Moulders Strike Expands as Workers Seek Eight-Hour Day
Reports from the Labor Temple show striking moulders in multiple streets near the Fifth and Moulders depot pending vacated shops. Employers push for nonunion shops while some firms close to avoid eight hours. many moulders head to San Francisco for work as Olympia’s F Hubbard supports eight-hour demands and wage gains.
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Labor Temple
San Francisco
Olympia
F. Hubbard
Beattie
Northwest
Postal Clerks Plan Annual Meeting and Banquet
Postoffice clerks from across the state prepare for the annual meeting on May 20. Key events include a banquet with proceeds and a dancing party at Christensen's hall on May 5, with Caraher presiding as master of ceremonies.
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Joon
Caraher
Grant Cooks and Waiters Demand One Day Off
The text notes a demand by cooks and waiters led by the Cooks and Talon for a day off in Jone te, with reference to employers possibly denying the request. The union reportedly agrees to work on the off day, amid broader mentions of tuberculosis in Washington and recruitment in the U S States.
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Talon
Jone
Ely
Segular
Commercial Club Smoker Attracts Members In Evening Event
A mixed crowd attended the Commercial Club smoker held in the club rooms. The organizer presented the agenda and speakers shared remarks about the club's future, with attendees noting a lively discussion and renewed interest in forthcoming activities.
First Nome Boat Set to Sail North on Friday
The steamer Corwin, operated by L. H. Gray & Co., will depart from the Virginia Street dock Pier 16 on Pridey evening marking Nome's season start. It is scheduled to arrive at Nome around May 2 carrying twenty tons of mail for a long list of passengers including Mr. Outmett Mrs. Outmett Miss Outmett A Lange Mrs. C J Ranne Edward Payant A B H Dunham Miss Grace Martin and many others.
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Corwin
L. H. Gray & Co
Nome
Virginia St
Mr. Outmett
Mre. Oulmett
Mise Outmett
A. Lange
Mra. C. J. Ranne
Edward Payant
A. B H. Dun
Hundreds migrate to Seattle from Michigan and beyond
Emigration from eastern and middle western states continues heavy with spring near. A party of 19 arrives from Cadilles Michigan to settle in Seattle led by Vernon Baker. Another group of 25 from May City Michigan previously moved toward Alaska for coal mining opportunities.
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Middle West
Cadilles
Mich
Seattle
Vernon Baker
Baker
Michigan
May City
Alaska
Beattie
Middle Wesk
Mark Twain Tale “Junk” Draws City Library Fire
Detroit May 1 Controller Joy condemns Mark Twain tale “Double Barreled Detective Story” as literary junk. Joy criticizes the city library commission for spending on books and labels 75 purchases as literary junk while grouping Twain with love sick novels poems boy hero stories and similar works.
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Detroit
Midh
Mark Twain
Controller Joy
Mr. Joy
Mark Twai
Kent Oregon Town Site Destroyed By Fire
Fire swept Kent Oregon on the Columbia and Southern Railway destroying a town area. The incident occurred this afternoon as the grand jury convened in Judge Hanfords court and began its work under U S attorney P C Sullivan with minor matters to be addressed initially.
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Portland
Ore
Kent
Oregon
Columbia & Southern
Hanford
P. C. Sullivan
United States
Hatpin Hidden Inside Man Surfaces After Long Years
In May a Grundy Burgeone man named John Welchera carried a six inch hatpin in his abdomen for years without symptoms. Surgeons were astonished to locate the hatpin with a beaded head near the shin and the shaft rusted to the size of a lead pencil, extending toward the intestines.
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Wathrloo
John Welchera
Grundy
Passenger boat Hentinel damaged at Frickholm dock
The Hentinel lies at her dock with a splintered bow after striking the Frickholm dock last night. The Abyasinta freighter sits at Réquimalt, B C, en route to Seattle around the 18th. The Ohio sails to Quar termaster tomorrow for maintenance and the Dania departs the sound on the 16th for the Orient with cargo.
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Hentinel
Frickholm
Abyasinta
Réquimalt
B.C
Seattle
Ohio
Quartermaster
Seattle Woman Under Arrest for Kidnaping
Seattle wife Ida Heffron was arrested in Centralia after a failed exchange attempt for her daughter. The Heffrons separated last September. the husband sought custody of two boys and a girl, with threats and gunplay reported during the arrest scene.
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Centralia
Waeh
Mey
Ida Heffron
Seattle
Che Halle
Mra Heffron
Hue Band
Thesband
Puget Sound Shipping Group Maintains Wages but Cuts Day Length
The Puget Sound shipping association voted to keep the current rate of 49 cents per hour with 6 cents over time while reducing the shift from a 10 hour day to hours. The steamer Watson, arrived from Frisco at noon, may be unloaded by nonunion longshoremen as Alaska Pacific Co. has declared an open shop and the union has not been asked to provide workers for the Watson unloading.
