State Supreme Court Upholds 1903 Initiative Law
The Washington Supreme Court sustains the 1903 initiative law giving voters in first class cities the power to approve or reject franchises. The decision concerns the Spokane telephone case and overturns lower court rulings while remanding for further fact finding on petition validity and signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
State Supreme Court
Spokane
W. W. Hindman
Boyd
Hindman
Independent Telephone Company
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Supreme Court
Rockhill rejects alarmist China reports
Secretary of State received a telegram from Rockhill the China minister saying there is no cause for undue apprehension regarding China. He notes caution is wise but fears are overblown. missionary troubles arise from local causes. China aims to prevent hostilities toward foreigners and to protect safety under all circumstances. The boycott may continue locally. no broader danger is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rockhill
China
Shanghai
Japan
Congress Sets Probe Into Coal and Oil Interests
The amended Gillespie Tillman resolution to have the Interstate Commerce Commission examine railroad relations with coal production and oil was laid before the Senate and House amendments adopted. It now goes to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gillespie-Tillman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Coal Operators Offer 1908-04 Scale to Avert Strike
Pittsburg dispatch reports coal operators in bituminous fields propose restoring the 1908-04 wage scale with a 5.55 percent increase and seek a 12 percent advance, plus a two to three year contract. If accepted, about 150000 miners in four states and 100000 in the Southwest would gain raises. President Mitchell was informed in New York and the national executive board will meet in March in Indianapolis to decide. A referendum may be used to settle the issue, avoiding another convention cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Inois
Indiana
United Mine
John Mitchell
New York
National Executive Board
Indianapolis
Democrat to Report Republican Rate Bill
Washington reports the Senate committee on interstate commerce voted 8 to 5 to report the Hepburn rate bill without amendment with freedom of action for members on Senate amendments. A 5 to 8 vote gave Senator Tillman the honor of reporting the bill, marking a precedent of Republican control yielding to a Democrat reporter on a key measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
Tillman
House
Adams defalcation claims to be paid from property proceeds
Washington reports the treasury will fund Adams defalcation claims from his property yields with a Congress appropriation only to cover the balance. Claims must be filed with the Seattle United States attorney, not the Treasury or Washington delegation.
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Washington
Piles
Treasury Department
Seattle
Congress
United States
Washinon
Pleasant Old Gentleman Interaction in Quick Banter
A brief comic exchange shows an elderly man asking a boy if he has lived there long. Arthur, six, replies he has not yet lived there his entire life, signaling a playful, clipped moment in a stray humorous vignette.
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Arthur
Social customs of China highlighted by politeness and tea
The article describes Chinese etiquette in greetings and hosting, noting the ceremonial tea, bowing, seating rules, and the signaling role of tea in conversations. It contrasts home life with American views, praising family contentment and traditional female roles, and briefly mentions social behavior and public life.
EWS OF RECENT BOOKS
A survey of literary news notes Jules Verne and other authors' deaths, Lang and Robinson Crusoe readership, and new works by Jusserand Nash Howells and Bayard Boyesen. It mentions a vast Congressional Library attendance and a Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos publishing children’s tales, with anecdotes about Mecca, Egypt, Venice, and Egypt rail plans.
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Hjahnar Hjorth Joyesen
Bayard Boyesen
S. Wier Mitchell
Century
Paris
Francois
Madeira
Duchess of Buckingham and
Chandoss
George Rossiter
Gany Boothby
Sir Wemyss Reid
Sarah Woolsey
Susan Coolidge
Albion W. Tourgee
Charles Henry Webb
John Paul
William R. Alger
Mary Mapes Dodge
Frederick Lawrence Knowles
Jose Maria de Heredia
W. Prime
Lew Wallace
Jules Verne
Juan Valera
Homerson EE. Bennett
John William Streeter
Walter Wittredge
Hezekiah Butterworth
George Macdonald
Rudolf Baumbach
William O'Brien
Ireland
United Ireland
Kilmainham
England
Andrew Lang
Chicago Tribune
The Trolley to the Coliseum Ends Dreamers Rome Visit
A Detroit Prep Press tale follows two women with fortunes and failed dreams. One recalls plans of travel and Rome while the other mocks the idea of a grand journey ending with a trolley to the Coliseum. The scene captures lost ambitions and ironic travels.
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Europe
Detroit Prep
Asia
Africa
Rome
Coliseum
William
Sphinx
St. Peter's
Myon
Two Thieves and a Prominent New York Physician
A folio of anecdotes describes kleptomania cases involving a New York physician and a western millionaire. The wife is accused of theft, the doctor questions treatment in drawing room, and the husband vows to return items, while the thieves dodge legal limits and assert rights.
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Vic
New York
William Pinkerton
Ele
America
Professional cards for Dr Smits physician and surgeon
Dr PeAvL Smits, M D, physician and surgeon. Office at Aberdeen General Hospital. Hours: 10 to 1 p m, 2 to 4 p m, and 7 to 9 p m. Telephone 614.
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Peavl Smits, M. D
Local business offices and hours listed
D Watkins shows offices in Crowther Wooding block at G and Heron streets with hours 10 30 to 11 30 am 3 80 to 4 30 and 7 00 to 8 00 pm and phone 135 Hayes and Hayes Building lists hours 8 00 to 12 00 am 1 00 to 6 00 and 7 00 to 8 00 pm phone 177 D M Robb Stapp offices over Hayes and Hayes Bank hours 9 80 am to 4 00 pm and 6 30 pm to 8 30 pm phone 4938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowther-Wooding Block
G and Heron Streets
Hayes & Hayes
M. Robb Stapp
Hayes & Hayes Bank
Dentist and Surgeon Practicing in Tacoma Addressed
Dr Warren Brown physician and surgeon lists specialty synecology and diseases of the skin genito-urinary surgery. Office at 31613 Market Street Commercial Block open 9:00 am to 8:00 pm telephone 1549 residence 541 Pacific Avenue Tacoma Washington.
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Market Street
Warren Brown
Pacific Ave
Tacoma
Wash
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Stipo
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Lycee of Lubeck
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San Francisco
T Leslle
Eity Urchin
New York ‘Tribune
M. Jusserand
Freleigh Nash
Charles II
George III
William Dean Howells
William Dean
Venice
Venetian
Browning
Egypt
Mecca
Sheba
Philadelphia Ledger
Philadelphia Press
D* Watkins
Everett E. Lane
D. D
U. G. Kinnison
J. C. Cross
Attorney AT Law
Zelaska Block
G Street
Robert E. Taggart
Dabney Block
Ben Sheers
Jesse F. Murphy
U. S. Land Office
Continental Saloon O. C. Vammen
Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt Saloon
Fred Hewett
South F Street
Andrew Blum
South Street
W. Johnston Transfer Co
S. P Street
Roslyn Coal
Aberdeen
J. M. Lupton
Mgr
Hume Sts
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
Heron Street
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