Miss Anna Louise Strong Received With Ovation by Labor Council
Miss Strong recalled from the school board was cheered as she spoke at a Central Labor Council reception. Delegates stood and applauded while noting labor victories and urging ballot-space parity for recall charges. Secretary James Aluncan was elected to succeed Wm. Gallagher. a committee was named for March 29 meetings with British delegates. A resolution urged support for Tom Mooney and asked unions to wire President Wilson to spare him.
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Anna Louise Strong
Central Labor Council
Miss Strone
Labor
Ite
Ito
James Bradford
R. W. Cotterill
T. H. Bolton
James Aluncan
Wm. Gallagher
Labor Adjustment Board
Tom Mooney
Wilson
French Soldier Held in Vast Swindle Probe
Washington March 7 Extra extradition proceedings begin March 20 in the case of Frank J Goldsoll retired French soldier jailed on embezzlement charges of several million dollars from the French government. He is accused of taking 3.5 to 6 million dollars in commissions on war contracts sent to the United States to handle for France. Goldsoll about 45 years old is of Russian Jewish parentage and naturalized in France in 1911.
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Washington
Frank J Goldsoll
United States
France
Goldsoll
Clerk Recreation Organizer Unites Federal Recruits
Misa Norton heads the school community centers in Washington to provide recreational opportunities for thousands of U S clerks recruited nationwide. Her first task is to acquaint them with one another and foster community among the workers.
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Misa Norton
Washington
Rescind Order on Fuel Price in Washington
Washington rescinds fuel administration orders that fixed firewood prices and distribution. David Whitcomb, state fuel administrator, announced the revocation sent to counties and cities, ending price controls first applied in November 1937 to Bellingham Olympia Everett and four counties Douglas Grant Yakima Garfield.
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Fuel Administration
Washington
David Whitcomb
Bellingham
Olympia
Everett
Douglas
Grant
Yakima
Garfield
Tte
Washington Administration
Women’s Jury Rights Questioned by Balinas Attorney
In San Francisco on March 7 Attorney W. White petitions the supreme court for release of a client convicted by a mixed jury. He argues women on juries hinder open discussion and that legislative action cannot alter the common law jury system.
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San Francisco
W. White
Balinas
Aupreme Court
New York Women Oppose Barbershop Polling Places
New York women led by Mrs. Charlotte M. Littlefield call to stop using barber shops as polling locations. They argue voters must wade through hair to cast ballots and push for public schools to be used more widely for voting.
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New York
Charlotte M. Littlefield
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound For Gray Hair
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a remedy to darken gray hair and restore gloss. It claims natural, even coloring, a youthful appearance, and easy daily use with a dampened sponge, while disavowing any medical cure.
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Wyeth
A Never Failing Way to Banish Ugly Hairs
The article promotes delatone powder as a home remedy to remove unwanted facial and body hairs. A paste of the powder and water is applied to the skin for about two minutes, then washed away to leave the skin hair free. It warns to use genuine delatone.
Patriots Sign Up to Help in Winning Strife
Seattle business leaders enroll in the United States public service reserve pledging to serve in any government role to aid the war effort. Enrollees react with eagerness, some willing to work for low pay while others seek higher wages, and officials stress the drive will continue until a 50,000 person goal is met.
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Patriots
Seattle
United States Public Service Reserve
Hin
Public Service Reserve
Clancey M. Lewis
United States Employment Office
Bremerton Priest to Become Army Chaplain
March 7 Father J J Cammerman pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Bremerton Catholic church plans to join the army as chaplain. He will train at Camp Kearny Gan Dero before heading to the Belgian front.
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Bremerton
J. J. Cammerman
Bremerton Catholic
Our Lady Star of the Sea
Cammerman
Camp Kearney
Gan Dero
Preventing Appendicitis with Buckthorn Bark Mixture
Seattle readers learn that a preparation called Adierika blends buckthorn bark and glycerine to cleanse the bowel and supposedly prevent appendicitis. A single spoonful is claimed to relieve sour stomach gas and constipation by removing foul matter, with instant effects praised by physicians and patients. Bartel Drug Company and Swift Drug Company are noted vendors.
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Seattle
Bartel Drug Company
Swift Drug Company
Try Magnesia for Stomach Trouble
An advertisement-style note urging readers to try bisulated magnesia after meals to neutralize stomach acid, relieve fermentation and souring, and reduce gas and heartburn. Claims quick relief, safe repeated use, and accessibility from druggists in powder or tablet form.
Hot Water Cure for Headaches Promoted
This page ad promotes drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush toxins from the blood and digestive tract, claiming headaches arise from auto intoxication. It notes relief from pills and bromides is temporary and urges readers to ask for a quarter pound of limestone phosphate.
Police Right to Search Vessels at Seattle Docks
Corporation Counsel Hugh M. Caldwell advised Chief Joel Warren that police may search foreign vessels at Seattle docks for contraband liquor with a warrant issued by a justice court. The opinion states that bringing contraband ashore for destruction would not expose police to customs duty.
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Seattle
Hugh M. Caldwell
Joel Warren
Caldwell
Warren
Justice Court
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