Rainier Valley Feels Coal Price Rise After Mine Closures
Rainier valley residents report paying 4.50 a ton for Issaquah coal, up from 6.50 two weeks earlier, amid claims Pacific Coast Coal Co leased and shut several small mines. The firm denies mine closures and cites a single unauthorized 20 ton daily operation.
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Rainier Valley
Issaquah
Pacific Coast Coal Co
Pacific Coast Co
Northern Banker Trust, Co
Pacific Conant Coal Co
Sasaquah
Seattle Girls Donate Jewelry for Sammies Cheer Fund
A Seattle Star photo shows Miss Kathering Kittinger, Sally Blake, Mabel Empy, and Mrs. K Blackwell donating jewelry for the base hospital fund at 1215 Fourth Ave on a Wednesday morning. The image captures their act of support and attention to the community effort.
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Seattle
Fourth Ave
Miss Kathering, Kittinger
Sally Blake
Mabel Empy
Haig Breaks Hindenburg Line in Five Mile British Breakthrough
Field Marshal Haig reports British forces penetrate the Hindenburg line along a front of many miles. Tanks lead a surprise drive through the first defensive lines, while the second line is stormed behind them. Cambrai and surrounding roads near Douai St Quentin may fall under Allied control. Front reports indicate thousands of prisoners and numerous guns captured, with Byng commanding the third army.
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ED L. Keen
United Press
London
Haig
Hindenburg
Cambrai
Douai
St. Quentin
Julian Byng
Bapaume-Cambraii
Drocourt
Vitry-En-Artois
Villers
Cagnicourt
Queant
Pronville
Boursies
Havrincourt
Gouzeaucourt
Epehy
Stu Quentin
Whitcomb Is the Man for Coal Price Relief
The author criticizes State Fuel Administrator David Whitcomb of Seattle for allowing coal prices to soar. Consumers pay about 50 percent more than last year while retailers say they cannot break even. Prices were fixed from mine base plus transportation to fit local conditions. the writer urges Whitcomb to investigate and act without delay.
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Uncle Sam
David Whitcomb
Seattle
Mr. Whitcomb
Diamond Robbers Make a Big Haul
Three masked men robbed Harry elry store in Minneapolis, escaping with between 40000 and 50000 dollars in gems and 212 dollars in cash. Clerks and two other workers were tied in a back room, while the thieves dispensed with valuables and fled after a clash with two aiding patrons. The bandits spared a tray of sapphires, calling them phoney stuff.
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United Press
Minneapolis
Harry Elry
Town
Robert Bettner
Marsh Leads Peace Talks as Northwest Telephone Strikers Rally
Ernest P. Marsh, president of the Ashington Federation of Labor, travels toward Seattle with authority to explain peace terms for the telephone strike. Northwest strikers show keen interest while a vaudeville benefit proceeds at the Orpheum Theatre, featuring local acts and Levy bill.
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Ernest P. Marsh
Ashington Federation of Labor
Mediation Com
San Francisco
Seattle
Northwest
Marsh
Orpheum
Orpheum to Host Show with Palace Hip Tickets Accepted
The decision allows the Orpheum to host the show and confirms Palace Hip tickets will be honored there. This arrangement follows the mission’s acceptance of the invitation to perform at the Orpheum.
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Orpheum
Palace Hip
Spokane Girls Strike Over Union Demands
Spokane telephone girls walk out at midnight demanding union recognition and discharge of non union workers. D P Reid of the Electrical Workers union says about 75 of 250 girls are at work. Downtown service remains normal while some residential districts are paralyzed.
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Spokane
Telephone Girls’ Union
D. P. Reid
The
Electrical Workers’ Union
Bech Seeks Federal Check on Interstate Carrier Stock
Wisconsin congressman John J. Bech says a bill likely to be introduced in the next session would prevent over issuing stock by common carriers engaged in interstate business. The measure would grant Congress control over stock issues for interstate carriers.
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Congress
John J. Bech
Wisconsin
25000 Sammies Pass In Review At Camp Lewis
Camp Lewis witnessed the largest Northwest military review as 25 000 soldiers of the Gist division marched past Gen H A Cheene and Gen James A Irons. First Lieut Gamier led the review, while Gen Greene praised the display but urged further preparation before the unit is seasoned.
