Seattle Vote on S815 Bond to Cover Regrade Deficit
Citizens face December 29 ballot on the S815 000 general bond issue to cover a $458 000 deficit caused by a supreme court ruling invalidating regrade assessments. City credit and future improvements hinge on voter approval, with warnings that repudiation would harm Seattle bonds and raise costs for taxpayers. The piece urges calm judgment over resentment toward property owners who benefit from the regrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Supreme Court
Thomson
Local Improvement
Supreme Court of
State
Seattle Local Improvement Securities
The Perfume Clue In a Missing Jewels Case
In a 1950s investigation the perfumer professor and plainclothes officer review a jewel theft from Mrs Wentworth Allydice. A hypnotic perfume links to a male suspect, the nephew, who sits with remorse as the detective peers into the library where the crime occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobson
Allydice
Jobeon
Iplain
Mia
Jobveon
Baffling Exchange Ends With Threats Between Two Men
A comic yet tense dialogue between two men named Adolf and Oegar escalates from insults to threats over money and pride. A crowd intervenes as both refuse reconciliation, with one declaring intent to fight again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oegar
Adolf
Lesa van Dot
Star Dust Ornithology and the Windmill Willowman
A whimsical dialogue set in a rural town features the windmill willowman, an old farmer, and townsfolk trading quips about birds, love, and a gun. The scene shifts to a Christmas note as a fireman watches over a quiet holiday, reflecting on duty and protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobson
Hie
Josh Weatherby
Crammroads
Yeas
Joah
Susie
Phéor
The Christmas Spirit and a Family Grudge
A narrator scolds the head of the house for exploiting the Christmas season while others endure the work and costs. He voices a grievance about a yearly pattern where one day of revenue hides ongoing effort, suggesting the younger partners will not sustain it. The passage ends with the attribution EDMUND VANCE COOKE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Geo Gand
Op House
Edmund Vance Cooke
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Seattle Star
Star Publishing CO
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Australia
Dalhana
Venezuela
Haiti
A. M. Perkerson
MS Mediz
Osgar
Fred Schaefer
Ates
Everett True
Averett
Wilowman
Wartiing
JUNIOR_ DAPTNER
Santa Claus Co
Un-Lim
Nda
Johnston
Edison and Victor Talking Machine
Northwest
Victor
Sherman, Clay & Co
Baillargeon
Santa
Pacific Outfitting Co
Pike St
California
Brains Moving & Sporage CO
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