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  • World War. Treaty of Versailles. 1919-02-03
  • Northwest history; World War 1; Treaty of Versailles 1919; peace treaty; treaties; peace negotiations; post-war; Charles J. Doherty of Canada; Canadian delegation; league of nations ;
  • An international people's house of representatives to be established in connection with the league of nations, is a striking proposal contained in a memorandum submitted to the peace conference by Charles J. Doherty, Canadian minister of justice,...
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  • World War. Submarine warfare. 1918-06-13
  • Northwest history; World War 1; submarine warfare; naval warfare; German u-boats; submarine ships; submarines; Germany; Norway; Norwegian ships; Vindeggen; Henrik Lund; Cape Charles, Virginia; attacks; submarine campaigns; sinkings; sunk; neutral...
  • Two Norwegian steamships, the Vindeggen and the Henrik Lund, were sunk by a German submarine when about 200 miles east of Cape Charles, Va., last Saturday and Monday respectively. This brings the total of vessels sunk by U-boats since they began...
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  • World War. Shipyards building & launching. 1917-12-06
  • Northwest history; World War 1; shipyards; ship building; ship launching; cargo ships; Charles W. Morse; United States. Shipping board; wooden ships; Chairman Edward N. Hurley ;
  • Contracts for the construction of 12 8800-ton steel cargo ships was let by the shipping board today to Charles W. Morse, to be built at the plant recently purchased by him.
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  • World War. Rioting. 1918-06-22
  • Northwest history; World War 1; rioting; riots; Emperor Charles I of Austria; assassinations; Vienna, Austria ;
  • Reports are current on the Amsterdam Exchange today that an attempt has been made on the life of Emperor Charles of Austria, says a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam. The reports are unconfirmed.
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  • World War. Religion. 1917-11-27
  • Northwest history; World War 1; religion; religious beliefs; President Emeritus Charles W. Eliot of Harvard university; National Federation of Religious Liberals; United States army; politics; league of nations ;
  • The United States will have to make the maintenance of a large army after the war a national problem, as Switzerland has, so long as the nation is to be a member of a league to enforce peace, President Emeritus Charles W. Eliot of Harvard...
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  • World War. Railroads. 1918-02-07
  • Northwest history; World War 1; railroads; railways; transportation; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration; Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo; W. S. Carter; Brotherhood of Enginemen and Firemen;...
  • The permanent organization of the government railroad administration, announced tonight by Director General McAdoo provides for retention of most of the personnel of the temporary staff which has served since the government assumed operation of the...
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  • World War. Post war United States. 1919-08-22
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; United States; Captain Martin Chamberlain of Spokane, Washington; military training; colleges; education; instructors ;
  • Captain Martin Chamberlain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Chamberlain, E627 Baldwin avenue, left last night for the Coast, after a two-day visit with his parents. He will visit on the Coast until September 2, when he will return to Spokane and...
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  • World War. Post war United States. 1919-01-15
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; United States navy; military leaders; promotions ;
  • Approval has been given by President Wilson of a report of the naval board of selection recommending promotion of the following captains to be permanent rear admirals:
    Harold P. Norton, John D. McDonald, Hilary P. Jones, Charles P. Plunkett,...
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  • World War. Post war miscellaneous. 1922-06-13
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; Ambassador Charles Benoist of France; French delegation; peace negotiations; conferences; The Hague, The Netherlands; Holland; French army; Ambassador Jules J. Jesserand of France; French-German...
  • France will be represented at the conference at The Hague on Russian affairs by a group of experts, the cabinet decided today. The idea of having Charles Benoist, the minister at The Hague, take part in the preliminary conference was abandoned.
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  • World War. Post war miscellaneous. 1919-03-24
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; Emperor Charles I of Austria; Eckartsau, Austria ;
  • Former Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary and his family left Ekartsau castle Sunday evening on a special train for Switzerland, a dispatch from Vienna says.
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  • World War. Post war miscellaneous. 1919-01-27
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; Emperor Charles I of Austria; family; Empress Zita of Austria ;
  • Pending an investigation by parliament of the disposition of the imperial funds, the position of the former Emperor Charles and the erstwhile imperial family continues to be a painful one though not dangerous unless the situation should lead to...
