Two Sessions Held Here by U.S. Officials
U.S. officials held two meetings in Seattle to push an end to a shipyard strike involving about 30,000 workers. Representatives Dr. L. C. Marshall Capt. John Blain and Henry McBride discussed wage issues and a return to work with union leaders and yard owners while War Labor Board investigators prepared reports for Washington.
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Seattle
L.C. Marshall
John Blain
Henry McBride
Charles Piez
Association of Northwest Shipbuilders
F. Blain
Henry McFiride
Dr. C. Marshall
Fleet
iMing
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Corporation
Labor Adjustment Board
Ling
Fleet Corporation
Inter Parties
Marshall
Puget Sound
Sanseo
McBride
Snen
Organizate
Radk
Pacific Canal District
Boilermakers’ Union
Dr. Marshall
Metal Trades Council
J. von Carnop
Charles Pier
von Carnop
Harold Callender
Ray McClung
War Labor Board
Washington
McClung
Shipping Board
Callender
New York Harbor
Longshore Men's Hall
Tacoma Metal Trades
Seatten
Poindexter Attacks League of Nations Principles
Senator Poindexter denounces the League of Nations constitution as a threat to U S sovereignty. He calls it a world government modeled on Soviet lines and warns it could erase popular government without a national political campaign. He condemns Wilson and notes propagandists push the administration’s views.
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Senate
Poindexter
I W. W
Belsheviet
United States
Wilson
Congress
League
Georges Clemenceau Shot in Paris by Youth
Paris reports Premier Georges Clemenceau was shot eight times as he entered a car by an 18 year old civilian from Compiegne, Cotin. The bullet wounds were non fatal. Clemenceau walked inside, later noting the injury was not serious. The assailant, an anarchist, was overpowered by police.
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Paris
Georges Clemenceau
France
Cotin
Compiegne
Ward
Telephone Workers Favor Walkout
Tele phone operators on the Pacific coast voted favoring a general strike. The tally covers 16 000 operators and 64 locals. L C Glasser travels to Springfield Illinois with the vote and a postmaster general Burleson action could halt any strike. Attorneys say higher toll rates could bring higher pay if Burleson approves.
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Coast
L. C. Glasser
The
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Springfield
Burleson
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co
Railroad Commission
Secret ballot sent from Spokane on coast strike vote
Spokane electrical workers including telephone operators forwarded a secret ballot to San Francisco for a coast wide strike vote. The Spokane tally is believed to favor a strike and the threat is to pressure Postmaster General Burleson to meet demands.
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Spokane
San Francisco
Burleson
Shipping Board Plans New Ship Work on Pacific Coast
Fred B. Pape, manager of Oregon steel shipbuilding, reports the United States Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation are formulating plans to build new steel vessels on the Pacific coast. The ships are intended for the future merchant marine.
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Portland
Fred B. Pape
Oregon District
Shipping Board
Pape
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Pacific Coast
Tt le
The Largest Audience in the Northwest Heads Star Want Ads
A bustling Northwest audience centers on Star Want Ads drawing shoppers and sellers to local listings. Vendors showcase jobs homes and services while readers compare prices and opportunities across multiple categories.
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Northwest
Local Council Election Snapshot
Voters cast ballots for candidates including Walter F. Meier and William Hickman Moore. Other named contenders include Charlies H. Gallant and Fred W. Kelly with additional names such as Robert L. Proctor and J. Camatay appearing in the slate.
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Walter F. Meier
Councilmen Co
Fitegerald
William Hickman Moore
Tromgor Oie
Robert L. Proctor
Charlies
H. Gallant
J. Camatay
Fred W. Kelly
Mayor Hanson In Poor Health At Home
Mayor Ole Hanson remains confined to his home at 2609 North Broadway with neuritis. Doctors say his condition worsened overnight with pain starting in the right shoulder and spreading, and a return to duties cannot be stated.
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Ole Hanson
N. Broadway
Hanson
Two More I.W.W. Leaders Taken In Police Roundup
Albert Baily 33 and Joseph Thomas 33 are jailed after a prosecutor led a roundup of revolutionary suspects. Baily described as longtime I.W.W. organizer denies charges while Thomas, an I.W.W. since 1916, is accused of denouncing the US and praising Russia. Authorities say both were arrested Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, with Baily nabbed on Second Street and Washing ton Street and Thomas at Firntave, S and Washington. Ritter Von Mann German minister of marine resigns per General Anzieger of Wusseldorf.
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Albert Baily
Joseph Thomas
Fred Brown
Baily
Thomas
Russia
Firntave
Washington St
Second
Washington
Fitzgerald Leads Ticket in Light Voter Turnout
Walter F. Meier was nominated for corporation counsel and six councilman candidates advanced for the March 4 election after a sparsely attended vote. The six selected were C. B. Fitzgerald W. H. Moore R. H. Thomson R. L. Proctor Ed T. Levi and Charles H. Gallant with Cassidy and Kelly eliminated. Three councilmen will be chosen from the six in the final election.
