Bogus Count Smuggles Credulity In Seattle Scheme
A man posing as a French count, Robert de Bris sac, targeted locals including the Seattle Young Men's Christian Association. He won trust through foreign classes, joined as a teacher, then spent lavishly and fled after borrowing $200 from German residents Morzelewski and another man. The scheme unraveled as debts mounted and he disappeared. Local jeweler William J. Finck advertises in Seattle.
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Lake City
Ian
Seattle
Young Men's Christian Association
Salt Lake
Paris Asphalt Company
Oye
Utah
Firs
Stanislaus Morzelewski
Councilmen Urge Vote For City Bond Issue
Seattle city leaders urge residents to approve an $800,000 bond issue to fund necessary improvements and cover deficits in the regrade program, warning the council may have to raise funds otherwise if not authorized.
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Seattle
Councilman Warns Tax Hike for Local Improvements
Councilman Murphy told Fremont Improvement clubs that next year’s general levy will rise 4 mills to cover needed improvements and repay bonds. He said the Supreme Court ruling reducing $468,000 in assessments creates a deficit and bonds must be funded, either in one year or twenty. He urged voters to support the bond measure.
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Murphy
Fremont
Mountain View Improvement Club
Franklin Improvement Club
Republican Veterans Recall Lincoln Era at Perry Banquet
Republican veterans at The Perry gathered for a banquet reflecting on the Great Emancipator and the party’s great men. They toasted to past and present Republican leaders and the votes cast for them since Lincoln’s era.
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Perry
Lincoln
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