Seattle Street Car Fares Hiked to 13 Cents in 3 for 25
The Seattle council approved a new street car ordinance raising cash fares to 13 cents for a 3 for 25 package with 10 cent cash fares unchanged. Transfers will be allowed, tokens will be exchanged, and school and veteran riders unaffected. A $137,000 transfer funds the railway, averting a potential wage crisis. Secretary notes predict a monthly surplus of $19,000 under the new fare system.
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Seattle
Thomson
Rh.thomason
A. F. Haas
John FB. Carroll
Philip Tindall
W. H. Moore
R. RB. Hesketh
T. H. Bolton
A. T. Drake
California
T. Erickson
Caldwell
D. W. Henderson
General Fund
Fire damages vacant Green Lake district home
Fire believed to have started in the kitchen damaged the vacant Grandy residence near Green Lake. About $1,000 in damage occurred as tenants had recently moved out and an eight year old woman had been staying there. no one was inside when the flames broke out at midnight. Battalion Chief Kinney said he saved an antique family clock.
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Robert W. Grandy
Womer
Sesterday
Grandy
J. D. Trenholme
J. Kinney
Green Lake District
Plea in Federal Case Crandall Guilty on Illicit Still
Adolph Crandall pleaded guilty in federal court to operating an unregistered still. He received thirty days in county jail a 109 dollar fine and a 500 dollar penalty, the minimum under the revenue law. The offense occurred about a year and a half ago and similar operations now fall under the Volstead Act.
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Fed
Adolph Granda
Internal Revenue
Crandall
Neterer
Volatead Act
Onion grower jailed for drunken tone in jail
Toledo report says John Carrot an onion grower was arrested for drunken behavior and spent the night in jail singing Silver Threads Among the Gold. The item notes the odd scene of a musical jail night in December.
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Toledo
Ohio
John Carrot
California lynching sparks inquest and manhunt parts emerge
A mob dragged and hanged Valento Boyd and Fitts after a night of violence near the Veterans Memorial as officers and coroner secured the scene. Sheriff Boyes and Coroner Phil MPa led the investigation with Detective Jackson and Dorman in San Francisco linked cases.
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Veterans’ Memorial
Sheriff Boyes
Frank Phil- Mpa
Sheriffs Office
Jimmy Petray
Boyd
Bob Dickson
Hoyle Ate
San Francisco
Howard St
San
San Quentin
Folsom Prison
Duncan Matheson
Boyes
Phillips
Mathewson
Californians Begin Cleanup of Vice Gangs
San Francisco December 10 reports a lynching of Terrance Fitts Charles Valento and George Boyd by a Santa Rosa mob at a cemetery seen as the climax of the Howard street vice gang expose. Police say Valento led the gang while Boyd and Fitts were linked to it. A Thanksgiving morning raid by police uncovered Jessie Montgomery of Reno and Jean Stanley near a Howard street shack.
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San Francisco
Terrance Fitts
Charles Valento
George Boyd
Santa Rosa
Howard St
Vaiento
Boyd
Fitts
Minn Jessie Montgomery
Reno
Nev
Jean Stanley
Frisco Police Linked to Santa Rosa Lynching Rumors
San Francisco reports morning belief that city residents helped in early lynching at Santa Rosa. Police traced 20 automobiles with license numbers to Saumlito crossing by ferry and onto Santa Rosa area. Rumors circulated that San Francisco officers were present.
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San Francisco
Santa Rosa
Saumlito
Santa Nora
Five Frisco Men in Irons Hear Charges
San Francisco December 10. Ed Spud Murphy Ed D K Kruvosky Allen McDonnell Thomas Brady and James Carey were brought to court in chains to hear indictments for Thanksgiving morning assaults on Jessie Montgomery and Jean Stanley. The district attorney announced the men were said to be dead in Santa Rosa last night. The court postponed the cases until tomorrow.
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San Francisco
Spud) Murphy
Ed DK
D. Kruvosky
Allen McDonnell
Thomas Brady
James Carey
Jessie Montgomery
Jean Stanley
George Boyd
Charles Valento
Terrance Fitts
Murphy
Kruvosky
Santa Rosa
Carey
Brady
McDonnell
Moros Killed in Jolo Clash as Gov Reports
Manila report states 30 Moros died in clashes with constabulary while authorities push education efforts. Governor of Jolo releases casualty figure amid ongoing security campaign.
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Manila
Jolo
Frisco Playground Leader Quits Amid Accusations
Frank Lawler, secretary of the San Francisco playground commission and price fight promoter, resigns his position after being accused of attempting to intercede for a Kruvocky pugilist tied to the San Francisco vice gang cases. He says his actions were to shield the city administration from embarrassment and denies the charges.
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Frank Lawler
San Francisco Playground Commission
Price Feht
Lawler
Ba K
Kruvocky
Pugiliat
Mother Is Told of Son's Hanging
In San Francisco a 60 year old mother Mia Valente lay at home under a physician's care after being informed her son Charles Valente known as Epanio was found hanged. A widow, she moaned and asked what had been done to her boy as officials notified her of the death.
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Ban Francisco
Mia
Charles Valente
Charles
Epanio
Dancers Ordered to Pay Damages Over Sleep Loss in Paris
Paris authorities award Dr Magnon $2,000 after he sued the Rue Pigalle dance hall promoters for sleep disruption. He claimed the venue’s noise caused sleepless nights while he stayed nearby for the event.
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Paris
France
Rue Pigalle
Magnon
Yes They Have the School Spirit Too
In Sacramento California superintendent Fred C of Whittler School notes strong school spirit as alumni return in large numbers to watch athletic teams compete.
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Sacramento
Cal
Reform School
Fred C
Whittler School
Pink Glove Silk Vests at The Downstairs Store
Soft woven pink glove silk vests with band top and ribbon shoulder straps in sizes 36 to 44 priced at $2.50. Downstairs Store offers this apparel item.
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Copenhagen
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