Telephone Girls Receive War Savings Donation
Blanche Johnson spoke for striking telephone operators and won a 1000 War Savings Stamps grant from the Central Labor Council. Union leaders urged broader aid while some called for immediate help and a general strike referendum. In Portland on July 3 workers demand higher wages and longshoremen may join a walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Johnson
Central Labor Council
Miss Johnson
Phil Pearl
Barbers
Alice Lord
Ben Nauman
Portland
Ore
Labor
Labor League
Labor Temple
Dreamland Dance Hall
Relief Committee For
Ann Morrison
Hazel O'Neill
Edna Hadeen
Painters’ Union
Rheumatism Relief With Williams Pink Pills
Mrs Jennie Shine of Detroit recounts winter confinement and crutch use before treating with Dr Williams Pink Pills. She details pain from dampness exposure, swelling, numbness, appetite loss, and sleep disturbance, then notes joint recovery, restored strength, and crutch removal. She endorses the medicine and cites price 50 cents per box or six for $2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Report Girls Hit by Guards in Tacoma Strike
A Tacoma strike story notes 15 Seattle operators joined mass walkout. Union leaders say all Tacoma girls will quit soon amid peaceful protests. Cable damage and service outages affect Ballard North exchanges and Georgetown fires disrupt long distance. Donations flow from unions as relief funds grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
North Exchange
Tacoma
Georgetown
CC. O. Myers
Telephone Company
Seattle Prepares for City Fourth Celebrations and Games
Seattle hosts a day of aquatic and land athletic events across Woodland Park Mt. Baker Park Seward Park Jefferson Park and Salmon Bay Park with street dancing at Stewart Street and a fireworks finale at Woodland Park and Westlake. Organizers include A W Leonard Victor Zednick Eva Jurgensohn H B Cunningham and many park directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland
Mt. Baker
Seward
Madrona
Jefferson, Volunteer
Salmon Bay
Stewart
First
Fifth Aves
Stewart St
Leschi
Armory
Woodland Park
Fifth Ave
Westlake Blvd
A. W. Leonard
Victor Zednick
Eva Jurgensohn
H. B. Cunningham
Neal Ellis
Mt. Baker Park
I. A. Nelthorpe
I. C. Bounker
Harry Johnson
Eloise St. John
Salmon Bay Park
WiNiston Warwick
Goldie Bryant
Seward Park
Josepha Burns
Jefferson Park
A. R. Bravender
Myrtle Latham
Madrona Park
W. L. Hayward
Iva Schoregge
Mary Fenton
Franklin on Efficiency
A compact aphorism emphasizes prudent use of time and resources. It echoes Benjamin Franklin's view that success comes from maximizing value rather than pursuing wasteful effort or expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Franklin
Hard Drink to Be Absent on Fourth
Washington July 3 United Press America faces Independence Day with no strong drink. Light beer remains sold in many cities and no broad DOJ plan to halt it. Palmer says his department will keep hard drinks banned. Enforcement legislation banning drinks over one half of 1 percent alcohol will be taken up after the Fourth, with predictions it may not pass before August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Press
America
Department of Justice
Palmer
Department
Congress
Tacoma Operators Join Coast Strike In Tacoma
Sixty Tacoma girl operators joined the Coast strike against the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company this morning. They walked out of three Tacoma exchanges after Seattle operators visited the city last night. The strike committee said operators reported threats of arrest by the district inspector and decried denial of collective bargaining rights guaranteed by the Postmaster General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Tacoma
Seal 38A
Labor Temple
R. W. Fuller
Striking Electrical Workers’ Committee
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Burleson
Mooney Strike Vote Fails to Endorsement
The vote on the Mooney strike shows 67 in favor and 76 against as the Central Labor Council refuses to endorse. Boilermakers Union Local 104, the city’s largest with about 14 000 members, orders members to report to work Monday despite the Mooney Defense League call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy May
Charlie Doyle
Council
J. A. Stewart
R. L. Proctor
J. Potts
Defense Committee
Boilermakers’ Union
Local 104
Mooney Defense League
James Martin
Central Labor Council
Tom Mooney
International Workers’ Defense League
Mooney
Chicago Labor Not Favoring Walkout
Chicago labor officials urged a four day walkout to demand fair trials for Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Billings but the movement was described as likely to be ignored by labor generally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
F. W. Bowerman
Chicago Mooney Defense League
Thomas J. Mooney
Warren K. Billings
Portland Set for Five Day Mooney Strike Endorsement
Portland workers vote to back a five day strike for Thomas J. Mooney after a mass meeting of about 3000 unionists. The Mooney strike committee will meet tonight to decide if the city will join the walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Thomas J. Mooney
Mooney
Milwaukee Avoids Planned Strike, Police Ready
Milwaukee officials said no strike will be sanctioned tomorrow after a Federated Trades council vote. About 150 trades were represented, and police expressed confidence there would be no undercover disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Federated Trades Council
Self-Satisfied Mindset Warned Against by Florence Ad
A terse ad warns that self-satisfaction breeds laziness and indifference and urges readers to seek improvements. It promotes Florence Upstairs Store at Second and Union with a claim to save on new suit coat dress and hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Second and Union
Smile Lures a Check Writer in San Francisco
In San Francisco on July 2 detectives arrested Thomas Wheatley Shackleford for passing a worthless check for 150 dollars after Samuel Adkenson identified him from photographs in a local gallery. Police investigator William C. Gilmore charged him as he smiled, then quickly faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Thomas Wheatley Shackleford
Samuel Adkenson
Adkenson
William C. Gilmore
Shackleford
Tanlac restored Port land engineer after long illness
D Martin of 454 Taylor St North Portland Oregon, a 25 year locomotive engineer, credits Tanlac with restoring his health after 12 years of stomach trouble, asthma, and fatigue. He lost 16 pounds, regained it, and reports improved digestion, energy, and breathing. his wife also benefited from Tanlac. Sold in Seattle by Bartell Drug Stores under a Tanlac representative.
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Tanlac
D. Martin
Taylor St. North
Portland
Ore
Martin
Santa Fe
el Paso
Tex
Columbia Shipbuilding Co
California
San Diego
Taniac
Seattle
Bartell Drug Stores
Ukrainians Claim Odessa Captured in Four Day Battle
The Ukrainian press bureau announced that after four days of fierce fighting the Ukrainians occupied Odessa following a clash with Polish forces. This marked the first reported fighting between Poles and Ukrainians in the Odessa region. Dispatches yesterday noted a Polish push into Eastern Galicia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Copenhagen
Ukrainian Press Bureau
Galicia
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Sons of America
Fraser-Paterson Co
Second and University
First National Bank
Detroit
Industrial Relations Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Committee
Robert ©. Saunders
William Short
Washington State Federation of Labor
4Th Ave
Spring
Seneca Streets
Elliott
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company
Northwest
United Painless
Third Ave
Col. James St
Houdini
Levy's
Orpheum
Central Labor Body
First Ave
Right Drug CO
C. D. Martin
Shipbuilders
Wildwood Park
Yesler
Washington Progressive Dental Society
Coliseum Theatre
Pike St
MASON
Stanley
Ernst
EZERS
Atery
FORD
Turner
Stanley Luggage Carrier
Aevu Steel
Hlanswann
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