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A clogged sewer scene led to a cleanup in the alley as crews cleared debris and inspected the blockage. Residents reported no injuries and praised prompt municipal response.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
4
Imported Strikebreakers Housed at Georgetown Barn Area Rough Lot
A Chicago and New York strikebreaker force is housed at Georgetown car barns, guarded and armed, with 175 Chicago men expected to arrive. The piece details harsh bunkhouse conditions, guards, wages, and the contractor Bush & Co. involvement, plus the plan to break the Seattle strike. The reporter notes high security, police presence, and tense relations with local workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
BTAR
Chicago
New York
Traction Company
Seattle
A. W. Leonard
The
Star-Liberty Weekly
Btone & Webster
Trike Breaker
West
A. L. Kempster
P. BE. Bush Co
W. W. Conner
James Quigley
Lemon Lotion for Bright Skin Promoted in Simple Beauty Recipe
An old advertisement touts a lemon skin softener using juice from two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint lotion. It claims the mixture bleaches freckles sallowness and tan, softens and beautifies skin, and should be massaged daily on face neck arms and hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Applebaum
United States Army
James FE. Sullivan
A. W. Leonard
Traction Company
Local union to handle Seattle street car strike talks
Ed MacMorrow of the Amalgamated Association states the Seattle local union alone can call or settle strikes, with two thirds secret ballot approval. The international body only enforces agreements and can discipline noncompliant locals. The Washington State Federation of Labor protests hiring strikebreakers and gunmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Ed MacMorrow
Amalgamated Association of Electric and Street Railway
McMorrow
International Association
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Kk. P. Maresh
Washington State Federation of Labor
Sheriff Stringer to Patrol Games
Following a conference with lumber camp officials Sheriff John Stringer will send posses of deputy sheriffs through the camps to curb incendiary activities by the I W W after four fires in King county lumber camps last week He has also asked Governor Ernest Lister for 100 soldiers to help patrol the camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stringer
King County
Ernest Lister
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