Lines on Street Railway Management in City Fiasco
The text attacks Mayor Caldwell for a year of alleged mismanagement of the street railway, cites fare hikes and losses, questions depreciation figures, criticizes use of general funds, and argues no lawsuit on the Stone Webster deal has occurred while demanding better system operation. It portrays political conflict and criticizes authorities for avoiding the core issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone-Webster
Traction Company
Caldwell
Itg
Whipple
Demayors
Seattle presses for more ships to beat Pacific rivals
F F Blaine of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce testifies before the United States Shipping Board seeking a larger Seattle share of Pacific routes and vessels. He warns that Japan and Canada will expand faster and that Seattle must raise ship output to meet foreign competition. Blaine also links prohibition to harming American passenger service and laments dry ships for long voyages.
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Washington
F. F. Blaine
Seattle
Northwest
Maine
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
California
Blaine
Shipping Board
United States
Pacific
Prohibition
Payne
The
Caruso Improves Steadily After Illness
New York report says Enrico Caruso is steadily improving after a troubled spell. Dr Francis J Murray said Caruso had a very good night and woke today much refreshed as he recovers at an undisclosed location.
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New York
Enrico Caruso
Francis J. Murray
Caruso
Seattle landlord mixes seasons with rent hike
Tenant George Blake at 1827 19th Ave reports his landlord cuts rents in winter and raises them in summer. Blake was notified that starting March 19 he must pay 37 50 dollars a month instead of 30 for his cottage.
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George Blake
19Th Ave
The
Star
Blake
Hoquiam and Port Angeles Back Humphrey for Shipping Board
The commercial clubs of Hoquiam and Port Angeles endorse Will E. Humphrey's candidacy for appointment to the shipping board. The move signals regional support and potential influence in maritime policy discussions.
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Hoquiam, Pt. Angeles
Indorse
W.humphrey
Hoquiam and
Port Angeles
Will E. Humphrey
Shipping Board
Patrol Wagon Reassigned After Morphine Spill Incident
Mae Roberts, 24, spilled two bottles of morphine in the patrol wagon on Sunday night while en route to jail. Sergeant John Donlan arrested her at the Grand Central hotel on a disorderly person charge.
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Mae Roberts
John Donlan
Grand Central Hotel
Cops Close In On Trail Of Mysterious Pops
Police pursued a strange string of pops Sunday night arresting 14 year old John Finney of 1161 Ninth Ave They seized several bottles of mislabeled pop during the operation in a local street scene.
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John Finney
Ninth Ave
Brady Makes Stopover on Way to Boyhood Home
William A. Brady famed theatrical producer traveled through Seattle Saturday night en route to his boyhood home in Illinois for a rest and a brief pause in his schedule.
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Iineis
William A. Brady
Seattle
Parisian designer to outguess film fashion bugs
Mile Marcelle De Saint-Martin has been hired by British producers to anticipate fashion trends for movies. She will counter delays between filming and release by forecasting styles from Parisian designers to keep gowns current and preserve film value. The Parisian artist, linked to Bond Street, has designed many stage costumes and studied art history.
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London
Marcelle de Saint-Martin
Mlle, Saint-Martin
St. Firme
City Council Primary Election Polls Open At Eight Tonight
Voters may cast ballots from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today in the city council primary. Six of the listed candidates will win seats. Registered voters total 120 068 with expected turnout around 60 percent. Candidates include T H Bolton John Bushell John F E Carroll A Lou Cohen George F Cotterill Charles W Doyle Robert K B Dwyer C B Fitzgerald A F Haas J A Johnson C A LaGrave Edward W Melae B S Slaughter and William Phelps Totten.
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T. H. Bolton
John Bushell
John FE. Carroll
A. Lou Cohen
George F. Cotterill
Charles W. Doyle
Robert KB. Dwyer
C. B. Fitzgerald
A. F. Haas
J. A. Johnson
C. A. LaGrave
Edward W. Melae
Slaughter
William Phelps Totten
First Is Evidence Last Two in Jail
Yen Shee, Wo Jim and Woon Yam were together. The last two were jailed. The first is the evidence.
