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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1911

Page

6

Free employment office for women eyed near Third Ave

A city council plan proposes a free women’s employment office near Third Avenue and Pike Street. A separate women’s labor bureau would open in the Prefontaine building with women’s and men’s entrances. The move aims to consolidate private agencies serving 25,000 jobs yearly and save about $50,000 for women.

Third Av Pike St Wasa Council Grout Prefontaine Prefontaine Place Fourth Av Hesketh and Griffiths University Prnette

Probe to Examine City Departments and Idle Funds

A department efficiency committee gains power to administer oaths and compel witnesses as a new bill passes. The panel will first review police methods tomorrow night and evaluate using idle city funds. Councilman Griffiths urges creating a revolving fund to loan or invest accessible city money.

Griffiths Corporation Counsel Griffith

Bakers to Dance For Sick Member Fund at Leschi

Bakers' union plans a dance at the Leschi pavilion Saturday night to aid a sick and needy member confined in a tuberculosis sanitarium. Proceeds will support the member's care and welfare.

Bakers’ Union Leschi Pavilion

Efaw Seeks Refund for Cattle Exhibit License

Albert Efaw asks $15 be returned by the city after paying for a license to exhibit freak cattle at 00 Third Ave. John Davis & Co. would not rent the space for that purpose. Efaw states the license was never needed and requests his money back.

Albert Efaw John Davis & Co Efaw

Day Said to Be Named President of Equitable Life

Rumor says ex judge W A Day will be elected president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society tomorrow to succeed Paul Morton who died recently Day has served as acting president since Morton's death and was first vice president during Morton's tenure in New York April 18.

New York W. A. Day Equitable Life Assurance Society Paul Morton Day Morton

Helen Gould Arrives in Indianapolis for YWCA Convention

Philanthropist Helen Gould arrives with sixty New York women for the third biennial national YWCA convention in Indianapolis. Officials assure protection from camera fiends and beggars as all requests for audiences with Miss Gould are denied.

Indianapolis Helen Gould New York Miss Gould

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