Mutual Business club and Legion plan anti Japanese action
Plans by the Mutual Business club and American Legion committeemen to mobilize Seattle civic groups in a frank study of Japanese penetration in the Northwest are outlined. A 3 PM meeting at 1012 Green Building will consider legal steps to curb alien control, urge congressional action, and push public records on Japanese agents and investments.
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Mutual Business Club
American Legion
Seattle
Northwest
Green Building
Miller Freeman
Frank E. Kannai
Ame
Mutual Busi
Pet
Washington
Washington, D. C
Phelan
California
Milleran
Ting
Gover
Japan
Pershing to sail for U S mission from Rhine area
ARIS reports General Pershing will depart from Coblenz on August 15 for a final Rhine district inspection before sailing to the United States on September 1. The First Division and 6,800 infantry and auxiliaries remain along the Rhine awaiting transport home without further enemy action.
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Pershing
U. S
Aris
Persh
United States
Coblens
Rhine
Battle First
Ing
Government telegraph and telephone systems to private ownership
Post General Burleson issued an order effective July 31 returning all government controlled telegraph and telephone systems to private ownership. He said a report on comment control of the wire will be sent to Congress by November 1.
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GTON
Post
Burleson
Mid
Congress
Forty Villistas Killed in Mexican Battle Near Las Vegas
A Mexican official cablegram reports that Pancho Villa’s Villista forces suffered forty dead and eleven prisoners in a battle with Carranza cavalry near Las Vegas on the Durango Chihuahua border. Federal troops used an airplane and machine guns. Villa escaped into Durango with remaining forces.
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Galveston
Tex
Villistas
Carranza
Pancho Villa
Las Vegas
Durango
Chihuahua
Mexico
Cansul
Villa
California Chinese Boycott Japanese Merchants Spreads
The Chinese boycott against Japanese goods spread from Asia to the United States as Young Chinese members in California join nationwide protests. Chinese students at the University of California issued talks prompting widespread boycotts of Japanese merchants.
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San Francisco
United States
California
University of California
Shipping Board Nominees Reported Favorably by Senate
The Senate Commerce Committee reported favorably nominations of John Barton Payne of Chicago H N Robinson of Los Angeles and Thomas E Scott of New London Conn to be members of the Shipping Board.
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Washington
John Barton Payne
Chicago
H. N. Robinson
Los Angeles
Thomas E. Scott
New London
Conn
Shipping Board
Senate Commerce Committee
Mooney Wife to Speak in Seattle on Release Fight
Mrs. Mooney arrives in Seattle to press for her husband Tom Mooney's release from life imprisonment for alleged involvement in the San Francisco preparedness parade bomb outrages. She will address audiences at the Labor Temple and its annex, speaking about the defense effort under the Central Labor Council Mooney Defense committee. An overloaded motor car is almost as safe as an unloaded gun.
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Rena Mooney
Tom Mooney
Seattle
San Francisco
Labor Temple
Labor Temple Annex
Fifth Ave
University St
Mooney
Central Labor Council
New Push to Curb Packers and Rising Prices
The president backs federal trade commission reports on packers while Wood in the house seeks authority to curb prices. Army surplus food sales may only temporarily ease living costs, with broader price reduction efforts gaining momentum in the capital. widespread inquiries to committee chairmen signal growing attention to industry investigations.
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Federal Trade Commission
Friends of the Kenyon
Wood
Wilson
Government to Sell Army Food by Parcel Post
Washington reports a government program to sell about 341 million pounds of surplus army food directly to consumers by parcel post. Secretary Baker will mail price lists to postmasters who, with mail carriers, act as salesmen and explain prices and methods to citizens.
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Washington
Baker
Readers debate Pacific coast race issue letter view
Editor notes provoke reader letters on whether the Pacific coast should be white or Japanese. Arguments focus on immigration and social policy, with emphasis on maintaining racial boundaries.
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Emser
Pacific
Letter to the Star on anti Japanese agitation and Seattle hotels
A reader rebukes The Star for anti Japanese agitation linked to Seattle hotel operations. The letter questions motives behind the agitation, defends Japanese enterprise, and disputes claims about wages, population growth, coast control, and the city market. It urges careful handling of editorial content and points to alleged false statements.
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Star of Today
Humbers
Is This a White Man's Country A Reader's View
A reader responds to front page discussions on race and immigration, arguing history shows lands were taken from Indigenous people, and praise for not judging by skin color but by character. The writer contends whites profit from Japanese buyers and notes race questions dominate headlines despite other issues. He urges reflection on fairness and property sales to Japanese patrons.
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Star
Army bacon sales surge in San Francisco city distribution
Demand for army bacon at 34 cents a pound led to an extra 50 000 pounds being ordered as the city opened sales through a department store. The public can buy bacon at 34 cents a pound, with no cost to the city or shoppers. Neighborhood organizations plan bulk purchases to pro rate surplus foods at actual cost.
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San Franciscans
Bacon
San Francisco
Liberty Bond Quotes From New York Market
Liberty bond quotations listed for July 31 show 3 percent bonds at 99.64, 4 percent series with varieties trading around 94.38 to 94.64, Victory bonds at 90.86 to 94.10 in the day’s activity. First and second 4s, third 4s, and Victory issues are cited with current bid prices.
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New York
Liberty
Wage rise talks under way with railroads leaders
Washington July 31 Direct or General of Railroads Hines says he has been conferring since Monday with a committee of more than 100 railroad employes on a very substantial wage increase to meet the rapidly rising cost of living.
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Hines
Washington
Louise Rand Seeks Little Farm via Star Want Ad
A vintage want ad style poem promotes Star Want Ad service to buy a little farm or grow a garden. It suggests King Cost and A Dempsey knockout blow as rhyme devices and invites readers to call Main 600 to place an ad.
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King
Dempsey
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