Hundreds of Stoves Installed in Seattle Amid Gas Strike
In Seattle, Washington, Sept 15, hundreds of stoves and electric ranges were rapidly purchased or installed as gas workers strike lingers. Restaurants and housewives shifted to coal and electric options to cope with the gas shortage. Shipyards resume work and prepare to gas up, while union strike leaders say the south end remains without gas next week. The gas company has not accepted the union settlement proposal.
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Seattle
Wash
Harriei
Kas
Fas
Monady
Diine
North End
Georgetown
Herve
Requiest
Atrikers
Gompers May Take Charge in Boston
Boston September 16 report says Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor will assume personal charge of the policemen union strike after labor obéis today. His intervention aims to avert a broader clash and end the walkout affecting city services and public safety.
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Gompers
Boston
American Federation of Labor
Portland Swimmer and Dangeist Drowned in River
Sept 15 Portland river tragedy left Engelia Ingman a 17 year old Jefferson High student and a young man identified as Clarence Twining dead after a motor canoe capsized in the Willamette near Swan Island. Min Hassel Halvorson 16 was rescued as waves created by a passing US Engineering Boat overturned the craft. Harbor officers searched for the two missing bodies, with no recovery by nightfall.
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Portland
Engelia Inman
Jefferson High School
Clarence Twining
Swan
Willamette Harbor
Ale Toman
Min Hasel Halverson
John Peterson
United States Engineering Baat Woodland
Clovery
Inc
Ingman
Versela
Vicine
Chorce
Ream
Prince of Wales At Home and on the Battlefield
A fragmented article recounts the Prince of Wales during World War I serving alongside officers in France and Italy. It notes appeals to join combat, perilous events in Vermandois Loos and the Somme, and a curious incident with a startled guard during a duck board retreat.
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Prince OF Wales
Prince of Walex
France
Princes
Toaly
Egypt
Wales
Smith
Brown
Mona
Prince of
Thomason
Womayte
Vermedos
Loos
Italy
Dombe
Somme
Mer
Tropical Storm Deaths and Damage Hit Texas Coast
Houston Sept 16 One man drowns and property damage runs into thousands as a tropical storm disrupts rail and wire traffic and holds ships in the Texas Gulf. The storm struck from Galveston to Brownsville, with the worst now over and winds reported at high speeds inland.
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Nmouston
Tex
Texas Gulf
Texas
Galveston
Brownsville
Mines Reopen in Tonopah After Cost Reduction Deal
Tonopah Nevada September 15 mines reopened after a strike paused operations for weeks. The agreement returns workers to the old wage scale with recognition of the mining committee. Operators will supply food and clothing at cost and a conference in 60 days will review resort plans and further cost reductions under Wilson era railroad program.
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Tonomah
Nev
Dold
Tonopah
Divide
Watrike
Cot
Cnondider Resorts
Wilson
Fight Against Pact Resumed by Johnson
Des Moines reports Senator Johnson resumes his tour from Kansas City to oppose the treaty. He criticizes the pace of approval, claims administration hurries the pact before the public grasps its meaning, and accuses European powers of secret agreements influencing the document.
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Johnson
Des Molines
Senate
Currency Comptroller Seeks Banks' Condition Statement
Washington report states the Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for a statement on the condition of banks as of the close of business September 12. The announcement emphasizes nationwide reporting to gauge financial stability and liquidity across institutions.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
State law targets fruit sold by the bushel in Oregon
Bale m, Sept 1h. Deputy state sealer warns merchants and fruit vendors that selling peaches and similar commodities by the bushel is illegal. The law requires selling by net weight or numerical count and boxes must be properly sized and filled. Officials say action is needed to curb short weight practices while sparing honest farmers and merchants unnecessary cost.
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William A. Dataial Deperty
Dalel
Fatem
Willamette
Sinn Fein Leader Calls Raid Worth a Million Votes
Duvelen dispatch reports Sinn Fein Vice President Griffin declaring a British raid on Friday worth a million votes for Sinn Fein. He asserts England cannot maintain its hand in America as the stakes rise in the ongoing political clash.
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Sinn Fein
Duvelen
Griffin
Sinn Fein Today
England
America
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