City Hall Pay Cuts Spark Broad Salary Revision Plan
A civil service commission backed salary revision proposes large pay cuts for thousands of Seattle city workers, with higher gains for top grades. The citizens committee, led by R C Erskine and others, held 346 meetings to compare municipal wages with private pay and with living costs in similar cities. If passed, patrolmen, laborers, clerks, and street car workers face reduced scales, while the superintendent of railways would see a raise, and several clerical grades would be cut or adjusted.
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Civil Service Commisse
Coun
Citizens’ Committee
Civil Service Commission
R. C. Erskine
H. C. Mason
John H. Carter
Charlies F. Clise
Anna Marie Kruegeerhoft
Seattle
Popark
Park Board
Board of Public Works
Police Department
Fice
Appropriations
Board of
Pub Ne Works
Danderine Promises Dandruff Cure and Hair Growth
An advertisement claims Danderine costs 35 cents per bottle and quickly stops dandruff, itching, and hair loss. It asserts one application thickens hair, adds luster, and within weeks new hair grows all over the scalp, comparing its effect to rain and sunshine revitalizing vegetation.
Petition by 10000 Japanese Women Demands Abolition of War
Madame Kaji Yajima, a 90 year old Japanese woman leader, presents a rice paper petition 100 yards long to President Harding. The document calls for the abolition of war and bears the signatures of ten thousand Japanese women.
Water Shipped to Moroccan Coasts
Southampton reports a Spanish oil tanker has departed for Moroccan coasts with a shipment bound for North Africa. The vessel left port amid steady trade activity and is expected to reach its destination in coming days.
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Southampton
Eng
Thanksgiving burglar gang hits Miller Produce
Detectives probe an organized gang targeting small grocers and butchers. The Miller Produce Co at 1480 Western Ave reported a break in early Tuesday with hundreds of dollars in meat stolen including thirteen turkeys two calves six dressed pigeons and 48 dressed chickens from a cold storage plant.
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Miller Produce Co
Western Ave
Spanish Forces Receive Fresh Water By Moroccan Coast Port
A left thin port on the Moroccan coast supplies 6,000 tons of fresh water for the Spanish forces engaged in Morocco. The water shipment supports frontline operations and local logistics for the campaign.
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Moroccan
Morocco
Gets It Tickles Corns to Death First Steps All Pain
An old ad style quips about corn removal products with a playful claim to ease pain while urging readers to discard corns. The wording imitates a sensationalized pill or remedy promo from a bygone era.
Blue-Eyed Bobbie Sought for Wedding Congregation
In Manchester on November 22, Mrs. Preston Mowrey asked the church constable on duty to have blue eyes as a condition for the wedding party. No explanation was given for the request.
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Manchester
Eng
Elizabeth
Preston Mowrey
Bride Arrives to Mar at North London Registrar
Minea Florence Steen arrived at the North London registrar’s office to marry, with plans to sign the pay first clause. The brief notice notes the bride’s establishment and venue in London.
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Bride
London
Minea Florence Steen
North London
Mar
Ocean Travelers Use Wireless Post on Ships
London reports sea travel is adopting the wireless post system allowing wireless messages sent from ships to be transmitted by mail after landing. The arrangement expands maritime communication and speeds up correspondence for travelers and crews.
Detached taxicab wheel crashes through shop window
A taxicab wheel detached on Regent Street in London and smashed a store window, leaving a neat round hole but causing no injuries. Reports from Hamburg mention gunnery sounds in the Bay of Biscay and French battleships scrapping a former German battleship Ingen.
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London
Regent At
Hamburg
Ger
Bay of Biscay
Homing Pigeons Aid Paris Crook
Paris reports Maurice Moyne a music hall artist was arrested as authorities say he used homing pigeons to aid a crook in October. Police recovered birds, and Moyne faced charges in a preliminary hearing.
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Paris
Maurice Moyne
Robber Confesses to 33 Thefts and Pigeon Carrier Notes
A suspect admits committing 33 robberies and using two homing pigeons to carry notes to his sweetheart. Police stand by the claim of organized activity and coded messages as part of the case progression.
Fragmentary Price List Items with Odd Currency Marks
A jumble of prices and abbreviations such as 59¢ 68e¢ 50¢ 6Ae and 25¢ 75e¢ 53¢ 98¢ with scattered unit marks. The readable text appears as a miscellaneous catalog or ad fragment lacking clear context. No identifiable people or organizations are present.
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del Monte
Libby’s
Heinz
Pride's
Mrs. Porter
Italy
Taragon
Crosse & Blackwell
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Brussels
Belgium
Onts
H. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Ow! Drum Co
Pine
Main
Oregon
Boldt’s
Philadelphia
Weaver
Green
Washington
Bobbie
Ocean Travel
Olympic
Help Yourself
Central Public Market
Central Grocery
Occidental Avenue
Mail Order Dept
Borden
Campbell’s
Uneeda
Crisco
Ceylon
Japan
Hill
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Seal Brand
Tel. Elliott
Durkee’s
Porter
Mission
Reliance Maine
Crosby
Maine
Baker
del Monte Tiny
Wisconsin
Aries
Ces and
Brazil
Reliance
Western Coffee Co
First Avenue
Olympic Market
First Avenue—Central Market
Occidental Ave
Seattle Market
Olympic Meat Co
PIKE
Western Delicatessen Company, Inc
1420
Thousand Island
Bay City Market
Central Meat Company
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