Seattle voters face fourteen charter amendments and a bridge bond
The Tuesday municipal election asks Seattle voters to approve fourteen charter amendments affecting terms for mayor council and city officers, filing fees for candidates, annual department reports, and civil service rules for boiler inspectors. It also proposes raising salaries for corporation counsel city treasurer and city comptroller, changing mayoral reporting timing, and a $1 bond for a Spokane Street bridge replacement.
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Seattle
Elly Coun
Ietroller
Uve
Spokaneet
Lindh Co Store Closure Triggers Seattle Clothing Sale
Big deal shifts Lindh Co apparel stock to Red Front Store at First and Pine. Harry Regera claims the Lindh inventory will fuel Seattle’s largest sale, with Red Front closing Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare mark downs that will astonish shoppers. The Star promises further details tonight.
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Lindh Co
Big John Lindh Co
Third Avenue
The
John Lindh
Seattle
Capitol Hil
Ballard
John Lind
Harry
First
Pine Street
Regera
S &A& Sale
Gates Flag Incident Deemed Political Trick for Job Gain
Frank A. Rust, secretary-manager of the Labor Temple association, accuses Frank Gates of staging a flag incident to secure a King County defense council post. He asserts Gates was never a painter or decorator and accuses him of political maneuvering to obtain employment. Rust says the Labor temple flag was removed only briefly for cleaning and that Gates used the event to push for a job.
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Gates
Frank Gates
The
Painters’ Union
Frank A. Rust
Labor Temple Association
Central Labor Council of Seattle
Post-Intelligencer and Times
Mag
Labor Temple
Painters’ and Decorators’ Union
Seattle
King County Council of Defense
Sle
Duncan
War Waa
Central Labor Council
James’ A. Duncan
Hoover Hates Speechmaking During Draft Parade
Cal Feb 22 Herbert Hoover dislikes speaking and avoids public oratory. Friends recount his distress leading the food administration parade to greet drafted men in Washington. He marched with a flag high on his right shoulder, urged by applause, finishing the procession almost at a run. His low voice makes him hard to hear in large halls.
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Mabel Abbottpal
Alto. Cal
Herbert Hoover
United States
Hoover
The
Food Administration
Washington
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Wilson
Vod
Hoever
Ian
Readers letters and weather notes mix in Seattle columns
A jumble of reader questions on topics from pilfered newsboys papers to party lines and moving pictures prompts brief opinions. Other items include a weather aside and a practical fuel idea from Henry Ward about straw or fruit fiber as an oil substitute.
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Henry Ward
Moving Picture Delegate Denies Labor Temple Incident
W H Ladd secretary of the Theatrical Stage Employer and Moving Picture Machine Operators disputes a Sun Day morning Times claim linking his group to a flag incident at the Labor Temple. He defends Jimmie Duncan and notes no involvement by his organization in the event.
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W. H. Ladd
Moving Picture Machine
Sunday Morning Times and Post-Intelligencer
Frack Gates
Central Labor Council
Gates
Moving Picture
Dinepedit Inbeor
Labor People
Duncan
Coldwell
Labor Temple
Organized Labor
Executve
Liberty and Victory
Red Cross
Duncen
Beattie
Jimmie
Jimmie Duncan
Typos Deny Flag Story at Temple
A damaged early 20th century notice reports a labor union statement denying mayoral candidate James A. Duncan influenced the flag over the Labor Temple. It clarifies union roles with Frank A. Rust listed as manager and calls for newspaper editors to publish the denial.
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Typographical Union
Frank Gates
James A. Duncan
Labor Temple
Seattle Typographical Union
Seattle Labor Temple Association
Seattle Typographical Union No
Seattle
Seattle Times
The
Post-Intelligencer
Star
Union Record
Frank A. Rust
Limes
Union Rct
Phil Tindall praised for humane conduct in 1917 detachment
James McCormack recalls Lieut Philip Tindall in a 1917 Washington detachment duty near Meverly. When a corporal reported a man needed a bath, Tindall intervened to prevent humiliation, assuring fair treatment and clean towels before a swim. McCormack adds Tindall is decent and trustworthy for public office.
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Philip Tindall
Old Company L
Meverly
Wash
Bergt
Tindal
Tindall
Phil Tindall
James McCormack
Louis Shows Speed Yet Tries To Fool Speed Cop
Louis Miller, 19, on a Sunday drive along W Greenlake Way, challenged a speed officer. He accelerated to 60 mph to prove his car could take a joke, but the officer stopped him and Louis rues the stunt.
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Louis Miller
Louie
Greenlake Way
Louis
Loula
Navy must match rivals says Roosevelt cost to run
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt declares the United States must maintain a navy equal to any power. He estimates annual maintenance at about 1 billion dollars to ensure parity and security.
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Roosevelt
United States
Employment Given to ex Service Men
Distress among ex service men due to unemployment has been greatly relieved in Washington, according to Col. W. M. Inglis head of the Veterans welfare commission here.
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Washington
W. M. Inglis
Veterans’a Welfare Commission
Bethlehem Steel 1919 Earnings Reach 57 Million
The 1919 net earnings of Bethlehem Steel were 57,441,218 dollars, up slightly from 57,184,769 dollars in 1918. The report notes the company’s profit level amid ongoing industry conditions.
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Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Brave Lieut Tindall Aids Soldier In Nantes Hospital
A reader praises Lieut Philip Tindall for kindness while he was censoring letters in Nantes France. He located a Seattle boy, visited him in hospital, shared his own francs, bought fruit and provided encouragement. The author urges honoring him with support for his political office.
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the Star
Lieut
Philip Tindall
France
Tindall
Nantes
Heattle
Deaths in 1918 Reach Record High Amid Global Epidemic
Census data show 1,471,367 deaths in 1918, a rate of 18 per thousand, the highest on record. Officials attribute the surge to the severe influenza pandemic and related health crises worldwide.
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Census Bureau
Cook Praises Lieutenant Tindall Courage Across Front Lines
Choe Choe drill field weight and 20 pound load illustrate Lieut. Philip Tindall’s endurance. A Seattle cook testifies he shared the punishment and welfare concerns with his 1,500 men in the Aignan command. He is praised as a conscientious hero.
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the Star
Philip Tindall
Seattle
Tindall
T. Aignan
Chius F. Buchman, JR
Bogachi Means Rolling the Bones
The New York police report African billiards known as Mississippi marbles or crops. In a West Side court Magistrate Levine was told twenty five Japs were playing bogach a slang for craps. Detectives clarified the term during arraignment.
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New York
Levine
West Side Court
Garment Workers Granted Wage Increase Across North America
About 100,000 garment workers in the United States and Canada received a February wage rise. The settlement affects workers across major factories and unionized shops, marking a significant boost in daily pay for February.
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United States
Canada
Minister Shocked By Wax Figure Indecency Arrest
Oklahoma City reports window dresser A. Jones was released on a $300 bond after being arrested on a charge of indecent exposure involving a wax model of a woman. Reverend K. B. Osterhouse of Trinity Baptist Church contends the display taints city youth.
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Oklahoma City
March
A. Jones
Liberty
K. B. Osterhouse
Trinity Baptist Church
Onsterhouse
United States Ships 1919 Share Tops World Output
The United States launched 4673 vessels totaling 385 tons in 1919, accounting for about 57 percent of the world total, against a global tonnage of 7,144,548.
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United States
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