70 000 Workmen Strike in Seattle Rocks City
A general strike began in Seattle at 10:00 this morning over yard workers demands, halting streetcars, power and gas except hospitals, with about 70,000 affected including 30,000 shipyard workers. Mayor Hanson ready to mobilize police. Paez offers conference if ships return to work. Oakland boiler makers also strike for higher pay. Senate debate on Bolshevik activity follows Seattle events.
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Hanson
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United States Shipping Board
Paez
Mer
America
Oakland
Calif
East Bay
Three Young Adventurers Back From Kansas City
Yesterday three fifteen year old youths Norton Phillips Glen Simmons and M H Hardister left for Kansas City without parental permission. They left notes to reassure worried parents but soon began a city sightseing trip. Simmons then traveled to Kansas City to find the trio, who were later located on Grand avenues and were expected to return by train No 28 that evening.
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Young Adventur
Norton Phillips
Glen Simmons
M. 9
Hardister
Kansas City
Simmons
Kansans City
8Immons
Grand Avenues
An Officer's Helmet Remembrance for a Soldier
Mrs M J Finney received an officer's brass helmet as a parting gift from a soldier. The helmet bears the Imperial eagle and the motto Mit Gott for Koenig and Vaterland. It will be displayed at Globe Mercantile Company window. Tabitha Walton Chapter D A R K to meet Mrs Frank Forney on Saturday February 8 at 411 South Williams Street with hostesses named.
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Sam
Koenig and
Vaterland
Bam
Manship
Globe Mercantile Company
Mr. Forney
Tabitha Walton
D. A
State House Passes Bill to Pay All Debts
Jefferson City February 6 The house passed its first bill unanimously to provide payment of the debts of various state institutions. The measure aims to cover the state deficit before year end preventing December bills for the state university and other institutions from remaining unpaid. The house has a total of 607 dollars to be considered.
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Jefferson City
Atate University
States Seek Federal Help as Unemployment Rises
Washington officials urge the labor department to act on government aid for public works. Governors including Missouri's Gardner appeal for passage of a bill aiding road construction and related jobs.
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Washington, D. C
Labor Department
Conetess
Gardner
Missouri
Death of Mr Frank Bennett Reported in Local Notice
A partial obituary fragment notes the death of Mr Frank Bennett. It mentions his long illness and ties to the local community, including work at a yard and his role as a former yard master. The text is incomplete but centers on his passing and local connections.
Entertained for Fred Wood at Eleanor Loyd home
A small gathering at Eleanor Loyd's home on I n avenue Tuesday evening honored Fred Wood who is visiting relatives and friends. Coxswain Wood recently received an honorable discharge from the U S Navy and will depart soon for Springfield, Me to his home. Guests included Ina Wood Fern Baugh Mrs Hea Wood Eleanor Loyd E Hagadate George McCue Fred Wood and H A Wood. Dancing and dainty refreshments followed.
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Mrs.Hea, Wood
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E. .H. Hagadate
George iMcCue
Fred Wood
H. A. Wood
Five Transports Leave France for America
Washington reporting ships depart France carrying about 4200 officers and men. The largest units are the 69th Infantry and 70th Infantry, with two battalions of the 369th Infantry. Transports Newport News and Stockhol bring additional troops from Missouri Ohio and Oklahoma with detachments for stables and guards. Arrival is targeted for New York and Newport News in mid February.
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Anisports
New York
Newport
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Nawsa
Canal Com Ab
Oklahoma
War Revenue Bill Presented Today in Congress
Washington reports a six billion dollar war revenue bill, the largest in U.S. history, sent to Congress by Chairman Hitchin of the Ways and Means Committee. It imposes new income and excess profits taxes, raises about 86 million in normal revenue, offers a $60 bonus to every serviceman discharged, and details tax rates, exemptions, and payment installments for 1918 through 1920 with prolonged provisions for corporations and depletion allowances.
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Senate votes for women to vote for president electors
Jefferson City February 6 the senate voted 18 to 15 to place on the engrossment calendar a bill by Senator McKnight permitting women to vote for presidential electors. The vote followed more than three hours of debate indicating likely passage.
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Senate
McKnight
Committee On Elections
Weimar Assembly Opens Germany's Constitutional Era
The German National Assembly meets in Weimar to draft a constitution for the people, aiming to found a Teutonic democratic republic. Spartacist plots to seize power parallel demonstrations in Berlin and other centers, while monarchists and anarchists are sidelined. Weimar chosen for historic assembly, Goethe and Schiller landmarks feature in the city. Weather looks colder tonight and tomorrow across the south and portions.
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Spartacans
Coundel
Weimar
Germany
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National Assembly
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Saxe-Weimar-Sisenach
Ilm
Goethe
Goethe National Museum
Schiller
Difficulty Arises How League Will Enforce Decisions
A draft League of Nations constitution nears completion as delegates in Paris and Berne debate enforcement methods and representation. Most favor an international blockade and fleet as a sanction, while some push for greater use of physical force. Concerns rise over big powers dominating small nations. A special committee in Berne considers responsibility for the war and labor reforms. Paris and Berne dispatches note progress toward a peace program and expected labor and social reforms to be included.
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Fred S. Ferguson
Paris
League of Nation
The
League
Berne
Tech
International
Congress
League of Nations
Washington Tax Filing Deadline Stated by Secretary Glass
Washington reports no extension for filing tax returns under the new revenue measure. The first tax return must reach the treasury by March 12. Also noted, railway strikes and labor actions ripple across Europe and the United States, with officials predicting broader disruption in steam railways.
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Washington
Glass
Treasury
Paris Delayed Release Notice From French Foreign Office
Fragmentary message from Paris dated February 6 notes a delayed dispatch of the Russian Soviet montage item. It mentions an official announcement or its receipt could be obtained, but details remain incomplete and unclear in the fragment.
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Paris
Associated” Po
Gasoline Shortage Sparks Industry Debate and Action
New York reports a mounting gasoline shortage as experts and officials discuss conservation and future supply. Mark Standard-On directs the oil division while the fuel administration seeks solutions and industry groups weigh technical measures and policy responses.
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Mark St Standard - On Offinia
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Lfeves
American Society
E. Pogue
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