Dave Rodgers Stave Rodgers A Seattle Shipbuilder of War Fame
During the war Dave Rodgers led Skinner Eddy shipbuilding efforts in Seattle earning national recognition for speed records. Previously superintendent at Seattle Dry Dock and other plants, he was unpretentious and popular with workers but aloof with executives. His war gains brought a fortune, and he later returned to running the Skinner Eddy yard.
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Stave Rodgers
Seattle
Dave
Skinner Eddy Corporation
Rodgers
Seattle Dry Dock & Construction Co
Charles Schwab
Dave” Rodgers
Skinner-Eddy Yard
Read the Congressional Record to curb reckless spending
A reader recalls opening the Congressional Record and examining Senate minutes from April to critique wartime debt and rising taxes. The piece quotes Senator Thomas on a $25,000,000,000 debt and soaring interest, calls for reducing burdens, and condemns absenteeism and pork barrelling in Congress, urging scrutiny of quotes and quorum faults.
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Senate
Thomas
Germany
United States
Sam
Bride Confesses Love in Murder Case Near Lake Union
Madge Anne Sawyer, a Vancouver bride, is charged with murder in the second degree for killing Howard J. Sawyer with a bullet to the heart near their motorboat anchor in Lake Union. She tearfully awaits trial in Seattle jail after police and detectives interrogation.
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Brown
Madge Anne Sawyer
Howard J. Sawyer
Anchorage
Lake Union
Tennant
Dep
A Ateter
Madge Anna Sawyer
Howard Sawyer
Grady
One Dead as Texas Cyclone Leaves Damage Toll
PARIS Texas May 12 One dead five injured and several thousand dollars in property damage reported after a tornado brushed the town late yesterday The storm caused widespread disruption and damaged homes and businesses in the area.
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Paris
Texas
Doctor Treats Robin Then Reunites With Friend
In Kaukauna Wisconsin J D Lawe treated a robin for a broken leg last summer. This spring a unusually friendly robin returned and Lawe confirmed it was the same bird by a leg scar.
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Kaukauna
Wis
J. D. Lawe
Lawe
Fire Breaks Out Aboard Blue Funnel Liner Ixion
Fire broke out aboard the Blue Funnel liner Ixion in Hong Kong, with extensive damage to cargo. A salvage report notes crew efforts to limit losses and avert a worse disaster.
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Blue Funnel
Hong Kong
Merchanta Exchange
One Man Killed In Auto Party
George Cuffee, 31, second assistant engineer of the U S 8, Eye weeka, died at 9:35 am after an auto party crash on Country Club road. Driver Thomas Dugan, 26, and several passengers were injured. Dugan cut in the face and Cuffee had a fractured skull. The car overturned twice trapping them beneath. The party planned to reach Edmonds roadhouse from a Seattle cafe.
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George Cuffee
U. S
Weeka
Country Club
Cuffee
Thomas F. Dugan
First Ave
Dugan
Vera Dow
Edmonds
Ruth Harrin
Firetave
Jack Sapp
George Baumgartner
Seattle
Golf Club
City Hospital
George Koike
Ruth Harris
Sheridan Apartments
Seattle Rose Society Plans 1920 Show at University
The Seattle Rose Society formerly the Pacific Northwest Rose Society prepares for the 1920 rose show to be held in the Forestry building on the university campus with a date to be announced. Judges include Jesse A. Currey of Portland Dr B Sulliger and R J Gatwell of Bellingham. Organizers expect 20 000 attendees and urge exhibitors to obtain membership tickets from H C Collier in the treasurer’s office at city hall.
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Seattle Rose Society
Pacific Northwest Rose Society
Forestry
University
Jesse A. Currey
Portland
Sulliger
R. J. Gatwell
Bellingham
H. C. Collier
City Hall
Meier Seeks City Plan on Rainier Valley System
Corporation Counsel Walter I. Meier asked Seattle City Council members for their plans and the anticipated cost to operate the Rainier Valley line if the city acquires it. He said the date is needed before he can draft an ordinance for condemning the Rainier Valley system.
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Rainier Valley
Walter I. Meier
Meier
Arbers Demand Afternoon Tea Break in May Town
North Hudson workers stage a strike demanding a half hour for tea each afternoon. The action begins in May and affects local Harbers who advocate a routine tea pause during shifts.
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Arbers
North Hudson, N. J
Harbers
Rodgers appeals for Seattle shipyard support open shop push
David Rodgers laments obstacles from business interests as he describes efforts to secure $46,000 contracts and create thousands of jobs in Seattle shipyards. He cites a letter alleging union pressure and asks citizens and steel interests to back an open shop, stressing his aim to provide employment and city prosperity. He thanks supporters and signs the letter.
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Rodgers
Seattle
H W. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
David
David Rodgers
Rodgers abandons Skinner & Eddy No. 2 plan over funding gaps
David Rodgers drops reopening plans for Skinner and Eddy Shipyard No. 2 in Seattle due to lack of $2 million for bonds and related costs. He cites no steel trust link, describes obstacles from bankers, and notes intent to still pursue other shipbuilding work while denying retirement. Emergency fleet officials say Rodgers may abandon the yard due to equipment shortages.
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David Rodgers
Skinner & Eddy
Seattle
Rodgers
Erickson
Twohy Brothers
North Pacific Shipbuilding
Duwamish
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Securities Building
President to Meet Ambassadors Today
President Wilson will meet Baron De Cartier de Marchienne Belgium ambassador at 11 a m and Pr Jacobo Carela Uruguay minister at 11 15 a m announced at the White House
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Washington
Wilson
Baron de Cartier de Marchienne
Jacobo Carela
Uruguay
White House
Did Associated Industries Back Rodgers or Not
The article questions whether Associated Industries supported Rodgers or viewed him as a weak financial risk for the Siinner Eddy shipyard. It cites claims of a closed shop policy clash, bankers denying hindrance, and doubts about Rodgers as a banking risk despite a strong construction background. It notes the lack of an inside explanation and cites bankers' caution on cost weighing and prewar record.
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Associated Industries
Rodgers
Siinner-Eddy
Sugar Profit Order Cut By Justice Department
Telegraphic instructions from the department of justice rescinding the recent confirmation of the action of the King county fair price committee allowing sugar dealers an increased profit, and ordering a return to the margins established last winter was received by District Attorney Robert C. Saunders Tuesday.
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Department of Justice
King County Fair Price Committee
Robert C. Saunders
Quarantine as Dope Cure Plan Urged by Health Officer
County Health Officer George H. Sparling urged declaring the dope habit a notifiable disease. He proposed reports to authorities similar to scarlet fever or diphtheria and called for public dispensaries to promote dope abstinence as treatment.
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George HT. Sparling
Sparling
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