Telephone Strike Planned by Coast Operators in Sympathy
Julia O Connor head of the telephone operators department of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers announced orders for a Pacific coast strike effective Wednesday. The action is in sympathy with electrical workers who plan to strike Monday. a nationwide operator strike could follow if no settlement is reached. Governor Ernest Lister dies after a long illness in Seattle. funeral plans pending.
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Atlantic City
United Press
Julia O'Con
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Pacific Coast
Miss O'Connor
Delegates Arrive for State Labor Federation Convention
Delegates from across the state gather in Bellingham for the 18th annual State Federation of Labor convention at Liberty hall. William M. Short, federation president, organizes the opening, with a leadership contest brewing between Short and opponents including Tom Russell and Charles Perry Taylor. Buck faces re election as secretary. fights over control and new leadership loom into midweek.
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Bellingham
Jane Lh
State Federation of Labor
Liberty Hall
William M. Short
Federation
Short
State Labor Organization
Tom Russell
Tacoma
Charles Perry Taylor
L. W. Buck
Seattle
Barber
Hunt for Murderer of Woman Helen Smith
Helen Smith died after an early Saturday shooting at a party at 1600 Seattle bird. Lila Wayne and William Engelke, both held on open charges, with Engelke leading detectives to the crime scene. The woman who witnessed the event said the shooter demanded a drawer be opened before firing.
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Helen Smith
Seattle Bird
City Hospital
Miss Smith
Lila Wayne
William Engelke
Crtain Mies Smith
Trea’ Cit
Engelke
Oe Tody
Charles Tennant
Wayne
Esemalier
Helen
Smith Girl
Fingelke
Flight off for Atlantic crossing from St John’s to Ireland
United Press reports a British Vickers single engine plane led by Captain John Alcock left St John’s at 12 13 p m New York time on a non stop attempt to Ireland The aircraft weighed 7000 pounds carried mail and was equipped with a wireless navigator Brown and Royal Air Force Lieut A W Brown planned to follow Hawker’s direct route with a favorable west wind observers cheered as the craft rose and disappeared over the sea
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ST. Johns
N. F
United Press
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Ireland
New York
John Alcock
Te City
Alcock
Lieut. A. W
Royal Air Force
Brown
Hawker
Vickers
London
Local Operators Consider Telegram On Proposed Strike
Miss May A. Duffy, business agent of the local telephone operators union, said a telegram from Julia O Conor, head of the international union, was received. The board of executives meets in the Labor Temple to day to consider it and will give full publicity after today’s meeting.
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May A. Duffy
Telephone Operators’ Union
Julia O'Connor
International Union
Labor Temple
Telegraph Workers Strike Notice Across Cities
Morning message sent to unions in Seattle Portland San Francisco Oakland and Spokane announces a strike of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph workers Wednesday June 18 at 7 Pacific time. It directs open meetings and action to support bargaining for pay equity and improved conditions with a department representative traveling to the Coast.
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Seattle
Portland
San
Oakland
Spokane
Pacific Telephone Telegraph Company
Pacific Time
Miss O'Coney
New England
Mooney Tag Sale Fight Moves to Labor Temple
Mooney defense committee of the Central Labor Council plans a Saturday night meeting at the Labor Temple to push a second request for permission to sell Mooney tags. Mayor Hanson remains firm, saying no authority to change city law and warning of consequences for defying the statute. The council previously voted to forward another request for authority to the mayor and to seek council action for a legal change.
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Reda
Radical struggle within AFL as left fights for union reform
At the AFL convention in Atlantic City radical leaders press a plan to overhaul what they call the aristocracy of labor unions. They clash with Gompers and right wing allies who deny Bolshevism in unions and urge caution as Chicago garment workers seek federation support for a near term strike. Delegates also plan a Washington demonstration against prohibition.
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Alvin E. Johnson
United Press
Atlantic City
N. 4
American Federation of Labor Convention
Gompers
Organized Labor
W. B. Wilson
James Duncan
Seattle
C. A. Strickland
Portland
Ore
Duncan
Strickland
Chicago Garment Workers
Socialiata
Committee
Washington
Woman Refuses Week’s Rest Over Fear of Husband
A woman declines a week away not from fear of loneliness but from fear he will not be left behind. The remark frames domestic duty and spousal bonds as the motivation for her decision.
