Strikebreakers How Boston Men Run Seattle Labor War
Seattle car strike exposes Stone and Webster managers Bradlee and Pratt from Boston who supervise Puget Sound Traction firms and coordinate efforts to keep conductors from joining unions. The piece traces how jitneys, wage fights, and court battles shaped the conflict, blaming eight hour day opposition and corporate strategy for public hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Henry G. Bradlee
F. S. Pratt
Boston
Stone and Webster
Bradice
Pratt
Stone and Webster Management Association
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Bradlee
Leonard
Tacoma
Everett
Bellingham
Maine
Massachusetts
Traction Company
Car Company
Traction
Mutual Raion Insurance Co
Fishback
Mutual Company
Secretary of State
Tanner
Arisk
Ballard
I W. W
Alton W. Leonard
Dodge and Hedge
Carmen
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employer of America
Traction War Flares In Seattle As Strikebreakers Arrive
North Seattle barns are fortified to house and deploy strikebreakers as 1,500 professionals from Chicago near. The Superior Court order to move suits to federal court sparks legal skirmish while unions seek mediation through the Patriotic Council for Defense. Guards patrol barns and streets, with plans to move cars once enough strikebreakers are hired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traction Company
Seattle
Chicago
Frater
Caldwell
Carmen and Labor Council
Patriotic Council of Defense
Leonard
Lunin
Carmen
Gill Ca
Res
Superior Court
Federal
Ter
A. W. Leonard
Yesler Way
Mutinous Russians Threaten Comrades
From Petrograd to Washington reports describe Russia's southwest front in chaos with mutinous soldiers threatening colleagues, deserters streaming rearward, and morale collapsed. Kerensky, armed with full powers and Congress backing, seeks to restore army order amid a grave crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. G. Shepherd
Petrograd
Russia
Southwest Front
Kerensky
West Front
Congress
Working Girl Fends Off Intruder With Revolver
A woman at 1314 Seventh Ave repelled a home intruder Sunday night by brandishing a revolver after he followed her home and broke in. She kept him at bay until she reached her bureau and retrieved the gun. She described the man as about six feet tall, wearing a dark box coat and gray trousers, and said he looked like a foreigner. The assailant backed out, struck her wrist, and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie Weller
Puss 'N Boots
Seventh Ave
Second Ave
U-boat Threats Halt Hildegaard In English Channel
Capt Benjamin Bragg aboard the American barkentine Hildegaard reports a German submarine halted him in the English Channel on July 10 at 6 am. He and 11 crew members observed two British destroyers in the distance. the U-boat fired bombs as Hildegaard sailed from the United States with lubricating oil since May 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Benjamin Bragg
Barkentine
Hildegaard
Bragg
English Channel
United States
Mooney Case Goes to Jury in San Francisco
The Rena Mooney bomb plot case went to the jury at 1 p.m. after an initial ballot produced no agreement. Assistant District Attorney Ferrari accused defense witnesses of perjury and said the alibi was built on false testimony, urging jurors to convict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Traction Company
Carmen’s
Traction
Leonard
United Press
San Francisco
Rena Mooney
Ferrari
Weinburg
Benefit Dance To Aid Car Strikers At Dreamland Hall
A benefit dance for striking carmen will be held at Dream land dance hall Thursday night. The event is billed as the largest in the city’s history and aims to raise funds for the strikers. Earlier Saturday shipyards contributed over $116 after a bat was passed during double header games in the Ship builders league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen
Dreamland Dance Hall
J. D. Cachio Celebrates Citizenship and Liberty
Brooklyn tailor J. D. Cachio celebrated gaining citizenship after registering for 258. He displayed flags and lights in his shop and hung a sign proclaiming Celebrate-First Number Called 258 J D VACHTIO. Eight freight cars derailed at Wilburton on the Northern Pacific early Sunday. no injuries reported and traffic was delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D
United Press
New York
J. D. Cachio
Brooklyn
J. D. Vachtio
Wilburton
Northern Pacific
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Stone-Webster
James B. Howe
Stone & Webster
William R. Crawford
Supreme Court
Jitney
The
Sheeks
Jitneys
Battle
Northwest
America
Goethals
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Collier's Weekly
Ero
Rome
Neros
Guard Army
Patriotic Council For Defense
Altho F
Stone & Webster Managing Company
Harold Preston
Patriotic Council
Preston
George Donworth
Stuart Building
Donworth
Star
A. J. Kempster
United Preee
Washington
Mooney
Bridges
Beat Traction Co
Bob Bridges
Port Commission
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