Jitneys vs Streetcars Urged To Lean Out Waste In Seattle
An opinion argues the Seattle street railway must modernize to compete with jitneys. It demands cutting excess costs, eliminating inflated capitalization and heavy tolls, and avoiding legislative limits. It compares past transit shifts to current pressures from the jitney competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Urthermore
Boston
Stone & Webster
Electric Company
Puget Sound Traction, Light &Ver Co
Everett
Bully for Mayor Gill in City Light Defense
Mayor Gill rejects private corporate pressure and press attacks over the city light plant. He defends its self sufficiency, asserts lower rates save consumers, and supports extending light service while denouncing deficits claims as unfounded.
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Egbert
Red Gap
Gill
Duwamish
City Light Plant
Scheibe
Milwaukee
Seattle Bankers and Press Face Backlash Over City Finance
A critical editorial denounces Seattle bankers and the local press for pressuring the city government over municipal funding. It claims they inflated debt figures and pushed six percent warrants to discount. The city council sought a loan and New York bankers funded $300,000 at par, signaling a tense financial episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Punch and Judy
Money Trust
York
Commercial Club Expansion Praised by NYC Expert
H. Van Rennesalaer Chase lauds the Northwest expansion and new rooms in the Arcade block set to open March 1. He notes the Commercial Club achieves progress with volunteer committees, not paid staff, delivering better results for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tory
Commercial Club
Northwest
H. van Rennesalaer Chase
New York
Independent Telephone Association of Washington Formed
Representatives of 25 independent telephone companies met at the Chamber of Commerce and organized the Independent Telephone Association of Washington. J. M. Winslow of Seattle and Everett was elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Independent Telephone Association of Washington
J. M. Winslow
Seattle
Everett
Great Big Baked Potato boosts Northwest harvests
A Northern Pacific promotion centers on Hazen J. Titus and the Great Big Baked Potato. From 1909 the railroad propels Washington spuds to two pounds, boosting crop sizes and publicity. Titus, a genial promoter, tours fairs and builds a 1000 pound cake for a travelers’ convention, highlighting the potatos impact.
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Northern Pacific
Washington
Herman
Kellar
Murphy
Hazen J. Titus
Titus
Rome
Colosseum
Hazen J
Pacific Northwest
Chicago
Jolly
Joy
Jinger
Johnny
Hazen
R. RR
N. P
United States
Hig Moguls of
Northwest
New York
Miscellany of Tiny Tales and Jokes
A collage of brief vignettes and quips. An Irish worker Pat survives a train mishap by crawling along the track embankment. Other anecdotes feature a country-house host, a mother and son, a clam observer, a New Year proposal, a Seattle taxi exchange, and a Copenhagen drunk tax routine with doctor and cab bill.
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Copenhagen
Vision discounts promise fixed glasses pricing
A garbled ad promises eye exams and discounted glasses with a guarantee to save money. It mentions Lenaes duplicating a speciality and asserts savings up to four dollars on any glasses, but the text is largely unreadable and includes misspellings and broken phrasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman the Great
Kale
Kellar
Hazen J. Titus
M. Antony
Cal
Lenaes
Pape's Cold Compound Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement states that taking a dose every two hours for three doses will end grippe misery and break up a severe cold. It promises relief from nasal congestion discharge headache fever sore throat sneezing and stiffness with no taste or inconvenience and costs 25 cents at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Grippe
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THE
Seattle Star
SCHIP
Telegraph News Service
Ed — Ee
Wash
Postoffici
Mattor
Cfty
the Star Publishing
Phome Main
S. E. Co
Mayor Gill
Phone Companies
Baby
Everett True
Don
Diana Dillpickles
Beau
MR. Post
wWe
Welk, Dickie
Neevar
Pat
Bankment
Jack
Patrick
Edwin J. Brown
Meattioc
Miret
Talon Block
Optical
Miret Ave
Washington Block
Iret Ave
Star
American Medical Association
Kryptok
Carry Optical Co
Coldwell
Spinning’s Cash Store
Bright
Dean
D. Beardsley
Blewett St
Doan
Faery Pre
Price Soc
Foster. Milburn Co
Buffala NY
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