Lumber Strikers Parade in Seattle Amid Eight Hour Demand
Twelve hundred shingleweavers woodsmen and mill workers on strike in Seattle walked the streets in a Saturday night parade demanding an eight hour day and union recognition. Placards urged support while no disorder occurred. The strike stalemate remained. Some Hoquiam mills opened under military protection as others stayed closed. Westminster BC shingleweavers planned a Monday walkout amid contractor pressure.
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Seattle
Hoquiam
Lumbermen’s Defense League
Logs Sale Blocked By Eight Hour Mills Policy
A statement reports officials refusing to sell logs to mills that operate on an eight hour basis, highlighting a policy dispute and its impact on local timber buyers.
Willie Hoppe to Fight Burns in Oakland Bout Wednesday
Willie Hoppe will meet Frankie Burns in a four round bout in Oakland on Wednesday night. On the same program Willie Meehan is slated to face Jack Dempsey of Salt Lake City.
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United Presse
Oakland
Willie Hoppe
Frankie Burns
Willie Meehan
Jack Dempsey
Salt Lake
France Senate Backs Ribot Government in War Effort
Paris July 23 France approves the way governmental and military chiefs conduct the war. The senate in secret session formally and unanimously voted confidence in the Ribot ministry. Hope is expressed that propaganda against national discipline and security has been stopped.
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Paris
France
Senate
Ribot
Waa
Poor Wilbert's Fish Hound Chooses Oyster Beds
Brooklyn manager Wilbert Robinson of the National League champions faces a comic setback as his prized fish hound, trained to pursue shad and whitefish, now fixes on oyster beds after a winter in a hunting lodge. The dog once steered a boat by biting the wheel, but his obsession shifted after a bed of oysters captured his interest.
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Wilbert
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wilbert Robinson
Chesapeake Marshes
Jan
Bus Trip of Odd People and Warm Saddening Humor
A first person account describes a crowded truck-bus ride on Eastlake avenue with 16 riders and an immortal driver. The narrator recalls distinct passengers from a blue striped suited man to a seamstress, a landlady, tatting women, a gnarled old man, and a conductor named Cain. They laugh, the ride is hot, and the narrator returns home to a powdery shoulder and a amused wife.
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Eastlake Ave
Latona Bridge
Abel
Cain
Spokane Man's Gun Is Approved by Navy
The Navy ordinance department approved a $50 000 appropriation to construct one or more Rice guns invented by EL Rice of Spokane. The Rice gun uses general power to propel projectiles and operates with machine capacity from airplanes.
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Ordinance Department of the Navy
EL. Rice
Spokane
Artichokes and Produce Prices from Market Scan
Fragmentary OCR lists assorted produce items with prices including artichokes cantaloupe celery and corn. Some lines show percentages or odd notes, but the readable items hint at a grocery market listing rather than a full article.
Sammies Seek Reading Material in Paris Effort
In Paris, with help from YMCA representatives, a movement gathers books and newspapers for American soldiers in France who need reading matter.
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France
Paris
Young Men's Christian Association
Fiend Slugger Attacks Three Women in 24 Hours
A violent assailant struck three women within a day, including Mrs. T. Asplund who suffered a fractured jaw after being attacked near her residence on West Andover Avenue. Mrs. Replund, and Mrs. Fred L. McRae were also assaulted. all describe a man with a straw hat and height around five feet nine inches, but police found no trace and mounted a neighborhood sweep.
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Mra. T. Asplund
46Th Ave
W. Andover
Vic
New Plain Colored Rugs Arrive in Multiple Shades
A shipment of plain colored rugs arrives in blue, taupe, gray and rose with single and double-frame borders in two tone and Chinese effects. Sizes range from 27 by 84 inches to 9 by 12 feet, with custom orders available.
Has full tiled splashers glass oven doors and more
The description lists features including full tiled splashers glass oven doors automatic lighter ventilated canopy broiler and self lighting device as part of a kitchen appliance or domestic installation.
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