City alderman schemes and street deals unfold
In a tense ward, Alderman Mason presses reform to curb dilatory contractors while Darnell and Miles Hadley loom. The Old Man weighs gas and suburban railway measures, seeking votes and influence with Baxter’s fate and a threaded plan to keep others indebted and silent. The scheme hinges on delaying ordinances until political favors can be traded.
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Mason
Darnell
Pepper
Springfield
Alderman Hayter
Bob Howe
Wes
Howe
Baylor
Baxter
Tom Lewis
Casey
Jim
Lowe
Lewis
Cheera
Wilkinson, Fraser & Co
Sa Gye
Fine engrav pings 50 mng Glover, 607 Johnston Hidg.
Fine engraving details list a 50 mg Glover item at 607 Johnston Hidg. The readable fragments indicate a catalog or notice with limited person names and a street address.
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Glover
Johnston
Mrs Mason Faces Backlash After Election
Miss Hadley grows fond of Mrs Mason while the Darnell dinger era stirs change. Mason’s political win brings dissatisfaction at home as neighbors spread tales, some false, about his actions. The inner conflict strains the modest household. more to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dagell
Mason
Miss Hadley
Mrs. Mason
Darnell Dinger
Hadley
Old settler Jown Sanders dies in Walla Walla Valley
Jown Sanders 77, a long time Walla Walla farmer arriving from Indiana in 1866, died of old age. The report notes his life as a pioneer planter and his Indiana birth.
Admiral Evans' Jackies Reach Punta Arenas
The Seattle Star notes Punta Arenas as the far south Chilean port midway through the Straits of Magellan. It says Admiral Evans' battleship fleet rests there as a supply point with a 7,000 population, mostly saloon-keepers, and that Parisians attract locals over constant visits to Punta Arenas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Star
Punta Arenas
Admiral Evans
Straits of Magellan
Straits
Paris
Evans Fleet Blows In On The Horn
Evans fleet moves down Pike Hubbell street and Union street to cover the regrading of Third Avenue north of Pine where the water pipe is being buried to depths of 15 to 20 feet.
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Evans
Pike
Hubbell Way
Union St
Third Av
Pine
Prohibitionists Endorse Moore for Mayor Ticket
The Beattie prohibition party endorsed Mayor William Hickman Moore for the top spot. The platform praised his vigorous and impartial enforcement of liquor laws and opposition to expanding past limits. Other ticket members include Comptroller Carl H. Reeves and Treasurer Charlies L. Haggardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hickman Moore
Beattle Prohibition Party
Sleeping Man Enveloped in Fire After Boat Explosion
W Bell an engineer was severely burned by an explosion on the Seattle Brewing Janoch Rainier while sleeping at the foot of Whatcomet He fled the blaze in a blanket reaching a float then collapsed bleeding and burned He was found unconscious treated at Wayside Emergency hospital and may recover Firefighters/fremen aided after alarm The launch valued at 1000 was tied near the Standard Oil dock before fueling the tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bell
Janoch Rainier
Whatcomet
Bell
Standard Oil Dock
Youngs Sets Pace for Contractors in City Water Project
Water will be turned into a 20 inch pipe on Union Street this week with work extending west to the waterfront despite delays from Seattle Electric. Since November 11 about 1.5 miles of 30 and 24 inch pipe have been laid, some 18 feet deep, with joints weighing thousands of pounds. City crews labored daily, facing underground congestion, tunnels, and a lowered grade to lay the pipe under a network of conduits and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Av
Seattle Electric Comp
Union
L. B. Youngs
Harvard Ay
East Pine. Com
Black Hand Threats Target Italian Merchants in Chicago
Briefs report threats from the Black Hand to Italian merchants in Chicago with a warning of death for nonpayment. The Aetna bank receiver seeks $97,500 from F Augustus Heinze tied to a 1906 bank failure. A railroad ROW dispute in Alaska is denied by the U S circuit court in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hand” Society
Chicago
Aetna Bank
Tutte
F. Augustus Heinze
Alaska Pacific Railroad , Minal Company
Catalla
Heathe Copper Northwestern Railway
United States Circuit Court
San Francisco
Port of Spain
Col
B. F. Shaw
Washington Volunteers
Washington
Portland
Vancouver
B.C
Saint Cuthbert
Halifax
Cameric
Thaw
Harry Thaw
Evelyn
Banks cash county salary warrants at par
In reply to a communication from County Superintendent T. P. Storey, 10 of 12 city banks promise to cash teachers warrants at par. Previously teachers discounted warrants with brokers. The monthly payroll averages about $18 000 and warrants carry 8 percent interest.
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T. P. Storey
Navy Yard Sightseeing Trip Shows Battleships and More
Take a trip on the Sound to visit the U S navy yard and view battleships Oregon Wisconsin and Nebraska cruisers Buffalo and training ship Philadelphia mammoth dry docks torpedo boats and prison ship Nipsic Boats depart Pier 2 foot of Yesterday Way five times daily Round trip sixty ohve
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U. S. Navy Yard
Oregon
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Mammoth Dry Docks
Nipsic
Yesterway
Interurban Franchise Proposal Aims Seattle and Tacoma Link
F X Waldron and Co propose an electric interurban franchise to connect Seattle and Tacoma via Vashon Island. A 40 year franchise with no conditions is sought, with an estimated $350000 cost and $50000 pledged by Vashon farmers. A ferry system would connect island and mainland terminals as the line extends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Tacoma
Vashoa Island
F. X. Waldron & Co
Waldron
Vashon Island
Street Car Tickets Spent For Beer In City Relief Camp
Police report says unemployed used street car tickets to drink beer at saloons south of Yesler Way. Gangs sent to Youngstown relief camp did not arrive. some still loitering. Chief Wappenstein orders vagrancy charges for those using tickets to avoid work as city jail bookings aim to cut lodgers.
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Youngstown
Yesler
Wappenstein
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Ward
Darnel
Lempt
Tn & Poste
Darne
Adin
Piper
Pratt
Miles Hadley
Jim Casey
Speiger & Hurlbut
Ular
CAN— T
REGUL
Spelger
Hurlbut
2Nd Avenue
E & Union Street
State News
Jown Sanders
Walla Walla Valley
Walla Walla
Indiana
Moran Brothers
Campbell Lumber Company
Horse Heaven
O. Bridgham
Lewis County Superior Court
Napavine
H Bridgham
Gus L. Thacker
B. F P. Jones
Bellingham
Spokane
Jack Chesterfield
Superior Cement Company
Vernon
Hal K. Cole
Register of the Land Office
Wash
Jackies
Panta Arenas
Chile
the Horn
Moore
Youngs
Royal Wilton
Belmont Axminster
Ining
Standard
First Avenue
Northwest Trust & Safe Deposit Co
Corist Ave
Columbia St
EB. Shorrock
J. P. Hartman
Alexander Myers
J. V. A. Smith
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