Seattle Mass Meeting Votes on City Franchise and Charter
City Council faced calls for direct voter referendum on street railway franchise and park purchases. A mass Seattle gathering urged submitting two charter amendments to referendum, with four proposed measures selected by a council committee on ownership, water system changes, and street improvements.
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Committee of One Hundred
Seattle
Wood
Judge Winsor
Northern Pacific Railway
Consolidated Street Railway
Clara Tester
Clark Davie
Bett
Mass
Everett Smith
Henry W. Stein
Rev
EB. M. Randall
Robert Bridges
Bridges
N. P. Company
Gill, Tames, Rude
Dilier Castleman
Cedar River
Swan Lake
Cedar Lake
United States Supreme Court
Chamber of Commerce
S. and J. Changes Time for Seattle Traine Schedule
The Seattle and International train timetable was altered yesterday morning. New arrivals and departures listed include Passenger No. 1 at 9:40 a.m. daily, No. 3 at 5:00 p.m. Sundays only, mixed No. 5 at 4:05 p.m. daily except Sundays. Arrivals show No. 2 at 4:35 p.m. daily, No. 4 at 11:00 a.m. Sundays only, mixed No. 6 at 10:40 a.m. daily except Sundays.
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Seattle & International
Miss Eugenie Blair Sews up Seattle with A Lady of Quality
Miss Eugenie Blair presents A Lady of Quality at the Seattle theater for four nights starting next Thursday. The drama, adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett by Stephen Townsend, features Blair’s chosen company and costumes praised for glamour. Brown’s in Town draws crowds, with standing room reportedly exhausted.
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Eugenie Blair
Seatttle Theater
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Stephen Townsend
Miss Blair
Clorinda
Mies Plait
Vanity Fair
Whose Brown Is It This Week in Town
The father visits believing he will stay with the Brown family, and a string of mistaken identities drives the comedy. Nearly everyone turns out to be Brown while Brown’s wife appears as a potential match for his son. The play ends happily when the daughter in law is revealed. Brown stays all week with a Saturday matinee and a Wednesday benefit for Carbonado sufferers. No percentage is taken by house or company.
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Brown
Mrs. Brown
Labor Bureau report on city public employment positions
The Public Employment Office lists positions furnished over the last two years and the average monthly figures and costs by year. Details show yearly totals and per month costs across six years, with figures spanning 1894 to 1899 and noting variances in amounts.
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Public Employment Office
Spaniards in Manila Tell of Harsh Prison Life
Seven Spanish soldiers who escaped rebel lines reach Manila and recount 14 to 19 months as prisoners. They say they were paid 12 cents daily by the Filipino government to live on and claim Spaniards were forced to fight or starve. They describe abuse, while American prisoners fare better though watched closely. Aguinaldo allegedly farms prisoners to wealthier locals. 22 former Spaniards hold commissions to ease their condition.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Pio del Pilar
Four Master Schooner Planned at Ballard To Carry Lumber
The S timeon Brothers will start a four master schooner at Ballard using mountain logs. The vessel will carry 800,000 feet of lumber and be built for speed and strength with Capt. Tom Reed supervising the construction.
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Timeon Brothers
Ballard
Tom Reed
Oregon's Repairs On Steamship Ore gon Underway
Repairs on the large steamship Oregon at Moran's proceed with alterations by Seattle Steamship Company for Cape Nome service. Delay extends beyond initial hope, with no completion before March and the vessel to begin Nome service from this port on its first run after repairs.
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Oregon
Moran's
Seattle Steamship Company
Cape Nome
San Francisco
Weese
Nome
New Year at the YMCA with games and programs
The YMCA announces a New Year’s program led by Mrs. B. H. Houtsz. A public reception opens the day, followed by a musical and literary program in the afternoon. The evening features a basketball game between Portland and Seattle.
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B. H. Houtsz
Portland
Seattle
Carpenters Union Raises Wages in Seattle Start Jan First
The local Carpenters Union votes to raise its daily wage scale from 2.50 to 2.00 dollars effective January 1. Wages in other lines are expected to rise soon due to higher rent and living costs in Seattle as employers voluntarily grant increases of 10 to 16 percent amid weak business.
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Carpenters’ Union
Seattle
Christmas Trade In Seattle Brisk As Stores Add Staff
Christman trade surges in Seattle with brighter window displays and extra clerks. Merchants report bumper festivities as shoppers buy eagerly, predicting the largest Christmas trade in city history. Consumer gifts shift from ornament to valuable articles as early shopping continues.
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Christman
Seattle
The
Star Today
Beattle
Minister Acquitted in Three Day Methodist Trial
News from Minneapolis reports Rev. C. E. Cline of Portland Oregon has been acquitted by a 19 clergyman jury after a three day trial on charges of false representations in selling a Pacific coast fruit farm to Dr. Thompson of Des Moines. Cline had been expelled from the Oregon conference. The court voting favored complete vindication with one vote for remand to the Oregon tribunal.