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Yen Shee
Wo Jim
Woon Yam
Admitted to Jail No Questions Asked
Blas Fernandez, 60, longshoreman, was admitted to the city jail Sunday night after producing two hypodermic needles and a package of dope without questioning.
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Blas Fernandez
Seek to Abate the Black Cat Roadhouse
Ex policeman Dave I Schoonover and Aaron McSparen are free on $1000 bail as alleged joint proprietors of the Black Cat roadhouse. James Locknane his wife and Marie Allen bail set at $500 each after Friday raid by Sheriff Starwich. Abatement action to start against the Bothell highway property north of the city. Accusations claim the site served as a blind pig and house of assignation, under county eyes.
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Dave I. Schoonover
Aaron McSparen
Schoonover
Black Cat Roadhouse
James Locknane
Marie Allen
Starwich
McSparen
Douglas
Bothell Highway
Daniel Sullivan Freed of All Charges in Portland Case
Chief W. H. Searing dropped all police charges against Daniel Sullivan 25 engineer. He was arrested February 18 in the Washington Hotel Annex and released on recognizance by the chief. James Michener faced superior court charges in the same arrest. Portland notes heavy snow in The Dalles and Hood River.
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Daniel Sullivan
W. H. Searing
Sullivan
Washington Hotel
James Michener
Aberdeen dynamite case tied to 21 year old suspect
Jean Everetta, 21, jailed after police match her description to the man who planted 26 sticks of dynamite under the American Legion hall in Aberdeen on February 2. Witnesses saw a dynamiter flee after igniting the fuse. suspect denied full details and claims Breeches were traded at Montesano. Police cite matching dress, location, and prior Montesano visit. Others connected to the hold up in Montesano and at 11th Ave. and E Terrace St. remain in custody as investigators push to confirm Everetta as the attacker.
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Jean Everetta
P. F. Keefe
RE. EB. Darnell
American Legion Hall
Aberdeen
Legion
Montesano
Everetts
Keefe
Everetta
Panama Hotel
George Roberts
11Th Ave
E. Terrace St
Department of Justice
J. J. Zimmerman
Police Department
Japanese Reiterate Siberia Stance Amid Korea Tensions
Tokyo reports that Foreign Minister Uchida told the budget committee of the house of peers Japan will not evacuate Vladivostok. He said maintaining an army in Siberia is essential due to unsettled conditions in Korea, despite American requests.
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Tokyo
Japan
Vladivostok
Uchida
House of Peers
Siberia
Korea
Budding Politician Roy Larson Nipped After Cigar Theft
Roy Larson, 11, whose ambition to enter politics is cut short after juvenile officers take him into custody for snatching a box of cigars in the South End. Police report says the incident occurred shortly before his arrest.
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Roy Larson
South End
Husband Forced Wife to Climb Window in Split Suit
Johanna Meneike files for divorce claiming Louis Meneike locked the doors and compelled her to climb in through windows or seek shelter with neighbors. The suit was filed on Monday in the courthouse records.
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Louis Meneike
Mes
Johanna Meneike
Chicken Broth In Strange Company With Wine
Rn F Vanberg a 27 year old mechanic and Cleo Brown 26 were found with a gallon of wine at 501 29th avenue S Sunday night when police arrived.
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F. Vanberg
Cleo Brown
29Th Ave. S
Coppers
Ryther Home Must Pay Taxes for 1919
County commissioners cannot cancel 1919 taxes for the Ryther Child Home due to failure to file an exemption claim. Prosecutor Malcolm Douglas L. L. May warned that the home faces tax liability, while a separate note mentions a missing rowboat borrowed by L. May.
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Ryther
Ryther Child Home
Malcolm Douglas
Debs Denied Visitors at Atlanta Penitentiary
Federal prison chief D. R. Dickerson announced Eugene V. Debs, jailed socialist leader, will have no visitors for an indefinite period after Debs attacked President Wilson in a pardon matter. Debs cannot see attorneys or friends or leave the prison for speeches.
