Coal Shortage Fears Grow From Washington Mine Strike
Washington mines have been idle since March 15 as miners walk out raising fears of a coal famine next winter. A state commission studies the strike, with members including D Moore and Robert Harlin, and aims to report soon to operators and miners. About 2,800 workers are idle as commercial mines close.
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Washington
D. Moore
Coast Coal Company
Utah
British Columbia
Seattle
State Commission
Robert H. Harlin
United Workers of America
Ernest
Dan Buckingham
Roslyn Fuel Company
James H. Allport
Allport
D C
Moore
Kalamazoo Woman Leads Fight Over City Government Form
Kalamazoo residents weigh future of their city’s government as Mrs. Mabel Balch drives the push for restoring the mayor council system. She has steered the charter vote and counseled her husband James B. Balch toward a fourth mayoral term amid claims the commission form has failed.
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Kalamazoo
Mabel Balch
Michigan
James B. Balch
Commission
Orders Police to Apologize for Arrest in South End
Boston June 24 Following a protest by South Boston high school class of 1920 leader Daniel Lynch it was learned Captain Daniel C Murphy of the Athens station was ordered by Commissioner Curtis to visit the homes of four school boys and apologize for their arrest last month as suspicious persons tied to a South End holdup.
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Boston
Daniel J. Lynch
South Boston
Daniel C. Murphy
Athens Et
Curtis
Lynch
Edward T. Murray
James H. Devlin
Captain Murphy
South End
Stork Works Extra on Island of Malta
Malta faces rapid population growth of 2000 to 3000 yearly as consular reports discuss emigration plans funded by partial passage payments. Taxes rise from 6 to 12 mills in three years while the island considers a commission government. Mrs Balch helps frame a new charter.
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Stork
Island of
Malta
Washington
France
Commission
Kalamazoo
Balch
Old Man Dead in Room Poison Bottle Found
F Burne, 69, of 1713 Second Ave North, was found dead Thursday night in his room by daughter Beatrice Diller. Despondent for months, he lay in bed with a bottle marked Poison on the dining room table and a Poison note. Authorities believe he died by his own action.
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F. Burne
Second Ave. N
Beatrice Diller
Burne
Draft of ancient due bill found in Berlin papyrus
Berlin report notes a papyrus draft dated about 850 B C or earlier, claiming a priest of Amon lent five deben of silver for one year at 100 percent interest. The silver allegedly came from Harsaphes' treasury, marking a rare early Egyptian financial document.
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Berlin
Amon
Harsaphes
Electric sleep machine claims to ease insomnia
Paris reports a French electrician says he invented a device that uses wrist and ankle batteries connected by tiny wires to deliver an electric current. The current is said to relax nerves and quickly induce sleep even for chronic insomniacs.
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Paris
Alexandria gang executions for serial murders
A judgment sentenced two sisters who led the gang and four men to death for murdering 17 women in Alexandria. The killers robbed the victims of their jewelry and buried the bodies, in a spree that shocked the city.
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Alexandiia
Alexandria
Picnic Season Delicatessen Line Promises Full Salads
The ad touts a complete delicatessen lineup including Cold Meats Salads Dressing Pickles Cheese and more for the picnic season. It emphasizes readiness to prepare lunches with a full range of deli products.
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Reliance
Lipton
Mazda
Crisco
Washington Brokerage Company
Boyd’s
Mason
Golden West and
Reliance Coffee
Muscatel
Westlake Market
Zoble Grocery Company
Crescent
Campbell's Pork
Campbell's Soups
Brazil
Westlake Fish Market
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Westlake Grocery Store
Carnation Federal Co-Operative
Jean Dutch Cleanser
Burns
Olympic
American Grocery Stores Company
Help Yourself
Central Public Market
Central
Seattle Market
Occidental Avenue
Western Avenue
Elliott
C. & H. Berry
Borden’s
Federal
Co-operative
Reliance Maine
Underwood
Delicia
Heinz
Rex
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Kellogg’s
Libby’s
Hunt's Supreme
Hill’s
Olympic Meat Company
First Avenue
Pike
Anchor Bacon
Western Delicatessen Co., Inc
Yesler
United Bakeries
Olympic Market
Central Meat Company
Bay City Market
Hollywood
Olympic Fruit & Vegetable Co
Western Coffee Stores Co
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