Northwest shipyard strike paralyzes Seattle area yards
About 25 500 shipyard workers strike at 10 am in Seattle with 12 500 quitting Skinner Eddy and 2 500 at Ames and Duthie plus 150 plants affected. Eight thousand Seattle carpenters laid off. The Metal Trades council leads the action demanding 8 7 and 6 dollar eight hour wages. Public sentiment reportedly supports the walkout as several yards close and planners foresee a long dispute.
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Tacoma
Northwest
Skinner & Eddy Yard
Ames
Duthies
Seattle North Pacific Shipyard Co
Smnaller
Pacific Coast Steel Co
Youngstown
Skinner & Eddy’s
Seattle North Pacific
J. F. Duthie and
Metal Trades Council
The
Armour Denies Conspiracy in Packing Probe
J Ogden Armour flatly denied con spiracy charges before the House interstate commerce committee saying his firms have not engaged in any pool or arrangement for years. He attacked the federal trade commission and urged Congress not to pass bills licensing packing houses.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Jan
J. Ogden Armour
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Armour
Federal Trade Commission
Francis J
Commission
Colver
Congress
Monarchist revolt spreads through Portugal amid martial law
Reports from Madrid and Lisbon detail Portugal under martial law as royalists push to restore King Manuel. Warships head to Oporto where Paiva Couveiro proclaims a government post and clashes erupt in northern towns, with government forces shelling areas and rebels driven from valleys.
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Portugal
Oporto
Lisbon
Manuel
Guemarass
Paiva Conceiro
Villanova
England
Gantarem
Santarem
Quinto
Alpiarca
Valado
Aleanhoeh
Danish Envoy Describes Russian Situation Before Peace Council
Danish envoy H Seavinius testified at the Quai d Orsay as the supreme war council debated Russian representation and possible recognition. The hearing parallels Joseph Noulens remarks, who said Bolshevik recognition was impossible, amid a broader effort to finalize preliminary work for the peace congress.
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Supreme War Council
Peace Congress
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Quai @Orsay
Russia
H. Seavinius
Petrograd
Joseph Noulens
Noulens
Archangel
Employment Service for Our Fighters Ad
Free situation wanted ads for ex service men. Leave your copy at The Star office at 7th and Union or the downtown branch at Bar tell's 610 Second Ave.
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7Th and Union
Bartell’s
Second Ave
Eyes of Azniv Amid Bitlis Massacre
In Bitlis, Armenia, Azniv Michitaria witnesses the 40,000 killed by Turks and the murder of family and friends. She endures a seven week hiding with refugees before joining her husband Kermoian in the United States, while her memory holds only sight of the dead.
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Simon Kermotan
Bitlis
Armenia
Aznir
Canyon of Death
Azniv
Kermoian
Tieris
Ranir
Siberia
United States
Hut Azniv
Send This To Senators And Representatives
Clip the following and send it to your senator and representatives at Olympia. The notice urges action and provides concise steps for contacting lawmakers. It emphasizes citizen engagement and timely communication with state officials.
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Olympia
Letter Urges Support For Lamping Soldiers Benefit Bill
A Olympia Washington reader urges voters to back Senator Lamp ing's bill granting soldiers ten dollars a month for service in the recent war. The writer asks lawmakers not to bury the measure in committee and to pass it promptly, arguing soldiers deserve ready cash on discharge.
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Olympia
Wash
Senator Lamping
Washington
Lamping
King County Senators and Representatives List for Olympia
King county senators at Olympia are Howard D. Taylor 30th district J G O Hara Slet district Daniel Landon 32nd district William Wray 53rd district T D Rockwell 44th district Frank H Menick A6th district Fred W Hastings 36th district Geo EB Lamping 37th district King county representatives are Fred Moss James T Jones Walter J Lunn in the 40th district Alfred IK Miller Bryan Thomas 41st district George N Hodgson H C Bohrke 42nd district Pliny Allen Frank G Myers 44rd district W W Conner Frank Manogue 44th district Co O Qualheim Robert Grass 45th district Stephen A Hull Frank Cotterill 46th district W M Pease H Guile 47th district
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Olympia
Howardd. Taylor
J. G. O'Hara
Daniel Landon
Willam Wray
T. D. Rockwell
Frank H. Menick
Fred W. Hastings
Geo. EB. Lamping
Fred Moss
James T. Jones
Walter J. Lunn
Alfred IK. Miller
Bryan Thomas
George N. Hodgson
H.C. Bohrke
Pliny Allen
Frank G. Myers
W. W. Conner
Frank Manogue
Co. O. Qualheim
Robert Grass
Stephen A. Hull
Frank Cotterill
M. Pease
H. Guile
More 91st Men Sail For Home
Units of the 1st division have sailed from France and others are designated for embarkation. The 316th trench mortar battery of the Gist is released for embarkation while the rest of the Gist units move to the convoy. The 27th 30th and 37th divisions are ordered to prepare for embarkation.
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Washington, Jan
France
The
Gist
Return of the 346th Field Artillery to Beatticites
Washington artillery unit to arrive in Seattle Friday afternoon or evening after overseas service. The King County Council of Defense and Welcome of Soldiers and Sailors Committee plan a downtown welcome with sirens, flowers, a parade from the depot, a reviewing stand at the Washington hotel, and a pavement dance. Parade also slated for Spokane on Thursday.
