Puget Sound corporations accused of overtaxing Seattle residents
The article criticizes Jacob Furth and the Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co for hiding the true tax burden on Seattle. It cites figures: $800,000 paid in taxes by the people versus $5,732,360 they paid to the company, plus $1,500,000 more for other firms. It contrasts $8,698,974 in corporate earnings with only $7,112,206 spent by city government, calling the arrangement bunk.
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Jacob Furth
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Seattle
The
Telephone Co
Seattle Gas Co
Seattle, Renton & Southern Lines
Public Service Commission
Boston
Politics Undergo a Change by Fred L Boalt
A political social at 2008 Nob Hill hosts Mr J D Trenholme who outlines mayoral views and faces heckling from women. Anecdotes compare past political events with Boss Butler era, recounting a barbecue and a rough Mississippi race. Wells wins the election by a substantial margin amid party nostalgia.
Man Commits Suicide After Joking Misfire
Charles Seaver witnessed the first attempt as Denio fired a shot missing himself and remarked he had missed. The bullet struck Denio in the brain and he died at Seaver's feet. Denio carried $100 and was well dressed. Police were notified. In separate reports Joseph Geigand, found unconscious from gas at 517 Prie street, died last night. F. S. Curtis of the Vancouver hotel was found dead in his room after taking gas Tuesday night.
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Charles Seaver
Denio
Seaver
Joseph Geigand
Prie St
City Hospital
Curtis
Vancouver
Americans in bull ring to amuse Mexicans
Roberts W. Harwood and three other Americans say they were forced to march across the desert to Ensanada after being jeered at a bull ring in Tiajuana. They were arrested as rebel conspirators and await U S government action on smuggling charges.
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San Diego
Tiajuana
Ensanada
Robert W. Harwood
Mexico
Harwood
Mortimer Miller
Jas Steele
D. F. Sandoval
United States
Hidden Girls Found in Chinatown Opium Den
Police investigate the discovery of three young white girls in a Chinatown house once known as an opium den and brothel. They were concealed in a chamber 18 inches deep between the floor of a second story room and the ceiling of the room below. Three Chinese occupants were arrested.
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Los Angeles
Chinatown
Deputy Replevin Visit Ends With Water Bottle Toss
Deputy Gardner recounts a tense visit to Mrs. Snyder at 5615 Latonia Street to recover goods. The homeowner ordered him out and hurled a bottle of water, an act he described as hitting him and causing offense, before Gardner returned with the property.
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Gardner
Snyder
Latonia St
Gardner Gardner
Wilhelm Lehian tragedy shocks Geisen community
In Geisen Germany on Feb 5 Wilhelm Lehian, a milk wagon driver, killed his wife and four children with a hatchet and then died by suicide by lying in front of a train.
What s in a name General proclaims self president of Hayti
Washington February 5 General Theodore today proclaimed himself president of Hayti and named a cabinet. The action signals a shift in control as he declares leadership and appoints ministers amid regional tensions.
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Washington
Theodore
Haytl
Diamond Necklace Found On Doggie In Charleroi
A man in Charleroi reports finding a diamond necklace on a dog in a trolley car prompting the owner Charles Van Voorhis to claim it as his wife’s. The item described resembles a dog collar with rhinestones and sparked questions of ownership. Local and national briefs touch on dances, robberies, and political notes.
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Charleroi
Charles
van Voorhis
Oh Joy Joy Ballad Revival Promises Ragtime Break
A nostalgic note gr insistent that the popular ballad returns over ragtime. Irving Berlin laments modern tunes while praising classic ballads like My Mother Was a Lady, recounting a cabaret tale of misunderstanding and recognition between a waitress, two drummers, and a protective suitor.
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Irving Berlin
Bremmer Dies After Radium Cancer Treatment
Baltimore correspondent reports congressman Robert G. Bremmer of New Jersey died at 10:33 p m. after receiving radium therapy for cancer. He had been told his case was hopeless but pursued treatment with $100,000 worth of radium used.
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Baltimore
Robert G. Bremmer
New Jersey
Impeachment Quest Grows Over Judge Spear
The House judiciary committee advances moves toward impeachment of Judge Emory Spear of the Southern district of Georgia. Charges include improper use of court funds, favors to his son in law, excess fees, and oppressive actions beyond his jurisdiction. A Savannah subcommittee gathers testimony as the panel weighs formal proceedings.
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Gilson Gardner Washington
Emory Spear
Georgia
Senate
Hanford
Seattle
Robert W. Archbold
Pennsylvania
West H. Humphrey
Tennessee
John Pickering
New Hampshire
Spear
Henry D. Clayton
Judiciary Committee of
The
House
Department of Justice
Clayton
Savannah
A. H. Hayward
Supreme Court
Judge Throws Doctor's Suit Out of Court
Nervous from worry Mrs Fannie T Wheeler impressed court officials with her story before Judge Frater as she told of efforts to raise 350 to satisfy an old claim of Dr J Eugene Jordan who had brought supplemental proceedings to collect a judgment four years ago against Mrs Wheeler and C F Wheeler now divorced. Judge Frater threw the case out after hearing her statement.
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Fannie T. Wheeler
Judge Frater
J. Eugene Jordan
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