War on Children highlights LA labor clash over open shop
In Los Angeles on December 10 the Merchants and Manufacturers association fights organized labor by targeting messenger boys for Western Union. The piece portrays arrests, wage cuts, fines, and dangerous work conditions as part of a campaign backed by business interests to break the union and protect the open shop.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Western Union Telegraph Co
Beat Citizens” of
Were
Telegrap Trust
Nix
Morton Is Optimistic About Corporate Public Relations
Paul Morton former secretary of the navy and president of the Equitable Life Insurance society expresses optimism that disputes between corporations and the public can be settled peacefully and fairly. He notes gains from overreaching are temporary and warns railroads have erred, but this does not justify public retaliation.
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Chicago
Paul Morton
Navy
Equitable Life Insurance Society
Morton
Cameron Dam Siege Ends With Death of Besieger
The Cameron Dam battle ends after a days long siege near Hayward Wisconsin. John Deitz defies local authorities amid claims of self defense as deputies attack the cabin and Leslie Deitz becomes a central figure in the gunfight. Myra and Clarence Deitz are taken into custody. The coroner’s jury has convicted Deitz of first degree murder.
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Raymond Evans
Hayward
Wis
Dee
Deitz Cabin
Deitz
Lealle Deitz
Leslie
Cameron Dam
Lestie
Lestiie
Stander
Delta
Deits
Thorbahn
Madden
Dett
van Alstine
Clarence
Myra
Leslie Deitz
Gilbert
Deltz
Oscar Harp
Bald
Harp
Mre
Detta
Lealie
Deita
Ten marriageable girls seek husbands in Cross River town
In Cross River 10 single women, ages 15 to 60, seek husbands for only seven available men. An army sign and signals of help loom as the town hopes for a rescuer to wed Lilian Irma Mary Annie Florence Violet Rose Cora May and Marian. A lighthearted note on matchmaking and local odds.
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Cross River
N. Y
Dee
Crows River
Mast
Croan River
Lilian
Irma
Mary
Annie
Florence
Violet
Rose
Cora
May
Marian
First Jury of Women Chosen to Try Case
In Olympia on December 10 the first ever women jury was summoned to hear the Koch-Pauls & Canfield suit set for December 13. Six women from 18 were chosen, including Bernice Sapp and Genevra Lake, with others noted for public roles. the case seeks 10.05 as damages after a grading accident on Central street caused a runaway milk wagon.
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Olympia
Justice of the
Milton Giles
Koch-Pauls & Canfield
Bernice Sapp
Thurston County Equal Suffrage League
Pauline Graves
The
Humane Society
J. W. Mowell
Jean MacLeod
Genevra Lake
Frank Blakes
Frank Fuchs
Good News for the Boys and Girls
A. L. Hall advertises a variety of sporting goods including roller and ice skates boxing gloves footballs baseballs sweaters athletic shoes and bicycles at 1111 First Ave.
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A. L. Hall
First Ave
Convicts Consider Melodrama On Prison Stage
Peni tentiary officials weigh letting a melodrama by H J Beckwith a five year forgery term inmate lead an orchestra aspirant Aston Bonnell seven year embezzlement convict. civil war veteran Dubuque Col W P Crawford dies at 80 in Columbus. Reading Pa Rev Dr J J Kuendig marks 50th pastorate anniversary and church founding at St John s German Lutheran.
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Columbus
H. J. Beckwith
Lucas County
Aston Bonnell
Cuyahoga County
Reading
J. J. Kuendig
St. John's
Kuendig
Hotel Shooting Shifts Focus in Cameron Dam Affair
The Camero n dam dispute takes a new angle as hotel shooting emerges in Sawyer County, drawing attention away from the dam and aligning with long running lumber interests. Chippewa Lumber & Boom Co moves to rebuild Cameron.
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Cameron Dam
Sawyer County
John Dette
Deltz
The
Chippewa Lumber & Boom Co
Cameron
Pool and Billiards Popular With Seattle Students
In Seattle students favor pool and billiards as a mental relaxation after classes. Battersby & Smith's at 906 First Avenue is a leading spot where clean, orderly play is emphasized. The owners ban gambling and rowdiness, keeping the place a refined, on the Pacific coast, faculty approved retreat.
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Seattle
Battersby & Smith's
First Avenue
Hattersby & Smith's
Pacific Coast
Odds and Ends From Everywhere December 10 1672
A mosaic of brief items from U S cities noting mail and telegraph changes in New York and Boston, trials in Juneau, coal land disputes in Alaska, university clubs in Philadelphia, and assorted local incidents across the nation including a turkey trot in Olympia and a IWW headquarters fire in Fresno.
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New York
Howton
Atlantic Coast
Boston
Insanity Linked to Airplane Gazing Case
John B Crone of Ovid Michigan died at Kalamazoo sane asylum. Doctors say his insanity arose from an unusual occupation as a tree trimmer requiring constant upward gazing. The abnormal head position strained neck muscles and softened the brain, prompting speculation about effects on those who gaze skyward at airplanes.
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Cross
Lumber Pain Relief Through Foley's Kidney Remedy
W Greer of Greenwood Louisiana suffered severe back pain and received hypodermic injections for relief. He reports the attacks began in his back and spread, but after using Foley's Kidney Remedy he states the pain is gone and he is no longer affected by the lumbago. Bartell Drug Stores Queker Drug Co.
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W. Greer
Greenwood
Foley
Lumbage
Bartell Dive Stores
Queker Drug Co
Notable Woman: Countess of Warwicg Backed by Education Work
A profile notes the Countess of Warwicg in Ge nine today as a charity worker author and horsewoman involved in education on her estate. She speaks for candidates and leads social efforts while advising on schools and welfare. Hoquiam reports over 100 joining Grays Harbor naval militia.
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England
Far Education
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Hlere Harry Murray
Union
Zee. Handelaar
United Pres
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Bert Horel
Deltzes
Vo Lngers
Little Helen
John Deitt
John Deits
John Deitz
Deitz Arsenal
the State Bank of
Mutual Life
Yesler
86Th
Fred
Sander, Inc
Colman Bidg
Horlick’s
Dubuque
W. P. Crawford
Watch For Star
Hoquiam
Peter Neilson
Juneau
Washington
Donald A. McKenzie
Alaska
McKenzie
Philadelphia
Trygve W. Buechmann
J. P Hart
University of Pennsylvania
Washington State Club
House of Representatives
Oklahoma
Mra. J. Hamilton Lewis
Cunard Steamship Company
Oswego
Lake Ontario
New Y York
Jamee Hanley
Elke
McCredie
West Point
Annapolis
Frank B. Mayer
Vancouver
Fred W. Riggs
McCormick
South Bend
Charlies W. Hall
Theodore Roosevelt
Coal Trust
Supreme Court of the United States
Fresno
Industrial Workers of the World
Yakima
Wild Man
Yakima River
Wenatchee
Charles Phillips
Supreme Court
Madison
John F. Deitz
Tae
Victor Records
Victor
Northwest
Pacific Coast Distributors
Victor Talking Machines
Sherman
Steieway
Second Ave
Union St
Nimeteen Stores
Grays Harbor
Ayer
City of
Everett
Gunde
Edwin J. Brown
Suter
Union Block
R. H. Dennis
Ohio
Dentists
Pike St
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