Rent Hogs Protest Anti Profiteer Bill In Seattle
Citizens clash as landlords and tenants spar over an anti profiteer rent ordinance. Critics accuse landlords of price gouging while supporters decry Bolshevist labels as the council weighs higher apartment rents and tenant protections. Seattle real estate and hotel groups pledge to present data at next week’s session.
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Jay Allen
Havercamp
Ivan L. Hyland
Flb
Seattle
H. J. Rameey
Seattle Real Estate Association
T. D. Rockwell
Hotelkeepers’ Association
Boxers at Reed College Teach Girls Boxing Arts
Reed College hosts a class on boxing as a new self defense and athletic activity for women. The program trains girls in punching technique and footwork, promoting confidence and safety while addressing past scuffles.
Troops Denied Sent West Virginia Transfer Claims
Five hundred federal troops from Gary steel district were reported moved toward the western steel territory. At General headquarters in Chicago officials denied that Gary troops had been removed or that division soldiers were sent to West.
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West Virginia
Igary, Indy
Gary
Weat Steel
Cago
German Opera In Court Over City Showings
New York judges hear arguments on partial injunction to permit German opera after police and uniformed officers again hindered entry at the theatre last night. The case centers on whether city action will block performances.
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New York
Geigerich Wan
Trotsky Staff Reported Taken as Bolshevik Forces Advance
Copenhagen reports Trotsky's staff captured while anti Bolshevik forces seize Selo near Petrograd. Trotsky himself is said to have escaped, according to the Tidendere correspondent.
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Copenhagen
Tidendere
Trotsky
Selo
Petrograd
Trotsar
Anid
An le
Wilsons Health Still Improving Says Doctor
President Wilson's condition was reported satisfactory by Dr. Cary T. Grayson. He noted a comfortable night and slow continued improvement. Salem Oregon launches Tomorrow will be Sunday School Day with a proclamation urging all ages to attend.
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Wilson
Washington
United Press
Cary T. Grayson
Grayson
Salem
Ore
Cioto Y
Oregon
Olcott
JAPAN E landlords fined in court for heat violations
Two Japanese proprietors were fined 10 dollars each for failing to maintain a minimum of 65 degrees in their lodging houses. Two other Japanese men forfeited bail of 10 dollars each, while two more faced bail forfeiture. Names and addresses are given for the lodgings involved.
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John B. Gordon
K. Takamura
K. Aramaki
Yewlerway
Harry Kakamatou
Rainier
Main St
T. Miyagawa
Tigers Face Marne With Colgate Crew
Princeton meets Colgate in the big East game at Nassau. Colgate huskies invade for a decisive clash as Princeton hopes to slow them. Elsewhere Michigan hosts Ohio State in Ann Arbor with Western Conference title implications and other pairings named.
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Chicago
United Press
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Ohbio State
Ohio
Wolverines
Ohio State
Northwestern
Illinois
Wisconsin
Champaign
Cash Register Nabbed From Co operative Restaurant
A thief stole the cash register from the Co operative restaurant at 904 Howell Street while Gus Backman, committee chair, was away. The thief obtained 175 dollars Friday night. The empty register was later found in a car in the alley by motorcycle officer C. B. E. Dix.
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Co-operative
Howell Sr
Gus Backman
C. BE Dix
Railroad Leaders to Consult Hines on Wage Demands
President W. G. Lee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and President L. Sheppard of the Order of Railway actors will meet Rail Director Hines on Wednesday to receive his answer to demands for immediate wage increases. The announcement came from Washington. The piece notes a blue jay as the bird’s reaper, with a misquoted line about foreseeing and feeding.
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Washington
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
L. Sheppard
Order of Railway Actors
Hines
Mediation plan on labor crisis and coal talks
Secretary Wilson proposes arbitration boards for key industries as the labor conference splits over collective bargaining rights. The administration fears a winter of disruption and considers decisive action to keep soft coal flowing, with President Wilson urged to define policy and push a new conference. Lane calls for calm, sensible settlement and warns against reckless self assertion.
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Wilson
Lane
National Industrial Conference
One Killed in Pasco Battle
In Pasco Washington a fatal shooting during a confectionery holdup left one man dead believed to be Reuben Tucker of Portland. Three Greek men James Rastia John Perofilia and J B Zordas were seriously wounded as police investigate a possible attempted robbery. The inquest focuses on whether more lives were lost.
