Light and Power Revenue Exceeds Annual Estimate
The city council heard that earnings from the municipal light and power system for the first eleven months of the year surpass the year’s forecast, with December expected to push totals near $2,000 over estimate. The ordinance aims to make rates more equitable for small consumers while maintaining overall rates. Westinghouse storage readiness and a 50 percent payment request were noted for a new unit. The council also approved hiring an assistant at Blind Slough and a $25 meal stipend for the Youngs’ meals during recent city work.
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Westinghouse Manufacturing
City Electrican
J. L. Maccechmie
Hubell - Walker
One & Co
City
Blind Slough
Ernest Young
Young
Youngs
Petersburg High Trims Wranwell In Season Opener
Petersburg High School defeated Wranwell High 32 to 19 in a home opener marked by a tense finish and disputes over player eligibility. Wrangell protested the eligibility of three Petersburg players before the game, stirring controversy before the contest concluded with good will among players and fans.
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Petersburg High School
Wranwell High School
Stort
Wrangell
Petersburg
Feeding Deer Relief Eases Pressure on Beaches
With milder weather the deer situation has improved and feed from Junedou remains in reserve. Petersburg Commercial Club will watch and take no action, while a woodlands park supervisor advised Red write clover feed and distribution methods. A proposed outer Klokadier Island navigational light is endorsed as essential, and a Secw Bay road issue will not trigger new club action.
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Petersburg
Menagenre
Woodland Park
Seattle
Department of Nterior
Annette Island
Wraneell
Hyddburg
thelHervy Committee
Pssible
Elmon
Knut Thompson
Andrew Johnson
Klokadier Island
Salisbury Sound
Jim Reed Not Running for Senate Again
Washington December 21 Senator James Reed of Missouri has authorized the announcement that he will not run again for the Senate regardless of the outcome of his presidential ambitions.
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Jim-Reed
Senate
Washington, D. C
James Reed
Missouri
Seattle Cops Reinstated After Civil Service Ruling
Police Sergeant M D Pence and partner Thomas Fick, discharged by Chief Searin for bootlegging links, were ordered reinstated by the Civil Service Commission after a trial jury in their case disagreed.
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Seattle
Seargent M. D. Pence
Atterman Thomas Fick
Searin
Jo’int
Civil Service Commission
Christmas and its lessons for a shared season
The piece reflects on Christmas as a time for families to gather and pause the busy pursuit of wealth. It defines Christmas as the anniversary of Jesus Christ’s birth and presents Christianity as the enduring religion that has guided civilization, noting widespread celebration and the question why billions are spent on the holiday.
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Privelgges
Jesus
City Seeks Land Office Payback Over Timber Tax Claim
The city debates Timber Sales revenues from lands removed from public domain. Gordon McDonald logs near the graveyard with Land Office permission in Anchorage. The council asks the land office to refund its fee. Also, Olsen Brothers must remove a garage built on donated city land within one week. A fire truck interview planned with A G Long Co of Scotland Creek. City dam inspected and found full and overflowing.
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Gordon McDonald
Anchorage
M. McDonald
Itv
Caty
Land Office
A. G. Long Co
Scotland
Wick
Jack Nelson
Olsen Brothers
Eithin
White Pass Head Office Move Announced in Attle
The White Pass and Yukon Railway says its Chicago offices will move to Seattle and Vancouver, with removal on January 1. The new offices will not be open until January 2, delaying operations at the central bureau.
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Attle
White Pass & Yukon Railway
Chicago
Seattle
Vancouver
B. C
Celebration Of Christmas Starts Monday Holiday
Christmas events begin Friday in Petersburg with a school program by Miss Vick's pupils. Sunday features church services and Norwegian language sermon at the Lutheran church. Monday opens with a Sunday School program at 8 pm coached by local teachers. Tuesday at 3 pm the Sons of Norway hold a Christmas tree celebration. Thursday they host a banquet. School vacation runs Friday to January 8, 1928. Monday is a legal holiday for businesses due to Christmas and New Year observances.
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Petersburg
James Truitt
Peter Jorgenson
Lo‘tsfeldt
Bertha Lero
Agnes Vick
Sons of Norway
Iited
Lon Chaney in Mr. Wu at The MacGregor
Lon Chaney stars in Mr. Wu at The MacGregor over Sunday and Monday. The ag mental mystery drama features Chaney in the title role as a powerful Chinaman who exacts revenge after his daughter is wronged by an Englishman. Supporting players include Renee Adoree Anna May Wong Louise Dresser and Mrs Wong.
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Lon Chaney
Mr. Wu
Chaney
Hombi
Daugher
Etrer
Renee Adore
Anna May
Wong
Louise
Dresser Erud ‘Olmted
Mrs. Wonging
Nofe
Band Concert Impresses Petersburg Community
The Petersburg City Band presented a Wednesday night show at the Variety theater with strong support from musicians and soloists. The program drew praise for its quality and the audience size despite Christmas season weather and snow. Proceeds will fund instrument purchases and music, with plans announced for a spring concert and additional performances.
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Petersburg City Band
Thepublic
Rasmus Engelor
Mary Allen
Hertha Lero
Isabelle Goetzman
Joseph Kahklen
Murder case shocks nation as Hickman captured in Oregon
The nation reels after Marion Parker's abduction and brutal murder with William Edward Hickman captured in Echo Oregon. He admits kidnapping but denies killing. says partner Andrew Cramer committed the murder. A large mob gathered outside Umatilla County Jail amid tense conditions.
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Pendleton
Ore
William Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Echo
Oregon
Hickman
Umatilla
Tom Gordon
Seargent Buck Lieualle
Little Marton
Los Angreles
Seattle
Columbia River Highway
Andrew Cramer
Bellavue
Marion
Sheas
Lindy’s Mother Sets Historic Flight Record to Mexico City
Evangeline Lindbergh landed at Valbuena Flying Field to visit her son in Mexico City becoming the first woman to fly from the United States to Mexico. The Christmas visit marks a milestone in aviation history, following in the wake of her famed son.
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Mexico City
Hagle
Evangeline Lindbergh
Valbuena Flying Field
United States
Italian aviator sets world height record at Turin
Turin officials announced that C. a. Renato Donati broke the world altitude mark by reaching 38 792 feet in a high altitude flight. The achievement, confirmed today, highlights Donati's feat aboard a new airplane.
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Turin
Italy
C. A
Renato Donati
Court auditor urges Skinner & Eddy to repay $1.4 million
Seattle December 22 court auditor Harold Preston recommended Skinner and Eddy wartime shipbuilding firm be required to return 1.4 million dollars to the government on their contracts.
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Seattle
Harold Preston
Specifl
Skinner & Eddy
Wartime Shipbuilding Corporation
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Wranwell
White Pass
California
Maron
Los Angeles
Parker
Lundle
Lindy
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