Seattle vice crusade begins with 18 abatement cases
Prosecutor Alfred H. Lund and Deputy Summers filed red light abatement proceedings against 18 hotels and rooming houses in Seattle. The cases name 15 property owners and agents, with evidence gathered by church leaders and local ministers as they aided the investigation into alleged immoral activity.
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Seattle
Alfred H. Lund
Summers
Leonard 8. Smith
East
Methodist Protestant Church
Eugene Murphy
American Bible Society
Ha. Kennedy
Navy Yard
A. D. Wiliams
R. D. Nichols
Frank D. Renick
King County
Grand Jury
Murphy
K. 8
Despising Tobacco Yet Aiding Soldiers Spirit Of Mrs Kenney Snoqualmie Falls
A Snoqualmie Falls woman Mrs A N Kenney sends $1 to a tobacco fund for soldiers in France. She despises tobacco but believes soldiers should have comforts and contends true American spirit supports their happiness amid war. Continues on page 10.
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France
A. N. Kenney
Snoqualmie Falls
Mrs. Kenney
Soy bean substitute gains steam as food staple
The soy bean movement spreads from Asia to America and Europe. Seattle becomes a major import hub with six cent market price, as agriculture officials urge wide use to conserve grains amid rising demand. Local leaders push for broader distribution and research.
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Asia
Seattle
America
Europe
Orient
Japan
United States
China
J. D. Lowman
Foreign Trade Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
War plans for large armed force prepare nation for long fight
Washington dispatch reports U S war planners expect over 2 million soldiers in service by June 1918 with two drafts of about 687 thousand each. It notes 710 thousand already in land forces and describes anti draft talk as pro German propaganda while outlining rapid expansion to meet France deployment needs.
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Washington
D. C
The
and Stripes
France
Henry G. Sharpe
Uncle Sam
Select Service
Nichols failed to secure aid in evicting immoral tenants
Senator R. D. Nichols said after July 16 notifications from Deputy Prosecutor Summers he sought help from Prosecutor Lundin Sheriff Stringer and Chief Beckingham to evict tenants. He wrote multiple times requesting information to prosecute occupants, but Summers declined and Beckingham Stringer offered no reply.
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R. D. Nichols
Summers
Lundin
Stringer
Beckingham
Cat
China to Aid Slavs in Russian Front Mobilization
United Press report from San Francisco states fifteen thousand Chinese troops have been mobilized for transfer through Siberia to aid Russia against Germany. The dispatch, censored and released from Shanghai, notes many engineers among the troops educated at American universities.
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United Press
San Francisco
Siberia
Shanghai
American names and addresses listed in a misc notices snippet
A fragmented roster of individuals with street addresses across Washington and Alaska, including Mrs. J. H. Gray, Florence Snyder, Phillip Kelling, and Geo V. Rooney, plus others like J. Johns, T. Hoodless, and Hattie Allen. Entries show varied locales such as Seattle, Bremerton, Mount Vernon, Renton, and Valdez with some monetary figures and box numbers interwoven in the damaged text.
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Mra
J. HW. Gray
Birh Ave
M. A. Matthews
Herbert A. Schoenfeld
J. A. Pillen Skittrall
Kenton
Florence Snyder
Wester Phillip Kelling
A . Fred Pilton
Mies Marceret Preber
Lyon Building
Irma EF. Robertson
BK. RK
Hox
Ferndale Pliver
Willett
Aaetin
Pighthave
Geo
V. Rooney
Smith
Alex Kalvaitis
Renton
Wash
N. Johnson
Bow
Mt. Vernon
Hattie FE. Allen
Boston
Bremerton
Johns
Berg
T. Hoodless
F. Springstore
J. Gordison
W. Seowcraft
Sidth Ave
W. Mes
W. Lenjohn
Tox
Valdez
Alaska
Nyaniat
Second Ave
Kenneth Mackintosh
Amelia Christianson
Gat
Chapman
Chentnut
Toppenish
Waeh
Roth Neynolds
Jefferson St. c
Wyler
King St
Hellingham
Washire
Willie Stevens
Western Hotel
Bremerton J
Homsen
Boumclaw
Waterville Cash
Diane A .Carwell
Fishermen Not Considered Mariners Under New Lister Orders
Gov. Ernest Lister issued orders stating fishermen are not mariners and cannot be exempted from acted service by local division boards. Some boards have ruled otherwise, while district boards sometimes certify claims. Seamen union leaders may file affidavits for temporarily unemployed seamen using standard forms. The only vessel officer who refused to support an affidavit was the Burnside second mate. United Press Seased Wire. Washington Sept. 6. Two hundred thirty five million dollars for torpedo boat destroyers was asked of Congress in revised estimates by Secretary Daniels.
