Mrs Evans Reveals Navy Seatbelt Rule and the Warship Ban
Boston Aug. 18 Mrs Robly D Evans wife of America’s top naval officer explains why wives were barred from warships. A tale of a tropical cruise and a hidden revolutionary leads to Red Tape and a new rule banning women from battleships. Also Salt Lake City reports Jack Johnson seeks lodging after being refused by hotels and asking police for help.
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Boston
Mass
Robly D. Evans
America
Jack Johnson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Johnson
Couple heads for Seattle fair Coast cities visit
W. J. Pike and his wife depart today with Mrs. Ruth Averill and children for Seattle to visit the fair and other coast cities for a few weeks. The notice notes dry batteries and patched tires and promotes J. J. Eyer at 14 N. Mission for supplies.
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W. J. Pike
Seattle
Ruth Averill
J. J. Eyer
Visit Capital Hill Car From Depot in Seattle
The notice advertises accommodations for fair visitors at The Van Tine 1607 14th Avenue Seattle and instructs readers to take Capital Hill car from the depot for access.
Auto trip across continent begins from New York
M. E. Parrott of Poughkeepsie, a private in the New York national guard, starts from New York to drive to San Francisco in a four cylinder car. He carries dispatches from Major General Leonard A. Wood to Major General John F. Weston and plans to stop at several military posts along a fixed running schedule to meet various obstacles.
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New York
M. E. Parrott
Poughkeepsie
New York National Guard
San Francisco
Leonard A. Wood
Department of the East
John F. Weston
Department of California
Parrott
Ask U. S. Farm at Okanogan for irrigation project
Okanogan water users association and local commercial clubs press the reclamation service to locate an experimental farm on the Okanogan project. In a letter to the Senate committee on reclamation and irrigation, they seek support, noting the project is almost exclusively a fruit area.
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Okanogan
Okanogan Water Users’ Association
Reclamation Service
United States
Senate Committee On Reclamation and Irrigation
German Day Shines at Seattle Alaska-Yukon exposition
Thousands of Germans from Seattle and the northwest joined a downtown parade and a grounds program at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. Floats depicting German history moved past crowds as banners and colors lit the route, ending with auditorium ceremonies and festive entertainment.
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Seattle
Northwest
Exposition Grounds
Indian boy’s 1909 letter proposes Charity Society in Washington
A 12 year old Indian boy writes from Pateros to Chelan describing a planned Society of Charity to aid the poor and orphans. He asks a friend to join as vice president and Leavenworth as president, with himself as treasurer, promising weekly religious instruction and small coin contributions while urging prompt replies. He reflects on honesty and growth, and asks the recipient to show the letter to his mother for her thoughts.
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Chelan
Society of Charity
St. Mary’s Mission
Romance Spoiled by Officials
Beatrice Mayer, 19, left her husband after four months to elope with Adolph Grohman, 23. They landed in New York with maid in first cabin. a special board of inquiry ordered deportation for Mayer, Grohman, and the maid despite her plea to stay. The couple said they loved each other since school days and fled due to family opposition to their marriage.
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New York
Beatrice Mayer
Adolph
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Mrs. Evans
NAVY
Desperado
Uncle Sam
Washington
Navy Department
P. Nelson
Jeweler
Wenatchee Ave
Wenatchee
Nue
Tal Hill
Aikin & Cassidy Electrical Supplies
Columbia River Wenatchee Ave
Lumber Co
Moorefield
Moorefields
Nature
Lake
ASK
U. S. Farm
Yours Sincerely
HEART
Daily World
Great Northern Railway
Oriental Limited
Ts. A. m
Ta- Dm
Paul A. m
Mwe
A. m. Resa
D. m. City A. m
Spokane - Seattle
Rand, McNally & Co
State of
Oglesby
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Cuba
Almaica
Haiti
Mexico
Amer
Ican
The
Union
Map of
Canada
U. S. Navy
Hampton Roads
Panama
Central America
Douglas County
Wenatchee, Wash
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