Political Plot Seen in Ousting of City Manager in Redding
In Redding California a political plot to attack publicly owned electric service led to the ousting of the city manager. The piece notes a split in the community between supporters of municipal ownership and opponents backed by private power interests. It recalls the 1921 purchase of the Pacific Gas and Electric distribution system for 57 600 and the plant's 150 000 earnings by last April.
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Redding Faces Political Shakeup Over Pit River Development
The passage describes a local political clash in Redding as a new city board ousts City Manager E A Rolinson and Judge W D Tillotson, appoints Dr Ernest Dozier as mayor, and accuses the city of being broke. Former leaders defend municipal ownership and the lighting plant, claiming $35,000 annual profit and financial stability despite opposition from PG&E linked figures.
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W. D. Tillotson
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Tillotson
Laurence J. Kennedy
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Earl
Lee Kelly
Redding
Rolinson
Sensational Plant Growth Sparks Public Ownership Debate
Profits from the plant funded major upgrades including fire equipment, street improvements, lights, and plant extensions. The investment rose from $15,000 to nearly triple in five years while taxes dropped 30 percent from $1.31 to $1, sparking contention over public ownership and a power trust with HQ in Redding.
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Redding
Hobble Invention Spurs Fast Walking Claims
A man in Leicester Square attracted a crowd by showing an elastic hobble said to be invented by a young naval officer. He claimed it can speed walking and running by 25 percent, using a simple elastic strip.
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London
Leicester Square
Notch Postmaster Smotes Plane Nose With Water
Kansas City report notes 90-year-old Uncle Ike Morrill, Notch Mo., postmaster, and wife at the Richards Field air mail celebration. He struck the first plane with a bottle of Ozark spring water in toast replacing champagne.
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California Exposition to Highlight Southern Industries
Southern California industries will be showcased in a massive trade exposition in Los Angeles August 16 to 22. More than 16 000 buyers from retail and wholesale firms west of the Mississippi are invited to attend to see California products and encourage patronage from other states.
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United Preas Los
Crime Declines in Stockholm Murders 1870s to 1880s
Sweden averaged about twenty murders annually during 1870 to 1880. New figures show a cut in recent years, with no death penalty in murder cases.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Buffalo Anatomy Note Shows Lack of Shoulder Hump
The text states that the American bison, also called true buffalo, has no bump above the shoulders. It clarifies common mislabeling with a concise zoological observation.
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