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Summary

The Town Crier, v.12, no.31, Aug. 4, 1917 (

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Creator

Wood, James A., Reber, E.L

Title

The Town Crier, v.12, no.31, Aug. 4, 1917

Description

Page 5 includes photographs of Colonel C.B. Blethen, General Maurice W. Thompson and Commander Miller Freeman. Page 6 article "When the Call Came" discusses the men in further detail. Page 6 article ""Running Again"" discusses the end of the streetcar strike. Page 7 article "The Crisis at Hand" discusses the I.W.W. Page 7 article "An Immature Conscience" discusses the beginning of the military draft in Seattle. Page 18 article ""In Rainier Valley"" discusses the Rainier Valley streetcar.

Colonel Clarance B. Blethen was also editor of the Seattle Times; he eventually rose to the rank of Brigadier General, and died in 1941.
General Maurice W. Thompson, a lawyer, rose from the rank of private to that of Adjutant General, National Guard of Washington. He died in 1954.
Commander Miller Freeman (1875-1955), Commander U.S.N.R.F., was founder and commanding officer of the Naval Training Camp, on the South Campus of the University of Washington, Seattle. He was also publisher of Pacific Fisherman and of The Town Crier, the magazine where this appeared.

Date

4 August 1917

Collection

Seattle Public Library

	Location	Seattle , United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 36′ 24″ N, 122° 19′ 58″ W
	Established	1890
	Website	www.spl.org
	Authority file	: Q7442157 VIAF: 147059007 ISNI: 0000000107435179 LCCN: n50059684 NRHP: 82004253 GND: 4841883-3 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

Record in source catalog
DPLA identifier: 73083f1992298c7b2b3b6f95543dcbd9
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_tc_915126_1917_12_31

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