Woman's Wage Meeting Soon to Set New Minimum
A conference to fix a new minimum wage for women workers in Washington is expected to be issued soon by the state labor department. The conference may convene in November with meetings possible in Seattle Spokane and Tacoma. The Washington Industrial Welfare Commission members from Pacific Coast states will work for uniform minimum wage and working conditions for women and minors.
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Washington
State Labor Department
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Washington Industrial Welfare Commission
Pacific Coast
Oregon
California
British Columbia
Portland
W. S. Griswold
Geo. P. Hardgrove
Motion Picture Distance Ordinance Near Schools
City council considers an ordinance barring cinemas and amusements from operating within 500 feet of schools and playgrounds. The measure, drafted by Wi at the North End ql request, aims to end the Woodland Park dance hall and pause new theater openings near public play areas.
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Tie Park
Iday
Ion
Gga
North End Ql
Ennee
Woodland Park
Devotion to Creed Breaks Up Home
Cornelius and Ian Turner had harmony until 1911 when she joined the Thai Bible Students movement. Turner recalls she became ardent and sought to convert others, insisting neighbors choose between her faith and former worship. Divorce followed.
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Creed
Cornelius
Ian Turner
Thai Bible Students A
Fim
Turner
Sududge
A. W. Frater
Tuesaday
Youth Won't Run for Thirty Days
Hartman, a youth stopped near Seventh Ave and 1 last Saturday when police fired bullets during a failed attempt to flee after trying to sell an automobile tire for $2. He admitted drug use but showed willingness to reform. Police Judge Eugene Childe sentenced him to 30 days in city jail, with a suspended or further review.
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Hartman
Seventh Ave
Eugene Childe
Husband Breaks Kitchen Chairs in Divorce Case
Mrs Mather Carlson alleges Hjalmar Carlson attacked the kitchen chairs with an ax during a dispute. The divorce filing claims anger led to the destruction as part of marital strife.
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Mather Carlson
Hjalmar Carson
U S Employment Office To Close
Congress did not provide funds so all government employment offices will shut down October 10. The Seattle office received the order today as the U S employment bureau ends its long-standing service. An earlier last minute appropriation delayed closure but now appears unlikely. The Knowland bill to address the issue has been introduced but not acted on.
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Congress
Seattle
U.S. Employment Bureau
Golden Bubbles Explode in King County Divorce Mart
A fragmented dramatic vignette on divorce in King County, highlighting acrimony and public airing of failed marriages. A petitioner recalls betrayals, financial disputes, and a judge granting divorce, with referenced locations Snoquamie and Snoquami and vivid anecdotes of estranged spouses.
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King County
Cupid
Parted After 40 Years Bliss Divorce Granted After Affair
Mary Olive Peake and Millard F. Peake were divorced after 40 years of marriage when an affair with another woman prompted the courts to grant the split. The judge noted the woman's willingness to accommodate the other marriage. Earlier, Eva Bunnell obtained a divorce after being ordered out of the home six years into a 29 year marriage, with the couple wed in 1884.
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Mary Olive Peake
Millard F. Peake
A. W. Frater
Eva Bunnell
Ex-Service Men to Get College Aid
Ex service men whose studies were interrupted by war should contact Dean Arthur R. Priest at the University of Washington or Dean A. A. Cleveland at Washington State College Pullman. The Veterans Welfare commission has authorized Director M. P. Goodner to devise a plan with the faculties of both institutions to help ex service men complete their education.
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Arthur R. Priest
University of Washington
A. A. Cleveland
Washington State College
Pullman
Veterans’ Welfare Commission
M. P. Goodner
University and State College
Excess Baggage Farce Heads Thursday Bill at Palace Hip
Leigh De Lacy presents the farce Excess Baggage with a three-member company on the new Thursday bill at the Palace Hip. The Knight of the Grip tale plays through a comic eternal triangle while acts by Hough Jacky and George, Sherman with dancing, Wen tick Dale, Ray and Helen Walter, Bob and Peggie, Corinne Griffith in The Unknown Quantity photoplay are listed in a varied program.
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Leigh de Lacy
Palace Hip
Hough
Jacky
George
Sherman
Wen Tick & Dale
Ray
Helen Walter
Bob
Peggie
Bonnie
Scotland
Corinne Griffith
Frisco Ferries Tied by Walkout
Twelve hundred employees of the San Francisco and Oakland Terminal Railways struck at 3 am, tying up Oakland street railways and the Key Route ferries. East Bay points are served by Southern Pacific electric lines and ferries, as 50,000 commuters seek the Southern Pacific system.
