City Water Fund Shortage Sparks Finance Clash
A joint morning meeting of the city chamber of commerce committee and the council finance committee charged a $600,000 water fund shortfall due to annual $62,500 transfers to cover general city expenses. Officials admitted the shortage and discussed diverting water earnings to fund debt while keeping taxes low.
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Chamber OF Commerce Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Star
Riplinger
Water Department
J. A. James
Finance Committee
George F. Cotterill
Kiplinger
Cotterill
Cedar River
Mullen
Ilegal
Lawson Reports From Newark Denying Oil Cartel Buyout
Boston dispatch quotes Thomas W. Lawson denying rumors he was bought off by Standard Oil and Amalgamated crowds and signaling forthcoming actions. Associates deny Europe travel plans after a possible settlement. New York editors deny Everybody's Magazine sale or Frenzied Finance series ending.
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Son
Newark
N. J
Standard Oil and Amalgamated
Standard Oil Company
Amal- Copper Company
Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
Europe
Lawson
New York
Everybody's Magazine
Committee Disappointed by Smoke Control Reversal
The conference committee on smoke reform denounces city officials for reversing a ban on the smoke nuisance. Chairman Austin B Griffthe cites coal monopolies and argues manufacturers can adapt, pointing to Armour Packing and Diamond Ice & Storage as examples of successful smoke consumers operating locally.
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Comittee of Improvement Clubs
Bach
Burnett
Austin EB. Griffthe
Seattle
Armour Packing Company
Diamond Ice&@ Storage company
Letters to Wife Hunter Little in Seattle Girls Offer
A batch of letters from Seattle girls seeks the hand of Zachery Y. Little the Kiondiker and rich suitor. The notes promise companionship fortune and a chance at marriage in return for becoming Mrs Little.
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Hunter
Seattle
Zachery Y. Little
Kiondiker
Robbery Report From Detroit Baths Claims Watch and Cash Stolen
Ned Mann says a thief took his gold watch and 81 in cash from his clothes while at the Detroit baths on Washington Street yesterday afternoon. The incident is part of a string of reports from that location in recent months.
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Detroit
Washington Street
Ned Mann
Company to Blame For Myler's Death
An inquest over laborer James W. Myler’s death by a Seattle Electric coal train assigns direct blame to the company. The Star denounces ordinance violations on the Post Street Spur and argues the line ran at prohibited times, causing multiple fatalities and fueling stockholders’ profits at human cost.
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James W. Myler
Seattle Electric Company
Star
Fleet Avenue
Post Street
Electric Company
Edwin Prince
First Avenue
A. Bogart
Doging Corporation
Seattle
Rabben
Willamette River Flood Warnings Hit Eugene Oregon
Government warns merchants to vacate lower docks as flood expected tonight. Willamette River reaches 14 feet above low water in Eugene with banks overflowed. Water power factories idle and sloughs overflow streets.
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Scrippe
Willamette River
Willamette
Storms on Pacific Coast Close to Paralyzing Rail Lines
A large storm batters the Pacific coast with winds up to four miles per hour. No shipping damage reported yet though communications failures may reveal later impacts. San Francisco Bay craft face danger but most vessels survive except a coal barge that capsized. crew saved. Landslides hit Colgate California destroying part of Bay County Power plant. debris blankets surrounding grounds. Railroads are crippled as nearly all trains are tied up.
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Ban Francisco
Pacific
San Francisco Bay
Colgate
Cal
Bay County Power Company
HINKS COURT CAN DO BETTER
Benjamin Bules filed in superior court for appointment of a receiver for Sound Trust and Income Guaranty. He alleges they take instalment payments with promised large returns on an unspecified date and asks restraint until court hearing. He has five contracts. Widow to receive government claim money.
