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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 22 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 65 |
| 1918 | 17 |
132 stories matching war
- American Lake Prepares for Wartime Enlistment
The War Department announces plans for a massive training camp at American Lake to prepare thousands of recruits for the Great War.
- The Yakima Valley's War-Time Dress Code
Facing high prices and looming war, local women’s clubs demand a standardization of fashion to cut costs.
- A Wartime Call to Conscience
A fiery editorial urges Kennewick residents to stop making excuses and contribute to the Red Cross war fund, arguing that personal sacrifice is a duty of citizenship.
- A Voluntary Sacrifice for Families at War
Mrs. W. L. Lemon, secretary of the Yakima Valley Red Cross, donates her entire salary to aid families left behind during the war.
- The Price of Patriotism at the Princess Theatre
War taxes and rising costs force a local theater to raise ticket prices, prompting a patriotic appeal to the community.
- The Loyalty Question in Kennewick
A local editor questions the patriotism of German-speaking residents and parochial schools during the height of World War I.
- Benton County Calls for Conscription of Labor
A wartime committee resolves to force 'able-bodied' unemployed men into the harvest fields as part of the broader national effort.
- The Home-Front War Over Patriotism
A fiery editorial from 1917 defends a local lieutenant against armchair critics and challenges the town to support those enlisting for World War I.
- A Call for Local Relief as War Rages in Europe
A Kennewick correspondent appeals to the farming community to donate to the Commission for the Relief of Belgium, noting that local prosperity is built on the suffering of war.
- Kennewick's Close Encounter with the Great War
An editorial reflecting on the sudden, violent onset of World War I and the fear of its reach into a small Washington town.
- The War on Waste Comes to Kennewick
Local merchants restrict deliveries and introduce a five-cent surcharge to boost efficiency for the war effort.
- Benton County Educators Pledge War-Time Service
Teachers at a local institute resolve to prioritize food conservation and explain the causes of the Great War to their students.
- The Loyalty Test at the Breakfast Table
A Kennewick editor argues that questioning official reports of German war atrocities is tantamount to treason.
- Will the War Break the Apple Market?
As the Great War erupts in Europe, a leading fruit distributor warns Kennewick growers that panic is their greatest threat.
- The Senator Asks: To Prep for War or Build for Peace?
Facing mounting pressure for military expansion as the Great War rages in Europe, U.S. Senator W. L. Jones takes the unusual step of polling Washington constituents on their views.
- The Call for Total War in Kennewick
A sobering editorial urges local citizens to drop their apathy and fully embrace the personal sacrifices required by the 'Prussian' threat in Europe.
- The War on the Homefront: A Farmer's Angry Rebuke
An open letter calls out the 'lack of practical patriotism' among Benton County farmers failing to support the war effort through livestock production.
- A Pension Insult in the Valley
Richland’s last Indian War veteran rails against a proposed amendment he says smears the service of U.S. soldiers.
- Prison Labor and the Jute Famine
War-era scarcity triggers a 100 percent price hike for grain sacks manufactured at the state penitentiary.
- The Tiny Post Office Outperforming Cities
While the nation mobilizes for the Great War, the remote community of Paterson sets a local sales record for War Savings stamps that eclipses larger towns.
- The Price of Loyalty in Kennewick
Mayor Sherk forms a Vigilance Corps to monitor local residents for signs of 'disloyalty' toward the U.S. war effort.
- Memorial Day Protest Stirs Veterans' Ire
A clash over memory and patriotism erupts in Seattle when labor activists equate the 'martyrs' of the Haymarket and Ludlow riots with war veterans.
- Local Men Answer the Call to War
As the U.S. mobilizes for World War I, young men from Kennewick begin leaving their jobs to enlist in the armed forces.
- A Socialite's Call to the Mexican Border
Mrs. Seth Barton French, a veteran of the European war, seeks to establish hospitals on the Mexican border amid rising tensions.
- Kennewick Crushes Liberty Loan Goal
Despite being a community of borrowers rather than investors, local residents exceed their financial quota to support the war effort.
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- The World at War, Felt in Kennewick
As Europe descends into the First World War, Kennewick residents with roots in Germany, Belgium, and Britain watch the news with growing anxiety and divided loyalties.
- The Home Front Witch Hunt
A Kennewick newspaper editorial demands the public 'sift' out neighbors who refuse to support the war effort.