San Francisco Supervisors Confessions Reported
The April 11 telegraph report details confessions by San Francisco supervisors. Principal confession by Vicar Gallagher ties bribe money from Malecy of Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Co to Ruef and to the supervisors. It notes Schmita urging votes for the Home Telephone franchise before and after payoffs, with a grand jury likely to probe the verbatim statements.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
Francisco
M Wee
Dal
Vicar Gallagher
Malecy
Pacific States
Big Local Firms Question Taxes Raise Protest
Representatives of Me & Southwick Ben McCarthy Dry Goods J A Babahgeon Co Schwa Grocery Hardware M Gottstein and others met County Assessor Paris to contest personal property assessments. They urged changing the fixed stock value method and demanded fairer appraisal with a potential blanket assessment if access is denied.
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Paris
Me& Southwick
Ben McCarthy Dry Goods Com
J. A. Babahgeon & Co
Schwa- Grocery Company
the Hardware Company
Hardware Company
M. 7 Gottstein
Emaller
Park Board Approves Central Washington Park Speedway Plan
Despite opposition from John Olmstead, the park board voted yesterday to place the 160 foot wide speedway through the center of Washington Park. Olmstead warned it would damage trees shrubs and beauty, urging lakefront routing instead. Horsemen will fund the construction as ten to twelve thousand dollars already subscribed.
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John ©. Olmstead
Park Board
Washington Park
Mr. Olmstead
Driver Dragged to Death in Wagon Incident
In Tacoma on April 26 Peter Hegle was caught and dragged by a heavily loaded wagon after being tossed under its wheels by his frightened team. He died a few hours later from injuries sustained at Jettersen Avenue near Netcenta Street.
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Tacoma
Peter Hegle
Jettersen
Netcenta
Services Planned for Buford Blessing Cargo to China Relief
Washington April 2 It is planned to hold religious services April 30 on the U S transport Buford when it walls flour from San Francisco for Chinese famine relief Rev Frank Talmage is to bless the cargo London's big ad on page 4
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Washington
U. S
Buford
San Francisco
China
Frank Talmage Ie
Lumbermen in Session Clash with Northern Pacific Rates
The Pacific Lumbermen's association met at the Tacoma hotel to press grievances against the Northern Pacific rail road and James J. Hill, who reportedly said he would rather not haul lumber than operate at the current rates. Expectation of drastic action to combat discrimination in lumber shipments noted. Also mentions Victoria and Vancouver weekend excursions aboard the Princess Beatrice, saloon ordinance pause by council, and Margaret Gruebach seeking $2,000 damages for a Westlake fall on April 15.
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Pacific Lumbermen’s Association
Tacoma
Northern Pacific Railroad
James J. Hill
Cmcadian
Pacific Railroad Co
Victoria
Vancouver
Princess Beatrice
Margaret Gruebach
Westlake
Longshoremen and Shipping Men Fail to Agree
Longshoremen and stevedores met with Alaska Steamship officials to press for wage scale increases. No agreement was reached and the meeting adjourned to 2 p m Monday next at the same offices.
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Alaska Steamship Company
Forgers Arrested Over War Bond Scheme in Ataka
Telegraph briefs report arrests of forgers in Ataka tied to a plan to sell forged war bonds worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in the United States. Sheriff’s deputy notes a separate incident where a man died after a mock threat, claimed in self defense during a saloon confrontation. Catherine Tingley, leading the Theosophical Institute, says a school abroad will be established in Japan with a site already purchased.
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Vrenonta
Ataka
United Gates
Lon Anorliea
Aern
Catherine Tingley
Peter Loma Theosophical Institute
Schecle
Japan
City to Pay City Bills Promptly After Warrant Delay
Mayor Moore plans immediate payment of $40,000 in city bills that were not issued in time. An auditing committee meeting is set for Monday to approve the bills, ensuring creditors receive funds without the usual month delay.
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Moore
Victims of Automobile Accident
Fr Bell, president of VR Bell Investment, sustained a broken leg in a vehicle crash near Gardenation yesterday. He rests at Seattle General Hospital. The women with him Mrs G E Bommarten and Mrs Collins of Victoria were discharged. Bell said he was en route to Renton to show land to the women when the accident happened.
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FR. Bell
Garden #ation
Seattle General Hospital
G. E Bommarten
Collins
Victoria
Bell
VR. Bell Investment Company
Renton
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Star
Scrippe Telegraph Service
London
The
Rhodes Company
Seattle
Cheeka
Dresten
Aturday
Neas
Eton
Saurday
Northman Pacific Railroad
Sherif
Wallace
Daha
Ritch Hilly Quien
Gherif Micke
Northwest Trust
Aed
Safe Deposit Co
Columbia
Seattle, Wash
Unie Company
Bartells
Pure Drugs
Bartell’s
al Wright
Uy of
India
Lundberg
Hudnut
Armour
Vosbourgh
Bartell
Second Avenue
Bartell's Owl Drug
Second Avenue and
Pike Street
Graves
Army and Navy
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