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Benjamin Bules
Sound Trust Company
Income Guaranty Company
Bules
Colorado Springs
Colo
Jocelyn
Washington
Congress
Columbia River
Fire southeast of Mukden signals major blaze
Telegram from Field Marshal Oyama reports a great fire southeast of Mukden likely caused by an explosion of Russian powder. Tokyo reports a welcome for Admiral Togo and Vice Admiral Kamimura with ovations and resolutions of thanks. Russia plans a 500 million mark loan in Berlin around January 12 with a 95 price. A Port Arthur base report says seven Japanese captured junks attempting to enter with provisions.
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Tokio
Togo
Kamimura
Kure
Shimbashi
Diet
Toga
Russia
London
London Times
Berlin
Rome
Port Arthur
Russian Baltic Fleet ships recalled for unfitness to sail East
Reuters reports the battleship Oreland and cruiser Txumrud of the Russian Baltic fleet are recalled as they are unfit to proceed to the Far East. In Shahke river clashes, Cossacks charged Japanese with lances and sabres, eight Japanese killed and two taken prisoner. Captain Eridaroff, a noted Russian scout, is reported dead in Mukden dispatch.
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London
Reuters
Oreland
Txumrud
Far East
Petersburg
Shahke River
BT. Petersburg
Mukden
Eridaroff
Important Papers Mysteriously Missing in Land Fraud Probe
Portland reports Congressman Binger Hermann testified before a grand jury in the land fraud case. Former Oregon officials George C. Brownell and Henry C. Meldrum followed, with Linn county witnesses examined. Jury may probe missing Washington land office books and papers tied to Hermann’s 1903 resignation.
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Portland
Ore
Binger Hermann
George C. Brownell
Oregon State Senate
Henry C. Meldrum
Oregon
Linn County
Washington
A. R. Greene
Hermann
Wages Raised 2 Percent for 20,000 American Sheet Workers
Sharon Pa December 30 officials announce a 2 percent wage increase for employees of the American Sheet & Tinplate company. The raise takes effect after January 10 and will affect about 20,000 men.
Gale Ravages Britain Leaving Many Dead
A ferocious gale hit England Ireland and Wales today causing numerous casualties and several small wrecks off the coast. The extent of damage and exact death toll remain unconfirmed as authorities assess the storms’ impact.
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London
England
Ireland
Wales
Eug
High Tides Do Damage Along Washington Coast
A second high tide in Everett area caused flooding on the water front. Rail tracks at Mukilteo were covered delaying trains while the Stanwood mill near La Conner flooded. Dikes broke flooding farms and drowning stock. Clinton dock and a county plank road east of Everettwere submerged.
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Everett. Wash
Mukilteo
Stanwood
Laconner
Clinton
Whidyteland
Everett
Train wreck near Arizona kills one injures dozen
A Canadian Pacific train carrying a snowplow wrecked at Arizona about 60 miles from Winnipeg. B Link was killed and a dozen others injured. Twenty people were imprisoned in the caboose and rescued with difficulty. several suffered severe burns.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific
Arizona
B. Linklater
Caboose
Woman Leaves Family After Quiet Matrimonial Break
Amos Bevins of Ross discovers a deserted house when he returns from work. His wife of six months has packed up belongings with their three children and left in an express wagon for parts unknown. Neighbors recall seeing furniture loaded after Bevins left for work.
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Amos Bevins
Knickerson Avenue
Ross
Bevins
Ed Goodrich Charged with Manslaughter in Jones Stabbing
Information filed in the superior court this afternoon charges Ed Goodrich with manslaughter for fatally stabbing James Jones on December 8.
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Ed Goodrich
James Jones
It’s a Cinch to Get Divorces in King County
A 1904 to 1908 look shows rising divorce filings with 617 of 746 cases resulting in decrees. Court scenes reveal sensational tales, uncontested divorces dominate, and alimony burdens haunt separated husbands while many wives cite child welfare and desertion as key motives.
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King County
Lfe
Papa
Mamma
Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Superior Court
May
Jim
Jam
War and naval insights slated for Star readers
Tomorrow the Star will publish a detailed article on the Russian war transport service by Douglas Story. Monday features an iluminative discussion by H. W. Wilson on the Baltic fleet’s true mission.
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The
Star
Douglas Story
Story
H. W. Wilson
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