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Ernest Lister
Seamen's Union
Gov. Lister
Puget Sound
W. H. Whitney
W. W. Conner
Division No. 6
U. S
Burnside
Whitney
United Press
Washington
Congress
Daniels
Federal grand jury to weigh I W W evidence in raids
A special federal grand jury may be convened to examine materials seized at I W W headquarters in Northwest cities after raids. U S Attorney Clay Allen said decision on a special session is pending, with regular juries due to convene in October.
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W. W
Northwest
United States
Clay Allen
Allen
Theo Karle Marries School Days Sweetheart Nora Christof
Seattle tenor Theo Karle wed his childhood sweetheart Nora Christof at Norwegian Lutheran Church in Seattle. Rev A Strub officiated for a small family ceremony with few flowers. The couple planned a concert tour starting east of Seattle after the vows.
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Theo Karle
Seattle
Nora Christof
Pontius Ave
Thomas St
A. Strub
Mise Lillian Christof
Fred Hareby
Mra N. A. Christo
Bri
Sawmill on Charleton Ave to supply Duwamish plants
A new sawmill at 7400 Charleton Ave on the Duwamish waterway has started and will be operating by mid November. J. W. Farr, a owner, says the facility will supply the nearby manufacturing plants in the Duwamish waterway district.
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Charleton Ave
Duwamish Waterway
J. W. Farr
Lowners
Russell Blames Pro-German Senators for Riga Fall
Charles Edward Russell claims Riga was captured by La Follette Gronna and Stone, not by Germany, and warns that if Petrograd falls it will be due to anti-American senators. He argues German victory depends on disloyal U.S. officials and urges strengthening labor alliance branches nationwide.
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United Prees
Minneapolis
Riga
Germany
Robert M. la Follette
Bill Stone
Gronna
Petrograd
la Follette
Stone
Charles Edward Russell
Root Commission
Russia
American Alliance of Labor and Democracy
Russell
People’s Council
U. S
Senate
House
Congress
Chicago
Bran
Alliance For Labor and Mocracy
Mittee
County Jailer May Be Ousted Over Jail Escape
Head Jailer Norman A. Shellberg faces dismissal after an investigation into the August 18 escape of six prisoners from the county jail. Sheriff Jack Stringer was unavailable. Deputy She Arte Curtis has been suspended by Under Sheriff Archie Hutcheson, who says the action does not indicate guilt or innocence. Attorney Joseph M. Glasgow alleges Shellberg supplied the gun used in the escape.
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Norman A. Shellberg
Shellberg
Jack Stringer
Joseph M. Glasgow
Iu Ming
Curtis
Hutcheson
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Vice Crusade Co
Editor
Star
United States Department of Agriculture
England
Italy
Manchuria
Lowman
Seattle Quartermasters’ Advisory Committee
United States Commerce Chamber
Quartermaster General
Enjamei Kin
Nichols
Lister
Federal Grand Jury
Army
Navy
Snohomish County
Thomas Tracy
Jefferson Beard
Sverett c Docks
W. W. Receipt
Everett
Aatients Sheriffa
George Vanderveer
Kenyon
Joe Schofield
Vanderveer
Frank Little
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