Interbay Grandmothers Knit Socks for Sammies in War
Two Seattle widowed grandmothers, Mrs. Lucy M. Bliss and Mrs. Elizabeth H. Benson, aged 77 and 75, continue wartime knitting in Interbay. From their sunlit garden they share memories of Civil War days while crafting woolen socks for American soldiers in France.
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Elizabeth Benson
Lucy M. Bliss
Uncle Sam's
Soldier Boys
Sammies
Interbay
Fleet
Brothers and 7
Sweet Hearts
Seattle
France
14Th Ave. W
Elizabeth H. Benson
Munson
Mass
Swan Island
Har Harbor
Maine
Mra. Benson
Cle Elum
Andra. Bliss
Cambridge
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Mrs. Bliss
Mrs. Benson
Militia to France as Wilson Peace Talks Resume
Washington debate over vast war funding contrasts with Pope Benedict XV peace moves as 36 000 New York militiamen march in a city spectacle. 40 000 more depart for camps before ships carry them to France. West Point graduates 150 cadets for next year.
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Washington
Wilson
America
France
New York
War Department
Rome
London
Benedict
West Point
National Academy
Open the Doors
The Star reveals Charles Leslie Major registered for the draft on June 5 age 29 unmarried and unemployed. He was drafted passed certified into the army then later claimed indispensable to a Seattle shipyard. The district board reopened the case and shields hearings from public view prompting calls for open proceedings.
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Star
District Board of Appeals
Charles Leslie Major
Olympic Place
Major
Seattle
Appeal Board
Senator’s Wife Dies in Baltimore Hospital
Mrs. Thomas J. Water, wife of Montana’s junior senator, dies in a Baltimore hospital after weeks of illness. Authorities seek relatives of Timer Matson, a logger who died at the city hospital Wednesday from injuries sustained in an incident.
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Washington
Thomas J.wateb
Montana
Baltimore
Timer Matson
Most Remarkable Russian Reform Legislative Body
Charlies Edward Russell reports from Hessia on the United States commission view of Russia after three months there. He calls Russia's National Council of Workmen's Soldiers and Peasants' Delegates the world’s most remarkable legislative body and a sign of a future democratic government. He asserts Russia will be governed by all the people and warns against dictatorships. The article previews Russia’s constitutional direction and the council’s primacy in national and local affairs.
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Russia
Russell
Charlies Edward Russell
the Star
Hessia
United States Commission
National Council
Ita
Pacific Coast Shipyard Workers Decide Not to Strike
Washington reports that Pacific Coast shipyard workers will not strike. A J Berres of the Metal Trades department AFL says the government adjustment board will have its first test on the coast as workers await its action.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
A. J. Berres
Metal Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
Berres
Strike Looms At Seattle Shipyards Over Wages
Local union leaders warn a shipyard workers strike may start within two to three days if the Shipping Board does not grant wage increases. Dan McKillop of the Seattle Metal Trades Council denounces Berres authority and says no arbitration will occur without board approval.
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Washington
Berres
Dan McKillop
Seattle Metal Trades Council
Herres
Shipping Board
Candymakers Mostly Girls Out on Strike
Three large city candy and biscuit plants shut Thursday as a 450 worker strike, led by unions to push wage increases and union recognition, halting Imperial Candy Co Pacific Coast Biscuit Co and Koenig Candy Co. Two thirds of strikers are women. management pays union scale but rejects recognition. Workers seek higher pay, shorter hours, and a closed shop.
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Imperial Candy Co
Pacific Coast Biscuit Co
Koenig Candy Co
Pacific Coast Co
W. McGuern
Bakers’ Union
Imperial
MacGuern
Washington Candy Co
Queen Anne Candy Co
Rankin backs Montana strikers in labor war
Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin told a Chicago audience she sympathizes with about 16,000 Montana miners who walked out. She said most are unorganized workers seeking better conditions and only a small fraction are I W W members.
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United Press
Chicago
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
Young Business Men See Palace Hip Bill
The Palace Slip theatre drew 450 Star newsboys on Wednesday night as Manager Muller hosted a fast paced vaudeville bill that kept the audience cheering and the roof nearly raised by the lively performance.
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Palace Slip Theatre
Muller
Wilson notes spur hope for peace this winter or next spring
Press dispatch reports military men and diplomats estimating peace prospects hinge on President Wilson's reply to the pope. They foresee possible peace this winter or next spring if Germany abandons autocratic rule and liberal factions push for a German government change.
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Carl D. Groat
Washington
Wilson
T Pope
United States
Ple
Germany
State Department
Pistol Pockets for Women Decree of Fashion League
CHICAGO Aug. 30 Introduces the pistol pocket for women as the latest martial fashion. The Fashion Art league says the hip pocket will replace masculine pockets while powder for the face becomes the near fire arm substitute. Mme Margaret Johnson proposes navy blue for fall and winter suits to replace khaki materials.
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Fashion Art League
Bracelets Displayed To Identify Soldiers In War Effort
In Washington jewelry shops war influence appears with the introduction of the identification bracelet. A small gold chain with a central signet bar bears the enlisted man identity, intended to tell soldiers apart amid the wartime rush.
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United Press
Washington
Washington Faces Winter Coal Shortage Urgency Urged
The Seattle Chamber warns Washington and Oregon face a coal famine as oil companies cut fuel oil sales and the government shifts to shipbuilding. It calls Fuel Administrator H. A. Garfield to boost coal output by at least 100000 tons monthly and protect the public from price spikes.
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H. A. Garfield
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Wyoming
Catholics to Meet Frisco Next Year
United Press reports San Francisco chosen as the next meeting place of the American Federation of Catholic Societies. The Kansas City gathering concluded with plans for the following year in Frisco.
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United Press
Kansas City
San Francisco
American Federation of Catholic Societies
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