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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1918

Page

5

Tenants Win Rent Cuts in City Hearing

The fair rental commission faced a 60 case docket in the Securities building. A Harvard avenue owner, cost $200000, argued 7 percent air. Rents for two room apartments rose from 37.50 to 40 but were reduced in several cases. Evictions were forbidden in five actions and room rents trimmed by 1 to 3 weekly. Downtown hotel and Capitol Hill properties were ordered to lower rates from 42.60 to 10 and 35 to 26 respectively while other buildings in the area faced reductions. Mountlake area landlord saw rents drop from 50 and 40 to 18 and 30.

Securities Building Harvard Ave Capitol Hill Mount Haker District

Moyer Attacks I W W as American Bolsheviks at Hull

At the American labor convention in Laredo Texas Chas H Moyer former associate of Haywood denounced the I W W as American Bolsheviks while defending his loyalty to organized labor and the United States. The Mexican resolution was adopted with probes into reports of imprisoned workers.

Gompers Ita Apeech Chas H. Moyer D Haywood

City Schools Plan Makeup Schedule After Influenza

The school board reports will extend the term to Christmas and resume after, with closures on New Year’s Day and Good Friday. Four spring vacation days are kept, and a potential June 14 end is proposed pending legislative action. Superintendent Frank B B Cooper notes the plan to recover lost influenza-time teaching. A pay-equality resolution for women teachers discussed by Mrs E B Harper was postponed.

Frank B.B. Cooper EB. C. Harper

Ford May Probe Senate Defeat

New York, Nov 16 A recount of the Michigan Senate race where Tru map H Newberry defeated Henry Ford was hinted at in a Ford agency statement. The statement said a recount might show how elections are manipulated by moneyed interests and that it will not coincide with the election.

New York Michigan Trumap H. Newberry Henry Ford Senate Ford

Daisy Wood Hildreth featured by Seattle artists

Local Friday program by the Women's University club spotlighted Daisy Wood Hildreth, Seattle composer, as part of a series showcasing regional women artists. Other items note military chaplaincy changes, county administration vacancies, a Seattle divorce, and various national and regional updates.

Daisy Wood Hildreth Seattle Women's University Club

Pape's Cold Compound Offers Fast Grippe Relief

Millions use it for colds. A dose every two hours until three doses are taken ends grippe misery and breaks up a severe cold. It opens nostrils, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverishness, and costs only a few cents at drug stores.

Pape Grippe

Interdenominational Seattle Institute Names Board and Dean

The Biblical Institute of Seattle selects a nine member board with five laymen and four pastors from city churches. The board appoints Rev. Howard W. Kelley as dean, eight years lecturer in Biblical literature at Occidental College, Los Angeles.

the Biblical Institute of Seattle Howard W. Kelley Occcidental College Los Angeles Innstitute

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