Washington Briefs Highlight Wartime Industry Debates
A compilation of U S notices from Washington on August 3 to 7 covering calls for a special wage commission for railway workers proposed by Representative Fitzgerald, Senate talks on German peace treaty ratification, Sims bills for government rail ownership and soldiers farms funding, War Department surplus stock disposal plans, Senate foreign relations probe into the Mexican dispute, and FTC findings on meat and shoe price profiteering by packers.
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Washington
Congress
Fitzgerald
Wilson
State Department
Germany
Sinvott
Oregon
Committee On Public Lands
Slondell
Lane
Sims
Tennessee
War Department
Couing
Fnally
Federal Trade Commission
Wade Pable
Humble Henry writes note asks George to spare Kaiser trial
Copenhagen August 4 Prince Henry of Prussia brother of the former German emperor writes to King George of England urging him to desist from demanding the extradition and trial of Kaiser Wilhelm The letter signed your humble cousin Henry accuses England of plotting Germanys commercial downfall
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Copenhagen
Henry
Prussia
George
England
Hamburger Nachtuktien
Germany
Boats and arrivals drift through Seattle harbor logs
Prairie Hell arrived Sunday afternoon with small mail. Lea Wolf with freight for S. Applehuurn arrived Sunday afternoon. Nancy Bell waited for Dikeman Tuesday evening. Steamer Lite Delta for Dikewan Tuesday noon with empty oil tanks. Julia B. at Gibbon Seattle No. Land Washburn at Emly Cross this morning. Lansing left St. Michael for Seattle yesterday. Victoria will leave Seattle for St. Michae about the lub Washburn at Holy Cross. Ruby at 4 p.m. Seattle No. 3 up Holy Cross 6 a.m.
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Prairie Hell
Lea Wolf
Paprica Jensen
S. Applehuurn
Nancy Bell
Commodore LF. Wood
Dikeman
Delta
EV Capitan la Mont
Dikewan
Julia B
Gibbon
Seattle No. Land Washburn
Emly Cross
Lansing
St. Michael
Seattle
Victoria
St. Michae
Washburn
Holy Cross
Julia
Ruby
High Cost of Living Stirs Wilson Address to Congress
President Wilson told Congress that existing laws fail to curb rising prices. He urged extending food control into peacetime, stricter shipment rules for noncompliant goods, and strong penalties for profiteers. He pressed swift ratification of the peace treaty as a stabilizing measure.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Barrage of Roses for Sailors Off Mexican Coast
San Diego reports the Pacific naval fleet assembling today at a rendezvous off the Mexican coast. By 8:00 AM, over 20 vessels had anchored as officers and men prepare for their entry into the fleet’s first Pacific home port with a barrage of flowers expected early tomorrow.
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San Diego
Mexican
Pacific
War Vessel Sinks Gallia After Collision Off St Pierre
The schooner Gallia sank after a collision with the British war vessel Mars in dense fog off St Pierre. It is believed 20 persons were lost. the Gallia carried a crew of 15 and had 12 passengers aboard.
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Halifax
N.S
Gallia
Mars
St. Pierre
Hot pursuit as guards battle escaped prisoners in Everett
Guards from the state prison at Monroe battle escaping prisoners near Everett. One escapese killed and another wounded. Prisoners, described as young men and former Canadian recruits, remain at large as guards pursue them.
Fearful explosions in arsenal at Raritan NJ
Twelve persons killed and many injured in blasts at the Raritan army arsenal sheds. Buildings burned as flames spread through the complex this morning.
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Raritan
N.J
Army Arsenal
Territorial School Tax and Local News Digest
Mayor Rivey presses territorial school tax levy of five dollars on able-bodied men over twenty one. Applebaum returns to commerce after jury duty. Alaska sees influx of birds with red breasted prosbeak and rare kildee. Madrid reports Spanish parliament votes to join League of Nations.
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Rivey
Alaska
Valdez
Nebraska
Kansas
Madrid
League of Nations
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Washington Briei
Senate Committee of Foreign Relations
Senate
War Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
America
Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Aus
Seoator Johoswon
South di
Senate Committee On Agriculure
San Francisco
S. Stone
United States
Warren S. Stove
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
House and
Interstate Commerce Commission
Organized Labor Way
Chico
Iowa
Minnesota
Chicago & North- Western Railway
Kezular
Chicago
Railrus
Railroad Administration
Western
New York Central
Nickel Plate
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Department of Justice
Aug
Alaska Engineering Commission
Congressional Committee
Pole
James L. McPherson
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
District Court
Hubert Sule
Bunnell
Ury
Bunnel
Frank Maki
Fairbanks
Thursda
Alois Huber
Charles Arnold
William Prinzle
William Apsley
Jerome Elliott
Robert Poole
Jay Allen
James Powell
PB. W. Flyon
Charles Koutson
Silas McConaghy
Philip Riles
T. M. Dean
Law'l Applebaum
Iditarod
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