Costs rise in Seattle as city budgets swell
The high cost of living drives up city expenses including prison feeding costs, police and health department budgets, and salaries. The police plan a 1920 operating total of $1,095,880 up $266,590 from 1919, with salary requests of $166,100 and health bids at $1,072,906 total.
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Charles Sullivan
Police Department
Health Department
H. M. Read
City Lighting
J. D. Ross
W. D D. Lamb
Ross
Lake Union
Department
Jolson Divorce Granted in Oakland Case
Mrs Henrietta Jolson obtained a divorce from comedian Al Jolson in Oakland California. The testimony included his remark that outside of his king for wine women and race horses he is a regular husband. The outcome reflects a dissolution of the marriage amid public interest in the duo.
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Henrietta Jolson
al Jolson
Oakland
Cal
New York Cafes Raise Coffee Price to Ten Cents
Childs and other New York restaurants have raised coffee from six to ten cents. They are among the last eateries in the city to increase the price amid rising costs.
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Childs
New York
Rats Cause 200 Million Dollar Annual Damage
London reports the board of agriculture funds a series of motion pictures at the Zoological Gardens to aid the fight against rats. Rats are blamed for causing 200 million dollars in damage annually across the country.
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London
Board of Agriculture
Zoologies
City Food Sale Under Way At Public Markets
City officials move to authorize sale of government surplus food from Camp Lewis and San Francisco stocks. Trucks rush to Stacy street terminals. bacon, prunes, corned beef, tomatoes and other goods to be sold at set prices. Lane and Frausch oversee releases as ordinance work continues and sales proceed before 10 day limit.
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L. M Douglas
San Francheco
Lane
Frausch
Prasch
Stacy Street
Stakls
Sfena
Wraseh
Camp Lewis
Meier
San Francisco
May Strike at Skinner Eddys Workers Face Wage Cut
Skinner threatens to cut wages across the yard after revelations of post strike raises and a duplicate check system. Dave Rodgers allegedly granted increases. Skinner condemns the raises and plans a mass meeting to announce the cut, while delegates debate fairness and uphold job loyalty.
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Skinner
Dave Rodgers
Yard
Rodgers
San Francisco
Mrs Matthews’s Free Buffet Closes at Victoria Station
Major Gen Fielding heads a crowd of soldiers at the Victoria station free buffet where Mrs Kenward Matthews and volunteers served tea and cakes since February 1915. The station buffet closed after serving over twelve million. She received a diamond ring and gold chain from her staff.
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London
Fielding
Kenward Matthews
Victoria Station
Matthews
More People Leaving United States Than Entering
New York Aug 6 records in shipping circles show for the first time in U S history more people are leaving than entering the United States. The note highlights a surge in departures surpassing arrivals affecting migration trends and demographics.
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New York
The
United States
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