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Puget Sound Shipping Association
Wateon
Frisco
Alaska Pacific Co
Ansion
Watson
Water Shutdown Planned in West of Secondav North of Canal
Water service will be shut off tomorrow in the territory west of Secondav and north of the canal. The outage is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Local residents are advised to store water and plan around the interruption.
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Erritory
Secondav
Alaska River Lows Break Up Warned By Signal Office
Advice from the U S signal corps, relayed to the local office, states that the lee of the Alaskan river mouths is breaking up rapidly. The Tanana River opens from the delta to the mouth while the Yukon from Rampart to Kaltag is filled with large floes en route to the sea.
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United States Signal Corps
Alaska
Rivera
Tanena
Delta
Yukon
Rampart
Kaltag
Sophomores Win In College Oratorical Contest Incident
Freshmen seized two judges on Shurtleff College campus after a ruling favoring the sophomores in the 40 oratorical contest. The third judge Herald Johnson, who sided with freshmen, remained unharmed as Prof Magan and Mr Dey toiled to free themselves from trees.
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Upper Alton
Shurtleff College
Mazan
M. Dey
Herald Johnson
Magan
Der
Betrayed by a jilted lover sought across states
A man formerly a Piper City farmer, Harwell, is arrested in Joneau and escorted to Seattle en route to Minnesota to face forging charges. He led authorities to his location. The report lists multiple unrelated names and places, including Iotaro Bera Cobine Cal and Makutaro Nakase Los Angeles among others.
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Wip Facs
Harwell
Piper City
Joneau
Seattle
Minnots
Iotaro Bera
Cobine
Cal
Haryo Fiyote
Japan
Makutaro Nakase
Los Angeles
Alfred G. Ayerst
Lacy F. Hyde
Beattie
Clyde WD Lloyd
Maude Burten
Fledro- Woolley
Nickolai Martinson
Petereburg
Alaska
Nellie Kyar
Duluth
County appoints J A Ricedorf funeral director
The county commissioners named J A Ricedorf as Grand Army funeral director to replace N M Pearl who had died several weeks earlier.
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J. A. Ricedorf
Grand Army Funeral
N. M. Pearl
Harms Charged With Defrauding Innkeeper at Great Northern
Complaint filed against H. C. Harmastine Carlos alleging he posed as a guest at the Great Northern hotel on Pearl Avenue and refused to pay his bill. N. Deinger, proprietor, states Harmastine owes 639.
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H.C. Harmastine
Carlos
Ti Tr
Harms
Great Northern
Piret Av
N. De@einger
Hoatelry
Judge Griffin Yenterder Signs Fact in Sullivan Estate
The Sullivan estate appeal moves toward the supreme court with Judge Griffin Yenterder signing the statement of fact. The case awaits next September hearing as it progresses to higher review.
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Griffin Yenterder
Supreme Court
Fire damages Grand Union hotel bed in smoke incident
Early this morning a fire started in a bedroom at the Grand Union hotel when a cigarette ignited the mattress. Bedding was removed to the window and no further damage occurred. Tom Smith, county jailer, was hospitalized in Seattle General in a dangerous condition due to complications from an illness.
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Grand Union Hotel
Tom Smith
Seattle General Hospital
Dr. Carrot
Smith
Theft at Pine City hotel reports missing clothing
Jolene of Loeks Clothing reported to police that his room at the Pine City hotel on Fifth Avenue and Jackson Street was entered during his absence yesterday. A black overcoat a pair of pants and a pair of shoes were stolen.
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Jolene
Pine City
Fifth Av
Jackson St
Brier Studies Land Title System in Portland
Dr B C Brier deputy county ar tizor visits Portland to study the Torrese land title registration system now used in Oregon as well as its autote effect in the state on June 11.
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B C Brier
Portland
Oregon
Riding school permit revoked at Fourteenth Ave site
W. Ridgway, owner of a riding academy at Fourteenth Avenue and Columbia, has been ordered by the board of health to vacate the temporary structure after permit revocation. He sought time under the old permit but was refused as he prepares to erect a $15,000 riding school building at the same location.
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A. W
Fourteenth Av
Columbia
Board of Health
Ridgway
Better Ways to Keep Family at Table
A fragmented notice discusses grocery prices and tips for dining together longer at home. It mentions grocer messaging and a vague call to act on savings, with stray phrases about fortifying family meals and budget awareness.
Nevada Mining Stocks Slump Despite Valley's Rich Resources
The southern Nevada mining stock boom declines rapidly after two years of wall street chatter. Investors lose fortune hopes as Goldfield strike settlement fails to spark a rebound. The market warns against questionable ventures while solid properties hold value for insiders, with a fall outlook into fall.
