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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1916
Page
8
Corporation Counsel James E Bradford submits a third letter to The Star defending his office. He concedes private practice by assistants is small and rarely affects public duties, noting only one private case during four years and arguing expenses and time were compensated.
More than 300 Rotarians from various cities attended the annual Seattle conference. Meetings were held at the New Washington hotel as the event continued.
Two large cartridges exploded on the Rose a British steamship. The vessel Rosebank had cleared here for ports a month earlier.
In Angeles on February 19 the street market sold eggs around 25 cents a dozen and hucksters offered them for a fitney a dozen as observers noted a rising cost of living for the first time in many moons.
Description notes a high crown sailor hat with hollow center and turned down corners. A narrow black band and a small violet cluster provide the only decoration, suggesting a stylish headpiece rather than a collar.
The text notes the strain of higher expenses and standards of living on a small income and hints at how a larger income might alter a wife’s prospects. It frames rising costs as a dominant concern of the period.
Organizers call a meeting at Good Bata cafeteria Beattle on Saturday February 26 at 2 o clock to outline work for a State Wide Non Partisan League program. Leaders include W D Lane Oliver T Erickson George B K Ryan Robert Bridges Fred Chamberlain and others. The agenda seeks constitutional initiative amendment non partisan election home rule tax reform water power charges state insurance and a state marketing system to connect producers and consumers.
A speaker argues for funding long term bonds to secure water supply and power sites, including Hebb and Cushman sites, while warning against overreach. He details the city debt limits, current bonds, and the narrow margin left for light water and sewer needs, urging completion of existing utilities before new ventures.
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