County board protests tax shifts by assessor in 1906 review
Local discussion centers on assessed values for railroads and utilities in King County. Officials debate tax burdens, with claims that assessor Peter reduced company bills while boosting home valuations, and a bank building faces a notable reassessment. The scene captures tension between corporations and homeowners amid 1906 tax policy.
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Seattle Eleetric Company
Seattle
Board of Equalisation
Rolce
Municipal News Starts Weekly in Seattle With Bold City Focus
The Munic ipal News debuts in Seattle with motto For a better and a greater Seattle. Editor C. W H Bally and business manager G S Costello lead a fearless independent weekly that vows to expose graft in municipal affairs and defend watershed protection and public health. It champions municipal ownership of street railways and critiqued bond sale proceeds and driveway Boulevard construction.
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Chicago
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Woman seeks permission to burn flies in vacant lot
An excited unnamed woman telephoned police asking to start a grass fire at the corner of Thirteenth Ave and Denny Way to deal with flies swarming a home. She claimed fires have invaded her home and would burn the area to clear them.
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Thirteenth Av
Denny Way
Weeping at the Golden Gate Monument Plan
New York reports a proposed bronze memorial in Golden Gate Park by Mise Beveridge titled San Francisco Weeping at the Golden Gate. A bronze door and stone frame will frame a grieving young woman statue, with Baroness Ray von Wrede cited as patron and Beveridge as sculptor.
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San Francisco
Mise Kuene Heveridge
Golden Gate Park
Ciscoo
Golden Gate
Ray von Wrede
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Watch Stolen From Vest At Highland Drive Site
Fadden of 2206 EB Terrace reports a gold filled watch taken from his vest left hanging in a new building at Highland drive and Pederalav while he worked there yesterday.
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Terrace
Highland Drive
Pederalav
Soldier Thomas Murray Arrested Repeatedly Over Weekend
Thomas Murray, a soldier, was arrested Saturday night for drunkenness then released and rearrested Sunday night. He was taken in again yesterday afternoon after another release, remaining drunk, and was described as helplessly intoxicated at each arrest.
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Thomas Murray
Sailor Haun Injures Head After Battering Wall in Washington Street Incident
Detectives Hubbard and McClurg with Patrolmen Osborne and Olmstead found Mar Haun intoxicated and nearly unconscious while trying to ram a brick wall on Washington Street at about 11 PM. He was treated and released to seek medical care after sobering up. Police noted he carried money and will pursue charges. meanwhile William Furlong’s record shows five years at Walla Walla, potentially leading to vagrancy charges if no case is made.
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Osborne and Olmstead
Marthe Haun
Washington St
Haun
Haan
Wm. Furlong
Adams
Walla Walla
Tragic Northern Pacific Worker Killed Near Mead
A man was found dead on the Northern Pacific tracks a mile south of The Mead. His skull was crushed and investigators believe he was struck by a train or fell from one. The body awaits further exam at Bonney Watson's as pending inquiries continue.
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Northern Pacific
Meadowe
Bonney Watson's
Unidentified man found dead yesterday near scene
A man about 45 was discovered deceased yesterday by passersby in a location described in local reports. Police have not identified him and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.
Robbery claim leads to trio’s arrest in alley
Westlake, John P. Neary and Grant Burrows were arrested by Patrolmen Parr Roth and Hebbard after officers found them in a dark alley in a fighting state. Westlake alleged he was beaten and robbed by Henry and Burrows. The case shows additional suspicious details, and the men will be held pending investigation.
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John P. Neary
Grant Burrows
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Roth
Hebbard
Westlake
Henry
Burrows
Local Man Faces Grand Larceny Charge in Weir Theft
Frank Pierce, arrested in Tacoma for stealing $60 from Edward Weir at the George hotel, was moved to the county jail this morning by Detective Adams. Pierce will be tried under state grand larceny law. Weir remains held as a witness.
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Frank Pierce
Tacoma
Edward Weir
George Hotel
Adams
Pierce
Weir
King County Publican Club Banquet Set At Las Oni Park
In a large pavilion at Las Oni Park tomorrow night about a thousand plates will be laid for a banquet. Tickets have been dispensed to the King County Publican Club members and their political allies. John F. Miller to act as toastmaster with a reception committee of 66 precinct captains in attendance. A band concert precedes the event and speakers include Governor Mead Judge Manford Mene Piles John H. Perry and F C Harper among others.
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Lasoni Park
King County Publican Club
John F. Miller
Missing Sons Sought After Afternoon Absence At Olympia
Police are asked to locate two sons of Mrs. Bromley of Olympia apartments after they left the room yesterday afternoon and have not been seen since. Both sons are described as youths of about similar ages with unclear details available.
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Bromley
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