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Nevada
Wee
Ballard Ward 13 Council Seat Goes Forward
Ballard petition for annexation was accepted by the city council in a unanimous vote and an ordinance called a special election to elect a Ballard councilman for the Beatile district. The 13th ward remains planned with no election date set. An in blank ordinance slated a date for a 12th ward councilman election.
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Ballard
Beatile Counci
Bonus Offer For Workmen At Everett Smelter
Everett May 1 The American Securities and Refining company smelter offers all employees a five percent bonus from May through September to keep a full crew during the hot season. The refinery now employs sixty four men as car supply constraints and Cascade tunnel activity limit production. Electric motor installations expected to relieve the bottleneck. Mayor Jones refuses to sign more street improvement warrants, signaling limited future street work due to city debt concerns.
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Everett
Tnoure
American Securities & Refiningpany
Cascade Tunnel
Jones
Former bank teller guilty of embossing 190000 dollars
R. Chisholm, former paying teller at the First National Bank in Birmingham, Ala, was found guilty of embossing $190,000 from the bank. He received a six year sentence.
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iSerippe Telegraph Servier
Birmingham
Alm
May Tha R. Chisholm
Firet National Bank
Pal
Tacoma Girl Missing Since May Leaves Tacoma for Seattle
Piytie Powell, a 1 year old in Tacoma, has been missing since May 4. Relatives seek help locating her after she left 8821 South Ninth at Tacoma with another girl named Aimee and traveled toward Seattle. No further word has been received.
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Piytie Powell
Tacoma
Houth
Seattle
Abbott House
Aimee
Market Report Delivers Mixed Fruit Prices and New York Seattle Supplies
The market shows lower strawberry prices with home grown crop arriving in Seattle in ten days. Frost hit Kennebec potatoes reducing early offerings while lemons stay high. First spring chickens from Beattie area arrived. list covers various fruits and vegetables with prices per ton, crate, or per pound, noting regional ranches and Washington creamery butter.
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Seattle
Beattie
Wholesale Food Goods List From Eastern Washington Market
A long OCR fragment lists various farm and food items with units and prices. It mentions live poultry including hens and turkeys, frozen fish, veal, beef, and pork items. It also references hay, meal, oil cake, bran, and feed components, plus Portland cement and imported goods. Many entries include per ton, per ib, per tb, or per bag pricing and place names like Eastern Washington and Puget Sound.
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Washington
Amathy
Puget Sound
Portland Cement
California
San Juan & Ee
Nate Son Yancy
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition to open in readiness
Executive committee of the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition vowed to have everything ready for the opening day. The news item notes the lack of rebukes toward questionable wording and reflects a newspaper tone on trimming uneven phrasing.
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Main
Gwel Jones
Fehren
Land Office
Mth Ave
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John Noger
Mra
K. K
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Frank Pletcher
H .O. Smith
TALE
Grand Jury
Star Special Service
Riesdorf
Amady
Milwaukee Sentinel
Loeks Clothing
PRIPR
Het
Foresting
Jim Butler
Goldfiela M
Nevade
Kindall
Blue Bull Ane
Pullfrom Mining
Balifrog Natl Bank
Homnle
Hulifros Tratey
Tremp Consolidated
Manhattan Dexter
Granny & M. Co
Manhattan Cowboy
A. L. Hall's
Pitet Ave
John Cort
Tentaht
Henry W. Savage Otters Raymond
Comise Opera
Iit
Yankep
Richard Merding Davie
Wallace Irwin
A. G. Robyn
I4ittan Russell
the Butterfly
Seattle Theater
Mat Thurand
Lyric Theater
Russell & Drew
Lewie & Lake Musical Comedy Co
Lois
Pantages
de Berry
Sadie Teonard
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Heerr
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Diddle Heecch
Moving Pictures
Delmore
Darrell
Late Brothers
Thwestern League Athletic Park
Haseball Toworrow
Vancoc
Admieston
Vester
Ats Pike St
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Bank For Savings
Ausses Turenne
James Campbell
John Corgiet
George J. Dann
Griffith Dowles
WH. OM. Dearborn
Joan W. Bady
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Gabriel Faure
Joshua Green
Andrew Werarth
CG Alston Hele
Daniel Kelleher
Henry Krauts
Qup
Alex
F. McPiwan
John H. McGraw
Walter Oaker
Ralph A. Schoenfeld
James Shannon
Victor Huge Smith
Frederick K. Btruve
B. Vilas
W. Weat
White River
Burbanks
Yakima Burbanke
Crete
Prulte
Gree. Mae
Sree
Coek Pane
Selert Ranch
Oregon Ranch
Washington Creamers
Singer
Clough Werren
Weber
Seventh and Pike
Bielar
Woot
Fichooner
Fae
Washington Herald
Kohler & Chase
Arcade
Brcck Beuth
Bon Marche
Uneeda
National Biscuit Company
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