Soldiers Drag Man at Express Seat Recruiting Debated
Report from the county city building describes soldiers directing a man named Raymond Guion to show his service registration card during a recruiting event. Guion, a nonunion worker aged 19, was escorted away as a crowd gathered and police dispersed the scene. Employers reportedly had not paid a requested fee, while drivers union officials pushed for a daily minimum wage of 3.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Guion
An Express
M. Gallagher
Masked thieves bind wife and rob husband at home
At 3 40 a m Wednesday two masked burglars entered the Pinens home 1416 21st ave S by cutting a rear window screen and bound and gagged Mrs Pincus and two children with sheets. They robbed Benjamin Pinens of 108 85 dollars as he arrived home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Pinens
21St Ave. S
Pincus
Highway Men Here Escort Victoria Vancouver Mayors to Seattle
A year round Evergreen highway party from Canada to Mexico visits Seattle on Wednesday. Mayors of Victoria and Vancouver travel with the delegation guiding the pathfinders from Victoria to Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Mexico
Seattle
Victoria
Vancouver
Man Behind the Seattle Car Strike McMorrow Emerges
Edward McMorrow of Chicago leads the strike as chairman of the executive board of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employee of America. He advises Seattle local workers and speaks with a fierce Irish rhetoric against opponents, wearing a Liberty Loan badge and a Shamrock tucked beneath it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward McMorrow
Chicago
Seattle
McMorrow
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employee of America
Liberty Loan
Terme
Turkey
Traction Company
Amalgamated
Mr. Leonard
Mensra
Stone and Webster
Boston
Women drivers blamed as streetcar strike halts Seattle bustle
Read like a bustling city page, the piece notes women motorists blamed by walkers for endangering pedestrians while a broad strike disrupts transit. It covers union tensions, jitneys replacing streetcars, store foot traffic, and quotes from labor leaders, drivers, and observers about expected duration and impact.
Dentistry Advertisement Promises Quality and Savings
The ad touts a dentist with skilled work and affordable prices. It highlights high grade pain free methods, 22 karat crowns, bridgework at five dollars per tooth, painless extraction, plate specialists with Dentalloy plates, and a free estimate. It promises comfort, guaranteed plates, and an easy payment plan.
Shipyard Strike Looms Over Seattle Fleet Production
Seattle shipyards face potential shutdown as union metal trades demand daily pay increases from $1 to $1.50 and threaten to refuse work on ships using products from unfair Washington Iron Works. Government and state defense officials seek to avert paralysis while crews mobilize, and workers across families cope with rising costs and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Washington Iron Works
Focal
State Council of Defense
Federal
Henry M. White
Dan McKillop
A. E B. Miller
The
Metal Trades Council
Echo Zahl Sees A Carman's Home And Waits
The account follows Echo Zahl a Carman worker who spends long hours waiting between 5.39 a.m. and 7.21 p.m. with a two hour unpaid intermission. He describes low pay in the first year and a quarter and a pay rise to 80 to 85 dollars a month after. His mother comments on the difficult conditions and the family concerns as the men go on strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sharp
Joe
Stiff
Even If You Had to Walk Dentists Promise Painless, Low-Cost Service
A dental office advertises its dentists as high grade and state certified with guarantees signed by the owner. They claim painless work using novocain, emphasize large patient volume to keep prices low, and offer free examination with an immediate start if work is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Dental Board
L. R. Clark
Another Wonder at the Cecil Cabaret
The Cecil brings from Norway pianist Miss Alice Grunden renowned as a top lady pianist. She performs ragtime, semi classical and classical pieces in a distinctive style and even balances a glass of water on her head while playing The Rosary. A prize challenges anyone to name a piece she cannot play from memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil
Norway
Alice Grunden
Miss Grunden
Tacoma Cars Run Again With Green Strikebreakers
On July 18 Tacoma resumes streetcar service on key lines with green strikebreakers and some old workers. About 75 experienced carmen are to operate cars as General Manager Bean plans full resumption in days. Police guard the routes amid light ridership and a single arrest for photographing a nonunion crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Preas
Tacoma
Tacoma Railway & Power Co
Bean
Crowdé
Leah
Spy Plant Found in California
Government agents believe they have destroyed a communications device used by spies near Oakland. Mysterious searchlights were spotted in the hills, federal agents conducted a search, two lights were seized from Red Wood Peak, and the flashes ceased after the seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Oakland
Redwood Peak
Birth of Aguilar’s 28th Child in Chino
Mrs Paul Aguilar age 53 in Chino California welcomed her 28th child a boy. In 38 years of marriage since age 15 she has had 27 prior births including three sets of twins and all children are living except two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Puyallup
Chehalis
Chino
Cal
Paul Aguilar
Mail Deliveries Cut to One Morning Run in Resid District
Mail deliveries in the residential district will be reduced to a single morning run due to a street car strike. The change affects weekday service and aims to maintain essential deliveries amid transit disruption.
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Pine
L. Schoenfer
Alaska Guardsmen
J. F. A. Stroy
Alaska
Juneau
Washington
Strong
Washington Savings and Loan Association
Second Avenue
Star
Uume
John Dd, Rockefeller
Jimmy Crehan
Ford
Queen Anne Hill
Jim Crehan
Charles Pringle
Tenth Ave. W
Elliott Ave
Kinnear Park
Traction Co
Chief Beckingham
Whiting
Jitney Men's Union
T. J. Cusack
M. G. Davis
14Th Ave
N. E
Green Lake
Cowen Park
C. A. Swanson
Dawson Ast
South Park
D. Pennebhera
Sears-Roebuck
Joe Covello
Mastlake
Charlie Stapp
Alkiline
Stapp
Union
John Bunny
Haynes
Liberty Theatre
Adv
England
Stone & Webster
In Dentistry
N. W. Corner
Fourth and
Pike St. Main
Mrs. Stiff
Echo Zahl
OR. L. R. Clark
Regal Dental Offices
Third Avenue
N. W. Corner Third and Union
the Lodge
Fourth Avenue
Westlake
Uncle Sammie
Jersford
Tom
Cvass
Florence
Second
DR. Grabbert
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