Some More History of Seattle Street Car Strike
A historical look at the Seattle street car purchase and fare disputes cites mayoral responsibility, the 5 cent fare debate, and rail line negotiations around May 1918. Officials wrestled with franchise obligations, wartime service, and a proposed purchase while a strike threat loomed.
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Thomson
Seattle
Corporation Counsel
The
Star
Ted
Leonard
Stone-Webster
Geeston
Traction Company
Wieegesnte
Public Service Commission
Sella
Leon
Tragedy in Los Angeles Stirs Romance Motive
In Los Angeles a 25 year old widow Mrs Edith Lundberg allegedly killed L F Worden Jr a salesman after a quarrel at her home then wounded herself in a suicide attempt. Worden died from two gunshot wounds and Lundberg was hospitalized near death. The case follows a confession style motive citing an inability to live with or without Worden and includes statements attributed to Lundberg and nurse Mrs M T Moore.
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Los Angeles
Edith Lundberg
L. F. Worden, Jr
Worden
Mr. Lundberg
Hobo Madge Is Ready to Return Home
Madge Hamilton a 20 year old maid in a city jail says she is ready to return to American Falls Montana and abandon riding the rails She has worn men's clothes and worked on farms in 20 states after leaving home two months ago following a dispute with her adopted mother She left secretly for Chicago and then came to Los Angeles and was arrested while attempting to board a freight train She says she is no longer mad at her mother and wants a normal life.
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Angeles
Cal
Madge Hamilton
Madge
American Falls
Mont
Chicago
Woman Stabs Lover After Jilted Affair
Mrs. Josephine Fink was found guilty of assault in the second degree by a jury in Judge J T Ronalds court Tuesday. Joseph Arko, a Cumberland miner, testified as principal witness against Mrs Fink.
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Josephine Fink
J. T. Ronald
Joseph Arko
Free shaves for disabled ex Yanks gains traction
Tacoma barbers will make weekly trips to Cushman hospital to offer free shaves and haircuts to disabled soldiers. A drive to extend the benefit to about 30 disabled service men in Seattle hospitals is underway locally.
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Tacoma
Cushman Hospital
Seattle
Notable Snort From Frightened Horse at Intersection
Theodore Samuel reported to police that his horse on Fourth Ave and Pike St snorted so hard it knocked down a man boarding a streetcar. The man was uninjured. Samuel, living at 123 Prefontaine Place and driving a vegetable wagon, witnessed the incident.
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Theodore Samuel
Fourth Ave
Pike St
Samuel
Prefontaine Place
Prisoner Begins 50th Day of Fast in Dulles Jail
John F. West, confined in Dulles Oregon jail, enters the 50th day of an involuntary hunger strike after killing his wife and attempting suicide by carbolic acid. His body has wasted to a skeleton and he can only whisper.
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Dulles
Ore
John F. West
West
Dreams Woven into a Lifelong Bridal Veil
New York lace maker Helen Clarke creates symbol laden wedding veils. A 17 foot veil for a 64 year old bride captures the oldest dream of love and future generations, stitching hopes into a lasting bridal record for daughter and granddaughter.
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New York
Mall
Helen Clarke
Mystery Keg Fire at Bart Smith House
A lamp placed near a keg containing a mysterious liquid started a $126 blaze in the attic of Bart Smith’s home at 1329 Lucas et at 11 03 p m Tuesday. Police and the fire marshal could not determine the keg’s exact contents. Smith estimated a loss around $125 for the contents and keg.
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Bart Smith
Lucas Et
Smith
Sawmill Faces Charge Over Sawdust Contamination
Hobart's Wood & Iverson sawmill is accused by the game warden and district attorney of contaminating a stream with sawdust the complaint filed Wednesday alleges pollution from the mill.
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Wood & Iverson
Hobart
Tacoma Bank President Larson Arrested on Larceny Charge
Larson, president of the Scandinavian American Bank of Tacoma, was arrested at his Beattie Street home on a grand larceny charge. He allegedly appropriated 60,000 of the bank’s funds. Bail set at 100,000. case filed in Pierce County Superior Court. Det. Don M. Blaine and John F. Majewski assisted, with Chief Deputy Sheriff Desmond making the arrest.
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Larson
Bank of
Tacoma
Beattie
Seventh Ave. W
Desmond
Pierce County
Don M. Blaine
John F. Majewski
Seattle
Pierce County Superior Court
J. W. Belden
Baggage Company Basement Flood Sparks City Claim
The Seattle Suitcase Co. 106 Second Ave reports February 27 to March 1 1920 flood damage of 5756 dollars. A. J. Rotkins and A. J. Rosen proprietors sue the city, a jury trial presided by Judge Calvin Hall heard the case as they viewed the premises Wednesday.
