Seattle Striking Workers Bar Green Crews Amid Train Arrival
Strikers confront strikebreakers arriving by train from Chicago as Seattle Tacoma locals clash over union recognition. Police report no serious injuries while guards deter scab activity at Georgetown. Negotiations stall after strike committee rejects arbitration without reinstatement of discharged men.
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Leonard
Tacoma
A. A. Whiteley
M. O. Simpson
M. A. Goldabarg
Line Mman
Seattle
J. Sullivan
C. J. Hopwood
R. Pace
RL Lace
King County Council
Patriotic Service
Sounell
Egor Gill
Belleethicers
Georgetown
Spe
Vega Place
New York
Chicago
Butte
Mont
the Traction Company
Maple Valley
Traction heads must be held for gunmen's acts
A letter from Robert T. Hodge condemns the Puget Sound Traction and Power Co for hiring strikebreakers and alleges gunmen among them. He argues company leaders bear guilt for crimes tied to the strike and urges public support for workers fighting for wages and dignity.
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Bob Hodge
Robert Hodge
the Today
Puget Sound Traction, & Power Co
Germany
Traction Company
L & P Co
Robert T. Hodge
Reporter Hires Out As Strikebreaker
A reporter takes a temporary job among strikebreakers at a North Seattle yard. The scene includes barred bunk houses, watching pickets, a doctor dressing a head wound, and a cautious plan to avoid danger. The narrator learns Dad Bibbins explains his patriotic stance and the evening ends with a sense of looming new workers arriving.
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Sid
California
Dad Bibbins
Slater
Second Ave
Burlington
Dad Ribbins
Georgetown
North Seattle
Guard Spends Day Preparing for War Work
Seattle National Guard members drill roll call and inspect gear at the Armory as they prepare for federal service. For 10 days they work out mobilization plans with other state troops, then take the federal oath at American Lake and finish training at Palo Alto.
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Seattle
Seattle National Guard Armen
American Lake
Palo Alto
Funeral for John Newell Cran Held at Local Chapel
John Newell Cran 35 manager of Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co local branch was buried after funeral services held Wednesday at Bonney Watson chapel.
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John Newell Cran
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co
Bonney- Watson Company
Strike committee rebuts arbitration offer over Seattle Tacoma firings
The Puget Sound Traction case reaches July 26 1917 as the conference committee representing organized employees accuses Puget Sound Traction Light Power and subsidiaries of bad faith and retaliation. They demand immediate arbitration with a third impartial arbiter and threaten continued action if discharged workers are not reinstated.
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Pany
Leonard
Seattle
Tacoma
Puget Sound Traction
Light @ Power Company
Wash
Seattle Electric Company
Bellingham
Frerett
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company
Washington
James A. Duncan
A. A. Whiteley
J. Morgenthaler
Traction Strikebreakers Nineteen Arrested for Missing Cards
In Georgetown barns a New York Chicago gang of 373 strikebreakers is questioned by Select Service Registration Officers J. E. Quigley and W. W. Conner. Ten men including Frank De Witt Norman Jenks Joseph Springer Herman Busch Joseph K E Sullivan and Benjamin Applebaum are found with improper or missing cards and held. A loaded revolver is found on Benjamin Applebaum as police investigate the incident.
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New York
Chicago
The
Traction Company
Georgetown Barns
J. E. Quigley
W. W. Conner
James A. Duncan
Central Labor Council
Duncan
P. ©. Bush Co
New Gang
Quigley
Conner
Frank de Witt
Norman Jenks
Joseph Springer
Herman Busch
Joseph KE. Sullivan
Benjamin Applebaum
James Sullivan
Princess Plans To Raise Money Here For Romania Relief
Mise Loie Fuller, representing Queen Marie of Romania, spoke at a Seattle YWCA meeting about Romanian suffering and the war actions of the Russian government. She will return to Romania with Queen Marie’s eldest daughter to campaign for $500,000 in relief funds.
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Seattle Business Girls’ Club
Mise Loie Fuller
Queen Marie of
Rumania
Mise Fuller
Queen Marie
Applexity to entertain Elks convention in Wenatchee
Arrangements are made to entertain Elks lodge members at Wenatchee August 23 24 and 25. About 600 attendees will travel from Seattle with a 45 piece band.
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Elka’ Lodge
Wenatchee
Seattle
National Day Vote Set On Prohibition Amendment
A Senate vote on a national prohibition amendment is scheduled for 4 p.m. next Wednesday after a private wet and dry leaders' agreement. Debate begins Tuesday. the measure expires if not ratified within six years by the 36 required states.
Vashon Island Board Seeks Safer Transit Options
Island residents urged King County commissioners to improve mainland access. Steamboat operators blame ferries for reduced service and withdraw boats due to damage to their operations.
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Vashon Island
Board of King County Commissioners
Dead Man With Flintlock Found Near Auburn Hills
Skeleton of a man with a flintlock dated 1844 found in hills near Auburn, Oregon. Identification of the deceased is not possible. The discovery uncovers a tragedy from Auburn’s early mining era, dating back six decades.
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Auburn
Bon Marche Half Price Silks and Dress Goods Sale
Over 1000 remnants of silk and dress fabrics offered at half price in a month end sale. The event targets mothers seeking economical school clothes fabrics including taffetas, satins, crepes, pongee and silks plus wool dress goods, coatings, serges, velours and worsteds in short lengths from 1 to 6 yards.
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Weilingg Armures
Middy Waists and Blouses Go Fast at 35c Sale
Middy waists and middies in broken sizes and slight soiling are offered at 35c, mainly in sizes 34 to 44 with white galatea fabrics and colored collars. Summer hats depart from the millinery section as prices are cut, including street and dress hats, on the second floor of Bon Marche.
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BON Marche
End of Season Carpet Remnants at Bon Marche
From 1 to 20 yards lengths of high quality Japanese and Chinese matting in red green and natural colors reduced to 20 cents per yard. Also remnants of carpet from 1 to 2 yards long in velvet and Axminster suitable for small rugs priced at 1.95 each. Third floor Bon Marche.
House Dresses Offered At Special Price On Second Floor
Special price on desirable house dresses in chambray or gingham with striped or checked patterns. Collars and cuffs in plain colored material with white piping in blue black and white. Available in all sizes on the second floor at The Bon Marche.
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BON Marche
Dress Fabrics Go On Sale at 12 4 Cents a Yard
Wash goods offered at 12 4 cents a yard appeal to shoppers seeking affordable material. Silk and cotton mixtures in pink blue red and tan come in 24 and 26 inch widths for dressmaking use.
Japanese Crepes 15c a Yard
A notice describes Japanese crepes sold at 15 cents a yard. The yardage listed includes 30 neat pieces, 30 inches wide, in dark shades with stripes and checks. Suitable for kimonos and house dresses.
Odd Lots of Wash Goods at The Bon Marche
Bright sale of wash goods including crepes and mercerized fabrics mostly in dark shades. Sizes range 27 to 30 inches with 10 pieces of Dress Voiles 34 to 38 inches wide in floral and striped pink blue helio trope and tan. Lower main floor.
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BON Marche
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