Gentlemen's Agreement Over Seattle Streetcar Franchise Debate
Amid disputes over Seattle streetcar franchise terms, officials dispute who approved the gentlemen’s agreement and its enforceability. Potters and Beattle Electric executives deny clear memory of the pact, urging compliance with letter terms as boards and presidents recall different details. Officials warn the delay risks transit funds and timber supply.
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Beatile Electric
Seattle
Queen Kinnear
Lake
Ihe
Potter
Utilities
Seattle Oe
Das
Bas
Trane
Farth
Potters
Be Company
Gectiomen
Theo Mr. Bouillon
Seattle Electric Fferal
Old Time Poker Days Recalled By A Veteran Player
A veteran recounts how poker nights faded as travel lungs and gambling halls changed. He recalls high stakes games in Nome and Dawson era, royal flush showdowns, bluffs, and a night when two players chased big pots with hundreds in bets.
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Nome
Dawson
Beattie
Luna Park
Tam
Jones
Smith
Unique wedding planned at fair with royal flush idea
At the fair in San Jose California two contestants debate a wedding styled as a two royal flush poker hand. J T Lamfall and Miss Lottie Holmes plan a unique ceremony on Conventionaires day August 20 with the Ferris Wheel viewed by spectators.
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J. T. Lamfall
Jose
California
Lamfall
Mies Lottie Holmes
San Jose
Dancers to Highlight Exposition Tonight in City
The AY P exposition hosts a dance tonight with National Hostesses ball at the New York building and Sigma Nu fraternity entertainment in the Washington State building. Alaska Women's Auxiliary day accompanies events as 200 Sigma Nu members attend the fair.
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A Y.P
New York
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Washington State
Alaska
Sigma Nus
Fossil Peacock Found in Berkeley Discovery
A fossilized peacock unearthed on the rancho La Brea beds in Berkeley marks the first of its kind found on the American continent. The specimen shows large wings and a pair of defensive spurs, with the bird likely killed by tar. The discovery highlights notable features amid the asphalt deposits.
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Ed Brees
Berkeley
Rancho la Lrea
American
Plan for Iowa Day at the fair features Guard band
The 66th Regiment National Guard of Iowa band will visit as part of Iowa Day exhibits at the fair on August 12. The Iowa Society of Beatle is organizing events including a picnic dinner, a formal meeting, a reception, and a dance in the Washington State building in the evening.
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66Th. Regiment National Guard of Iowa
Lowa Society of Beattle
Washington State
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