Vancouver Food Prices Cheaper Than Seattle Says War Era Report
A report compares Vancouver and Seattle dining costs during wartime, finding Vancouver meals cheaper by roughly 20 to 30 percent. A Vancouver porterhouse is 80 cents versus Seattle’s $1, and cereal breakfasts cost 10 cents in Vancouver, 25 cents in Seattle. The article notes meat days and conservation as war measures.
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Canada
United States
Seattle
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Epicures
Ameri Brothers
Teel Williams
Pacific Shipping
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Columbia
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25,000 Back to Work in Frisco on Friday
In San Francisco a wage dispute tied up $120,000,000 in government contracts. 25,000 Iron Trades Council workers are to resume in all yards Friday. The council, seeking changes beyond the remittance, warns it may strike unless differences are settled by November. The federal adjustment board will serve as needed to reach a permanent settlement.
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Francisco
San Francisco
Iron Trades
Strike expands port labor dispute in Portland
Port shipbuilding ties up as shipyard workers strike, extending from weeks ago. Union leaders push to block non union crews and test Portland's June picketing ordinance as police arrest several demonstrators.
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Portland
Continuous Battle Along Six Mile Front At Ypres
German counter attacks battered Haig’s new positions in the Ypres sector while British defense held. Dispatches say fighting raged almost continuously along the six mile front, with the British regaining ground after counter assaults.
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Indon
Haig
Ypres
Couis
Zonnebeke
Argentine babies dying amid nationwide strike unrest
Demand and death marked Argentina today as infant deaths were linked to milk shortages. Violent clashes between troops and police disrupted industry and daily life while the government sought arbitration. Public sentiment showed a pro German influence in the break with Teutons, amid last night’s prewar demonstration by about 100000 despite heavy rain.
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Chas. P. Stewart
United Press
Cor Dent
Buenos Aires
Continof
Oaly
Teutons
Liberty Bonds Drive Aimed at Seattle Support
The second Liberty loan campaign is to be run with strong local enthusiasm in Seattle as people repeatedly visit the headquarters to pledge money. Bonds are not issued before October 1.
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Seattle
Ave
Marion a#1
Ballet to Cheer Soldiers Aids Front Amusements Drive
Lady Loughborough wife of a wounded Dardanelles hero appears in the Swinburne ballet staged by Miss Lena Ashwell to raise funds for amusements at the front for soldiers.
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Lady Loughborough
Swinburne Ballet
Lena Ashwell
Coal price could drop for Seattle residents
Councilman Robert Hesketh announced that coal costs to Seattle residents could be cut from $2 to $1 a ton. He pursued his own inquiry after urging an investigation by the city utilities department and cited statements from the Retail Coal Dealers' Association about possible price reductions amid a surplus.
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Seattle
Robert Hesketh
Hesketh
Valentine
City Utilities Department
O'Connell
Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
Cherniavski Trio Gomes Here Again in Seattle
The Cherniavski trio of brothers Jan Leo and Mischel return to Seattle for a concert at the Masonic Temple on October 5. They are sons of Abraham Cherniaveki a Russian violinist and composer.
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Cherniavski
Seattle
Jan
Leo
Mischel
United States
Masonic Temple
Cherniavakis
Abraham Cherniaveki
Budget Hearing Set by County Commissioners Monday
The 1917 county tax budget hearing is scheduled for Monday before the county commissioners. A new law prohibits exceeding the budget by more than 2 percent.
Legless Newsboy Climbs Mount Hood in Feat
Joe Hardy, a legless Portland newsboy, has reached near the summit of Mount Hood. He rode a horse to the upper slopes and finished the final ascent on a small sled with spikes for grip, pulling himself up by a line from the summit.
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Portland
Joe Hardy
Mount Hood
Spirit in Seattle toward street car talks to end by November
Street car employers and employees expect improved relations after a recent discussion of issues, which will culminate about November 1. Clarence J. Franklin, public utility engineer of Portland, serves as one of the arbiters.
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Clarence J. Franklin
Portland
Confer on Navy Yard Labor Troubles
Washington on September 27 reports that union presidents will meet Navy Department leaders on October 2 to ease labor troubles and avert a general strike in navy yards. Meanwhile about 3,000 striking Norfolk navy yard workers have returned to their jobs.
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Washington
Navy Yards
Navy Department
Norfolk Navy Yard
Was Too Long to Wait
New York on September 27 reports Daslex Patticios spaupupoulos fell from a street car while en route for first aid. Police recorded his name for an ambulance call after the fall.
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New York
Daslex Patticios Spaupupoulos
Roosevelts Denunciation of La Follette as Democracy Foe
In Chicago on September 27 Col Theodore Roosevelt called Robert La Follette the most sinister foe of democracy in the United States. He criticized demagogues over the war and urged unity against the Hun and the foes inside the gates. Roosevelt spoke to cheering crowds emphasizing the need to defend the nation.
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United Press
Chicago
Robert la Follette
Theodore Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Senator la Follette
Col. Roosevelt
Concentrated Fire Repels German Attack at Cerny
Paris dispatch reports German troops struck two assaults on the Chemin de Dames last night. French forces repelled a heavy bombardment at Cerny with concentrated fire causing the attackers heavy losses. A second attack near California Plateau and the case mates was similarly repelled.
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Chemin de Dames
Cerny
California Plateau
Casemates
Veteran 64 Fights With Poilus in Verdun Glory
Le Mesnager, a 64 year old Californian living in Los Angeles, fought in Verdun, earned the Croix de Guerre and palm decorations, and served as interpreter for French and American forces. He recalls volunteering to bring up ammunition under heavy shellfire and continuing to serve after being recalled to training divisions.
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le Mesnager
Verdun
Los Angeles
France
America
United States
Germany
Month End Sale Brings Limited Quantities and Bargains
A local notice promotes a month end sale with many limited quantities and numerous bargain opportunities for all shoppers.
Silk Stockings and Women's Underwear At Factory Prices
Irregular pure thread silk stockings offered in black and white in assorted sizes. Factory sale invites buyers to purchase several pairs Friday. Also featured are medium weight ribbed cotton shirts and pants with hi and Dutch neck styles in sizes 34 to 44.
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Wright
Ecru
Bon Marche
Mended and Soiled Kid Gloves for sale at 75 cents a pair
About 100 pairs of women's kid gloves in black gray white and tan offered at 75 cents per pair. Some gloves are slightly soiled while others have been mended mostly small sizes.
Percale Fabrics On Sale At12 Cents A Yard
A store offers a mix of light and dark Percale at 12 cents per yard with lengths up to 10 yards advertised at the LOWER MAIN FLOOR.
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