Three Days Left Before June 28 and W S 8 Pledge
Three days remain until June 28 when the W S 8 pledge takes effect. Officials urged careful compliance as the deadline approaches and noted key steps for organizations to finalize their preparations.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1918
Page
9
Seattle school board sides with men in wartime pay dispute
An Anaconda Montana Standard-quoted observation blames the Seattle school board for unequal wartime pay raises. Men received higher salaries than women for the same teaching work, provoking protests as prices rise. Critics warn of broader implications for civil life and future workforce equality. Mayor Hanson heads a landlords’ fighting committee, drawing jokes about real estate ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle School Board
Europe
France
England
Inrivateeu
Senate urged to action on woman suffrage amendment
Editorials praise the house for backing constitutional suffrage and urge the senate to vote to submit the amendment to the people. President Wilson appeals for prompt action while campaigners warn against delays and demand progress as America debates voting rights for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
Wilson
America
Women of America
Little Adventurers Roam City Puzzle to Expert
Orin Davis age 7 roams Seattle area with sister Lois seeking new sights and thrills. Police and mother monitor him as psychologists note his high intelligence and fearless wandering nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orin Davis
Seattle
Lois
Orin
Alki
Psychologista
Olive
Aleter
Lilburn Merrill
Ogieta
Woodland Park
Puget Sound
Society Notes and Miscellany in a 1900s Paper
A collage of brief items including a city pronunciation quip from Los Angeles Public Utilities, political notes on suffrage figures, marriage ads seeking a high standing partner, odd questions to a column, and jokes about society life. Also includes hints on domestic tasks, a humorous look at dope in cinema, and a poem line about Maud Muller linking summer haying to a suffragist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Valle
Los Angeles Commission of Public Utilities
Ann-helless
Sumer
Pioneers of Yakima County Announce June Picnic
Yakima June 25. Pioneers of Yakima county plan their annual picnic on June 20 at Elgin farm in Yakima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Yakima County
Elgin Farm
Thompson says he feels fine in the mornings now
The ad cites Robert O. Thompson of West Seattle praising Tanlac for stomach trouble relief. He describes severe symptoms, night discomfort, and weight loss, saying after a few doses he improved, sleeps better, and has gained weight while able to eat anything. Tanlac is sold by Bartell Drug Stores in Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Robert O. Thompson
Duthie Shipyards
Belvedere Ave
West Seattle
Bartell
Tanlac
Bartell Drug Stores
Editor's Mail Policy for Letter Submissions
Instructions warn readers not to write on both sides of the paper and to sign name and address or letters will be rejected. If privacy is desired indicate no publication. Letters over 250 words have little chance of publication.
Against Fare Increase
A letter to editor defends The Star as a working people's paper and condemns fare hikes by Pacific Steamship, accusing them of monopoly on freight and passenger routes and urging no rise in rates during the war. The writer compares steamship profits to rent hogs and praises the paper’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
The
Star
Pacific Steamship
California
Seattle
Rent control plea during wartime urged in letter
H C Steinbock of 2624 Western Ave writes the Star proposing a U S law to cap wartime rents at 15 percent of building cost with no ground rent and ground use free. he suggests three years of commandeering and uses income to fund the war, or a $300 fine and tax/insurance upkeep requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
United States
H. C. Steinbock
Western Ave
Kaiser speech pits right and mammon in new age clash
A Star letter notes the Kaiser frames the conflict as German ideals versus Anglo Saxon worship of money and mocks the idea he would favor mammon by owning many palaces while American troops march toward Berlin in 1919. The piece urges cautious judgment of rent profiteers and contrasts wartime wages with rent costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Bill
the Star
Mammon
Kaiser
Berlin
Theodore Teepe
Me and Thor and the Gods We Idolize
A meditation on idols of power wealth and beauty comparing human worship to the divine. The piece argues that character endures while the gods of desire crumble, asserting true divinity lies in character rather than material or worldly power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Kaleer
Thor
Wilhelm
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