Vote for Port Bonds National Necessity
Seattle voters face four bond measures to expand port facilities at Smiths Cove and Harbor Island to meet wartime needs. Proposals include 1.25 million for enlarging Smiths Cove and land for two additional wharves, plus 1.25 million to repurchase government built harbors for army use with reimbursement after the war.
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Seattle
United States
Pacific Coast
Orient
Russia
Smith's Cove
Smith’s Cove
Harbor Island
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
Seattle School Board Faces Criticism Over Wage Equity
A Nebraska paper highlights Seattle’s refusal to give equal pay to women teachers, noting men’s labor demand rises with the draft and war boom. The piece argues women deserve the same pay for equal work and critiques a board of mostly men for lacking awareness of suffrage and future gender roles.
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Seattle
United States
Ity
Nebraska State Journal
Eye Safety Advice And A Question on Allied Plotters
Practical tips warn against eye strain from bright light and reading in dim conditions. Advice covers not rubbing eyes or touching them with dirty hands and caution about sharing towels. A fragment discusses a German plotter question about who is doing most in allied countries France England or America.
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France
Egland
America
Full Strength Congress Pushes War Revenue and Conscription
The text argues Congress must enact a war revenue bill to tax profiteers and mobilize money power alongside manpower. It urges pushing conscription of wealth and manpower to sustain a total war effort against Germany, noting Americans bear a heavy load while profits fund the conflict. The rhetoric ties national resolve to both drafting men and taxing profits.
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Congress
Germany
United States
Red Cross Knitting Output for Troops Reported
Official Red Cross figures show 1,600,000 sweaters 134,000 mufflers 384,000 wristlets 228,000 helmets and 3,674,000 total articles ready for American troops. The piece mentions mothers and a barbed-wire theme, with patriotic advice about effort and perseverance.
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Red Cross
Cross
Wave Not Waver Secretary Baker Granted Special Flag
The text notes Secretary Baker gains the right to a special flag while urging steady wartime policy. It mentions Newton and a stance to win the war with a focus on regulation and fiscal measures amid lobbying and taxation debates.
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Baker
Newton
Lorimer Heiress Plans to Save Jimmie From Risky Vow
A narrator confronts Mia Lorimer about a life threatening choice tied to James Lorimer Jnr. She shows quiet resolve and intelligence as she weighs marriage and duty against the pressures of high society and the looming danger of his upcoming flying training. The scene ends with no resolution, hinting at further developments.
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Jane Lorimer
Robert Lorimer
France
Jane
Hamilton Certeis
Vienna
Robert
Holt
Lorimer
Jim, Jr
Henjie
Denjie Lorimer
Queen of Smiles
Hamilton Certels
America
Lorimers
James PD. Lorimer
Mary Thomas
Daddy Lorimer
Congress
Mia. Lorimer
Ethel Barry
Mra. Lorimer
James Lorimer
Junior
Altho
Jimmie
Thomas
Honor
Dear Cynthia Grey Answers on War Time Wardrobe and Wages
Letters discuss duty over leisure for men at home and calls to report slackers. Readers seek guidance on obtaining the book Confessions of a Wife. Advice covers waxing preserved roses and forming a union for stenographers to secure living wages amid high costs.
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Cynthia Grey
Draft Board
A. R
Miss Grey
Signin Hat Ad and Prices Stir Din in Town
A downtown haberdasher advertises Panamas for $3 and a Saturday sale. Barbers consider raising haircuts to 60 cents. In Atlantic City a woman is arrested for drunken driving while a Brooklyn streetcar conductor faces a profane language charge.
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Buffalo Bill
Atlantic City
Brooklyn
My Dear Mother Describes Hospital Stay and Moves
Raymond Vaughn writes from a Red Cross hospital after a dislocated knee likely requiring surgery. He notes transfer from Company B to Company A of the 18th Infantry, delays in mail, time spent in a village July Fourth festivities, and travels through Paris praising the city and the hospital’s supplies.
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18Th Infantry
Paris
Red Cross
Raymond Vaughn
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