Chamber Urges Immediate End to Seattle Telephone Strike
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club urged Burleson to appoint a local adjustment board to settle grievances. Telegrams were sent to San Francisco and state organizations requesting swift settlement of the Seattle strike. Union leaders and delegates anticipate word from Elizabeth Gilley and Jack Quinn as coastwide talks continue.
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Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Burleson
Seattle
Chamber
San Fran
Commerae
Oht
Elizabeth Gilley
Jack Quinn
San Francisco
Centenary exposition honors leaders with medals
The centenary exposition opens amid pageantry with Col. Al C. York and Lieut. Commander A. C. id arriving to a reception for the centenary personnel. Officials award medals as leaders address the crowd. Consecration and evangelistic services are planned through the event.
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al C. York
A. C.id
NC-4
Enire
Mte
National Grange
Marine Strike in East Grows
United Press reports the U S shipping board would meet with shipping unions in New York to avert a threatened general strike. About 10,000 workers were out, with 200 vessels tied up in Atlantic ports as the dispute centers on preference for American and union seamen and wage increases. The strike was spreading to Louisiana and beyond.
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New York
United Press
United States Shipping Board
Atlantic
Shipping Board
William 8. Brown
Marine Engineers’ Benevolent Association
American Steamship Association
New Orleans
Frisco Clearings Show Big Decrease
San Francisco bank clearings for the last week drop by 1,303,681 compared with the prior year’s week. The six day total reaches 145,580,686, up 22,161,286 from last year, with analysts noting holiday timing and prohibition as factors and cautioning against quick conclusions.
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San Francisco
United Press
Clearing House
Murder case probe hints at heavy blows in Dowsey death
Dowsey, a 44 year old government sleuth, was found dead in a Seattle lavatory on May 2 after leaving with two men. Coroner and federal agents say a head injury from a heavy blow likely caused death, not apoplexy, as the investigation widens.
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MacWhinnie
Dowsey
C. C. Tiffin
Washington City
United States
Seattle
Tiffin
Camp Farwell
Washington Infantry
G. H. Douglas
Douglas
Secret Service
G. H. Dowsey
Greatneck
L. I
Customs Department
Mecca Shrine
New York City
Manhaussett
Long Island
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Genevieve
G. H. Downey
Great Neck
James Dowsey
Dowsey & Parsons
Broadway
N. Y
John Hill
New York
Plan to bottle Wilson in East
United Press staff correspondent reports opposition lawmakers in Congress discuss inviting President Wilson to attend Senate Foreign Relations Committee sessions during treaty debates. Senator Moses proposes a daily 10 am meeting with Wilson to curb his cross country tour and boost information flow on treaty provisions.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
League of Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Moses
Borah
Senate
Swanson
Virginia
League
Hitchcock
Capitol
New England
Car Service in Denver Resumed Amid Wage Arbitration
Denver reopens street car service after 1200 strikers return to work under former wages with a proviso for arbitration on raises. Public fares stay at 5 cents until council rushes ordinance to legalize 6 cent fares, with a special election planned within six months for the fare decision.
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Denver
Colo
Paris Rioters Force Cafes To Shut Doors
Paris news reports rioters marching from Rue de la Paix to Place de la Concorde forcing cafes and restaurants to close via stoning and intimidation as part of ongoing strikes. The incident underscores widespread labor unrest in the city.
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Paris
United Press
Rue de la Paix
Place de la Concorde
Red Rupert Held for Oregon Return in Los Angeles
M A Clifford known as Red Rupert, arrested in Imperial after escaping Oregon state penitentiary, was brought to Los Angeles and held waiting for departure to Oregon.
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108
Angeles
M. A. Clifford
Red Rupert
Imperial
Oregon State Penitentiary
Los Angeles
Oregon
Shipyard plate hanger injured by falling object
Sam Maki a 27 year old plate hanger at Skinner Eddy shipyard No 1 was struck by a falling plate and sustained a fractured left leg He is at Seattle General hospital after the accident occurred at 730 Friday night in the yard at his 2011 Ninth Ave South address
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Sam Maki
Ninth Ave. S
Skinner & Eddy Shipyard No. 1
Seattle General Hospital
Maki
James Shea Arrested on Bank Defalcation Charges
Federal officers report James Shea 36 assistant cashier at the National Bank of Commerce confessed to thefts totaling about 16 thousand dollars over seven to eight years. He allegedly misappropriated drafts and travelers checks, was bound over to the federal grand jury, and jailed awaiting trial with a bail set at 5 thousand dollars.
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National Bank of Commerce
James Shea
Osay
Exchange Department of the Bank
Federal Grand Jury
Martin Mclean
National Bank Examiner
McLean
Shea
Manson F. Backus
Exchange Department
United States
Moore
Snarshal’e
McClelland
Marshal Tobey
Arctic Hotel
Blockade Talks Signal Shifts in Postwar Policy
Paris notes the council of five begins instruction on ending the German blockade and debates lifting the blockade against Russia. Italy seeks Austrian concession in Tientsin as peace talks progress. Interventions in Hungary are under Allied review with Foch queried on supplies and unity of command. British French and American warships move toward Fiume to stabilize the volatile scene.
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United Press
Paris
Council of Five
Germany
Russia
Italy
Tientsin
China
Councill
Hungary
Marshal Foch
Foch
Fiume
Band Concert Schedule Announces Summer Lineup
Jefferson Park hosts Kirchner's Band from 7 to 9 30 Saturday. Sunday features Adama's Woodland Park Carabba's Alki and Wagner's Volunteer Park concerts. University of Washington campus shows set for July 31 August 21 and August 30 under park board direction.
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Jefferson Park
Kirchner
Adama
Woodland Park
Carabba
Alki
Wagner
Volunteer Park
University of Washington
Park Board
Ford profits Nine months to April hit 54 million
Mount Clemens, July 12. Edsel Ford testified in his father Henry Ford's libel suit against the Chicago Tribune. Ford Motor Co profits for nine months ending last April totaled 54 million dollars.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
United Presa
Ford Motor Company
Edsel Ford
Chicago Tribuna
Wilson & Co go on summer outing for 1400 women workers
William C Freeman writes about Wilson & Co providing a paid summer outing at Camp Wilsonia near Lake Michigan for 1400 women workers. The excursion, organized by Mutual Service, offers rest, fresh air, and family time without cost to employees, reinforcing loyalty to the Wilson label.
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Camp Wilsonia
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Sand Dunes
Indiana
Wilson & Co
Emloyer, Ilson & Co
Mutual Service
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P. H. Gnngey
Fleet
A. M. MacWhinnie
Securities Building
Charles Clise
J. W. Clise
M. 8
L. A. Martin
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Fifth Ave
Blanche Bates
Hobart Bosworth
Legion
Lew White
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