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Marin
Seattle Suitcase Co
Second Ave
A. J.rotkins
A. J. Rosen
Calvin
Deer meat in storage and fowl charges filed
Alleged to have stored the front quarter of a deer out of season. F Giseman faces complaints sworn by the game warden and issued by the prosecuting attorney on Wednesday alleging three ducks and two Hungarian partridges in possession.
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J. B. Jobreon
Empire Building
F. Giseman
Assistant District Attorney Capers Resigns for Private Practice
Robert I. Capers, assistant United States district attorney, resigns effective April 1 after serving since April 1920. He will enter private practice in Seattle, leaving the office to pursue a new career in law.
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Robert I. Capers
United States
Capers
Seattle
Baby Murdered in Chicago Home Burglary
Five month old baby of Mrs Pauline Doropweki was found murdered in Chicago after three burglars broke into her home. They stole $20 and escaped leaving the infant chloroformed, and the mother regained consciousness to discover the crime.
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Chicago
Mra
Pauline Doropweaki
Doropweki
Doropwski
Martial Law Declared in Petrograd and Kronstadt Skirmishes
Dispatches from Helsingfors report martial law in Petrograd following the Kronstadt sailors revolt and invasion attempt. Heavy fighting occurred between Kronstadt sailors and troops from Moscow as Finland’s port city Kronstadt saw clashes with soldiers.
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Petrograd
Berlin
Kronstadt
Helsingfors
Monscow
Russia Trade To Lower Bread Prices In US And Argentina
Arthur Bullard of the state department says resuming trade with Russia will cut bread prices in the United States and Argentina. He notes that prompt resumption hinges on the United States extending large credits to Russia. The remarks were before the house foreign relations committee.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Argentina
America
Arthur Bullard
State Department
House
McAdoo Returns From Mexico City
William G. McAdoo and his party headed back to the United States from Mexico City after a trip marked by no notable achievements. Jouett Shouse indicated discussions on extending the Orient railway to the Mexican coast with hopes for completion.
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McAdoo
Mexico City
William G. McAdoo
United States
Boy Killed by Electric Current in Fresno
Walter James, 12, died instantly after he and companion Gordon Benson 10 were tangled with a charged wire. Benson, burned, was dying, after Benson threw a wire over a high voltage line while attempting to disentangle his friend.
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Fresno
Cal
Walter James
Gordon Benson
James
Benson
Dishwasher's Purse Lands Two in Jail
Earl Lindsey and Jack Parker were jailed after allegedly snatching the purse of George Smith a dishwasher from Second Avenue and Washington Street Tuesday. The bag contained about $30.
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Earl Lindsey
Jack Parker
George Smith
Second Ave
Washington ,St
The Story of Venutzio the Fruit Vendor
Venutzio the Italian fruit seller studies English to woo customers with a new spiel. He watches rival markets, copies their cadence, and begins a sales chant promising fresh fruit at 25 cents per dozen. His effort shifts customers away from the next stall as he improvises in market language.
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Venutzio
Venuzzio
Venutzito
State anti Japanese land bill approved in House committee
Olympia Feb 9 The house committee on relations and immigration unanimously recommended the anti Japanese land bill for passage after referral to the judiciary committee for amendment. The bill is described as one of the most drastic laws aimed at alien land ownership and cites the California anti Japanese law as a reference point.
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Olympia
Wash
House Committee On Relations and Immigration Today
Judiciary
Mittee
California
Joint legislative meet on population and land ownership planned
telegrams from Governor Olcott indicate a conference set for Sunday morning in Salem Oregon. the joint committee on population and land ownership will meet with officials from Washington and Oregon to discuss legislative concerns.
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Northwest
Salem
Ore
Joint Legislative Committee On Population and Land Ownership
Washington
Olcott
Immigration Bank Measure Defeated by Senate Panel
The Senate immigration committee reported unfavorably on the Johnson bill to suspend immigration for one year. The panel will reconvene tomorrow to draft a substitute measure.
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Immigration Bank
Washington
Senate Immigration Committee
Johnson
Thinks Mrs Schultz Should Get Part of Schmitt Reward
A reader from Olympia urges that the widow of Mr Schultz, who died while aiding police efforts, receive any police reward. He notes she has four children and that widows currently receive 57 dollars monthly if single, arguing the award should aid her family as a matter of justice.
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the Star
Schmitt
Seatte
Olympia
Schultz
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