Officials View Cedar River Dam Inspection Tour
Mayor C. B. Fitzgerald led a Cedar River dam inspection with Councilmen Lane Carroll Erickson Drake, and J B Young of the water department along with J D Rows of the light department. Erickson has been making weekly trips. the group toured the new municipal dam on the Cedar River.
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Cedar River Dam
C. B. Fitzgerald
W. 1D. Lane
J.B. Carroll
Oliver T. Erickson
A T. Drake
J. B. Young
Water Department
J. D. Rows
Light Department
Cedar River
Erickson
Free tree planting course planned by American Forestry
Washington September 3 The American Forestry association will offer a free course in tree planting and tree care at Washington to promote large scale memorial tree planting starting soon.
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Washington
American Forestry Association
Construction drive sends nearly all available men abroad
The unit decided to deploy almost every interested worker for the project this week. The party expected to return to Seattle late in the afternoon.
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Seattle
Poison Ice Cream Sold Allegations Reach Court
Mrs. J H Pearce and Mrs. Ira M Madison sue Hollywood dairy and Fred Stimpson in superior court alleging poisonous ice cream sold July 19 caused serious physical effects. Pearce seeks 3500 dollars and Madison 3575 dollars in damages.
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J. H. Pearce
Ira M. Madison
Superior Court
Neaday
Hollywood Dairy
Fred
Mra. Pearce
Hitchcock Attacks Amendments To Peace Treaty In Senate
Washington Sept 3 Senator Hitchcock, administration spokesman, denounces calls for treaty amendments as insanity and warns such moves would shipwreck ratification. He argues amendments would lead to U S isolation, force new peace talks, and complicate German property seizures already handled by law.
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Hitchcock
Administration
Senate
United States
State Department
Japan
Shantung
United States Senate
France
Great Britain
Italy
Thief Strips Victim of Shoes in Seattle Hold Up
Seattle police seek a tall very dark skinned man after he robbed E. Pinkleberg of 1617 Belmont Ave late Tuesday night. The bandit stole $10 and removed Pinkleberg's shoes on Jackson Street between 12th and Mth avenues. Pinkleberg borrowed shoes from a Japanese man to reach the police station.
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Seattle
E. Pinkleberg
Belmont Ave
Jackson St
12Th
Mth
Finkleberg
Suit Against City Begun Over Water Main Break
The Rainier Heat and Power Co sues the city for 36417.37 after a water main burst at Sixth Ave and Weller St flooding the plant on October 6 1918. The company says the break resulted from careless woes while the city claims the plant lay below street level and a Sixth Ave tunnel allowed water in.
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Rainier Heat and Power Co
Superior Court
Sixth Ave
Weller St
Electric Company
Carelove
Robert H. Evans
Wilson Will Witness Strike At Columbus
President Wilson will arrive in Columbus for the opening address of his tour to find a street railway strike in progress. Early today more than 1,000 street car employees walked out for a new wage scale and better conditions leaving the system without any street cars in service.
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France
Japan
Great Britain
Columbus
Ohio
Wilson
NYC Received Vast Rainfall In A Year Soaked Reports
An annual rainfall report shows New York City recorded about 244 billion gallons of rain over the past 12 months. The data highlights heavy precipitation across the metropolitan area with variable month to month totals.
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New York City
Drive Out Catarrh With S. S. S Remedy
An advertisement encourages readers to cleanse the blood of catarrh germs using S. S. S a plant based remedy sold by druggists for over fifty years. It promises relief by treating the disease at its source and offers free medical consultation from Swift Specific Co. at 414 Swift Laboratory ta Ga.
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S. S
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Ta, Ga
Lower bread prices probable after Hebberd edict
Seattle bread prices likely to drop with State Food Controller Hebberd ordering Spokane’s 11 cent loaf cut to 10 cents and 16 cent pound and wharf loaves to 15 cents. The city awaits Hebberd’s telegram on Seattle’s future quotations as officials cite similar conditions to Spokane.
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Seattle
Hebberd
Spokane
Beattie
Smith
Shopmen vote against wage increase in Denver strikes
Denver machinists reject Wilson’s four cent an hour proposal while blacksmiths and boilermakers accept. Buffalo area radicals gain influence with a potential week end general strike. Depew shop closed with 1,000 on strike. Cumberland B&O shops demand seven cent rise for mechanics and sixteen cent for helpers in a 2,000 worker walkout.
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Denver
Wilson
Buffaila
N. Y
Buffalo
New York Central
Cumberland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cummins Rail Bill Opposed By Labor Leaders
Washington United Press reports labor leaders oppose the Cummins bill that would ban railroad strikes. Secretary John Scott of the AFL rail employes department says the measure would disarm organized labor and threaten postal workers and other government employees. The department council plans to organize opposition.
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Washington
United Press
CumMins
John Scott
Department of the American Federation of Labor
Department Council
Scott
Good Samaritan Looted by Guest at Seattle Hotel
Stanley Davis of Auburn reported to police that a guest at the New Royal hotel posed as a returned Canadian soldier and shared his bed. The stranger woke, stole Davis's suit, watch, and ten dollars, leaving Davis in his worn clothing.
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Stanley Davis
Auburn
Seattle
New Royal Hotel
Theft Unclear as Police Probe Corner Incident
Fragmentary report shows a man near First Avenue and Yesterday corner, with police on Wednesday stating no suspicions about the thief’s identity and offering no clear timeline or details.
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First Ave
Emery
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