New Telephone Strike Threatens Coast Wide Actions
Veterans rally against Gov. Hart and state officials as telephone workers report widespread discrimination after returning to work. A San Francisco conference will address grievances, with a possible coast wide strike if conditions do not improve.
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PAN Gov. Hart
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Mabel Leslie
Portland
San Francisco
Nellie Johnson
J. P. Downs
Blanche Johnson
Shall We Send This Man to a Firing Squad
A political refugee case argues against deporting Bhagwan Singh to India for alleged neutrality violations in 1915. The author compares Singh to Irish leader De Valera and urges the United States not to surrender political prisoners to Britain, citing American traditions of asylum.
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Bhagwan Singh
United States
Singh
India
White
McNeil’s Island
East India
de Valera
Ireland
Commissioner of Immigration
Seattle
Carl Schurz
Prussia
Spain
Britain
Great Britain
Valera
Free
Demand for martial law in capital as riot toll rises
Washington reports intensifying rioting between whites and negroes with four dead and many injured. Congress moves to compel martial law in the District of Columbia and to require separate streetcar cars for whites and blacks. Police, soldiers, and marines struggle to contain clashes across the city amid fears of further outbreaks.
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Washington
United Press
Wilson
District of Columbia
Emerson
Ohio
Harrison
Mississippi
Clark
Florida
House
Washington Po
Mary
Virginia
Columbia
Baltimore
Alexandria
Watteville
Prohibition Act Wins Final House Approval
Washington notes that the house gave final approval to the prohibition act for enforcement of war time and constitutional prohibition. The body defeated a liberal substitute by Igoe Missouri 136 to 255. Final tally was 287 to 101 with three absent.
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Washington
Con
Igoe
Missouri
Phone Service Improves at The Star
The Star announces new telephone access for want ads with direct main line MAIN 600. Staff will help prepare your ad copy to ensure the best possible results.
California Phone Strike Ends Coastwide Labor Action
The coastwide telephone strike in progress for over a month will end at 1 pm today. The central strike committee ordered telegrams for mass meetings to announce the strike’s end and return to work to conform to organized labor regulations.
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San Francisco
Central Strike Committee
Northwest
Los Angeles
California
Central Committee
Oakland
Sacramento
Martinez
Liberty bond quotations at 1 p m
Liberty bond quotations at 1 p m show 3s at 99.52, first 4s at 92.76, second 4s at 93.18, first 4s at 94.80, second 4s at 93.72, third 4s at 94.88, fourth 4 4s at 93.40, Victory 3Ms at 99.98, and Victory 4s at 99.96.
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New York
Liberty
Victory
Tacoma Union Man Charges Unfairness
Tacoma July 22 Sam Roberts chairman of the Tacoma strike committee charged the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. discriminated against four former girl strikers by denying them jobs because of activity in the labor movement. Two others rehired were forced to quit.
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Tacoma
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Sam Roberts
Roberts
Bandits Rob Man of $10,000 Bonds
Two automobile bandits robbed a bank messenger near the Austin National Bank in Austin Illinois, seizing $10,000 in Liberty Bonds and $400 in cash before escaping. The crime occurred shortly after the bank stop and no injuries were reported.
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Chicago
Austin National Bank
Austin
Don’t Tell Your Past Advice From Cynthia Grey Letter
A Star column prints two letters to Cynthia Grey about confessing past indiscretions before marriage. A man with a prison past urges disclosure only to be safe later, while a married-age woman fears harm and urges seizing happiness with secrecy. A. J. signs off as an old bachelor who vows never to confess again.
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Star
Cynthia Grey
Miss Grey
Seattle Voters Decide On 4.5 Million Bond and 3 Percent Levy
Polls opened at 8 a m as Seattle school district voters weigh a 4 5 million dollar bond issue for permanent school buildings and a 3 mill levy to fund higher teacher salaries and more staff. If approved the bond would fund new facilities. rejection would keep relying on portable classrooms and worsen crowding. The levy aims to raise about 450 000 for wage increases and 370 000 for more teachers and repairs.
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Seattle
King County
State of Washington
Skull Found on Beach Linked to Spokane Millionaire
Police pursue identification of a skull found on the Santa Barbara beach by W A Wafford a junk dealer. Investigators consider the possibility it is J Lewis Clark a Spokane millionaire who vanished here three years ago.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
W. A. Wafford
J. Lewis Clark
Hindu group case sparks U.S. plot accusation
Bhagwan Singh stands among 19 Hindu suspects accused of hatching a plot in the United States. Police and prosecutors allege a coordinated plan with religious motives, detailing potential targets and timing as part of a legal case unfolding in federal court.
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Bhagwan Singh
President Wilson resumes talks with Republican senators
President Wilson, confined by dysentery yesterday, resumed conferences with Republican senators. Dr. Cary T. Grayson said the president is weak but improving. Senator Edge of New Jersey was the first caller, and discussions covered the treaty and league covenant. The White House noted the speaking tour depends on his health.
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Washington
Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
Edge
New Jersey
White House
12 ARRAIGNED IN BOOZE CASE
Superior Judge John Jurey heard arraignments for 12 defendants led by former speaker W W Conner and former state chairman Charles G Heifner along with nine Seattle residents indicted by the grand jury for alleged whiskey disappearance from the county city building on June 4.
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Clay Allen
State House of Representatives
W. W. Conner
Charles G. Heifner
Seattle
John 8
Jurey
Balloon Crash Kills Twelve in Chicago Bank Skylight
A late July disaster in Chicago leaves twelve dead as a dirigible bursts into flames above the Trust and Savings Co. bank. The blimp fell through the skylight, igniting gasoline and burning workers, with dozens injured and panicked exits blocked. Fire and rescue crews race to recover bodies as investigators assemble.
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Chicago
Trust & Savings Co
Wi Express
Wingfoot
Evon
Dying News Photographer Guides Blimp Crash Coverage
In Chicago the coroner's jury began probing the Wingfoot blimp disaster at the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Milton G. Norton, a news photographer aboard the Goodyear craft, died from injuries after parachuting from the wreck and asking for his plates before passing.
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Chicago
United Press
Milton G. Norton
Goodyear Company
Wingfoot
Illinois Trust & Savings Bank
Norton
la Sallest
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French
U. S
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T. J. Cunningham
J. K. Witherspoon
Philip Tworoger
Liberty Bonds
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John S. Jurey
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