It’s work that these men want not charity
A call to Pacific coast cities Seattle Tacoma Spokane Portland and San Francisco and Los Angeles to prove regional strength by employing the unemployed. The piece urges drastic emergency measures to fund county and city improvements, noting mass unemployment and urging immediate action to provide work over charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Wall St
Chambers of Commerce
Washington
Oregon
California
Striker Hurt in Pike Street Rock Attack and Court Burglaries
In a Broadway and Pike melee two men attacked with rocks injuring M. Lewis age 21 riding with H D Woods of Seattle Drayage and Co. Woods escaped injury. Police court actions continue for several teamsters including Schulberg and Bowyer after disorderly charges. W. R. Smith was assaulted at Pier 14 and a Seattle Drayage driver was struck in the face during a separate incident at Main Street and av. as police seek the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Lewis
H. D. Woods
Seattle Drayage & Co
Broadway and
Pike
Woods
William Schulberg
Pete Bowyer
Curt
W. R. Smith
Pier 14
Dagner Wilkes
Wine
Main St
Eyres Arrested During Strike Disturbances
Eyres and Potts were arrested after a clash during a labor strike yesterday afternoon. Patrolman Tobin was struck with a cane, and both men were taken to the station. Disturbances flared again as twelve men were arrend for undue activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Potts
Walter Eyres
Transfer Co
W. J. Tobin
Beth
Potts
Governor Johnson to Decide 1914 Candidacy by Saturday
Gov Hiram Johnson pledged here today to announce by Saturday whether he will seek a political office in 1914. The report notes that at year start there were 7,497 national banks with paid-in capital of 1,012,580 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Francisco
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Jungle court maintains order at Palace de Gink in Seattle
The so called jungle court inside the Palace de Gink, Seattle’s hobo home, enforces harsh rules and promises harsher measures. Judge Skinner O Mara orders all arrested men jailed until trial and mocks violators while a bowery atmosphere and uniformed “house bulls” oversee proceedings. Governor Lister and Mayor Cotterill inspect the facility, noting its cleanliness and organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de “Bo
Beattie
O'Mara
Cap" Baldy
Bo Brown
Jeff Davie
Smith Building Construction Work Finished
The 465 foot Smith skyscraper at Seconday and Yesterway completed outer work with the final terra cotta piece set beneath the large lamp. Robert Pritt and Earl Shaw executed the final task from a scaffold 355 feet above the street as about two thousand tons of terra cotta were used in the project.
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Smith Building
Seconday and
Yesterway
Robert Pritt
Earl Shaw
Hold Hearing on Ticket Sale In Seattle
Assistant Corporation Counsel Pierce left for Olympia to appear for the city in Thurston county proceedings initiated by Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co. to overturn a public service commission order. The hearing before Judge Mitchell is set for Wednesday at 9 30 a m in Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Olympia
City
Mitchell
Thurston County
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Public Service Commission
Seattle
Bank with Dressing Room Opens for Women in Lakeview
Chicago dispatch notes Citizens' State Bank of Lakeview near Chicago will open a bank with a dressing room where women may remove currency from stockings. The item also reports W. T. Denison as the new secretary of the Interior for the Philippines, currently in Seattle en route to his duties.
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Chicago
Citizens' State Bank of
Lakeview
W. T. Denison
The
Philippines
Seattle
Bride on Honeymoon Captures Train Bandit in San Francisco
Mrs. Arthur E. Colen and her husband, robbed on a Southern Pacific line near El Monte, identified bandit Ralph Fariss as he rode the same train after a shopping trip. Fariss, condemned to death, faces a new bid to overturn the sentence. Rewards total 19000 dollars from railroad and postal authorities.
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San Francisco
Cal
Dee
Arthur E. Colen
Ralph Fariss
James Montague
Southern Pacific
el Monte
Fariss
Colen
Alfonso King Entangled in Likely Royal Scandal
Reports confirm Alfonso met Princess Marie of Sweden in France during his visit and sparked a stir in Madrid and London. The queen, a British princess, was not believed to have been involved, though Marie’s flight from Stockholm amid quarrels with Prince William and an impending divorce rumor colored the incident as an indiscretion by the Spanish ruler.
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Alfonso
France
Princesa Marie
Sweden
Madrid
London
Marie
Stockholm
William
Only a WOPI What’s the Difference
A mine disaster at Black Diamond No 14 on December 24 kills John Jackson and injures Amedio Rossi and others after a gas explosion on slope No 7. An inquest convicts the superintendent and workers for neglect and open lights.
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Jackson
Russi
MacDonald
Yessterday
Silvain
Christiansen
Wesley Williams
Frank Bussi
Williams
Bussi
Shriners Leave Seattle for Manila Pilgrimage
About 220 men and women departed Seattle at noon aboard the Minnesota bound for the Philippine islands. Captain John Rex Thompson, Nile temple potentate, leads the voyage to initiate 200 into the ancient order. The Great Northern dock overflowed with well wishers as a ball in the Scottish Rite temple entertained roughly 1,000 nobles and wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Seattle
Minnesota
Philippine Islands
Nile Temple
John Rex Thompson
Initi
Great Northern
Chicago
Governor pledges effort to land regional reserve bank for Seattle
Governor Ernest List er spoke to about 4000 Puget Sound leaders at the Hippo drome praising the new currency law and urging Seattle as the bank site. He said victory hinges on Seattle securing the regional bank, with support from business figures and officials including J W Maxwell of National City bank and a telegram from Alaska Governor J F A Strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Seattle
Ernest Lister
Hippodrome
Puget Sound
Wilson
J. W. Maxwell
National City Bank
Northwest
J. F. A. Strong
Alaska
Will Aid Boes With Free Utilities at Providence Hospital
The city council approved a resolution to furnish free water and light to the Hotel de Gink at Providence hospital, aiding the builders or operators. The action was passed during the council meeting on Monday.
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Lister
Free Hotel
Star
Old Providence Hospital
Fifth Av
Madison St
Striker
Pike Street
Eyres
Hotel DE Gine
Mia
Ralph Robert Fariss
King
Shriners
Boes
Billie Burke
Staroffice
Northwestern Photo Supply Co., Inc
Eastman Kodak Co
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