Seattle Taxes Rise Fast as City Grows
State Senator George P. Cotterill warned at Columbia College on taxation in Seattle. He compared ten years of municipal taxes doubling while overall valuation rose sixfold and local improvements surged from about $200,000 to four to five million yearly. He urged restraint on assessments and contract practices, noting burden on residents and contractors.
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Seattle
George P. Cotterill
Moore
Columbia College of Muste Hall
King County
Aay City
Old Bill Ship Subsidy Bill Aims to Aid Honest Workmen
Washington report details the Ship Subsidy bill with a “free ships” clause amid debate. It notes J Pierpont Morgan's 128 steel ships seeking American registry, changes in English seamen laws, and the bill’s expected House passage in April under Jay Humphrey’s subsidy faction.
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Washington
Congress
Imi
J. Pierpont Morgan
J. P. Morgan
White Star
Red Star
Leyland
Atlantic
England
Mr. Morgan
House
Ta P
Moore to Speak at Green Lake and Hillman City
William Hickman Moore, candidate for mayor, will speak tonight at Kidd's hall Green Lake and Mountain View hall Eleventh ward. George F. Cotterill and others also speak. A Moore rally will be held at Pratt's hall Hillman City with Capt. D. Thomas Davies, les Petrovitcky and Thomas R. Morner. Moore plans two speeches nightly this week to push an aggressive campaign.
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William Hickman Moore
Kidd's Hall
Green Lake
Mountain View Hall
George F. Cotterill
Moore
Pratt's Hall
Hillman City
D. Thomas Davies
Les Petrovitcky
Thomas R. Morner
Turned Othello into a Comedy in Haiti
In Port au Prince on February 21 a staged production of Othello was altered to a comedy with a Black cast aside from Othello himself. The play moved from Venice to an American city and the jealous lover became a thriving American merchant. Audience protests erupted over the final smothering scene until the stage manager halted the chaos with a dramatic finish as troops maneuver nearby in Manila related drills.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Othello
Venice
Eworthy
Desdemona
Rascal
United States
Manila
They Play at War in Manila
Manila reports a siege with no expected aid from the U S fleet. The garrison faces a serious situation as field artillery fire lands on the city streets and many defenders are reported dead or wounded.
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Manila
Manilla
Putrid eggs case eyed as government regulation precedent
In Pittsburg area court rulings described egg shipments from Buffalo as rotten and unfit for shipment. A. B. Diet Atty J. B. Jordan says the decision could set a precedent allowing government regulation of cold storage plants and prompt action by authorities.
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United Press
Pitterburg
Atty J. B. Jordan
District Court of Western Pennsylvania
J Young
Orr
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Dist. At
Jordan
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