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Seattle
Washington Hotel
Hanson
346Th Field Artillery
Bordeaux
Samuel Frankenberger
Spokane
Ten Thousand Dollars Sought for Welcome of 91st at N Y
Washington State prepares to fund a New York Welcome Party for the 91st division as the Rocky Mountain club requests aid. Senator Landon McCoy and Cleary review the proposed $10,000 appropriation and committee actions proceed. George Noble Skinner named to represent Guy Lister on arrival.
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Olympia
New York
Washington State
Rocky Mountain Club
George Noble Skinner
Seattle
Guy
Lister
Landon, McCoy
Cleary
Socialists Win Seven Seats in Württemberg Elections
In Württemberg, socialists secure seven of their candidates as four democrats four centrist and two peasants and citizens party candidates win seats. Independents fail to elect a candidate and voter turnout is described as nearly complete.
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Wurtemburg
Peasants’ and
Citizens’ Party
British mission narrowly escapes shell in Lemberg bombardment
Members of the British mission in Lemberg dodged death as Ukrainian bombardment hit the city. A shell exploded in a street near them, delaying a dispatch from Budapest dated January 19.
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Budapest
Lemberg
Trotsky Narrowly Escapes Capture in Narva
The Esthonian communique reports Finnish and Esthonian forces seized Narva with Leon Trotsky reportedly directing Soviet troops in engagements. Trotsky narrowly avoided capture as authorities updated the day’s developments.
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Copenhagen
Leon Trotsky
Narva
Esthonia
Trotsky
Employment Bill Is Up in Congress
Senator Kenyon introduced an emergency public works bill to fund immediate projects with 100 million dollars. The plan empowers cities states and federal agencies short of funds to start public works now or during high unemployment periods.
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Congress
Washington
Kenyon
Public Works Board
Congress May 20 Extraordinary Session Likely
Washington reports indications that Congress will assemble in an extraordinary session around May 20. Early signals point to a possible focus on urgent fiscal and legislative matters pending before adjournment.
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Washington
Congress
Strike in a Nutshell Over Macy Award and Yard Wages
The Metal Trades council with 22 unions called a strike last Friday after rejecting a proposed blanket agreement on a living wage. Workers seek eight hour pay rising from four dollars to six and aiming for eight dollars for craftsmen seven for skilled labor, while employers deem the demands unjust.
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Metal Trades Council
Macy
Metal Council
Him & Young
Iomployers
Tacoma Shipyard Strike Shuts Down Major Yards
About 1,000 union metal workers in four Tacoma shipyards and 19 shops walked out at 10 am protesting Macy board wage refusals and demanding a universal NW metal trades wage scale. The Broughton launch marked the strike’s eve as Seerm yard vessels halted on orders.
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Tacoma
Dan
Ship Electricians Tie Up Freighter
The 11,000 ton Japanese freighter Easterling, handled by W. H. Grace & Co., faces delay due to Seattle electricians strike. The ship is complete except wiring and is one of several government contracted vessels turned to private operators as they finish.
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W. H. Grace & Co
Seattle
Grays Harbor Men Ready to Join Northwest Strike
Aberdeen January 21 machinists and shipwrights prepared to lay down tools at 10 a m to participate in the general Northwest strike for higher wages. The strike situation otherwise remained the same with the remainder of the men already out.
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Aberdeen
Everett Men Will Not Join Walkout
Everett residents report the Northwest shipyard strike will not yet affect the Norway Pacific yards in town. About 400 workers are employed at the yard and more than 100 applications from job seekers have been received in anticipation of a Seattle strike. A meeting of the Metal Trades council is scheduled for Friday night to discuss the situation.
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Northwest
Norway-Pacific
Metal Trades Council
Seattle
Metal Te Council
Metal Trades
Penters’ Executive Committee
Olympia Shipyard Workers Vote to Avoid Strike
About 1,000 shipyard workers in Olympia plants voted overwhelmingly today not to strike. The decision ends a labor dispute standoff and preserves current wages and conditions for the local yards.
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Olympia
Shipyard Strike Clashes Highlight Seattle Tensions
Five thousand shipyard workers face layoffs as carpenters walk out amid a dispute with the Metal Trades council. John Pesui, city maritime director, says the carpenters are being drawn into a strike by the Shipwrights union, while workers insist they are not on strike and seek public understanding as wages and hours disputes unfold. A Metal Trades council request for wage increases remains before the war board.
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Ince
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Sound
the Metal Trades Council
War Board
Metal Trades Dem
Labor Men Will Preach Creed in Spokane Pulpits
Spokane leaders plan joint sermons to debate labor creeds after a Central Labor Council meeting. Pastors invited to preach, aiming to settle church differences rather than let tensions smoulder.
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Spokane
Labor Church
Central Labor @ cil
Baker Reinstates Dismissed Captain
Washington on January 21 Army Chief Baker announced the reinstatement of Captain Sam Lew to the service at Camp Fu after a court martial dismissal.
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Baker
Washington
Jary
Sam Lew
National Army
Camp Fu
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