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  • World War. Post war miscellaneous. 1919-01-21
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; Emperor Charles I of Austria; Austrian monarchists; Vienna, Austria; Austrian government; political disputes ;
  • The Austrian government has informed former Emperor Charles, who is reported to be ill, that unless the monarchist movements at home and abroad cease his presence in the Austrian capital will not be tolerated, according to a Vienna dispatch. It is...
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  • World War. Politics. 1919-01-04
  • Northwest history; World War 1; politics; American government; United States. Congress. House; James Wickersham of Alaska; Charles Sulzer of Alaska; War contract bill; Governor J. F. A. Strong of Alaska; citizenship ;
  • The house of representatives received a liberal education in Alaska politics today, all incident to the contest between James Wickersham and Charles Sulzer for the seat as territorial delegate.
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  • World War. Peace proposals, peace treaties & trade treaties. 1918-10-29
  • Northwest history; World War 1; peace proposals; peace treaties; trade treaties; peace negotiations; Emperor Charles I of Austria; Empress Zita of Austria; Count Julius Andrassy of Hungary; Stephan Burian von Rajecz of Austria; Austrian army;...
  • The Vienna Gazette today published a letter signed by Emperor Charles appointing Count Julius Andrassy to succeed Baron Burian as foreign minister and president of the Austro-Hungarian cabinet council.
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  • World War. Navy. Inspections. 1919-03-19
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States Navy; Navy inspections; Spokane, Washington; photographs; portraits; Charles D. Gifford; Lyman E. Gifford ;
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Gifford of E513 Bridgeport avenue, have four sons in the navy. They enlisted early in the war, and are now widely separated.
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  • World War. Navy. Enlistments. 1919-10-15
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States Navy; Navy enlistments; Carl M. Wright of Spokane, Washington; Charles E. Peterson ;
  • Carl M. Wright, age 32, of Spokane, who served during the war in the navy, and saw service at Queenstown, Ireland, and Pontiac, France, reenlisted in the navy yesterday as chief quartermaster, aviation, for three years. Charles E. Peterson, age 17,...
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  • World War. Navy. Enlistments. 1917-03-05
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States Navy; Navy enlistments; Anacortes, Washington; Seattle, Washington; naval recruiting offices; W. G. Wilson; electricians ;
  • W. G. Wilson, chief electrician, U. S. N., arrived form Seattle, last week, and is in charge of the naval recruiting office, opened at Anacortes, Thursday. The office located in the Empire block, corner of Fifth and Commercial, the use of the rooms...
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  • World War. Miscellaneous. 1929-11-10
  • Northwest history; World War 1; photographs; portraits; Charles J. Casey of Spokane, Washington State; Distinguished Service Cross recipients; Croix de Guerre recipients; front lines; American soldiers; personal statements; U. S. Grant; Iowa...
  • No, the World war didn't bother Charles J. Casey much -- so he says. He got across in October, 1917, and returned in 1919, and took part in every major offensive but one and got out rather luckily -- one lunch collapsed from gas, some broken bones...
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  • World War. Miscellaneous. 1919-09-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; Wilhelm von Brincken of Germany; Hindu–German Conspiracy of 1914-1917; conspiracies; hit lists; assassinations ;
  • Charles M. Schwarb, the steel manufacturer; Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, former British ambassador to the United States; Lord Fisher of the British admiralty; the late Lorder Kitchener; and the British vice consul at Ensenada, Mexico, were marked for...
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  • World War. Miscellaneous. 1919-01-04
  • Northwest history; World War 1; New York, New York; William R. Hearst; President Theodore Roosevelt; committees; American soldiers; returning; civilians; Mayor John Francis Hyland of New York; Charles Stewart Davison; controversy; memorials ;
  • A general citizen's committee to welcome soldiers returning to the United States through the port of New York was organized here today under the chairmanship of Charles Stewart Davison. It is designated to supplant the welcoming committee appointed...
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