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Washington
Dickerson
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
Debs
Wilson
Department of Justice
United States
Ten Year Divorce Victory for Mrs Antoinette Polakoy
Mrs Antoinette M Polakoy won a ten year battle for divorce from Walter N Polakov engineer of international reputation with offices in New York City The couple married at Tula near Moscow October 22 1904 They adopted a daughter now 20 and came to New York in 1906 She alleges abandonment in 1910 and multiple travels abroad to press the case including a bid under Kerensky and Bolshevik regimes The judge dissolved the bonds and she plans to marry Rungell after the statutory period Attorney R H Wilson represented her
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Antoinette M. Polakoy
Ouis W. Brinker
Walter N. Polakov
New York City
Polakovv
Mia
Polakov
Tula
Moscow
New York
Antwerp
Belgium
William A. Russell
Redfield
United States
Russia
Flying Cowboy Plans More Aerial Thrills
The flying cowboy Ivan DeVilliers says he will perform more stunts in warmer weather. He yoked crowds in Seattle last Tuesday with a parachute jump and now outlines daredevil airplane transfers between planes in midair.
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Ivan DeVilliers
Seattle
The
Starr
Prominent Mason Jacobson Dies in Denver
Charles H. Jacobson thirty third degree Mason and noted Masonic scholar died at his Denver home after suffering a heart attack yesterday. He was a New York native and a leading figure in Freemasonry in the United States.
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Denver
Col
Charles H. Jacobson
United States
Jacobson
New York
Britain to Send Troops to Silesia for Plebiscite
London reports four British battalions will supervise the Upper Silesian plebiscite. Allied supreme council closures announce the move, with other nations already pledging detachments to the disputed province.
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Britain
Silesia
London
Great Britain
Allied Supreme Council
From Dreamland to Jail Free of Charge
Leo T. Holland, 20, wandered from Dreamland at Seventh Ave and Union St carrying a pint flask. He rode 15 blocks for nothing before ending up at the city jail located at Fourth Ave and Yesterday.
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Dreamland
Leo T. Holland
Seventh Ave
Union St
Fourth Ave
Leo
Seattles Street Railway Bond Dispute Faces Federal Ruling
Federal court granted a temporary restraining order in a case where Puget Sound Power & Light Co and 14 taxpayers challenge Seattle’s plan to use street railway revenues to cover interest on $15 million in bonds held by Stone & Webster. The suit seeks specific performance and to prevent interference with the bond contract. The case notes March 1 interest of $375,000 due and outlines prior city actions to fund payments.
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Superior
Seattle
Stone & Webster
Jeremiah Neterer
Edward E. Cushman
Puget Sound Power & Light Co
Traction Company
Edward L. Terry
A. W. Leonard
Supreme Court of the
State of Washington
Twitchell and Horton
City of
B. Asia
General Fund
Altho
Taxpayer suit to be decided Wednesday in city rail case
Judge J T Ronald said no motions would be decided before Wednesday morning in a taxpayer suit seeking to force the city to default on interest payments to Stone Webster. The case includes a demand for injunctions to restore funds, halt inroads on the general fund, and bring Stone Webster into the suit for final adjudication.
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J. T. Ronald
Superior Court of 14
Stone & W
Ronald
Walter F. Meier
General Fund
Gunpoint Robbery Report Shocks City Street
A man threatened a victim at 45th Street and Fourth Avenue North East Bank area with a gun early Sunday. The victim, Weberg of 818 Fourth Ave NE, was robbed of cash described as $60 and remained unsettled as police investigate.
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W. H. Carrier
Ave. N
34Th Ave
EK. Cherry St
C. Weberg
Fourth Ave
Weberg
N. B
Police Ball at Mason Temple Ends Crime Spree
Police expect Crooks to quit Tuesday night as officers reinforce the dancing Geer at the Mason temple annual ball. The event aims to curb crime with police presence and community gathering.
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Mason Temple
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