Settlement of Car Tangle Up Thursday at 10
Seattle city authorities forecast that the Puget Sound Traction Company will cede control of all city lines during wartime. Mayor Hanson urged quick, board-assisted settlement to improve car service as council and officials plan a Thursday morning 10 o clock meeting with traction officials and a subcommittee to finalize terms.
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Seattle
Traction Company
Hianson
Puget Sound Traction, Tight & Power Co
Councl
War Labor Board
Hanson
Traction
Defense Council Seeks 20000 for State Vice Fight
The State Council of Defense asked the city to contribute eighteen hundred dollars toward a statewide $20,000 fund to combat vice diseases. The request was referred to the city finance committee by the council on Monday.
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State Council of Defense
Seattle Eyes $500000 Water Bond Extension
Councilman Oliver T. Erickson warned of a serious water shortage and the city council voted to have the finance committee seek Washington DC permission to float $500 000 in bonds to extend the present water system.
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Seattle
Oliver T. Erickson
Finance Committee
Capital Issues Committee
Washington, D. C
United Press News Service Reaches U S Troops Abroad
United Press begins supplying news to American soldiers sailors and aviators stationed in Britain. A news van will deliver back home updates to YMCA camps, aiding morale at remote sites. F W Dixon YMCA athletic director thanks UP for this costly service aiding thousands already there and those to come.
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London
United Press Today
F. W. Dixon
United Press
Great Britain
7 Cent Fares Spark Ticket Rush in Tacoma
Tacoma reports heavy sales of T-cent street car tickets with 15 for $1 as the new fare goes into effect. A store tallied $105 in ticket sales in a single hour on Monday.
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Tacoma
Kady Barbers Will Form Local Union
John KE. Sanders, a carpenter, has been missing for four days. Police are asked to search for him.
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Kady Barbers
John KE. Sanders
Carpenter
Schwab Reports Pacific Shipyards Systematized
Charles M. Schwab head of the emergency fleet corporation wires Washington from Los Angeles declaring Pacific coast shipyards highly systematized and productive. He tells the shipping board that everywhere in the United States shipbuilding is fine and efficient.
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Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Washington
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Schwab
Shipping Board
United States
Behwab
36000 War Workers Seek Wage Increases in Bay Area
Thirty six thousand Ironworkers and shipbuilders in the San Francisco bay region plan to demand substantial wage increases. W R Turton, president of the Iron Trades council, says rising living costs justify new raises. The pushes reference an agreement signed January 1, 1918, by employers in the large San Francisco steel yards to meet cost of living increases.
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Ban Francisco
San Francisco Bay
W. R. Turton
The
Iron Trades Council
San Francisco
Australia to Launch Major Shipbuilding Program
A Fremd expert reports Australia plans a large steel shipbuilding program across federal state and private plants. Browen Hill steel plant at Newcastle NSW will supply most structural steel. Ships are expected to be around 3500 tons.
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Australia
Hriieh
Commonwealth
Browen Hill Company
Newcastle
New South Wales
Tacoma Port Handles Record Tea Imports in 1918
Tacoma handled 45,576,000 pounds of tea in the year ending June 30, 1918, leading New York and San Francisco ports. Experts taste brands as the entry process becomes a notable occupation with high salaries.
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Tacoma
New York
San Francisco
United States
Purse to become comptroller at yard after resignation
John Purse will resign as district auditor of the United States Shipping Board for this district on July 15 and become assistant general manager and comptroller of the J F Duthie company. His successor has not yet been named. Repairs to the sunk Admiral Evans will take at least 60 days at Skinner Eddy’s dock after a preliminary survey.
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United States Shipping Board
John Purse
J. F. Duthie Company
Admiral Evans
Pacific Steam Ship Company
Hawk Inlet
Todd Dry Docks
Skinner & Eddy Plant No. 2
Police arrest for seditious statements noted in Far and Near News
John BR Anderson an employee of Page Lumber in Eagle Gorge is under arrest on charges of making seditious statements. Other notices include postal savings deposits rising to 2500, funeral services for Morris Russell Hunt at Bonney Watson chapel, and appointments and meetings across Seattle area civic groups and universities.
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John BR. Anderson
Page Lumber Company
Eagle Gorge
Postmaster Battle
Morris Russell Hunt
Seattle
Milwaukee Land Company
Bonney Watson
Frank J. Laube
University of Washington
Red Crows
St. James’ Cathedral
Mary R. Sartorf
George Bancroft Adair
First Ave. W
Olympia
Tacoma
Joe Driscoll
Joe Kelley
St. Louis
Driscoll
P. EK. Sullivan
Green Lake
Council of Patriotic Service
West Seattle High School
Arrest of Shipping Man in Hun Plot Foiled
Federal authorities in San Francisco say they have thwarted another coastwise shipping plot with the arrest of Carl Johan stad, first officer of a San Francisco to Mexico steamer. Officials claim the Mexican waters vessel was equipped with exceptionally powerful wireless gear.
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San Francisco
Carl Johanstad
Mexico
Mexican
The Gown and Envelope Chemise Display Featured Prices
The center gown showcases a round square or V neck with hand-embroidered scallops at neck and sleeves. Price two dollars and fifty cents. The Envelope Chemise to the right presents a round-neck style, matching the gown, priced at two dollars and fifty cents.
Napa Tan Boots Price and Practical Use Mentioned
Boots priced at $9.50 are highlighted for rugged use and cross country walking. The note mentions their suitability for women prepared for roughing it and indicates availability on the first floor.
Rumely Arraigned Over New York Evening Mail Purchase
Dr. Edward A. Rumely publisher of the New York Evening Mail was arraigned on perjury charges. Bail reduced from 100000 to 35000 as prosecutors allege funds from Germany financed the paper’s 1915 purchase. Preliminary hearing set for July 23. Rumely, a La Porte Indiana native with a Heidelberg medical degree, is 36.
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U.S
NEW York Mail
Edward A. Rumely
Kaiser Bill
New York
New York Evening Mail
United States
Hitchcock Today
Rumely
Mail and Express Company
Harper
Germany
Dr. Rumely
Jeremiah O'Leary
von Bernstorff
Heinrich . Kert
la Porte
Ind
Heidelberg
Young Marine Recruits Home After Heroic Cruise
The US fisheries bureau steamer Roosevelt under Capt. H. Bierd returns to Seattle after a perilous Alaskan coast cruise. Dispatched April 28 with 60 recruits, the ship rescued crews from the icebound Alaska fleet near Unimak Bristol Bay and Harrandeen bay, saving sailors from the Tacoma and other vessels. The ship faced multiple near crushings in the ice as it ferried survivors to safety.
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United States Fisheries Bureau
Roosevelt
Seattle
Bering Sea
H. Bierd
Northern Waters
Shipping Board
Alaskan
Aleutian Islands
Bristol Bay
Unimak
Alaska
Bristol
Harrandeen Bay
Tacoma
Settlement plan to be explained in Northwest
The Washi Land Settlement association will explain the community meat movement with pivotal meetings across the state. The first meeting is set for Spokane on Wednesday, July 10.
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N. W
Washi Land Settlement Association
Spokane
Machine Gunners Sought for Guard Company Recruiting in Seattle
The Third Ward State National Guard prepares for federalization the Machine Gun Company C conducts a recruiting campaign in Seattle to secure the required enrollment of 100.
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Seattle
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