Wage Demands Spark Nationwide Rail Conductor Strike Threat
President Sheppard of the Order of Railway Conductors says a referendum will be ordered once Rail Director Hines responds to wage increase demands. Union claims estimate up to two million railroad workers could strike, with large strike funds reported and federal committees set to manage distribution and troops kept in readiness.
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Washington
L. E. Sheppard
Order of
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Conductors’ Union
Sheppard
Brotherhood of
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
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United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
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Chicago
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Clearfield
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Painful dentistry and jagged law in a decaying courthouse
The piece parries dental ordeal with ulcerated tooth pain and scorn for painful procedures. It critiques how lawyers fare better in jail than ordinary citizens, then laments a decaying old courthouse, its crumbling walls and removed trees, a symbol of neglect amid returning soldiers.
Rent relief clash over Seattle profiteering claim
A Seattle rent relief conference faced sharp exchanges as Mayor Fitzgerald and Councilman Drake dismissed the Real Estate association’s claim of opposition to rent profiteering. The joint committee, including councilmen, realtors, and hotel reps, pressed for a tougher ordinance amid mixed support and expected resumption next Monday.
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Seattle Real Estate Association
Fitzgerald
Drake
Seattle
Linnard
Cence Pinto
Rockeel
Pee Sages Agey Keepers’ Association
Rockwell
Moore
Lane
Carroll
Erickson
Bolton
Haas
Thomson
Hesketh
Roger Meakim
Tenants’ Protective Association
T. D. Rockwell
Hotel Keepers’ Association
FE. B. Cox
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Thomas J. L. Kennedy
H. Turner
N. 8
Wood dealers allege price hikes amid coal strike
Retail fuel dealers say wholesalers hold fir wood for higher prices due to the coal strike. One dealer quotes 4 foot fir at $16.50 per cord for four blocks, with $9.50 per cord price direct from car and $1.50 extra if moved to a woodyard. Monks & Miller claim no wood price change, but car shortages limit supply.
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Monks & Miller
Public good vs rot and trees cut down
Observations criticize officials for neglecting the public good and allowing rot while pushing to chop down majestic trees, portraying a pattern of bureaucratic indifference and short sighted decisions. The tone suggests frustration with government priorities and preservation versus development.
Girl Survives Mother Shot After Fatal Home Tragedy
Providence hospital reports indicate 4 year old Elizabeth Betty Graham is gravely injured from two bullet wounds inflicted by her mother Winifred Graham who also shot her son Billie Neil before turning the gun on herself. The boy died at the scene and both mother and daughter were operated on. doctors say the child’s intestines were punctured and she remains in danger while the mother’s wound is minor.
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Thistle
Winifred M. Graham
Neil
Providence Hospital
Elizabeth Betty Graham
Winifred Graham
Neil B. Graham
Thistle St
Elizabeth
Fate and Tragedy Surround a Desperate Mother’s Plight
Mrs. Winis M. Graham at 24 endures immense sorrow after a failed suicide attempt aimed at escaping a life of hardship and two murdered babies. One child died in a fatal act, another remains fatally wounded in Providence hospital. She survives, doomed to live with unrelenting torment and questions about Fate.
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Winis M. Graham
Betty
Providence Hospital
Alaskan collie helps police nab burglar at Jackson Street store
Louis Duncan and his dog Utah aided police in catching Joe Marino, a Colombian thief, who grabbed over $9 in a dry goods store on Jackson Street. Marino fled into the street but was cornered at Fifth Avenue and Lane by the dog and owner, leading to his arrest.
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Louis Duncan
Neversteep
Sixth Ave
King Et
Utah
Duncan
Marino
Fifth Ave
Lane At
Rain and Wind Forecast For Weekend Weather
Weather forecast from George N Salisbury suggests rain and gusty southerly winds Saturday night and Sunday. Friday night brought fresh southerly gales and heavy rain. In Oklahoma City on November 1 reports indicate over 8,000 miners across more than 126 mines are on strike in the Oklahoma coal fields.
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George N. Salisbury
Neck of the Woods
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklaho
McAlester
State Federation of Labor Endorses Coal Miners Strike
A special conference in the state federation of labor approved a plan to reduce the cost of living, urged public utilities nationalization, and passed resolutions endorsing the coal miners strike. The meeting drew more than 200 delegates.
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State Federation of Labor
Heifner Set as State Witness in Judge Allen Trial
Carl Heifner, a Democratic leader who pleaded guilty to unlawful liquor possession, will be called as the state witness against Judge Clay Allen in his second trial on November 11. Deputy Patter son ordered a subpoena. Deputy Hughes will serve it. Allen, indicted with Heifner for illegal liquor session, has been acquitted on one count.
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Charles G. Heifner
Clay Allen
T. H. Patterson
Heifner
Ed Hughes
Allen
Strike Troops Ready to Act in Nationwide Tense Clashes
Central department officers say troops are ready for quick departure to any trouble zone. A provisional battalion moved to Huntington West Virginia yesterday and Indiana militia in the Calumet steel strike district prepare to depart. Guardsmen in several states armed and provisioned, Colorado mobilizing, Illinois guardsmen can be assembled within six hours notice. Adjutants in other states report their men ready for action.
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Chicago
United Press
Central Department
Huntington
W. Va
Indiana
Calumet
Colorado
Illinois
Red Cross Seeks Renewed Seattle Membership Drive
The American Red Cross urges Seattle residents to renew 165000 members for wartime relief services. A women’s committee led by Mrs. W. A. Peters oversees the drive running from Sunday to Armistice Day November 11. The campaign funds care for disabled soldiers and widows and promotes home service, nursing courses, public health and first aid education.
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American Red Cross
The
Red Cross
Seattle
Mercy Band
W. A. Peters
Coal Miners Strike Makes 10 Day Prediction In Northwest District
District officials and operators clash over a nationwide walkout with claims the six hour day demand will topple the miners. Belts tighten as 6,000 workers in the state stop work and courts weigh injunctions while leaders insist the strike will last days.
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Ernest Newsham
United Mine Workers of America
Washington
House of Cards
Borah backs strike parley to end miners’ strike
Senator Borah urged a government called conference between striking miners and operators to negotiate a wage dispute. He said a prominent official should represent the public and press for settlement, with government insistence on negotiation to halt the strike at once. Senator Pomerene proposed a referendum to millers.
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Washington
Senator Borah
Borah
Pomerene
Ohio
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