Strikes Shut Multiple Lumber Mills Amid Detentions
Fifty nine prisoners filled the county jail after a Page Lumber Co. camp disturbance at Eagle Gorge. Detachment of Company K arrested Thursday as labor tensions rose with L W W agitators threatening workers. District officials report mills reopened on a ten hour basis while others remain closed. Commissioner White sees no settlement prospects.
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Page Lumber Co
Eagle Gorge
Second Washington Infantry
P. R. Waller
Will Donlan
Strik
Ing
E. S. Grammer
Lumbermen's Defense Committee
Everett
Clough-Hartley
Jamieson
J. G. Brown
International Union of
White
Department of Labor
Arrest of trio in express wagon rioting
Three alleged strikers were arrested after riots around express company wagons Thursday afternoon. L. E. Gray, 25, M. H. Buckley, 22, and W. H. Bell, 21, were booked on an open charge while prosecutors decide specific charges. Police say eggs and missiles were thrown at nonunion drivers during three disturbances that day.
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Gordon
A. J. Cheatham
Buck Holman
Claire lMoane
James Madona
Maiden voyage schooner grounds in dense fog
The schooner Hor ace X Baxter, built at Coos Bay, ran aground at Wingpoint Thursday morning during its maiden voyage.
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Horace X. Baxter
Coos Bay
Wingpoint
Numbers of Seattleites Drawn Today
A chaotic OCR list catalogues numerous numbers and names including Seattle residents, codes like S48 and S981, several partial words, and scattered fragments. The readable parts suggest a listing or lottery style drawing with many identifiers and possible dates or codes embedded in the stream.
Iowa Town Sliding Into Missouri River
Sioux City July 20 Lakeport township is being washed into the Missouri river at nearly 400 feet a day threatening the entire township. As spring rises swell the current on the east bank erosion accelerates. farmers are moving from the threatened area seeking safety and to protect their farms.
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Sioux City
Lakeport Township
Local Draft Draw Reaches Long Night Hours
A wartime draft drawing ran through the night as a uniformed officer announced numbers to checkers who logged them on tall tally sheets. Chalk marks and a photo of the blackboard were made for the public record, with thousands of copies printed for local exemption boards. The process, expected to take about 12 hours, produced enduring records for the boards' use.
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Exemption Boards
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J.W.W
Lumber CO
Seattle
Brown
Tyleervice
Bradbury Suits
Kaastern
Bradbury Hall
Second Avenue
Tae
Sooo
Aioe
Got
Sam
Toa
Eer
Atte
Frederick&nelson
Voile
Ashion
Mary Jane
Navy
Copenhagen
Iowa
Chambray
Madras
Percale
Georgette Crepe
Moe Balbriggan
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