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Oakland
Cal
United Press
San Francisco & Oakland Terminal Railways Company
Oakland Street Railways
East Bay
Southern Pacific Electric Lines
Southern Pacific Ferries
Southern Pacific
Yen Shee Brings Woe to Family
Viola Long and John Long a colored couple sit in a city jail pondering the value of yen shee after their Tuesday arrest in a U S hotel room. Police seized yen shee and an opium pipe as evidence in the case.
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Viola Long
John Long
U. S
Pioneer Woman of State Passes Away
Mrs. Glen Tracy a pioneer died at Providence hospital on Sunday September 24. Born Tillie Sumner in Port Madison Washington she lived in Seattle after her parents died. She is survived by husband Glen Tracy three sisters and a brother with interment in Washelli cemetery.
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Glen Tracy
Providence Hospital
Tracy
Tillie Sumner
Jank V. Sumner
Port Madison
Wash
Seattle
Shiftless man described as too lazy to shift
A speaker characterizes a man as shiftless and too lazy to shift for himself, portraying him as lacking initiative and effort in daily tasks.
July price cuts hit Vacuum Cu Tires and Ton Tested Tubes
Based on raw materials, purchases at low prices. Vacuum Cu Tires and Ton Tested Tubes, chosen by a million motorists, were dramatically reduced in price on July 19 for the second time this year.
High School Y M C A Banquet Opens 1919 Football Season
The YMCA's annual banquet marked the 1919 football season start at the auditorium with Rev. Roy Campbell as toastmaster. Ex-UW star Ernie Murphy spoke on clean sportsmanship while new coaches McComb and Miliken described prior work. Pat Murphy declined to discuss football. Kelly Hagen earned the loudest applause with My Ambition. Referees and umpires for the season named: Tracy Strong, W. Coyle, Frank Boyle, Ernest Murphy, Jack Patten, Charica Smith.
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Roy Campbell
Ernie
Tramp
Murphy
U. of W
McComb
Fallard
Miliken
Queen Anne
Pat Murphy
West Side
Kelly Hagen
Tracy Strong
W. J. Coyle
Frank Boyle
Ernest Murphy
Jack Patten
Charica Smith
Two Marriages End in Divorce in Superior Court
Clara M. Trent of Renton was granted a divorce from Carl Logan Trent, a former sailor, in Superior Judge Calvin S. Hall's court. They wed in Seattle on July 5, 1918 under Logan, then remarried in Port Orchard on July 16 after learning the name mismatch. She alleged he smoked heavily. he countered that she was a big husky girl. court granted the divorce.
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Calvin S. Hall
Clara M. Trent
Renton
Carl Logan Trent
Seattle
Logan
Port Orchard
No man would want his wife to act as do some women
A brief comment notes that a man would not desire his wife to emulate certain women the speaker encounters when he makes eyos. The remark implies critique of fashion or behavior in relationships and social expectations.
City Pilots to Pick Star Club and discuss title
Sixteen teams entered the city amateur baseball title series last month and will choose an All City team at Spaulding s this afternoon. The South Park and Todd shipyard club game plans will be discussed at today s session. The league plans a future meeting to map next season while northern hill trees yield tougher timber than southern ones.
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Spaulding's
South Park
Todd Shipyard Club
Fear and Confidence Conquer Anxiety at Florentine Upstairs Store
A promotional piece urges readers to defeat fear with confidence to improve health and success. It promotes shopping for fall apparel including suits coats dresses and hats at the Florentine Upstairs Store.
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Florentee
Hunting Season Opens and City Councilmen Disappear
A Seattle report claims an acute shortage of city councilmen as a hunting season begins. Secretary Costello locates Councilman Moore and Hesketh while others remain missing amid feverish searches. The duck and pheasant season opens at 6 49 this morning and Costello suggests missing officials fled town.
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Gilbert Stuart Costello
Fitzgerald
William Hickman Moore
Moore
Costello
Robert Hesketh
Hesketh
T. H. Bolton
Reginald H. Thomson
John BE. Carroll
Oliver T. Erickson
A. L. Drake
Seattle
Madden Boxes Draw With Tacoma Boxer
Marty Folen of Tacoma fought a draw with Lloyd Madden, local welterweight, at Centralia Monday night. Walter Mason, Tacoma lightweight, knocked out Bobby Revel in 30 seconds in the semi windup.
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Marty Folen
Tacoma
Lloyd Madden
Centralia
Dan Salt
Walter Mason
Bobby Revel
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