Alaska Steamship Firms Push Traffic Rates And Rail Aid
President Bridges of the Seattle port commission wired Senator Poin dexter detailing Alaska steamship companies forming a cartel to raise rates to Alaska ports. He urged government action to charter vessels to support supplies for the Alaska railway commission during the period indicated.
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Seattle
Bridges
Seattle Port Commission
Poindexter
Alaska Steamship Companies
Alaska
Alaska Railway Com Commission
England Endures Worst Storm in Generations
A powerful blizzard and hurricane force winds sweep England for two days, freezing roads and swelling rivers. Traffic is tied up nationwide while suffering grows. steamship actions threaten protests backed by Seattle business interests.
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P. A. Service
London
England
Germans Launch Futile Verdun Attacks Halted by French
Paris March 30 The war office reports a decided halt along the Verdun front with German infantry assaults on Avecourt woods failing at three night stages. French artillery and machine gun fire repelled every attempt to retake positions near Malincourt with heavy German losses. While bombardment continues at several Verdun points, officials expect no further advances in the sector.
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Paris
War Office
Verdun
Avecourt Woods
Malincourt
Great Labor Strike Threatens Nationwide Rail Action
The Union demand affects over four hundred thousand locomotive engineers and trainmen seeking an eight hour day with no pay cut plus fifty percent overtime pay. They require a definite railroad company reply by April 29, and expect widespread disruption in shipping and manufacturing as managers withhold comment on potential steps.
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P. A
New York
United States
Iin
Rexall Liver and Kidney Tea for Spring Fever Ad
Women’s Drug Store promotes Rexall Liver and Kidney Tea for spring fever. Sweepstakes dancer at Eagle Hall on election night offers admission at 1.00 with ladies free. Election returns and cards available at the Nugget.
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Rexall
Women’s Drug Store
Eagle Hall
Lomen’s
Villa Trapped Again Reported At Pershing Headquar
El Paso reports indicate Villa and his forces may be surrounded again by Carranza and U S troops southeast of Nagina as relief flights and supplies reach Pershing's expedition. No official word has come from headquarters by late afternoon. Local item notes a Sweepstakes Dance at Eagle Hall on Election Night with a $1.00 admission and free for ladies.
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Villa
EL Paso
Pershing
Columbus
A. P. A. Service
Carranza
United States
Na‘ginea
Edward Carrol
Predicts Great Allied Offensive From Western Front
Reuters dispatch from British headquarters in western France reports the anticipated Allied hour may be near but not yet struck. German efforts at Verdun are described as a desperate attempt to draw fire, with Allied lines and Verdun defenses holding without pulling reserves.
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Tondon
Reuter
Verdun
Sweepstakes Dance at Eagle Falls Election Night
Admission is $1.00 with ladies free. Election returns shown. The Nugget office offers job printing at low prices and prompt delivery.
Auto bandits fail Seattle bank hold up in University district
Two armed men attempted to rob the King County State Bank in Seattle's University district. Cashier William Nordquist ducked behind the counter as witnesses watched the men enter, threaten, and shoot revolvers. They retreated to a waiting auto after an alarm. Police have strong descriptions and expect arrests.
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P. A
Seattle
King County State Bank
University Dist
Beding
Williamn
Wick-Shack-Combination Endorsed at Stalwart Love Feast
Thirty five Republican delegates from the Gastineau Channel area endorsed Wickersham Shackelford for Seward convention delegate and nation al committeeman. They backed the Wicklersham-Shackelford compact and pledged good faith as party adherents. Delegation support signaled solid backing from the United States delegation and optimism the coalition will carry Seward. The meeting at Eagle Hall reflected broad acceptance among southeastern Republicans.
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Wick-Shack
A. P. A. Service
Juneau
Gastinea Channel
Wickersham
Seward
Wicklersham
Shackelford
United States
Alaska Marble Favored by Arctic Club in Seattle
Members of the Arctic Club in Seattle urge substituting Alaska marble for Colorado stone in the new Arctic Club building. The marble, favored for compatibility with local materials, is supported as the project proceeds under James Moses of New York.
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Seattle
Arctic Club
Colorado
Alaska
James Moses
New Yorker
New York
Senate Takes Up Army Bill
The Senate opened consideration of the army bill today with Senate action in Washington on March 29. The article notes parliamentary debate and outlines the bill's central provisions while the page includes an unrelated advertisement for tonic mixtures and local products.
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Senate
BP. A. Service
Washington
Senate Today
Persecuted waitress sets fire in Cleveland flat
Bessie Reiners, a Cleveland waitress, tied her feet, turned on gas, and set fire to her apartments to avoid forced prostitution by two men, George Hansen and George Bougeman. Firefighters saved her as two lodgers died. suspects fled, police seek the two waiters. Separately, London reports a cable cut between Holland and England and a German attempt to seize a British steamer by Ernest Schuyler of Delawares Lewes.
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Cleveland
She Ayers
Bessie Reiners
George Hansen
George Bougeman
London
Ad- Witty
Holland
England
Oirmans
Lewes
Del
Ernest Schuyler
Pasenger
Vysel
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