Ballard Mills Face Strikes Over Wages at McDonald’s
Reports say workers at Ballard mills began strikes on April 14 demanding wage raises from 3 to 3.60 dollars. Some mills like Bolcom’s paid 3.60 first, others 3.95, while McDonald’s pay rise stalled and a noon resumption is uncertain.
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McDonald’s
Ballard
Obey
Sobey's
Bolcom's
Motor
Queen City
Star Plenry
Turgeon’s
Stimaon's
Seattle Cedar Lumber Co
Enigmatic R developed note on Jefferson day and stamps
An unclear clipping describes a Jefferson day gathering with a toast master and remarks on an invitation stamp. It mentions Beattie post office use, artistic stamp conception, and pricing of stamps in Western Canada, noting a rate of ten cents per hundred.
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Mall
Beattie Post Office
Western
Canada
Patton sells out after wheat market corner
Chicago reports James Patton, who held the wheat market in a corner and drove prices up, claims to own ten million bushels and will sell out. The action followed a strategy to prevent export, ending his market hold. The note adds a burst of late market activity.
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Chicago
James Patton
St. Paul
United
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Congress
Decoration Day Observance Plan By Seattle Relief Corps
The four Woman's Relief Corps chapters in Seattle will meet next Saturday April 17 at 4pm in the Knights of Pythias hall to arrange memorial services for Decoration Day.
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Woman's Rellief Corps of
Seattle
Knights of Pythias
Board to require contractors to justify delays
Sixteen contractors behind schedule on contracts will be summoned by the board of public works next Wednesday to show cause why they should not be held accountable for delays. The contractors sought extensions the board has deemed insufficient.
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Board of Public Works
Railway chief sent to Montana for Flathead branch line
Assistant Chief Engineer Kyle of the Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound railway is dispatched to Montana to supervise early construction of a feeder branch through the Flathead country linking with the main line. WANT rooms offered either furnished or unfurnished. see page 6.
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Kyle
Chicago, Milwaukee @ Puget Sound railway
Montana
Flathead Country
Seattle Supreme Court Affirms In Sully and Hall Case
United Press reports the Washington Supreme Court affirmed judgment for defendants Thomas F. Sully and Alfred Hall against John Bushell over damages for failing to sign a lease for premises at 807 Pike Street in Seattle. The court also dismissed the appeal in Mascero v. Campbell Co. and Hodge, ruling that appeals in such injunction cases require a lower court finding of insolvency.
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United Press
Ouy Me
Supreme Court
King County
Thomas F. Sully
Alfred Hall
John Bushell
Pike At
Seattle
Maria Mascero A. Ae
Wanted in Pittsburg Louis Martin Arrest and Disappearance
Pittsburg detectives arrested Louis Martin on Veeler way on a Wednesday morning on a charge of violating the white slave traffic act. He was released on $1,000 bail but disappeared a week later after the October 19 1908 arrest.
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Louis Martin
Pittsburg
Jeff McClure
Mark Hubbard
Thomas A. McQuaide
Martin
Postoffice Clerks Plan Beattie Arcade Hall Event
The Seattle union of the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks will host an entertainment evening for Beattie clerks and carriers at Arcade hall with a speech by Postmaster Russell, a post office talent program, and dancing with the Egan Dramatic club.
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Postoffice
Seattle
National Federation of Postoffice Clerks
Beattie
Arcade Hall
Russell
Egan Dramatic Club
John B. Gordon
Dohn Burne
John Burne
Duwamish River
Booth Park
Providence Hospital
Alaska
Church of Our Lady of Good Help
Lake View
Satarday
Board of Public Works
Went Meattie Guild
Children’s Orthopedite Hospital
Elinor Priest
BR. W. Priest
Robert Haineworth
Mrewe H. Haineworth
Father Ulric Scheffold Dies Sudden at Home
Reverend Father Ulric Scheffold, pastor of Mt Benedict's Church, died suddenly at his home 4811 Wallingford Ave. He grew ill Monday but delayed calling a physician until evening. Symptoms developed into spinal meningitis. despite multiple doctors, the priest could not be saved. Funeral at Mt Benedict's tomorrow morning with interment in Calvary.
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Pather Ulric Maheffold
Mt. Benedict's Church
Wallingford Av
Walher Moherfeld
Hietlinens
Mt. Venedicts Church
Calvary
New Auto License Bill Introduced By State Official
Couneciian McKinnon introduces an ordinance to regulate operation of automobiles and chauffeurs. The bill removes the word license and provides renting the qualifications of operators of autos and similar vehicles. Referred to the license and revenue committee.
