Municipal Ownership Wave Sweeps Cities says Seattle leads
The piece argues that municipal ownership of public utilities is rising nationwide, citing Seattle and Detroit as examples. It links corruption to public service corporations and claims better service at lower costs in cities adopting city ownership. The column urges readers to watch Seattle’s growth and mocks various political targets.
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Beane STAR _AGIONCY
Ballard
Basti
Seattle
Washington
Stoners
Sunset
Maine
the Star
Public Service Corporrtions
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Europe
America
Chicago
New York
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Detroit
Mystery at Mill House Ends With Four Mile Trek
In a tense sequence a narrator flees a burning Mill House as an unseen assailant menaces Miss Chilmark. She contemplates reporting to authorities, walks four weary miles to Brentwood, and learns the master is Cheerman o Quarter Bessions as she nears a grand estate.
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Wateh
London
Arthur
Chance
Brentwood
Roger Mareke
Cheerman
Chicago papers hint at bartend union clash and social chatter
The text describes Chicago reporting on a bartenders union dispute and a mix up, with varied slang about a man’s treatment of children and women. It notes a return of bustle and debates on simple living, reflecting urban attitudes and conversations.
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Chicago
Resolutions Propose Sympathy for Beef Trust and Bookkeeping Plan
The Blandad ard Ol directors plan a meeting with Josh Wice offering resolutions. They condemn the beef trust and urge 20 percent dividends, authorize new bookkeeping methods, invite trust officers to county headquarters, and propose a minstrel show for the packers. Also call to raise oil prices except crude.
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Blandadard Ol
Josh Wice
Beef Trust
Ward Beef Trust
Escape From the Mill House Fire
A narrator escapes a burning Mill House after using a water pipe to climb to safety. He flees toward Chipping Wyvern, intending to confront Roger Marske with evidence of his criminal acts while avoiding detection by witnesses arriving at the scene.
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Roger Marske
Marshe
Arthur
Chipping Wyvern
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