Inside Russia Reports on Economic Crisis and Labor Mobilization
An American dispatch summarizes a Soviet bureau report from May to March detailing deep production declines in metal industries, shortages of lathes and materials, and the push for universal labor service. It cites Rykov and Trotsky on mobilizing workers and peasants, warns of hunger and collapse, and notes increased locomotives’ sickness as conditions worsen.
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York
J. Herbert Khworth
Russia
America
Lenine
Lee
Ryko
Ames
Rykov
Duckworth
Trotsky
Tabor
Soviet
Universalabor
Universal Labor Service
Rolaheviat
Duckworth Mys
Krausin
England
Moscow
Cable Dispatch
Dinner at Seattle Yacht Club Honors Bremerton Public Works Chief
Gregory Capt. Luther FE Gyperry, chief of Bremerton public works for seven years, will be guest of honor at a Seattle Yacht Club dinner hosted by the Chamber of Commerce naval affairs bureau. Capt. Gregory has been ordered to the Boston navy yard for duty.
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Yacht Club
Gregory
Luther FE Gyperry
Public Works Department
Bremerton
Seattle Yacht Club
Naval Affairs Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Boston Navy Yard
Fugitive Chinaman Is Now Prisoner
Portland report notes Tom Wings captured after escape en route to McNeil Island. He refuses to disclose FE Gardner’s whereabouts, the companion who escaped with him. William H. Brown, 79, Civil War veteran, died Wednesday at 1370 Howell Street. funeral Saturday at 3 p.m. at Butterworth's.
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Portland
Ore
McNeil Island
Tom Wings
FE. A. Gardner
William H. Brown
Howell St
Butterworth’s
Omaha Beauties in Contested Beauty Contest
The Omaha entrants in a national beauty contest are praised as good looking while Beattie's peers are deemed potentially more attractive. The winner will receive six weeks with Mayflower Photoplay at 100 dollars weekly and a six week Ziegfeld engagement, with travel costs covered for the contestant and chaperone. Agnes Bogan and Lulu Warford are named as participants.
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Omaha
Beattie
Gentier Eex
R. A. Walsh
Mayflower Photoplay Corporation
Miriam Cooper
New York
Agnes Bogan
Lulu Warford
Aaleegtris
Six Small Boys Help Track Down Bandit in Vancouver
Six young boys trailed John Filla, an alleged holdup suspect, until they led police to his arrest in Vancouver British Columbia. The police initially doubted the boys but were persuaded by their persistence.
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Vancouver
B. C
John Filla
Owen
Everett Chief States Case on Seattle Visitor Speeding
The Star reports an alleged speeding arrest of a Seattle visitor on Hacker Ave Everett between 39th and 424th streets. Traffic Officer Nicholson, ex-sergeant of engineers, clocked 10 to 36 miles per hour on a sparsely populated stretch near a busy junction. Commissioner Turner urges publication of the truth so readers know the facts.
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the Star
The
Star
Seattle
Everett
Nicholson
American
Star Ia
Faverett
Pverett
C A. Turner
Wallace Sentenced to 20 to 40 Years in State Penitentiary
Tacoma June 10 Walter Wallace a Parkland school teacher and ex husband of his divorced wife was sentenced by Superior Judge John D Pietoher to 20 to 40 years after being convicted of attempting to kill his former spouse He reportedly muttered I’d rather go to the electric chair when the sentence was pronounced
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Tacoma
Parkland
Walter Wallace
State Penitentiary
John D. Pietoher
Wallace
Centance
Engineers Invite Meeting At 602 Marke Building
A meeting will be held on June 16 in the office of Lieutenant Colonel J A Woodruff at 602 Marke building. Engineers of the city have been invited to attend.
Miss Sarah Cameron Dies in Mercer Islam School
Mercer Islam school teacher Miss Sarah Cameron died Wednesday in Beattle General Hospital after a month of illness. Funeral services will be held privately Friday from Honney-W’tear’a chapel.
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Sarah Cameron
Mercer Islam
Beattle General Hospital
Honney-W
Economy Friday to Boost Seattle Shoppers Savings
Economy Friday promises a red letter day for thrifty Seattle shoppers with many positive economies on sale. Some items are specially bought others were display stock. Watch for Economy Friday signs around the store.
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Seattle
Bon Marche Ad Promotes Paper and Envelopes Sale
A historical ad highlights 500 boxes of writing paper at 23 cents per box and matching envelopes priced to match. The copy lists Saxon Linen 72 sheets per box and references economy Friday pricing, with a note to visit the upper main floor for the sale items at The Bon Marche.
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BON Marche
Boys Suits and Accessories at Special Prices
Boys suits stamped two dollars each ready made and stamped with simple designs available in sizes from two to five years though not all sizes in every style. Lace trimmed scarfs and cretonne bags offered for buffet dresser shopping or mending at Oc ART SHOP THIRD FLOOR.
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Oc Art Shop
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Goldsmith
Union Street
Boston
UNION
Men’s Athletic Union Suits
Nainsook Athletic Union
Greenhood
Jets
Sanitary
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