims as outlined by President Wilson. The letter praises the administration’s stance and asks that hostilities end only after Germany’s unconditional capitulation.
Star Readers urged to join Unconditional Surrender Club
Star readers urged to join a national Unconditional Surrender Club backing President Wilson. Frank Terrace says thousands already joined with Wilson as member, pledging support and sacrifice until central powers accept unconditional surrender. Membership free unless purchasing a 6 cent button. pledge cards available at 627 Lyon Building.
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Star
Wilson
Snys Frank Terrace
Orillia Agriculturist
Lyon
United States
Lyon Building
Road Bulletin week ending October 19 1918
King county road conditions and detours details across multiple routes. Notable openings and closures include Auburn Enumclaw paving progress, detours near Enumclaw picnic grounds, and paving work in Kirkland Juanita and Tolt with signed detours. Several routes remain closed or under construction awaiting further openings. Local and main line contact numbers provided for updates.
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Aubera
Enumclaw
Auburn
Enumelaw Picnic Grounds
Kent-Ortiiia
Main Valley
Orillia
Renton
Reaten
Iesaquah
Huns Use Zirconium in Long Range Guns
Paris dispatch reports a Brazilian engineer claims German forces use a new metal called Zirconium in long-range siege guns bombarding Paris. The material allegedly has superior resistance and was heavily imported from England before the war.
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N. EB. A
Paris
England
Thomas Kearns Dies After Stroke and Accident
Former United States Senator Thomas Kearns died at his Salt Lake City home following an apoplexy after an automobile crash two weeks earlier. Elected in 1901 he served four years and owned the Salt Lake Tribune. He was 56.
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United States
Thomas Kearns
Kearns
United States Senate
Salt Lake Tribune
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