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Camp Lewis
Northwest
H. A. Cheene
James A. Irons
Greene
Gist Division
Lieut
Gamier
Cantonmenta
Thanksgiving Day Invites Extend to Soldiers and Sailors
Many servicemen lacking hotel space are left without lodging in Seattle. The Soldiers and Sailors club asks people with vacant rooms to call Main 4746 or notify officials. University of Washington debating teams from John Coffee, Dan Coleman, Tim Healy, and Robert Friedman will face Reed College in Tacoma on December 7.
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Seattle
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club
Main
University of Washington
John Coffee
Dan Coleman
Tim Healy
Robert Friedman
Reed College
Tacoma
Italians Bear Full Brunt of German Drive
Rome reports Italian forces along the Piave face a tough retreat risk as German offensives press the front. French and British reinforcements have not yet engaged, while Italian troops alone bear heavy casualties and maintain high morale amid a national resistance. The Rome public supports the war. no treachery within Italy has emerged as Germany sought to spark dissent.
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United Preas
Rome
Piave
Italy
Germany
Sacrifice Day Displays Seattle Women’s Patriotism
Seattle women donated jewelry and personal items to the war relief bazaar to fund the base hospital in France. Jewelry barrels stood at MacDougall Southwick’s Fon Marche Frederick & Nelson’s and 1215 Fourth Ave with signs marking the Sacrifice Altar. Proceeds from the bazaar December 17 to 19 will fund equipment for 509 patients and 260 attendants.
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Seattle
Seattle Girle’ Base Hospital Fund
MacDougall Southwick’s
Fon Marche
Frederick
France
Jewel
Nobody Wants to Be Kaiser in Red Cross Parade
Hazen J. Titus at Red Cross headquarters 1424 Third Ave notes the failed bid to recruit a Kaiser impersonator for a parade. He says Uncle Sam will pursue with a club, but a Kaiser has yet to be found. The item spotlights a humor piece on campaign humor.
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Kaiser
Red Cross
Uncle Sam
Hazen J. Titus
Third Ave
Uncle Sams
Titus
That 48 Cents Stuck in His Craw Verdict Costs Quackenbush
Salem jury awarded Lewis M. Easton 100.48 dollars in an labor suit against L. Quackenbush after a trial. Quackenbush had offered 100 dollars and appealed to the state supreme court, which ruled for Easton. The decision cost Quackenbush 50 dollars in trial costs.
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United Press
Salem
Ore
Lewis M. Easton
Quackenbush
Easton
Altho
Supreme Court
Costa
Soviet Proclaims Control of Russian Second Army
Petrograd reports the Soviet revolutionary committee proclaims its control over the Russian Second Army as of November 21, outlining a shift in command and allegiance amid the ongoing conflict.
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Soviet
Petrograd
Revolutionary Committee
French Raid Around St. Quentin Yields Prisoners
French forces conducted a raid around St. Quentin, taking several prisoners, while heavy artillery operations were reported around Le Chaume wood. The war office announced the actions as part of ongoing engagements in the region.
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United Press
Paris
St. Quentin
War Office
le Chaume Wood
Two Lieutenants Wounded in Action Reported
Washington reports First Lieut Orlando Gochnauer of Freeport Illinois was killed in action November 6 while attached to British forces. First Lieut Alexander J Gillis of Carbondale Pennsylvania was slightly wounded, Gen Pershing announced.
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United Press
Washington
Orlando Gochnauer
Freeport
Ill
Alexander J. Gillis
Carbondale
Pershing
ExemPted Men of Division 8 Meet Wednesday Night
ExemPted men of Division 8 hold a meeting Wednesday night at 8 o'clock in room 213 at Broadway High School.
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Broadway High School
Tanks Lead British Infantry in Victorous Smash at Germans
British tanks broke through the Hindenburg Line leading infantry in a surprise advance described as a historic, unartilleried assault. The Wednesday triumph followed a Tuesday night push with tanks clearing wire and trenches, Pershing witnessing the feat as prisoners retreated dazed.
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Britain
Yellow Dog Deserts Germans to Join Sammies at Front
War dispatch from France by J W Pegler describes American soldiers in a labyrinth of trenches near No Man's Land. A yellow dog from Germany to the United States is adopted by U S troops as shells crack and a machine gun post bristles with action along the line.
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Yellow Dog
Brited Preas
Italions
France
America
Battle For Democracy
Sammy
Death Valley
Sheila
Memphis, Tenn
No Man's Land
Wyoming
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