Gompers Denounces Senator Jones A Labor Defeat Call
The AFL president and the Washington State Federation of Labor oppose Senator Wesley L. Jones. Gompers in 1908 branded Jones anti labor voting aye on Panama Canal eight hour repeal pilotage and ship subsidy measures while backing naval enlistment. He urged Washington workers to defeat him in the coming campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Wesley Lorimer Jones
Washington
Jones
Gompers
Congress
Panama Canal
Littlefield
Naval Service
Twas Really His Wife Who Did It John Mills Says
Fred L. Boalt reports John Mills Day credits his wife with urging Seattle to ban smoking on street cars. Day describes his bronchial sensitivity to tobacco smoke, notes his wife and Mrs. Mercer backed a Federated Women’s Clubs resolution, and says he would not have acted without his wife’s push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mills
Fred L. Boalt
Seattle Electric
New York Block
Mrs. Day
John Mills Day
Day
Federated Women’s Clubs of
Seattle
Board of Public Works
President Signs Alaska Coal Land Leasing Bill
President Wilson signed the Alaska coal land leasing bill allowing leases up to 2,560 acres for up to 50 years with safeguards against monoply and fraud. The measure enables domestic coal supply, reserves about half of Alaska coal sands for public use, and directs Interior rules for miner safety and waste prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Alaska
Lane
Congress
Canada
National Conservation Association
Secretary of the Interior
French Aviator Ties Up 30 Trains Behind German Lines
Word from Paris reports a French aviator forced 30 trains to halt behind German lines in France by bombing near Tergnler, disrupting rail movement and signaling a bold air action at the front.
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Paris
France
Tergnler
French Army Prepares to Invade Germany
Paris dispatch reports a belief that French plans for a swift invasion of German territory are forming. Allied lines around Dunkirk are solid, Meuse defenses hold, and reports claim possible movement toward the Rhine with Metz as a target if orders come. News notes unconfirmed reports of Geo. Pan being sent east to take command.
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Eee
Philip Sims
Paris
Dunkirk
Yser
Alea
Meuse
Mets
Geo. Pan
Rhine
Gen Villa Captures Delegates at Aguas, 15000 Troops
Reports from Laredo say Gen Francisco Villa led 15 000 troops into Aguascalientes and seized the peace delegates. Only delegate Gen Antonio Villareal escaped. Telegraphed news to Carranzista papers confirmed the capture.
Best Man Ends Life After Friend's Wedding
The body of Eugene Linehart a cook was found in his room at 721 Dearborn Street with a gunshot wound. Notes suggest heartbreak over Cecilia Roesch marriage to J Ball. Linehart had been Best Man and acted queerly after the ceremony. Landlord D Heffeldower found the body.
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Eugene Linehart
Dearborn St
Linehart
Cecilia Roesch
J. Ball
D. Heffeldower
Sinking of British Submarine and Bankruptcy Death Reported
The North Sea sinking of British submarine -3 by German warships was officially announced. F. E. Vogel, partner of Henry Siegel, a bankrupt merchant under 14 indictments, died of heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sayville
North Sea
F. E. Vogel
Henry Siegel
Smiling Doctor Faces Murder Trial Rumors Fly
The Freeport L I gossip centers on Dr Edwin Carman whose wife Florence Carman stands trial for the killing of Mrs Louise Batley. Nicole a Greeley-Smith notes the doctor’s calm mood amid sensational accusations and a dictograph revealing conversations with other women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicola Greeley-Smith
Florence Carman
Louise Batley
Edwin Carman
Freeport
L. I
Dr. Carman
Man pictured linked to deaths in hospital case
In Mineola L I Oct 20 a man is charged in connection with a woman’s death and another woman’s killing. The face shown was captured days after a patient died, tying him to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Bailey
Mineola
L. L
Analysis of Moves in Europe Estimates War Casualties
The analysis estimates about 1,300,000 total killed wounded and captured in ten weeks of war with British losses at 13,541 dead wounded or missing between Sept 14 and Oct 8. It lists on the firing line 7,950,000 from Germany Russia France Austria Hungary Servia Belgium Britain and Montenegro and projects a 16 percent loss rate totaling about 1,272,000 across all powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Ostend
Belgium
Osstend
Antewerp
Representing Nations Discuss Restore of International Credit
American and British representatives meet in Washington to discuss plans for restoring international credit and stabilizing global finance. Talks focus on cooperation, economic safeguards, and potential policy steps to rebuild trust among lenders and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The Pink Night Edition Promises Superior Seattle Coverage
The Pink claims to be the best night edition in Seattle with exclusive items, latest war news, and town happenings. Its star feature The Town in Review attracts thousands as a pioneer department.
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Seattle
Pink
The
Town In Review
Pioneer Department
Antwerp Bombardment Terror Described by War Reporter
A wartime dispatch recalls Antwerp under Zeppelin raids with horrific civilian casualties. The observer describes roofs blown away, children injured, and noncombatants harmed while noting no soldiers were killed in the air attack. The account contrasts shelling experiences with aerial bombardment during a night raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qimper Wood & Under
Antwerp
Scheldt
Beligione
Hanson Draws Big Crowds in Mining Towns
Ole Hanson, progressive candidate for U S senator, spoke to overflow crowds in Roslyn and Cle Elum Washington on October 20 drawing large audiences including miners at Ronald. He urged a government guided by humanity over greed and selfishness with local press predicting a strong win in Kittitas County.
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Cle Elum
Wash
Roslyn
Ole Hanson
United States
Opera House
South Cle
A. A. Batterson
Cle Elum Echo
Hanson
BE. K. Brown
Kittitas County
Roosevelt
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John Millis Day
Germany
Pau
Metz
Gen. Villa
By Nicola Greeley-Smith
Europe
AAA
H. J. Phillips
London
Chicago
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