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Couneciian McKinnon
Lcense and Revenue Committee
A.Y.P. Big Fair Seeks Bond to Complete Alaska Yukon Pacific
Campaign aims to raise 960000 for finishing touches of the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition. Pre exposition sale of season tickets urged to meet goal quickly. Applicants file with the treasurer in Globe block to obtain a coupon book and a photo badge from Frank Nowell at A.Y.P. headquarters for gate verification.
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Globe
Exposition
Frank Nowell
A.Y.P
Nowell
Conway Shocks City Councillors With Bet Stunt
Councilman James Conway arrived fifteen minutes late to the council chamber wearing a bedazzled headpiece as part of a wager with Councilman Murphy over future attendance in the new municipal building. He carried an open umbrella downtown despite no rain, a stunt tied to the bet and his reputation for bold measures.
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James Conway
Murphy
Conway
Council Chamber
Fiteen
Firet Ward
Swedish miner in Redding tale unfolds as nobleman
In Redding California on Saturday a mysterious Swede named John Wenner died suddenly. Local reports identify him as John Amiel a Swedish nobleman of ducal rank.
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Redding
Cal
John Wenner
John Amiel
Whist Party Planned by Miller Woman's Relief Corps
The John F. Miller Woman's Relief Corps No. 1 will host a whist party from 2 to 4 PM on Thursday afternoon April 16 at Knights of Pythias hall, First Ave near Pike. Proceeds support corps activities.
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John F. Miller
Relef Corpa
Knights of Pythias Hall
Sear Pike
County Pair 18 A Big Success At Waldorf Fair
The county fair of the Michigan society is held this week in the Waldorf hotel basement at Seventh and Pike. It aims to raise funds to erect a building at the A Y P exposition.
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Michigan Society
Waldorf Hotel
Seventh and Pike
Children Protest at Roosevelt Shooting
A fragmentary report notes children led by Dea Mothes protested Roosevelt's shooting incident. A petition signed by 766 school children was forwarded to Col. Ringevelt who may act on the plea with a formal response expected in April.
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Roosevelt
Ace
Col. Ringevelt
Dea Mothes
Deaths and trials ripple through Washington state towns
Spokane reports the death of Grand Juror George Watson with a Christian Scientist fiancée. Tacoma notes Andrew Hovig dies at 76 of heart failure in a hotel room. Walla Walla cites a letter claiming the missing boy from 1906 is with a woman in Idaho mountains. Mount Vernon records a kidnapping and robbery trial of Leo Beamer and Pat Boyle. Ed English is in Hienaburg for a county exhibit plan. Tacoma mentions James A. Frace Jr promising to pursue assassins with local rewards offered.
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Spokane
George Watson
Tacoma
Andrew Hovig
Walla Walla
R. L. Brittan
Idaho
Mount Vernon
Leo Beamer
Pat Boyle
Pat McCoy
Beamer
Ving
Bargain Auction to Wind Up William Werger Estate
Buffalo stock of clothing hats shoes and furnishings on Pike Street will be sold at about 20 cents on the dollar to close the Werger estate. The entire stock is described as mercilessly sacrificed.
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Buffalo
Pike Ar le
William Werger
Briefs: Duke of Connaught’s Cavalry Regiment to Seattle Exposition
Washington grants permission for the Duke of Connaught's regiment of cavalry from Canada to visit the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle this summer. Fall City will host Rep Humphrey of Washington delivering an address on the American merchant marine. New York coverage notes Judson Harmon of Ohio as principal speaker at the National Democratic club dinner, asserting that the pending tariff legislation is nothing but a political maneuver.
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Washington
State Department
Duke of Connaught’s Regiment of Cavalry
Canada
Seattle
Fall City
Mass
Humphrey
State of Washington
American Merchant Marine
New York
Iay
Judson Harmon
Ohio
National Democratic Club
Taft and Curry News And Trial Insanity Plea
Reports say Governor Curry will stay in office until New Mexico becomes a state. In New York President Taft and Mrs Taft visit Charles Taft today. In New York Peter C Hains Jr will plead insanity at his upcoming murder trial for William E B Annis.
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Santa Fe
Gov. Curry
New Mexico
Statehood
New York
President Taft
Charles Taft
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William EB. Annis
Schuchard Optical Co Promotes Special Ground Glasses
Irritable temper and general discomfort cited as issues. The firm Schuchard Optical Co Eye Specialists at 1207 Second Ave Seattle claims to cure the condition with specially ground glasses.
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Schuchard Optical Co
Seattle
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