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Pasco
Wash
Reuben Tucker
Portland
James Rastia
John Perofilia
J. B. Zordas
Turn Back The Clock This Weekend Says Daylight Saving
A nostalgic call to set clocks back one hour as daylight saving ends. The piece notes millions will gain an extra hour of sleep Sunday morning and urges readers to adjust Saturday night so they are not the sole late risers.
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United States
Daylight Saving Ends Tonight Nationwide
Washington reports the last day of daylight saving ends tonight as clocks revert at 9 a.m. Sunday to standard time. The wartime measure to boost backyard food production faced repeal after partners claimed it caused jury strain, with the president vetoing twice before Congress finally acted. Cities consider local daylight saving ordinances despite federal repeal.
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Washington
Congress
Four Bandits Hold Up Portland Plant
Four armed bandits held up employees of the Portland Railway Light and Power Co at an East Side barn Friday night and escaped with 300 dollars. They shot R. A. Pratt in the arm. the fugitives fled in a car found ditched several blocks away.
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Portland
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co
R. A. Pratt
Memorial services for Theodore Roosevelt held at YMCA
Memorial services for former President Theodore Roosevelt will be held at the YMCA auditorium at 2 o clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. M A Matthews pastor of the First Presbyterian church will speak.
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Theodore Roosevelt
M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
Brotherhoods May Build Temple Here in Seattle
Railway Brotherhood temple plans to be considered by the R R Men's Welfare League executive council at a Saturday night meeting. Event to be held at Triple Alliance headquarters in the Railway Exchange building.
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Railway Brotherhood
Seattle
R. R Men's Welfare League Executive Council
Triple Alliance
Railway Exchange
American Legion Pushes Reform of Vocational Training Board
Washington report on the federal board for vocational training of disabled service members, facing Legion criticism. A three member committee led by James P. Munroe will overhaul operations, with Dr. C A Prosser leaving. Seven criticism points include limited trainee placement, wage confiscation claims denied, and centralized authority concerns.
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Washington
Federal Board For
American Legion
C A. Prosser
James P. Munroe
Calvin F. McIntosh
Arthur FE. Holder
Legion
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Federal Board
Burglar Fleeing After Mibs Clatter Scares Break-In
In Cleveland a burglar entered the home of Mrs. Mary Notlicka and rifled belongings. He grabbed trousers owned by her son Mya Notlicka, and a clatter of marbles on the floor frightened him into fleeing the scene.
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Cleveland
Mary Notlicka
Mya
Notlicka
Market surge in lynx furs tied to hare epidemic
New York Oct 25 report explains a price rise in lynx pelts at autumn auctions by noting an epidemic kills hares every eight years. Hares are lynx food and last winter saw few survivors, raising fur values amid the big sale of pelts worth millions.
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New York
Detroit couple’s turbulent marriage ends in redivorce bid
Mr and Mrs David T Hall have married divorced remarried and now seek another divorce. Mrs Hall also obtained an injunction to restrain her husband from using the family automobile and she is barred from driving it.
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Detroit
Mich
David T. Hall
Aged Worker Escapes Death and Inherits Fortune
Reuben Crist a seven year old Lowell resident narrowly escaped death after a log fall at his workplace. He recovered by Thursday morning and learned he was heir to fifty seven thousand dollars from an uncle. He plans to travel east to claim the estate early next week.
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Everntt
Reuben Crist
Lowell
Crist
Williams Nomination for U.S. Comptroller Rejected
The senate banking and currency committee rejected John Skelton Williams to be controller of the currency by a 10 to 7 vote on party lines. Williams has served under a recess appointment since March 4 after a prior rejection in the last session.
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Washington
United Press
John Skelton Williams
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Willams
Congress
Williams
Portland arrest of Savannah jewelry thief
Portland, Ore., Oct 26. J. M. Riley, accused of stealing a trunk full of jewelry in Savannah, Ga., was arrested here yesterday by Pinkerton detectives.
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Portland
Ore
J. M. Riley
Savannah
Pinkerton
Weather: Seattle Drops to 34 as Jack Frost Returns
Old George W. Boreas swept into Seattle Saturday driving the temperature to 34 degrees. The forecast from Official Weather Wright George N. Salisbury calls Sunday fair and warmer.
