Seattle Laundry Strike Ends With Wage Gains
Fifteen hundred laundry workers returned to Seattle laundries after a three week strike. Working agreements were signed, with the Weet Seattle singled out for separate talks. The unions won major gains including a $20 weekly minimum for drivers and a closed shop. Apprenticeship time was cut from six to three months with a $9 weekly minimum. Engineers secured favorable changes with little trouble.
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Laundrymen's Club
Democracy Restored in China After Revolt
State department dispatches report a week of clashes ends with the Manchu emperor driven out and Keng Kue Chang named president of a new provisional government in Nanking. Democracy reportedly reestablished July 7 with assurances of safety for foreign powers and troops from Haiti, France, and the United States reaching Peking. Communication with Peking is limited and few official messages arrive.
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China
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Keng Kue Chang
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Dropped Match in Gas Main Fails to Save Man
A lighted match dropped into a gas manhole Saturday night by an unidentified man is blamed for a blast that could claim the life of Merritt Gordon, age 42, with the incident rocking Tacoma. Witnesses report the explosion was heard blocks away and police say the strike involving drivers proceeded without violence during settlement talks led by Business Agent Wyatt.
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Absolutely painless dentistry in Boston dental offices
Boston Dental Offices advertise painless dental care using advanced anesthetic methods. Specialists remove live nerves and perform extractions, drilling, fillings, crowns, and bridges without pain. No charge for the anesthetic or Novocain is mentioned.
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Conspiracies of a Wise Friend and a Punchy Lunch Date
Paula Townsend returns to town and uncovers a web of social entanglements as Lord Beauclough and Aunt Rachel clash over an engagement. Margie, Geraldine, and Gertrude observe with sharp wit while a lunch at Sherry's reveals loyalties and expectations. The scene ends with tense silences and foreshadowed conflict.
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