Ice Men and Scales Keep Seattle Frosty
Deputy Inspector Jared of Seattle’s weights and measures monitors ice vendors for fair weights. Ice blocks arrive frozen at 200 pounds and are split into smaller chunks by delivery workers, sometimes fraudulently shaving weight. Past cases saw drivers convicted for underweight shipments, while today the focus remains on ensuring accurate scales and honest practices.
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Jared
Department of Weights and Measures
Seattle
Ice Ie
Frogen
Bolshe Chief Demands Reparation After Raid
Ludwig C A Martens, self-styled Bolshevik ambassador to the United States, announces he will seek reparation from the United States for yesterday's raid on the socialist soviet republican headquarters in New York. Papers were confiscated by order of a legislative committee investigating Bolshevism. The raid followed Hugh Frayne testimony about radicals organizing to seize the textile industry.
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New York
Ludwig C A. Martens
United States
Socialist Soviet Republic
Legislative Committee
New York City
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
State Farmers Favor Uniting For Washington Agriculture
Spokane June 13 Farmers at the first federated convention raised 20000 dollars toward a proposed temple of agriculture in Washington. Senator Thomas Gore Oklahoma addressed the gathering urging farmers to unite into one organization on sound economic principles to protect farmer interests.
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Spokane
Federated Farmers
Temple of Agriculture
Washington
Thomas Gore
Oklahoma
Gore
Italians Deny Planned Plot Against Government
Gabrielle d Annunzio Prof Mussolini and Deputy Federsoni denied reports they planned to overthrow the government and install Senator Giardino as military dictator. The alleged coup would have targeted Rome and Milan with support from war veterans and a signal from Premier Orlando's arrival.
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Rome
Nited Pressa
Gabrielle d'Annunzio
Mussolini
Federsoni
Giardino
Milan
War Veterans Union
Aaid
Premier Orlando
Shriners Depart After Largest National Convention
An exodus of Shriners from Indianapolis marks the close of the vast national convention. Fez wearers head to Portland for 1920 while bands accompanied over 70 delegations as some groups entrain for home and sing along. A separate court action began in Renton over injuries from a collision with Puget Bound Electric Railway.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Portland
Ore
M. B. Ziomko
Puget Bound Electric Railway
John S. Jurey
Ziombo
Renton
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Aleres i
Pike Place Head of Farmers’ Row
Ecconomy Market
First Avenue
Faroe
Pike Place
Star Meat Market
Finst Avenue
Puritan Meat Company
STALA
FLOO
Jonen Meat Co
STONG
Ana
Pkee
Shredée
Guittar
M. J. B. Tree
Booth’s
Campbell's
Bare Hotel Pairy
Palm Olive
Bea Dd
Seer Eges
Keenemy
Pike Il
Ceeeey
Johnson Grocery Coo
Pike
Bchilling
Lees Coves
Zune
Baker's Bitter
Iowa
Alaska
Crescent
del Monte
ABC
Bolshe
Yakima
HECOX
J. B
Federal Meat CO
Sunkist
Siegel’s
Sanitary
Philadelphia Market
Togo
Panama
Cooper
Idea’s
Aberty
Trur Creamery
Velvet Edge Sharp Shop
Castoria
Wietcher's
Mit
H. A. Broxson
Jack Smith
Nowhere ON
Puget Sound
Philadelphia
Shriners
Shoeteria No
Pike Place Market
Sugar Stall
Onlu
Ymfort
Button
Mpiack
Sheeteria
Shoeteria
Murray’s
Murray Meat Co
Market Arket
Pike ST
Allen’s Grocery
Cove
VY Elteet
Rey
Wris
Rine
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