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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1917

Page

3

Gill Plan for Phone Receiver May Fall Down

Corporation Counsel Caldwell questions Mayor Gill’s plan to appoint a receiver for the telephone company. The measure was sent to the city franchise committee led by Councilman R H Them wor. Caldwell says the streetcar strike case differs and notes the phone company is providing service, though not adequately, a matter for the public service commission.

Sel Caldwell Gilly R. H Caldwell Public Service Commission

New Minor League Formed East For War

A union league uniting four American Association teams Indianapolis Columbus Toledo Louisville and four International League teams Toronto New York Baltimore Buffalo will be created soon. Kid Barrow will head the venture which aims as the largest minor league, likely exempt from the draft. The National Commission will have no representation.

Dy United Preee New York Union League American Association Evening Sun Indianapols Columbus Toledo Louisville Toronto Baltimore Buffalo Kid Barrow International The Sun

Harsh Housings Plague Navy Yard Workers

The navy yard employs 1500 normally and now 6000 on the payroll. Night shifts lack beds with 100 cots in city halls and spare rooms. Workers sleep in shacks as small homes are built with aid from Commandant Coontz and the Commercial club to provide housing.

Uremerten Akeep Navy Yard Charleston Seattle Coontz Commercial Club

Storeowners Endure Rising Trade Costs Prompt Dismal Trade

The poem notes merchants facing steep costs to trade, with shopkeepers described as indifferent clerks and customers declaring they will not buy further. The verse conveys economic strain and waning commerce reflected in a storefront era.

Remarkable remedy aids long lasting stomach troubles

An advertised indigestion treatment called Hinesia is touted as delivering rapid relief after years of suffering. The article urges sufferers to obtain it from a druggist and try the simple preparation. It explains the home mixture of bicarbonate and magnestic carbonate and notes a money back guarantee with authentic packages.

Bread Box Theft At Bush Grocery Store

A box containing 50 loaves of bread was taken from the curb in front of the Bush grocery store at 541 Queen Anne Ave on Monday. Dry squad holds over 1,000 quarts of bonded whisky in its vaults for Mrs. Winfield Smith to distribute among military hospitals. An invitation arrives from Lewis ton Idaho Commercial Club seeking a delegation to the live stock exhibit on November 8. An illustrated lecture on The Wild Flowers of Washington will be given by Professor George H. Rigg at the Horticultural association meeting in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room Tuesday night.

Hello Girls Frank Tustin Tacoma Gross Sound City Thew Sch Achion Otfikers W. FF. Delaney Beattie San Francisco Seattle Dreamland Rink Fredrnal Workers’ Union California Telephone Company L. HM. Darwin Public Service Olympia Bush Grocery Queen Anne Ave Dry Squad Winfield Smith Chamber of Commerce Lewiston Idaho Commercial Club Washington George H. Rigg The Horticultural Association

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