Gill to Bar Strikebreakers Sparks Seattle Tension
A plan to operate armored cars with professional strikebreakers in Seattle sparks mayoral opposition. Two hundred New York strikebreakers arrive at Georgetown, police warn of gunmen, and city prepares Thursday operations while arbitration efforts continue.
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Gill
New York
Georgetown
Hiram C. Gill
Traction Company
Chicago
Georgetown Learns
Guy Carleton
East
Seattle
A. L. Kempster
Sergt
New York City
Pittsburg
Jack Dunn
Carleton
Leonard Fails to Welcome Arbitration Over Firing Union Members
Alton W. Leonard, president of the traction company, rejects arbitration on reinstating workers fired for joining the union. He argues only about seven Tacoma men while bringing in strikebreakers. The firm says it is not opposed to unions, yet hires 200 strikebreakers accusing workers of seeking trouble.
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Alton W. Leonard
Traction Company
Carmen
Leonard
Tacoma
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
TLE
Leonard Refuses Union Arbitration in Tacoma Strike
Peace talks between striking carmen and traction company president Alton W. Leonard stalled as Leonard rejected the strikers arbitration offer. He countered that arbitration could occur if seven men discharged for joining the union were reinstated. Union leaders planned further talks with officials and the Central Labor Council as tensions rise.
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Carmen
Alton W. Leonard
The
Traction Company
Leonard
Tacoma
James Duncan
You Wouldn't Refuse a Five Dollar Bill
The Star ads offer daily chances to save money throughout the year. Read ads carefully and buy from listed stores to maximize value. Seattle’s best stores regularly present the best offers in The Star.
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The
Star
Seattle
Company Refuses Strikers Offer and Proposes Arbitration Plan
Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Company announces a counter proposal after a July 23 exchange. If trainmen withdraw demands to reinstate seven discharged workers, an arbitrator will be instructed to confer with the other side to select a third member and proceed with arbitration under the city's franchise. The move follows a prior arbitration agreement and a sympathetic strike on July 16.
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Tacoma Railway & Power Company
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company
U. S. Sub Explodes Killing Five at Cavite
Five sailors died and three were injured in an explosion aboard the U S submarine A 7 at Cavite. The Navy reported the blast likely stemmed from gasoline fumes in a pocket inside the boat. ignition cause under investigation.
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Washington
Cavite
Navy Department
Six hundred thousand Sammies to Europe by September 1918
United States plans indicate up to 600000 troops can be sent abroad by September 1918 with no more than 100000 in Europe by January. First draft troops unlikely to reach cantonments before October 1, 1918, due to ship limits and training needs. Local boards will rendezvous men on notification and may deploy them under military officers or on their honor, with penalties for evasion.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Europe
National Army
War Department
Notice to Star Sub Scribers in Seattle Aug 1917 price change
On and after August 1 1917 the price of The Star delivered by carrier within Seattle city limits will be 40 cents per month.
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Lmits
Seattle
Seattle Guardsmen Begin Federal Duty At Armory
Seattle National Guardsmen dressed in uniform gathered at the state Armory for roll call signaling the move toward federal service. The Coast artillery, signal corps, field hospital unit and cavalry squadron prepare to join the Second Washington Infantry with schedules of drills, rosters, and telegraph equipment readied for dispatch to American Lake.
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Seattle
Washington Infantry
Signal Corps
American Lake
Coast Artillery
Cavalry
Jury Deadlock in Rena Mooney Bomb Plot Trial
United Press reports the San Francisco jury announced no possible agreement in the Rena Mooney bomb plot case. Judge Seawell told jurors to lunch and expected to discharge them later, with a seven to five tilt toward acquittal and earlier reports of four to four.
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United Press
San Francisco
Rena Mooney
Lenine Russian Spy Captured After Great Man Hunt
Petrograd reports Nicholi Lenine, described as pacifist agitator and alleged German spy, captured after a nationwide chase that began July 22. The arrest by William G. Shepherd ends Russia’s largest man hunt in memory.
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WM. G. Shepherd
United Press
Petrograd
Nicholi Lenine
Russia
Couch Denied Bail After Bank Embezzlement Charge
Charles K. H. Couch former assistant cashier at Union Savings Trust Co held in county jail for failure to post 5000 bond. He faces embezzlement charges amounting to 17000 tied to bank funds with no public explanation from him or his attorney about a claimed higher-up involved.
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Union Savings & Trust Co
Charles KH. Couch
Jalil
Irish meeting aims to settle home rule dispute in Dublin
About ninety Irish delegates from Nationalists Ulster Unionists and others gather behind closed doors at Trinity College Dublin to draft a constitutional framework acceptable to Ireland and Britain Premier Lloyd George signals any reasonable plan will be accepted Ulster seeks to exclude six counties from a home rule parliament and tensions loom over the talks expected to be contentious.
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Fty
United Presse
Dublin
Unitontats
Ulster
South Ireland
Sinn
Ireland
Protestant Ireland
Catholic Ireland
H. E. Duke
Prosecuting Attorneys Meet Across Three States
Preliminary session opens for the Washington Oregon and Idaho bar associations with KH Hyland of Skagit county presiding. The Prosecuting Attorneys association of Washington meets in the joint gathering here to discuss common legal issues.
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Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Prosecuting Attorneys’ Association
KH. R. Hyland
Skagit County
Bonds Offered to Jitneys Now
Republic Casualty Co of Pittsburgh announced it will write bonds for reliable operators once the jitney strike situation clears. Morrison Co operates as its agent in the C Building, offering rates similar to prior levels.
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Republic Casualty Co
Pittsburg
Morrison Co
Police officer Houck wounded in accidental shooting
Patrolman Bert Trouck was accidentally shot in the left ankle while guarding an express wagon at the Northern express office. He was seated in the wagon at noon eating lunch when a gun dropped from his pack and discharged, the bullet striking the floor.
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Bert Trouck
Northern Express Office
Houck
Hoover Aims To Cut Grease Waste This Year
President Hoover instructed Mayor Gill to reduce grease collection from garbage. The mayor replied that pigs and chickens eat garbage and that elaborate systems are needed to convert refuse into grease.
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Herbert Hoover
Gill
Tle
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A. W. Leonard
Company
King Council of Patriotic Service
Nicholson
Lieut. H. Damm
Albert Pohl
America
France
C. Reynolds
Leon
Harold Preston
King County Council For Patriotic Service
Preston
John Morganthaler
Edward McMorrrow
Altho
Metal Trades Council
Central Labor Council
Traction Company Power
Labor Council
Metal Trades Workers
A. A. Whiteley
J. Morganthaler
U. S
United Prees
Arnold Marcus
H. H. Lang
O. Hopewell
J. M. Curry
K. A. Kunz
Arma
C. Schailin
A. M. Jacobs
J. P. Nixon
Daniela
Mooney Jury
Hall of Justice
Couch
Hoover
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