City May EXIT Censor Suit If Demurrer Is Upheld
If the demurrer by Assistant Corporation Counsel Robert Evans is affirmed, the city would leave Police Chief Joel Warren to face the Equity Print Shop censorship case. Evans filed the demurrer arguing the city is not a party responsible for the chief’s acts. no answer was filed as Warren did not provide facts. The suit centers on patrolmen stationed at Equity Printing to censor printed matter and control access. censor operations ended after Mayor Hanson’s return from the East, and the censors have not returned.
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Robert Evans
Equity
Joel Warren
Evans
Pvans
Warren
Equity Printing Company
Ole Hanson
Cop
Weather forecast calls for limited rain in Seattle
The official weathersmith predicts a moderately good chance to avoid showers on Saturday and Sunday in Seattle. The forecast suggests a dry weekend for residents, with a light chance of rain that should not disrupt plans.
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Seattle
Governor Ernest Lister Remembered As Honest Public Servant
The report honors Governor Ernest Lister of Washington now dead, praising his clean living, sincerity, and long service. He was twice elected as an independent, party-free leader known for honesty, efficiency, and economy. His plain, open manner earned both enemies and devoted admirers.
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Ernest Lister
Washington
Voters of
Lister
Germany's Reply Is Due In Week
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Foch issued an ultimatum to Germany demanding immediate revocation of the order halting Polish troop movement across Germany. Germany has five days to decide, with three days for renunciation of the armistice if needed. A week may disclose Germany's acceptance or rejection of the revised peace terms.
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Germany
United Press
Paris
London Daily Mail
Marshal Foch
Berlin
Rail lines keep going Winnipeg
June 14 despite threats of railroad men to tie up train service little interruption was noticeable here today. Officials said only about 46 men had walked out.
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Winnipeg
Horde of Boys at Elks Picnic in Woodland Park
A Seattle Elks hosted a Flag Day picnic drawing hundreds of boys from Young America. Alvin Henning registered first as thousands surged in for a day of noise and activity. One boy’s mother caused a moment, then departed as the youngster shed a stiff collar and joined the fun.
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Callant
Woodland Park
Seattle
Seattle Elks
Young America
Alvin Henning
N. 66Th St
J. R. Bingen
Tribute to Governor Lister by Dr. Suzzallo
Dr. Henry Suzzallo of the University of Washington eulogizes Governor Lister as a great state leader, praising his wartime devotion, broad sympathies, judicial mind, and courageous vision. He laments the untimely death and its impact on the state and its people.
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Henry Suzzallo
University of Washington
Governor Lister
Governor Lister Fades at Swedish Hospital
Ottawa Tacoma born Englishman and union man Governor Lister of Washington faced a final health battle after transfer from Olympia to the Swedish hospital. Born in Halifax England in 186? he came to the U S at 14 settling in Tacoma and rising from iron moulder to bank director and manufacturer. He served on Tacoma city council from 1894 to 1896 and led wood product firms.
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Ernest Lister
Seattle
Oly
Lister
Florence Lister
John Lister
Tacoma
Olympia
BE. P. Fick
Halifax
England
United States
Wash
Lister Construction Co
Lister Manufacturing Co
Scandinavian-American Bank
Wets March on Washington Demand Beer and Wine Reform
Thousands of delegates led by Samuel Gompers of the AFL converge on Washington to march to the capitol steps and urge Congress to revoke Prohibition on beer and light wines. The demonstration centers on a push for repeal and public policy change.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Capitol
Congress
Secrecy Cloaks Grand Jury Probing Courthouse Whisky Case
Final preparations for a grand jury investigating the courthouse whiskey scandal proceed under tight secrecy. Prosecuting Attorney Fred C. Brown Special Prosecutor John B Hart and deputy Theodore H Patterson withhold details as subpoenas are issued and bonds set at no less than 5000 dollars. Coroner C C Tiffin acting sheriff, plus city detectives and court attaches, extend searches citywide for missing whisky. Eddie Mead and A M Frankfurt arrested and held on open charges as the panel is to be drawn Monday morning. Metadorf, tied to the mayoral trial, later testified after fear of confrontation subsided.
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Fred C. Brown
John B. Hart
Theodore H. Patterson
Althe
Patterson
C. C. Tiffin
Tiffin
Grand
Eddie Me
A. M. Frankfurt
Third
Pike St
Brown
Metedorf
Frank
James Doom
D. J. Menan
Hiram C. Gill
Charles Beckingham
Metadorf
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