Cotterill Spars With City Officials Over Bond Issue
At a joint Queen Anne and North Seattle Improvement Club meeting George F. Cotterill argued against city bond plans claiming a $10 million debt and potential bankruptcy. Council member Frank Mullen challenged him while Dr Crichton and EK Shorrock defended local spending and tax implications.
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George F. Cotterill
Epley
Queen Anne
North Seattle
Frank Fpf. Mullen
Cottert
Seat Electric Company
City Thomson
Cotterill
Crichton
Eighth Ward
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Mr. J
Finance Committee
Have Your Nails Manicured at Heady's Barber Shop
A local barber shop offers manicure services alongside traditional grooming. Heady’s Barber Shop advertises nail care options, inviting customers to refresh hands in a casual, neighborhood setting.
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Heady’s
City Hall Plans Cited To Protect Public Records
Councilmen argued new city hall is necessary to gain space and safeguard public records valued at two million dollars. The proposal prioritizes storage and protection of essential documents for the city.
Chance to repair rather than condemn Pine Street brick building
The board of works and the building inspector, after inspecting the brick building at Pine street and Firet avenue, decided not to condemn it. The owner Sam Fernandes will be allowed to repair the large rear wall crack and adjust the foundation to prevent sliding over the bluff.
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Board of Works
Pine Street
Firet Avenue
Sam Fernandes
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Tyo Maru Arrives After Pacific Run
The Tyo Maru arrived in port after a 10 day voyage from Yokohama to Seattle with 192 passengers and 3500 tons of merchandise. Included were war correspondents Richard Barry and W G Morgan from the New York Times and freelance press. Captain H J G Parsons said the ship saw no Russian craft and was not molested in any way.
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Nippon Yuwen Kaisha
Pacific
Yokohama
Seattle
Richard Barry
W. G.Q. Morgan
Manchuria
Morgan
New York Times
Barry
Orient
J. G. Parsons
Forty men sought to run municipal lighting plant
L. E. B. Youngs, superintendent of lights and water, says forty men are needed to operate the municipal lighting and distributing system. He has asked the council for this number though initial use may be far less. Examinations will be held for applicants once the council fixes the appropriation.
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L. E.B. Youngs
Great Northern Still Defiant Against City Roads
Merchants along the water front protest trains of the Great Northern blocking Railroad avenue delaying wagons and boats. Tom Cochran of Morgan Oyster Co cites daily 6 PM trains tying up traffic for 10 to 15 minutes and endangering drivers on a cracked trestle. He urges city action to enforce the law and relieve repeated gridlock and hazards.
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Railroad Avenue
Great Northern Railroad
Tom Cochran
Morgan Oyster Company
Cochran
Corhran
Colman Dock
Liao Yang Defense Redoubts Halt Japanese Assault
The article describes a Russian redoubt one mile south of Liao Yang where 3,000 Japanese forces attacked and suffered heavy losses. Fortifications included cane-cut fields, a ground-level barbed wire, four rows of pit traps with sharpened stakes, multiple lines of fire, a moat 12 to 20 feet wide, and bomb-proof galleries. Japanese breaches allowed entry after hours of night fighting with substantial casualties.
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Liao Yang
Stackelberg
Oku
Boomer Plan Advocates Seattle City Hall Move
Under the Westlake Boulevard Improvement Club, a meeting is set for December 3 at Boulevard Hall to urge city hall bonds and relocate the city hall to the central district where Pike Union Pine Westlake Western converge. The speech argues the center of growth and prosperity lies in the level district near the future metropolis.
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Westlake Boulevard Improvement Club
P. m
Boulevard Hall
Corner Fourth
Pine and
Weestlake
Yesler
Pike
Seattle
Pike Street
Union
Pine
Westlake
Western
Seatle
United States
Liebarth Responds to Washington California Game Absence
Liebarth, a varsity guard, disputes criticism over not playing in the Washington California game. He accuses Coach Knight of long-standing friction and says his nonappearance was due to being benched, not ticket issues, with later reports alleging otherwise denied.
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Liebarth
The
Star
Ziebarth
Ghrt
Knight
University of Washington
O Ff
California
Segrist
Indiana Legislators Withdraw From Vice Presidential Race
After a canvass of legislature members Harry B. New and Charles D. Landis withdrew from the race for Vice President elect Fairbanks seat in the United States Senate conceding the election of Congressman Hemenway.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harry 8
New
Charles D. Landis
Fairbanks
United States Senate
Hemenway
Independent rally in West Beattle on city finances
The West Beattle independent citizens held a rally as part of the Avelierst campaign. Dr Van Winter, running for mayor, accused the current administration of neglecting voters’ interests and promised public discussion to prove his points. Supporters J H L Todd W E Langdon Jacob Madis and Ausborne Wilson backed the statements. Dr A D Andrews opened the meeting.
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West Beattle
van Winter
J. H. L. Todd
W. E. Langdon
Jacob Madis
Ausborne Wilson
A. D. Andrews
Reverend John Ovall to Preach at Fremont Swedish Church
The Rev. John Ovall presiding elder of the Swedish Methodist church in the Northwest returns home and will preach at the Swedish church in Fremont next Sunday morning and evening. He has visited Portland and Southern Washington points and holds strong hopes for his church’s future.
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John Ovall
Northwest
Fremont
Ovall
Portland
Washington
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