Widowed and Orphaned by Mex Bullets at Dreamland Rally
More than 1000 mourners filled Dreamland pavilion as Martin Myers of the Longshoremen’s union accused water front employers of trying to bribe Pacific Coast district board members to end the strike. He called the insinuations against officials vile and demanded an open debate. Mediation was to be pursued in San Francisco as tensions on the docks led to arrests and police control after multiple disturbances and clashes with strikebreakers.
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Dreamland Pavilion
Martin Myers
Water Front
Pacific Coast Executive Board
Myers
Water Front Employers’ Union
Germany
Pacific Coast District
Pacific Coast District Board
San Francisco
Henry M. White
J. T. Foley
Longshoremen's International Union
Hedges
Sergis. Carr
Donlan
James Love
Charles Johnson
C. Teffelitter
G. Engberg
J. Merz
National Guard Leave Policy for Steel Products Employees
United States Steel Products Co employees will receive full pay while in National Guard service. They may take a four week leave with full pay to attend a business men's training camp.
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United States Steel Products Co
National Guard
Fourth of July events hit Seattle and neighboring cities
Seattle hosts Americanization ceremonies greeting 600 foreign born citizens at the county city building with parades and picnics. Tacoma features speedway races and a Colman dock boat schedule while Everett touts Kla How Ya events with aeroplane flights. Olympia lists motorboat races and parades with dock departures to Galbraith. Excursions go to Portland Wenatchee Victoria Bellingham Anacortes.
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Lake Washington
Hotel Butler
Tacoma
Colman Dock
Everett
Olympia
Galbraith Dock
Portland
Wenatchee
Victoria
Bellingham
Anacortes
Sanity guides Seattle Fourth with safe fireworks rules
Seattle declares a sane Fourth of July with Chief Beckingham banning large and dangerous fireworks. The day includes a militia parade, Americanization ceremonies for 600 new Americans, police band performances, and picnics at parks. Excursions to Tacoma and Everett, plus a Welsh basket picnic at Woodland Park, are planned.
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Seattle
Beckingham
Nolia
King County
Woodland Park
Broadway N
East John St
Canal opening set for July 12 at 6 a.m
The Lake Washington canal will close at 6 a.m. July 12 to raise water to high tide height by locking Salmon Bay gates. Two weeks later Col. Cavanaugh of the U S engineering corps says ships will pass through for the first time. Construction began November 10, 1911 and cost $9,275,000.
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Lake Washington
Salmon Bay
Col. Cavanaugh
United States Engineering Corps
Union Man Injured by Night Raiders
R J McMahon, a waterfront worker and union member, was assaulted at the Cliff hotel at 3 40 am by two men who asked him to talk. He joined six others who jumped him, leaving him with a badly injured head after a 30 minute span before police and hospital. No money was taken.
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J. BE. Delay
Pier 6
Alex Goliva
Pier 2
O. P. Mitchell
Western Ave
Ross Payton
M. C Hay
Fler 6
R. J. McMahon
Cliff Hotel
City
Union
McMahon
Fire at Pier 11 Likely Started in Hay Pile
Fire Marshal Bringhurst advanced the belief that Friday night's Pier 11 blaze originated in a hay bale pile inside the pier. He deemed it unlikely a discarded cigar could have sparked the fire and said, It seems probable that it was touched off.
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Bringhurst
Pier 11
Splash Week Declared in New York to Promote Swimming
New York marks Splash Week after 485 non swimmers died last year. Borough President Marcus A. Marks urged learning to swim with free lessons and demonstrations by hundreds of experts at municipal pools throughout the week.
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New York
New York City
Marcusa M. Marks
Robbers steal cash from Tojoji store early Monday
Robbers cut the glass of W. Tojoji at 801 Charles Jr and took the cash register one block up the alley before opening it. They escaped with about $1 in cash.
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W. Tojoji
Charles Jr
Peary’s Daughter Plans Study of Aerial Navigation
Inspired by Admiral Robert Peary, Miss Peary pursues aviation interest and will enroll in an aerial navigation course after completing preliminary work. The note highlights her concerted effort to follow her father’s passion into flight discipline.
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Admiral Robert Peary
Miss Peary
Seattle shipyard to spend a million for expansion
J. W. Paterson president of Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co. announced Monday the consolidation with Robins Dry Dock and Repair Co. and Tiejen and Lang Dry Dock Co. A million dollars will be spent enlarging the local yard and building a large floating dry dock capable of handling vessels as large as the new Minnesota.
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J. W. Paterson
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co
New York
Robins Dry Dock and Repair Co
Tiejen and Lang Dry Dock Co
Atlantic Coast Firma
Minnesota
Red Cross Camp Leaders Plan West Coast Visit
Mrs. Hugh Rood travels to San Francisco this week to study the women’s training camp model. She helps oversee the Red Cross service camp at Fort Lawton scheduled to begin July 20 with headquarters in the 916 Cobb Building.
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Hugh Rood
San Francisco
Red Cross
Fort Lawton
Cobb Building
Fireflies Proposed as Aid to U S Army in Dark
Washington debates on bottling fireflies to illuminate trenches on the Mexico border after gun jams at Columbus New Mexico prompt calls for flashlight alternatives. The Lewis gun, praised by Allies, is again eyed by the War Department amid a $2 million rush to boost machine gun stock. Critics question ordnance board signaling need for overhaul in preparedness efforts.
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Columbus
N. M
Washington
United States Ordnance Board
Ordnance Board
Army
Springfield
Maas
War Department
Congress
Theatres Hippodrome and Palace Hip bill Sunday revue recap
Minstrel act Southland by Keese Bros Afrigander Minstrels at the Hippodrome drew laughs and dancing as Alexandria the Marimbaphonist led musical numbers and Jack Fine delivered Yiddish humor. Knight and Ransom showcased The Girl From Drake's Landing while Peg o the Ring continues. Rita Gould headlined the Palace Hip bill with Ergotti and Lilli, adding acrobatics and song.
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Hippodrome
Knight and Ransom
Drake's Landing
Rita Gould
New Palace
Rita
Who Is Who and The Emigrant Star in Truth Crushed to Earth
The item lists the seventh episode Truth Crushed to Earth as the motion picture headliner. It features Charles Mason and company in Who Is Who and Maxie Mitchell in song along with Charles Reilly and pany in The Emigrant and Bartholomew in character songs.
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Charles Mason and Company
Maxie Mitchell
Charles Reilly and
Pany
and Bartholomew
Meat Supply Exhausted In Ketchikan Amid Strike
Ketchikan reports a depleted meat supply due to the Pacific coast longshoremen's strike. Butter eggs potatoes and similar commodities are nearly gone and the monthly liquor shipment from San Francisco has not arrived.
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Ketchikan
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
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