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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1913
Page
7
A shift from the shouting frontier rider to a modern businesslike cowboy is described. The new type, educated and market minded, wears less flashy attire and uses autos and tailored outfits. He focuses on stock quality, feeding efficiency, and profitability rather to the old habit of loud displays.
John Ingebucht sues for 5670 accusing Seattle Taxicab and Transfer Co of holding him prisoner in its offices and forcing him to sign a yearly employment contract. He contends he was hired at 105 dollars weekly to supply and drive an auto truck and was threatened December 22 to quit under officers of the firm.
More than 16 000 needle workers mainly women crowded the Hippodrome to attend a meeting before a general strike tied to the Garment Workers union. The crush caused severe cuts bruises and trampling as police formed a cordon and drove back the mob.
The mothers pension law drew strong backing from Seattle’s Women's Suffrage Club at its last meeting. The endorsement gives active support from leading club women who form the Suffrage club membership.
Al ion J Biehl found guilty on three counts alleging defrauding through the mafia. Former junior partner at De Larm & Diehl he later served as an official of Columbia Orchards Co and as trust officer at Oregon Washington Trust Co in Portland. Government subpoenaed 126 witnesses to testify at the trial after Orchards bankruptcy.
A bright woman built a hollow post at one yard end to house a full length clothes line. She added four double pulley blocks a single pulley and sash weights to create a mechanical system. The line runs through the blocks and pulleys enabling easier raising and lowering.
A reader shares a clever method where a washerwoman threads a single line through posts to weave a continuous clothes line across a yard. The line is wound up after drying and remains straight with no twists, reportedly outlasting ordinary lines. The piece also includes humorous snippets about aquatic impulses and a jail term for a husband.
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