Women start 1000 mile Seattle to San Francisco walk
A crowd gathered at Fourth and Union at noon as Mrs. 8. E. Orr Mrs. C. May Wilson and Miss Margaret Wilson began a walk to San Francisco each wearing a white band reading Seattle to San Francisco. The distance is 1000 miles. Paris reports 6000 German corpses near Roye prompting firefighters to the battlefield to bury the dead.
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Fourth
Union
8. E. Orr
C. May Wilson
Margaret Wilson
San Francisco
Seattle
Paris
Roye
Panton's Shoe Stock to Be Closed Out
The Panton Company announces a major shoe stock clearance starting Monday. President John Panton says prices are cut to the limit to close out the department quickly amid a shift to ready to wear garments. The sale runs until all stock is sold.
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Panton’s
Panton Company
John
Panton
Apple Week Promises Homage to the King Apple
Citywide celebration begins Monday as Bon Marche park hosts an apple show opening at 10 am. The Northwest promotes the 1914 crop with displays of 57 varieties including Jonathans Spitzenburgs Grimes Golden Delicious and Staymen Winesaps. Prices set today and unchanged all week with home delivery to South Seattle and Halford households.
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Apple
Bon Marche Park
Fourth and Pine
Apple Committee
Jonathana
Spitzenburgs
Golden
Delicious
Wagner
Rome
Star
Seattle
Halford
State Workmen Forced to Pay Hospital Fees Higher Than Employers
At a Y M C A social conference, figures show lumber employers extract about 1.5 million dollars annually from workers as hospital fees while employers pay just over 1 million to the state industrial insurance fund. Under the compensation act, employers contributed nearly 4 million in three years. 80 percent of 169,000 hazardous workers paid about 14 dollars monthly. Debates featured Hamilton Higday and J J Donovan, with Skinner defending employers and Call claiming reforms.
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Hamilton Higday
J. J. Donovan
Bellingham
Higday
George W. Skinner
Employers’ Association
Skinner
Industrial Commission
Donovan
Highay
Clarence Parker
Industrial Neurance Commission
City to Charge for Golf Links at Jefferson Park
Park board orders fees at Jefferson park municipal golf links to cover upkeep or face closure. Board also moves to cut expenses in the park department. Dry lecture at Westminster Presbyterian Church set for Monday night.
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Jefferson Park
Park Board
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Dear Peggy Aged 20 Seeks Life Advice on Marriage Divorce
A 20 year old girl writes for guidance about returning to her husband or marrying another man. She describes an unhappy marriage, financial hardship, an infant child, and a potential relationship with a younger man who loves her. The adviser urges her to stop seeing other men until divorce and remain honorable for her child. A separate note mentions a university football game injury report.
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Mother
Traine
Peggy. A
No Paradise for James McClure in Divorce Case
James McClure, a chauffeur for the Arlington hotel, secured a divorce from Anna McClure in Judge Boyd J. Tallman’s court after a tumultuous Georgetown marriage. He described constant family strife with his wife’s large kin and mother in law, a temperamental household, and feeling treated as a meal ticket.
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James McClure
Arlington Hotel
Boyd J. Tallman
Anna McClure
Georgetown
McClure
Idaho
Rhed
Alice BE
Frank C. Barnum
Charles H
Maude F. Case
Wilhelmine
Peter O. Prifes
Eva
John Kelly
Mae
John T. McMinn
Hannah
James A. Ingraham
Nelsen Withdraws From Ballot For State Senate
Judge Tallman rules Fred Nelsen’s late withdrawal means his name will not appear on the ballot for the 30th district state senate race. Nelsen will support John H. Wallace against Howard Taylor. write-in names not demanded for a place will not be printed.
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Fred Nelsen
Landes Pleads for New University Buildings
President Henry Landes of the University of Washington urged regents to approve new construction as enrollment surges. He described current classrooms as shacks and decrepit structures with exposed lath and weathered plaster, risking safety and learning conditions.
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Henry Landes
University of Washington
University Regents
United States
Farmer Fatally Shoots Himself Cleaning Gun
Fred Vohren, 38, a farmer, accidentally shot and killed himself while cleaning a shotgun in his Novelty home last night. The shot struck his heart and was instantaneous. His two children were nearby on the floor as the tragedy occurred. The body was taken to the King county morgue.
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Fred Vohren
Novelty
Vohren
King County
Wonder Millinery to Close Second Avenue Store in Seattle
The Wonder Millinery, owned by the Cressmans for 26 years, will consolidate to a single store at 1523 Second Avenue near Pike Street. The Second Avenue location, containing about forty thousand dollars in stock, will be closed with all items marked down by half or more to clear the sale quickly.
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Wonder Millinery
Cressmans
Pike Street
Second
Third Avenues
Second Avenue
Seattle
J. J. Cressman
Wonder Millinery Company
Mark Twain
Tragic Los Angeles Clerk Killed by Pasadena Driver
W H Milligan a Los Angeles clerk was struck and killed by an automobile driven by Mrs Mary Wells Cushing of Pasadena. The incident drew strong city attention as the accident highlighted road safety in the area.
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W. H. Milligan
Los Angeles
Mary Wells Cushing
Pasadena
Yosemite Valley
de Monte
Monterey Peninsula
Paso Robles Hot Springs
San Miguel Missions
Santa Barbara
Riverside
Redlands
Orange Belt
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