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Minneapolis
Methodist Judicial Council
C. E. Cline
Portland
Thompson
Des Moines
Cline
Oregon Conference
Oregon Tribune
Methodist Church
Will Rebuild Mill After Fire at Pallard Plant
The Ray Shingle and Lumber Co of Pallard will reconstruct its mill at Smith Cove near the glass works. The new facility will be much larger than the previous one. J. M. Donoghue serves as company president.
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Ray Shingle & Lumber Co
Pallard
Smith Cove
Glass Works
J. M. Donoghue
Walked With A Broken Neck A New York Tale Of Hope
John Moriarty a four year old boy walked over six miles from Joseph's hospital toward Yonkers with a broken neck five weeks after the injury. Surgeons confirmed the diagnosis noting the vertebra is fractured and presses on the spinal cord. He will undergo a delicate operation after rest and expresses confidence in a long life.
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New York
John Moriarty
Joseph's Hospital
Yonkers
St Joseph's Hospital
Moriarty
Actress Mme Rhea Dies in Marseilles Left Seattle Estate
The actress Mme Rhea who died recently in Marseilles was a heavy Seattle property owner. Her estate includes 15 acres of fine residence property in West Seattle bought in boom days for $10,000 and mortgaged to the Loan & Trust Co. for $2,000. The corporation seeks any possible heir.
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Mme. Rhea
Marseilles
France
Seattle
Loan & Trust Co
David Harum on the Stage in New York
W H Crane will play David Harum after signing with Charles Frohman. The production will run this season with Frohman’s management and Crane leading his own company. Frohman delayed adapting the popular book until a suitable star was found.
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New York
W. H. Crane
David Harum
Charles Frohman
Mr. Frohman
Crane
Prisoners from Alaska Arrive on Steamship Topeka
The Topeka brought 61 first class passengers including U S Marshal James M. Shoup who escorted seven prisoners to McNeil's Island and Mrs J Homer J Hird en route to New Orleans. News includes President McKinley pardoning Slim Jim Foster of the Boopy Smith gang who is dying of consumption after months in custody. The ship's cargo emphasized concentrates from the Treadwell mines and Alaska canned salmon.
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Topeka
Jenmen
Alaska
United States
James M. Shoup
McNeil’s Island
Mra
Homer J. Hird
New Orleans
McKinley
Slim Jim” Foster
Boopy” Smith
Bird Will Appeal Death Sentence From Juneau Double Murder
J Homer Burd sentenced to death in Juneau for a double murder plans to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Judge Johnson found no extenuating circumstances. Marshal Mhoup called the crime the most cold blooded and heartless he has known.
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Topeka
J. Homer Burd
Juneau
United States Supreme Court
Bird
Johnson
Marshal Mhoup
Heroism at a New York fire shocks the city
A blaze at Pacific Novelty Co. in a five story Broadway building destroyed four doors of one structure and three of another within an hour. Damage estimated at 100000, with 20000 loss on the third floor where H Hohenstein lampshades were made. Thirteen girls fled toward stairs. one fainted and was saved by two colleagues. Police and firemen narrowly escaped injury.
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Pacific Novelty Co
Broadway
H. Hohenstein
Social Labor Party Session Hears W Dalton Platform Demands
State organizer W Dalton spoke at a recent Social Labor Party meeting. He advocated government ownership of public utilities and that employers should elect their own employers and officers.
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Socialiet Labor Party
W. Dalton
My Party
Will Move to B C If Kahn Bill Passes
The Hobertson Loeaft Company plans to relocate to Vancouver if Congress approves the Kahn bill prohibiting log rafting on the Pacific. The move aims to avoid potential restrictions on entering U.S. harbors and protect profits while the rafting fleets pose navigation hazards.
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Congress
Pacific
Hobertson Loe Aft Company
Vancouver
United States
A Home for Bryan Offered in Austin Gift Move
DALLAB TEX December 14 William F Bryan has been offered an elegant Austin house as a gift if he moves to Texas as a citizen Judge Walker a prominent lawyer began the effort to persuade him to relocate to the state.
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Dallab
Tex
William F. Bryan
Austin
Whaleback Barge 115 Reported Lost on Lake Superior
Chicago December 18 report says Whaleback barge 115 is presumed lost on Lake Superior after the Colgate Hoyt, which towed it, relinquished the search.
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Chicago
Lake Superior
Colgate Hoyt
Good Words for Our Soldier Boys
Manila P I Nov 4 By mail The Tokyo Orient says it is no small matter to record among 7000 soldiers that there has not been one police cane. It notes the Tokyo university students who volunteered as guides praised the American troops and congratulates them on the excellent disciplinary record.
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Manila
P. L
Tokyo Orient
Treaty Porta
Japan
Tokyo University
Brown's in Town at Third Avenue Theater
Amusement short listing announces Brown's in Town show at Third Avenue Theater with vaudeville and moving pictures scheduled. Other note mentions Olympic Theater featuring vaudeville and moving pictures at Dawson City venue.
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Third Avenue Theater
Brown's
Olympic Theater
Moving Pictures
Dawson City
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