How Board of Equalization Robbed County of Thousands
A critical examination accuses the Seattle Electric Company assessment of 1,764,700 by the county board of equalization and Assessor Peters, claiming a hidden bias favored by Councilman James. The piece cites the company’s 1,810,807.35 construction spending and 252,596.96 net earnings, arguing the true value and taxes owed were far higher. It contends taxpayers lose 55,000 to 100,000 dollars this year due to the board’s actions.
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Board of Equalization
Peters
Seattle Electric Company
Peter
Toompany
Electric Trust
Shuttle Electric Company
Rathieusy
Jama
Woman Confesses Killing Husband in Fit of Fury
Aged 31 Mra Sasveh Romteacs told police she did not mean to kill her husband James Romberee during an argument Friday night in their Fremont home. She cried and said she fired once after he threatened to leave her, then fired again as he turned away. The couple’s quarrel arose from a quarrel over drinking, and she asked for a lawyer as she awaits custody. Fire crews answered two false alarms, one a storm threat and another a blaze in a barrel at Twelfth Avenue and Jackson Street.
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Wilbur
Fremont
Twelfth Avenue
Jackson Street
Wither Dies After Hospitalized Misunderstanding
George B. Wither, who had been in the hospital since last Monday following a mishap with a cater, died this morning after a confrontation with a friend. authorities report a fatal outcome from the incident.
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George BH. Wither
Thirty Injured in Train Collision near Bloomington
A freight train rear ended a crossing south of Bloomington at O o clock this morning injuring about thirty people. Most victims were seriously hurt though no fatalities are reported. Names mentioned include Dan Uwell of Darvera Beewie and Sysia Brosdwell of Remington.
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Bloomington
St. Aus
Alinots
Dan Uwell
Darvera
Beewie
Sysia Brosdwell
Remington Inn
Spitework in divorce case leads to jail contempt moves
Martin and his estranged wife face ongoing court drama in Judge Orange Jacobs court. Mrs Martin seeks alimony and contempt rulings as past temporary support orders linger. Martin defends, saying the action is vindictive. The case was continued to next week amid acknowledgments of previous jail actions and habeas corpus writs.
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Martin
Jali
Martian
Tultmat
Penton
Orange Jacobs
Woes of the Juneau Editor in Forthern Mining Town
A Juneau editor was attacked by a large ex-prize fighter named Williams in an August incident linked to a preceding article. The assailant struck the editor in the temple and injured him before authorities arrested him.
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Juneau
Mark Twain
Forthern
Williema
Sayed
Williams
Jail break at Skagway details escape by Canwell
News from Skagway reports a jailbreak as Canwell escaped last Sunday August 16 after breaking from the women's ward he carried a . revolver and was last seen prospecting in the mountains Deputy Marshal Snook and Jailer Burns pursued him as Cottage City carried dispatches to Seattle and returned to Skagway soon after
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Skagway
Seattle
Pacific Coast Cap
Cottage City
Canwell
T Women's Ward
Snook
Burns
Yankee Girl Believes She Can Win
Tillie Ashley of Martford Conn believes she can defeat any challenger afloat in races up to four miles. She has trained twelve years turning summers to rowing and winters to gymnastics work. Her routine includes a mile row in the morning, a bath and breakfast, then a mile and a half in the afternoon.
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Hantford
Tillie Ashley
Mateh
Bree Mies
Ashley
Train wreck near Fon Du Lac claims life and injures twenty
A North Western passenger train derailed south of Fon Du Lac in the morning. One person, George Zulkhe, was killed and about twenty others were injured. Rescue crews and local officials responded to the scene.
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Fon DU Lac, Wie
H.spresting
Mabel McKinley Maer Abandons Tour for Health
New York reports actress Mabel McKinley Maer had to give up her tour due to illness and health issues. She dropped engagements in New York and was to recover her next engagement in San Francisco.
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New York
Mabel McKinley Maer
Ili-Ihealth
Mer
Ii-Heaith
Miners and freight collisions disrupt Springfield area
A morning wreck near Springfield injures two, one fatally, after a train breaks in two and two cars telescope. Shortly after at Detroit Southern siding a rear end collision between freight trains leaves conductor Jack Holliday badly hurt and likely to die. The Antier hotel opens in Manning Building at Union and Fourth, with 100 rooms and modern amenities under Mr and Mrs Crampton.
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Detroit Southern
Jack Holliday
Wes
Union Street
Fourth Avenue
Manning
Weat
Crampton
Married at Douglas City Pews
Rev James Thom ma former Lane Street Presbyterian pastor and Miss Wthel Blanchard of Beattie wed in Douglas City on August 14. The couple, known church workers, will reside in Douglas City where Thom will serve as pastor of the local Presbyterian church.
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