This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1921
Page
6
Washington authorities state that state legislatures can curb rent profiteering by clearly defining an emergency and public necessity. The court upheld wartime rent regulation in Washington DC and New York, and the principle applies to any equivalent emergency enabling similar controls.
McParland president of the International Typographical union said the printers strike will end soon as employers grant concessions toward a 44 hour week. About 2,000 of the union's 38,000 members are on strike. McParland said employers have met the demands in all other cases and the walkout should be over within a few days.
In San Francisco and nearby towns about 150 commercial printing shops adopted a four hour work week and their employees resumed work, the state reported.
More than 10000 unionized printers walk out as Seattle shops operate with similar staff. They seek a 44 hour week while New York printers win a 15,000 job count and wage cuts are urged by an arbitration board proposing a 12 percent decrease.
Three hundred painters and sheet metal workers walked out in Portland Oregon to protest a 10 percent wage reduction ordered by the contractors association. In Winnipeg Manitoba Hudsons Bay Company marked its 251st birthday May 2 with flags at posts across Canada and no special ceremonies.
Paris May 3 French troops sweep toward the Rhine as mobilization orders are issued. About 130,000 men of the class of 1919 are inducted with engineers organized at Mayence and a cavalry division under General Simon to meet them at Düsseldorf for movement into the Ruhr. General De Goutte commands the occupation forces and France plans naval action if Britain delays.
The supreme council met at 11 30 a m to complete its final ultimatum to the Germans. Britain expected German yield on reparations terms while Premier Briand hoped for support for his plan to invade German soil. A draft message inviting the United States to join meetings of the council reparations commission and allied ambassadors was approved.
Secretary of State Hughes withdraws the United States from active involvement in the reparations crisis and will deliver a new note to German Foreign Minister Simons. The move signals that Germany must yield to allied reparations demands and may pay as a subject nation.
Two paving contracts covering two and a half miles drew a bid of 91 890 dollars on Monday, about 23 000 dollars less than the county engineer’s estimate. County Commission Chairman Claude C. Rameau called the result an indication of returning normalcy.
The Children’s Orthopedic hospital fund reports last week’s $916 from memberships and contributions is insufficient to sustain operations. Books show the amount covers only one bed for a year for 128 patients, signaling the need to raise funds. In Neihart, Montana, George Rochi, aged 3, died in a $200,000 blaze.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.