Poindexter Bill Expands DC Home Rule and Suffrage
Senate subcommittee reports Poindexter bill granting DC delegate to Congress and voting equality for men and women. The plan includes presidential primaries and places DC governance under resident representation, ending long disfranchisement by appointing district commissioners. The measure aims to advance home rule for Washington voters.
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Valuation Work Halts On Puget Sound Traction Co
April 27. Engineers for the public service commission will resume the valuation of properties of the Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co. The move follows Seattle city officials claiming the city cannot properly undertake the work.
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Olympia
Public Service Commission
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Seattle
Rail unions and railroads plan joint talks on eight hour day
Representatives of the railway brotherhoods and railroad management tentatively agreed to open joint conferences in New York on June 1 to discuss the trainmen’s demand for an eight hour day in a move reported from Chicago.
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Chicago
Railway Brotherhoods
New York
Where Is Your Place In War In Seattle Navy Preparedness
United States war readiness plans gather data on industrial strength and civilian reserves. Capt A O Powell heads Washington state efforts with Prof H K Benson coordinating chemists for wartime labs. Engineers, railroad men, and motor boat units are mapped to place workers where they can best serve when the call comes.
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Uncle Sam
America
Wilson
Navy Department
Seattle
A. O. Powell
United States Army Engineering Corps
of Washington
H. K. Benson
University of Washington
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Northwest
Naval Consulting Board of the
Washington, D. C
Thomson Praises Burien Car Line Improvement
Councilman Thomson praised the Lake Burien car line saying it is kept in better condition than any privately owned Northwest line. He commended the superintendent while Councilman Moore criticized the Seattle Tacoma Interurban line as unsafe. The committee discussed adding extra cars for summer service and instructed the attl ides department to boost service when traffic requires.
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Lake Burien
Northwest
Thomson
Moore
Puget Sound Electric Company
Seattle-Tacoma
Attlides
Meat Prices Rise 4.3 Percent in Recent Month
Washington reports meat prices climbed 4.3 percent from March 15 to April 15 per the Department of Agriculture.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Ellensburg Normal School to Remove Six Faculty Members
Trustees support a faculty clean-up as proposed by new president George Black. Reports indicate six faculty members are slated to leave the Ellensburg normal school, with actions expected to affect staffing at North Yakima campus.
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North Yakima
Ellensburg Normal School
George Black
German Consul Bopp to Stand Trial September 25
San Francisco report that German Consul Bopp and associates named in the alleged bomb plots will face trial in federal court on September 25, with the date tentatively agreed.
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San Francisco
Bopp
Umbrella Assault Case At Savoy Hotel
Mrs. Jay C. Allen charged with assaulting Mrs. Margaret M. Jones with an umbrella in front of the Savoy hotel on Second Ave. Witnesses describe a severe beating. Jones showed blood flecks. Allen released on personal bond. trial set for May 15 at 10 o clock.
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Jones
F. R. Miller
Sidney Gross
Puget Sound Hat Co
A. N. Roth
Independent Brewing Co
Carmody
Teuton Hand in Peace Wires Read to Senate
Senator Paul Husting of Wisconsin read peace messages from several states showing uniform forms. It was intimated that Germany paid the telegrams protesting severance of diplomatic relations with the Kaiser, with bushels of messages overwhelming Congress.
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Washington
Paul
Husting
Wisconsin
Germany
Congress
Slingshot Used by Cornered Burglar in Sacramento
A burglar broke into the home of Mrs. Meblous in Sacramento at dawn and struck her on the head with a slingshot as she discovered him. The weapon shattered and threw shots across the floor. Mrs. Meblous screamed and the thief fled the scene.
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Sacramento
Four Divorces Filed in Superior Court on Thursday
Four divorces began in superior court Thursday with complaint use noted in each case. In two matters the husband is plaintiff. Names include T. J. Allison versus Edith M. Allison and William E. Morrison versus Kate Morrison, Logan L. Bailey versus B. H. Bailey, and Tena May Kast versus Frank J. Kast.
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T. J. Allison
Edith M. Allison
William E. Morrison
Kate Morrison
Logan L. Bailey
B. H. Bailey
Tena May Kast
Frank J. Kast
Russell Brothers and Mealy Lead New Hippodrome Show
The Hippodrome presents a varied program led by Russell Bros. and Mealy with the original comedy Fun in a Barnyard. German Bros. perform as The Boys With a Thousand Songs with original tunes. Allman and Nevins feature The Country Girl Fider. The Jim Black Duo closes with a singing, talking and acrobatic act.
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Mealy
Hippodrome
Allman and
Nevins
Fider
Jim Black
Train wreck near Rice Hill kills tramp
An unidentified tramp died when Southern Pacific freight No. 221 derailed on a downgrade at Rice Hill, 20 miles north of Roseburg, Oregon. Twelve freight cars were wrecked in the morning incident. Though the victim’s identity was not confirmed, the wreck halted service and prompted investigators.
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Roseburg
Ore
Southern Pacific
Rice Hill
Here
Samuel Hill Visits King Albert in France
Portland reports Samuel Hill the millionaire roads advocate has traveled to France to visit King Albert of Belgium. Hill has known the monarch personally for several years.
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Portland
Samuel Hill
Good Roads
France
King Albert
Belgium
Hill
Albert
Gibson Girl Weds New York Bride in St Bartholomews
Miss Irene L. Gibson daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Dana Gibson and George B Post Jr will marry in St Bartholomew s church today in New York City on April 27.
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New York
Irene L. Gibson
Charles Dana Gibson
George B. Post, Jr
St. Bartholomew's Church
El Paso Police Arrest "Boy General" Saenez for Murder
El Paso police capture Saenez known as the "boy general" of Villa's army on murder charges. He is 21 and was found hiding in a garret after months of searching. Police allege he killed numerous Americans and Mexicans and ruthlessly murdered three Mexican babies and one American baby, sometimes twisting the limbs from their bodies.
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Saenez
Villa
Paso
National Conference of Charities to Meet in Indianapolis
The 43rd annual meeting of the National Conference of Charities and Correction will be held in Indianapolis May 10 to 17. The program lists 125 speakers and cites about 3,000 professionals in New York and Chicago engaged in social work as part of a defense of organized social work and the new science of social engineering.
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National Conference of Charities and Correction
New York
Chicago
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