City workers' pay scales set for patrolmen and railway staff
Patrolmen and firemen with one to five years of service will earn from 120 to 140 dollars monthly under the new scale, while city railway workers receive 4.25 to 4.75 dollars per day.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1918
Page
6
Patrolmen and firemen with one to five years of service will earn from 120 to 140 dollars monthly under the new scale, while city railway workers receive 4.25 to 4.75 dollars per day.
Helena Montana September 9 Governor Sam V Stewart sent a letter to Mr and Mrs James Groves of Billings praising their son Private Elmer Groves of the U S Marines who was reported to have single handedly captured 35 Germans in the Villers Cotterets region of France.
The War Department reports 242 Saturday night casualties across actions and diseases. Names include Private Elbert Marvin of Seattle, wounded severely, and six other Washington men among the broader Northwest and Pacific state totals.
Washington September 9 Eight Seattle men are among the enlisted graduates from the officers training camp at Camp Zachary Taylor Kentucky qualified for second lieutenants. Names and addresses listed include L M Black A L Blanchard B E Booth A C Butler M R Downs J H Johnson R H Lindahl H H Lutz R E Malser Co L Murtley A Cass W H Pugsley H C Raymond S G Slusher F Stevens W A Thise H G Wilcox and L C Witherbee.
The Sacred Heart orphanage moved to a new 25 acre lakeside site in Ravenna on Sunday. Attendees at the opening ceremony included Rev. John J. Baherty army chaplain Hon. Dudley G. Wooten former Washington governor Bishop F. S. O'Dea Father Driscoll Fathers Fisher and Gibboney and Lieut. Laherty. A public ceremony featured flag hoisting with men from the naval training station at the university assisting.
H. P. Rude, candidate for state representative in the 41st district, backs home rule for first class cities and local control of utilities. He supports selling electricity outside city limits, reapportionment, equal pay for equal service, and merit systems. He favors settlement of unused lands for returning soldiers and workers, and opposes war profiteering.
A Seattle group led by Albert J. Rhodes, president of the Chamber of Commerce, will sail for the Orient in October for a two week trade mission to foster relations between Japan and the United States.
Ellensburg Washington woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after illness and enabling motherhood. The ad urges other women with functional disorders to try the remedy and contact the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice, noting 40 years of experience.
Seattle housewives name Monarch Malleable Stay Satisfactory Range as top choice for appearance, convenience, performance, service, and price. More than 17,000 Seattle users cite performance as the major virtue with durable build, tight air control, and easy stove operation. Trade in old units offered. clothes lines sold separately.
The article promises careful attention to mattress renovation. It claims floss hair and cotton from old mattresses will be thoroughly renovated and the mattress rebuilt, making it as good as new at a very small cost.
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