Seattle telephone strike fuels donations and tensions
Heavy contributions to the striking girls relief fund amplify the Seattle telephone tieup as 70 percent of operators join the walkout. Union leaders say the strike could conclude in about 10 days with San Francisco negotiations ongoing and guards facing arrests amid accusations of brutality.
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Telephone Girls’ Relief Fund
Tacoma
Seattle
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Milwaukee Railroad
Blanche Johnson
California
R. E. Swain
San Francisco
Alleged Thief Brought Back From Utah in Custody
Joyce Davie and wife arrived from Ogden Utah under guard of Ben Ludlow special investigator for the Pacific Coast auto underwriters conference. They had been arrested with Jack Cook of Yakima on a theft charge. Cook escaped. Davie allegedly stole a car from F H Parks of the White Building on June 6. Cook is also wanted for stealing a machine from Yakima. Davie 19 and wife 18.
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Ben Ludlow
Pacific Coast Auto Underwriters’ Conference
Joyce Davie
Ogden
Utah
Jack Cook
Yakima
Cook
Davie
F. H. Parks
White Building
Florence Fondren
Bingham
Miss Fondren
Son Lives While He Pays for Funeral
New York dated story reports John Riley insisting a hospital corpse is not his son after the undertaker delivers a coffin to his home. Two young John Rileys in the hospital caused the mix up with one Bayonne resident noted. No relatives claimed the body yet and payment responsibility remains unsettled.
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New York
Bear Mountain
Ocean Grove
John Riley
John
Riley
Twin Beds Endorsement by Kentucky Judge
In Frankfort Kentucky Judge Settle writes for the Kentucky court of appeals affirming Emma Burton’s divorce from Alfred Burton. The court held abandonment grounds do not apply because the couple shared twin beds.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Settle
Emma Burton
Alfred Burton
Escapes From Police At Jail
Jack Landy also known as Laure escaped from custody Friday morning after colliding with Patrolman E C Griffin at the Terrace street entrance to the police station. He admitted to two Blue Taxi Company employees that he found and hid the revolver Griffin had lost near the 12th avenue bridge during a 3 40 a m auto accident call.
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Blue Taxi Co
E. C. Griffin
Jack Landy
Laure
Griffin
Terrace St
Laudy
12Th Ave
William Lockhart
Herbert Minaker
Soldiers Return Parade Sings Die Wacht am Rhein
In Spokane on July 5 the 146th Field Artillery unit paraded home to cheers and a Teutonic singer performing Die Wacht am Rhein inside a downtown building. Officials observed but took no action as crowds gathered.
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Spokane
146Th Field Artillery
Alki Beach Fourth of July Draws Large Crowd
Thousands visit Alki Beach as city parks host Fourth of July festivities. A band concert and sports program accompany swimming and picnicking. Manager McGee offers a prize for the prettiest bathing suit judged at 5 o'clock.
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Alki Beach
McGee
Great Fireworks Display at Wood land Park
Fireworks will light up Wood land Park on Friday evening under Hitt Fireworks Co. Rockets and nightflares will blaze in the sky with set pieces depicting Nyanza falls and other scenes. Speakers J. J. Sullivan and William Short will address the crowd, with Francis Russell directing community singing and Wagner’s band providing music.
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Woodland Park
Hitt Fireworks Co
Nyanza Falls
Victoria
Nyanza
British East Africa
Sam Smiting
Kaiser
Austria
J. J. Sullivan
William Short
Francis Russell
Wagner
Enthusiasm Sparks Banter About Fishing Plans
Jones questions an angler’s enthusiasm while Barnes bets the nut will go trout fishing once the country goes dry. The playful exchange hints at plans and optimism amid uncertain times.
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Jones
Barnes
Frisco Claims New Stevedore Record
Frisco stevedore crews under Transoceanic head Harry Scott set a new cargo unload record by discharging 6,000 tons from the Kofufu Maru at Pier 29 in 42 hours, averaging 150 tons per hour and surpassing Seattle's mark. Drew Chichester is general manager, Captain Schirmer directed the unloading.
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San Francisco
Harry Scott
Transoceanic Company
Seattle
Scott
Drew Chichester
Seatle
Schirmer
Sunday is Saturday claim rocks Roxbury court
In Roxbury court seven men charged with gambling on the Lord's day are said to have been arrested at 12 30 a m Sunday morning, which they argue is actually Saturday night under a new time standard. Their lawyer Herbert A Kenney contends that the sun governs time not Congress, making Sunday begin at 1 a m.
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Boston
Congress
Roxbury
Herbert A. Kenney
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F. E B. Craig
Marie Daly
J. B
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Craig
Patrike Investigation Committee
Industrial Relations Bureau of Chamber of Commerce and Com. Club
William Reister
Chamber of Commerce
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Ballard
Miss Duffy
America
Ss. S. Indianapolis
Colman
A. M
Brooks
Puget Sound Navigation
Colman Dock
Salvation Army
Penrose
Sones
Fair Geomanettes
A.H
Silver
Kentucky
PLA
Bozschest Zvenskhy
Odessa
McDotgalleathwick
Second Avenue
Pike
MacDougall-Southwick
MacDougall
Southwick
Frisco
The
Ocean Transport Company
Scott's Company
Pacific Coast
Pier 29
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