Traction warfare looms over Seattle streetcar lines
The Puget Sound Electric Co considers suspending service on the Alki Point Ballard North and Mt. Baker lines. Officials deny plans and warn of franchise forfeiture or litigation while the city contemplates municipal rail options to cover emergency needs.
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Alki Point
Ballard North
Mt. Faker
Puget Sound
Leonard
Kempster
A. L. Kemputer
Traction Company
Municipal Railway
Bradford
Cotterill to Speak on Seattle Utilities Clash
Ex mayor Cotterill will address the Seattle Commercial Club at 12 15 Saturday in Postal Telegraph building rooms. He will reveal what he calls truth about Seattle public utilities and respond to attacks from two Seattle papers. He promises startling statements and solid facts to back his claims. The public is invited.
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Cotterill
Seattle Commercial Club
Postal Telegraph Building
Seattle
Shade
Senate ballot attempt on ship purchase bill fails by one vote
Washington reports an effort to force a senate ballot on the ship purchase bill failed by a single vote this afternoon. The outcome blocks immediate passage moves as lawmakers weigh the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Stone and Webster Raise Row Over Boston On Jitney
Stone and Webster clash over a Boston project as tensions rise with Ford’s jitney service. Issues of funding management and responsibility provoke questions about who bears the burden now.
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Stone & Webster
Boston
Belgium Aid Efforts Update By Mary Boyle O'Reilly
Reports describe continued U S shipments of supplies to Belgium to prevent starvation. Officials note millions spent to aid the stricken nation as reporters assess post occupation conditions after six months. An additional dispatch by H J Phillips will follow in Saturday edition.
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United States
Belgium
Mary Boyle O’reilly
H. J. Phillips
the Star
Explain Your Traitorous Votes At Lincoln Banquet
The text accuses Senator Sharpstein and Speaker Conner of lying about emergency clause votes on the McArdle land board and withholding the public referendum. It calls them traitors and demands they defend their actions tonight at a Young Men's Republican club banquet honoring Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln referenced as standard of government by the people.
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Senator Sharpstein
Conner
Young Men’s Republican Club
Abraham Lincoln
Conor
McArdle Land Board
Sharpstein
Lincoln
Back Fence Gossip from North Phinney Ave Club Meeting
Local chatter notes council hopefuls facing scrutiny at the North Phinney Ave Improvement Club gathering led by Al Goddard. Items include Broad Way Schoolhouse sophomore officers, a Valentine night dance by Kirkland girls, purse snatching reported on the water front, and plans for a G A R social at the armory. The Fourteenth Infantry band previews a concert, and port warden Alec Payasse plans a wireless line for ship communications. Al Goddard discusses Cedar River issues at the Grand Opera house.
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Phinney Ave
al Goddard
Broadway
Charles la Fray
Chuck
Kirkland
J. W. Johnson
Yesler
Lang
Alec Payasse
Armory
Ed Russell
Juneau
Fourteenth Infantry Band
Chuck Tully
Alec
Grand Opéra House
Cedar River
Beating of Rich Banker and Wife in Oakland
Oakland report says Mr and Mrs Jacob Vogel of 3108 Galindo were murdered in their home by unknown robbers. The couple resisted with an ax or club, leaving blood stains and blood soaked papers indicating the victim's prominence as president of the Bank of Sanger and National Bank of Fresno. The crime scene suggests a grave break in and theft unknown.
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Oakland
Jacob Vogel
Galindo St
Vogel
California
Bank of Sanger
National Bank of Fresno
Citizens’ National Bank of Fruitvale
Millions Starve in Belgium
London dispatch reports widespread wartime devastation in Belgium with military authorities seizing church ornaments, metals, memorial brasses, and chimes in Namur and other towns. French prisoners dismantle forests and coal is mined for Germany, while factories including Ghent Courtai and Vervieres lose machinery. Belgians’ losses reach $1.1 billion. Germany demands $100 to halt.
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Mary Boyle O'Reilly
London
Eng
the Conqueror
Belgium
Germany
Namur
Mons
Liege
Charleroi
Ghent
Courtrai
Vervieres
U S Notes to Powers Carry Strong Warning on Sea Rights
Washington officials describe the notes to England and Germany as a strong warning to curb German naval acts and Britain’s use of the U S flag in the sea area. They expect Britain and Germany to accept the demands to protect American lives and property and shipping. Counselor Robert Lansing drafted the notes with President Wilson reviewing proofs and contributing ideas.
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England
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Robert Lansing
State Department
Wison
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Helen
Marian Jackson
New York
Hugh Caldwell
Dr. Muller
Dr. Stobbe
Baron Wolf von Loehneysen
Muller
Bill
Mary B. O'Reilly
U. S
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