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Walter F. Meier
C. B. Fitzgerald
W. H. Moore
R. H. Thomson
R. L. Proctor
Ed. T. Levi
Charles H. Gallant
Vr. J. Cassidy
Fred W. Kelly
Taft Answers League Attack In San Francisco Visit
William Howard Taft and his party arrived in San Francisco as a pro league of nations visit, while Poindexter in Washington assailed the Covenant of Paris as a frightful compact. Taft criticized Poindexter as reactionary and aligned with German state theory, calling it national selfishness. Dr. Henry Van Dyke dismissed the attack as “Poppycock.”
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San Francisco
League of Nations
America
William H. Taft
Washington
Paris
Senate
Poindexter
Henry van Dyke
Holland
League
Taft
Portland
German armistice panel member resigns in Berlin dispatch
Basel report states Captain Von Selow, a naval representative on the German armistice commission, has resigned over the severity of new conditions as per a Berlin dispatch today.
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Basel
von Selow
Berlin
Secretary Baker Messages Shock Over Clemenceau Attack
Secretary Baker sent a cable to Premier Clemenceau expressing that he is inexpressibly shocked and grieved by the attempt on his life. He praises Clemenceau's genius and determination and wishes him speedy recovery and continued service to France and the world.
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Washington
Baker
Clemenceau
France
U. S. Starting Vice Crusade in Bay Area
The federal government through its army unit began a crackdown on vice affecting soldiers in the San Francisco bay district with a $10,000 appropriation. Maj. J. C. Coar dispatched a force of picked soldiers to hunt vice and report to police, who will handle arrests. similar setups were planned for San Diego Seattle and other coast cities.
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San Francisco
Bay District
J. C. Coar
Vice
San Diego
Seattle
Borah seeks amendment to Paris constitution draft
Senator Borah sent an open letter to former President Taft asking advocates of the proposed league of nations to amend the Paris constitution draft. He urged reserving the United States right to preserve the Monroe Doctrine intact.
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Washington
Borah
Taft Today
League of Nations
United States
Premier Clemenceau Not Seriously Wounded
Paris report: an attack on Premier Clemenceau as he rode in an automobile on Boulevard de Lescit. He was struck in the shoulder and bullets lodged in clothing of drivers. Dr. Grausset said the premier was not seriously wounded and a further examination was planned.
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Cotin
Clemenceau
Andre Tardieu
Paris
Boulevard de Lescit
Grausset
Assassinations of Government Heads in the Last 20 Years
A list of royal and republican leaders who were assassinated or killed in office from 1898 to 1918. Names include Empress Elizabeth of Austria, Haiti’s President Heurex, Italy’s King Humbert, McKinley, Serbia’s King Alexander and Draga, Portugal’s King Carlos and Luis Phil, Japan’s Marquis Ito, Russia’s Premier Stolypin, Mexico’s Madero and Suarez, Greece’s King George, and Portugal’s Paes.
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Elizabeth
Austral
Heurex
Haiti
Humbert
Italy
McKinley
Alexander and Draga
Serbia
Carlos
Luis Phil
Portugal
Marquis Ito
Japan
Stolypin
Russia
Madero
Suarez
Mexico
King George
Greece
Paes
Premier Fired At by Two Men, Embassy Says
London february 19 the embassy issued a statement saying that the premier was fired at by two men the physicians believed the injury could be serious considering the premier’s great physical power the report notes the attack and the concern over his condition continues to be updated by officials.
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Clemenceau
Wilson
London
Wound Report Sparks Cabinet and Diplomatic Interest
The afternoon wound incident drew President Poincare and the cabinet into action with foreign diplomats and Marshal Foch rushing to the premier's residence. He remained in a room beside the one where Ceau was resting.
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Poincare
Mem
Marshal Foch
Ceau
King George Sends Sympathy Message to French Leader
King George sent a message of sympathy to Premier Clemenceau after a deadly attack. The note expressed shock at the event and wished Clemenceau a quick recovery and strong continued leadership for France and the allies.
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George
London
Clemenceau
Urges U S Force to Crush Reds in Russia
Senator McCumber introduced in the Senate a substitute urging the United States to send an efficient army to Petrograd to defeat the Bolsheviks in Russia, in cooperation with allied powers. The measure parallels Sen Hiram Johnsons earlier resolution and calls for action at key points in Russia.
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Washington
Petrograd
Russia
Senate
Seniator
McCumber
North Dakota
Hiram Johnson
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U.S
Metal Trades Section
American Federation of Labor
Tacoma
Union of Nations
Raps
L. C. Martin
United Press
Venizelos
DeLeon
Spain
Sartorpiel
Tele
Pacific
West
I.W.W
Amsterdam
Ritter von Mann
Anzieger
Wusseldorf
Fitzgerald
U. S
Vice Crusade
Sen. Borah
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