Beck challenges RaVenNa park assessment before board
W W Beck owner of Ra venna park contests the 320 an acre assessment totaling 20000 before the equalization board. He argues the value is misrepresented and cites past offers and city plans to buy. The board finds Beck's complaint inconsistent and the case remains under advisement.
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Board OF Equalization
Ravenna Park
W. W. Beck
Equalization Board
Beck
Weedland Park
Roosevelt Bets Drive Wall Street Wagering
New York August 12 betting on Roosevelt surged after Parker's notice. Roosevelt rated favorite at 10 to 7 in places and 10 to 1 in others as Wasserman Bros offer today 1000 to 9600 on Roose.
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New York
Parker
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Wasserman Bros
Roose
Great Northern to Obtain Franchise for Pole Maintenance
The Great Northern railway is set to receive a franchise for maintenance of several hundred poles, a right it has not possessed. The corporations committee met with Attorney Gliman to draft the franchise for council approval after months of delay. The need was found by Franchise Inspector Wheeler during a survey ordered by the board of works.
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Great Northern Railway
Corporations Committee
Gliman
Great Northern
Wheeler
Board of Works
Frightened Man Reports Highway Robbery
Joseph Sarp told police he was held up by three men at Ninth Avenue and Jackson Street after 10 PM. He claimed the robbers, all with gleaming revolvers, took $25 and joked as they looted him. He could not identify them or their faces due to masks or darkness.
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Joseph Sarp
Lettle
Hib
Sarp
Ninth Avenue
Jackson Street
Suit Filed Over Blacklist On Pike Street
A. A. Patterson and Lewis Orr et al. of United States counter on Pike Street filed suit against H. B. Emerson Co. a wholesale house to recover 2000 dollars. They claim they were blacklisted on Seattle Produce Company records after the defendant alleged the lunch counter owners refused to pay for vegetation. The plaintiffs deny delinquency and say credit was denied causing inconvenience.
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A. A. Patterson
Lewis Orretors
United States
Pike Street
Emerson Company
Seattle
Produce Association
City council approves raises for three chief inspectors in engineers office
The civil service and salaries committee approved an ordinance raising the salaries of the three chief inspectors in the city engineers office. A general citywide raise was discussed but no action taken. With new information on the 14 percent increase, officials foresee a better chance to be generous to workers.
Shortest divorce suit filed in county
One of the county’s shortest divorce actions was filed today by Mrs. Mary Helen Cooke against F. M. Cooke. In 196 words her lawyers recounted Mrs. Cooke’s matrimonial troubles and the couple’s separation.
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Mra
Mary Helen Cooke
F. M. Cooke
Mra. Cooke
Decree Sought for Nine Years on Ground of Desertion
The fragment notes a decree being sought after nine years on the ground of desertion, mentioning it covers a half sheet of legal paper, includes the case title and Mrs. Cooke's signature, indicating a formal legal filing.
Glass blowers strike at Lippincott plant in Alexandria
Five hundred glass blowers at the Lippincott Glass company plant in Alexandria struck today after the company failed to sign a wage scale. The walkout halts production and follows labor negotiations.
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Alexandria
Ind
Lippincott Glass Company
Cable Ship Burnside Reaches Seattle For Alaska Cable
The US cable ship Burnside arrived in Seattle this afternoon after laying 460 miles of the Alaska cable on her last trip. Only about 200 miles remain to be laid. The vessel will proceed to Tacoma to load the final section and return to Puget Sound to complete the shore end hookup.
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United States
Burnside
Alaska
Bornside
Tacoma
Puget Sound
Woman sues druggist over break in at Madison Park home
Mrs Jennie Weston files a sensational damage suit in superior court against F W Clarke alleging he entered her home behind an ice cream parlor at Madison Park, refused to leave, knocked the telephone from her hands, and threatened to kill her. She seeks 2500 dollars.
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Mra
Jennie Weston
Superior Court
F. W. Clarke
Madison Park
Clarke
Parker Angrily Denies Altering Speech to Please Wall Street
ESOPUS August 12 Judge Parker denounces press claims he altered his acceptance speech to emphasize gold policies to appeal to Wall Street. He denies extemporaneous revisions but says he will lose any vote detached from his financial stance. Parker's mother and sister Mrs Miles head to Cortland for summer, with other guests departing.
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Wall Street
Judge Parker
Miles
Cortland
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