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George W. Boreas
Seattle
Jack Frost
George N. Salisbury
Boston Girl Earns Carnegie Medal At Pennsylvania Medical College
Miss Lillian E. Shaw of Boston enters the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania with aid from a fund and a Carnegie medal awarded for saving a girl's life in Philadelphia on October 20.
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Philadelphia
Lillian E. Shaw
Boston
Woman's Meds College of Pennsylvania
Crisis over Lloyd George cabinet mutters ends
London October 25 United Press says the British cabinet crisis ended with a compromise to the alien bill amendment. The vote defeat in the commons signaled waning confidence in Lloyd George. The new draft keeps France-friendly terms and will be drafted by the attorney and solicitor general for introduction when Parliament reconvenes Monday.
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London
United Press
House of Commons
Lloyd George
France
Workers' College Mixer Set For Sunday Evening
Members of the Seattle Workers' college will hold their first informal mixer Sunday night in room 201 Labor Temple at 6 p m. Instruction class members friends of the college with their wives husbands and sweethearts are invited. Refreshments and a program of music talks and college yells will be provided.
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Seattle Workers’ College
Labor Temple
Death of William Moore After Stair Fall in Seattle
William Moore, 69, who fell on stairs at 1819 13th Avenue last Wednesday, died of a skull fracture Friday at Minor hospital. He came to Seattle from Nothe Alaska and funeral services by Moore's Alaskan friends are set for 2 PM Monday at Collins Bros. chapel with interment in Lakeview cemetery.
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William Moore
13Th Ave
Moore
Seattle
Nothe
Alaska
Collins Bros. Chapel
Lakeview Cemetery
Plays with matches ends in death of Chehalis girl
In Chehalis on October 25 Eila Degerud aged 5 died from burns after her clothing caught fire while playing with matches. Her parents were away from home at the time. The child's dress burned from her body.
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Chehalis
Eila
William Degerud
Little Tot
London Tailors Vote Higher Profits. Prices Rise
London tailors announced a fair profit margin of 33 1 3 percent, signaling a shift from the city’s renowned affordable suits. The move risks eroding London’s long standing repute for reasonably priced tailored clothing and may affect consumers seeking value.
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London
Audrey Monroe Divorced By Judge Ward In San Francisco
Audrey Monroe, a Walla Walla actress, was granted a divorce from millionaire Charles Fohl by Judge Ward. Mental anguish cited from frequent letters from other women as the cause.
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Audrey
San Francisco
Audrey Monroe
Walla Walla, Wash
Charlies
Fohl
Judge Ward
Belgium King at West Drives New American Car
King Albert arrived at West Point by airplane from New York and reviewed cadets before departing for a return flight. Queen Elizabeth hosted tea with New York society figures, while the king shopped on automobile row and chose an American-made car for shipment aboard the George Washington.
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N. Y
Albert
New York
Military Academy
Queen Elizabeth
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Automobile
Belgium
Broadway
King
Prince Leopold
American Iron and Steel Institute
Commodore
Wilson
Barleycorn Hunger for Time on Liquor Enter Market
Attorney Levy Mayer left Chicago for Louisville to seek court permission to release $75,000,000 in liquor held by the Kentucky Distilleries & Warehouse Co into the market before prohibition takes effect January 16. The firm paid more than $1,000,000 in tax on September 1.
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Chicago
United Press
Levy Mayer
Louisville
J. Barleycorn
Mayer
Kentucky Distilleries & Warehouse Company
Skull Fracture Suspected After Hotel Altercation
Charles Kunz, 36, suffered a possible skull fracture at Yellowstone hotel after a Friday night incident. Mrs Eva Wells, owner, says Kunz entered and asked for money, then she struck him and his head struck a mop board. Police consider the injury may result from a beating by unidentified men.
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Charles Kunz
Yellowstone Hotel
Eva Wells
Clares
Kunz
Santmyer Files for School Board
Citizens petition J. Santmyer for school board placement filed by Reuben W. Gerald City Comptroller Carroll and others. Sponsored by Mayor C. B. Santmyer and a slate of judges and scores support the candidacy. Reading suggests a December 6 action or deadline tied to the board.
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J. Santmyer
C. B. School Board
Reuben W. J . Gerald
Carroll
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