Proposition eA debated over CIPY ownership and city partnership
About 200 residents attended a meeting at City Hall where speakers argued for and against Proposition eA. Advocates urged extensions of car service and municipal ownership, while opponents warned the partnership plan could stifle municipal control and require bondholder faith extensions. City officials defended and criticized the proposal amid tensions.
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Griffithea
Cornelingan
Austin BL
Griffith
Rainier Valley
Moeer
City Sets Location for Eight New Bridges
Eight bridge sites are approved for construction across East and West waterways and the government canal pending ratification of a $1,600,000 bond. Proposed points include Westlake to Fremont avenues, Eastlake to Sixth Avenue Northeast, Latona bridge area, and Harbor Island area among others. Blaine urged Railroad Harbor Island bridge and canal use for factories. motion carried with two dissents, tunnels and subways rejected.
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Secretary of War
Westlake
Fremont Av
N. W
Ballard
Eastlake
Sixth Av N. E
Latona
Portage
Montlake Av
Spokane
Railroad Av
Harbor Island
Westlake Av
Stone
Stone Av
Third
Fremont
Ross Bridge
Blaine
Girl teacher saves two children from death in blizzard
Miss Alvina Welter, a Lake Jessie country teacher, braved a driving snowstorm to lead two frostbitten children two miles to their home. Her hands and feet were frostbitten, yet she delivered them safely. The school board granted her two weeks paid vacation.
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Alvina Welter
Lake Jessie
Mother Dies of Shock After Daughters Death
Mia Augusta Smith, 63, of Corona, N Y, grieving Lena Smith 21, dies nine days after her daughter’s death and while viewing the coffin in the home. Lena had died at Post-Graduate Hospital Manhattan from heart trouble. The mother collapsed at 9:30 AM while looking at the body and died ten minutes before the planned funeral.
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New York
Lena
Mia
Augusta Smith
Walnutt
Corona
Lena Smith
Post-Graduate
Manhattan
Seattle businessmen back Potlatch fund drive with $1000 gift
The Potlatch fund committee reports strong local support from Seattle advertisers. A new subscription approach using written appeals yields many donations, including a $1000 check from Laula Heinrich. Aluminum hats for women are announced as a novelty item for light-headed women.
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Seattle
Potlatch Fund Committee
Laula Heinrich
Paid in Full at Seattle Theatre Draws Big Crowd
A Seattle Theatre patron promotes the production Paid in Full noting its bargain prices 50 cents for standard seats and three dimes for balcony. He recalls strong demand with five hundred turned away and urges attending a Saturday matinee or Sunday show with money back guarantee.
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Seattle
Klaw & Erlanger
Combine
Uptown
Bailey
Third Av
Cherry St
Manicure Girl to Wed Aged Millionaire in New Haven
Lauree Smith a 20 year old manicure in the Hotel Taft barber shop will marry Frank R Hail of California a man reputed to be worth several million dollars and half a century her senior The couple plan to wed at the mother's home Mia Hannah B Smith in February or March with the event noted in local society circles
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New Haven
Conn
Lauree Smith
Taft
Frank R. Hail
California
Mia
Hannah B. Smith
Salmon Day Event Planned for March 14
Col H B Hardt of the Chamber of Commerce oversees a Salmon Day celebration set for March 14. High school girls in domestic science will present and demonstrate salmon cooking with help from the Women’s Commercial club and Home Economics League as hostesses. The aim is to promote salmon on every table.
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Col
H. B. Hardt
Chamber of Commerce
Women's Commercial Club
Home Consummers’ League
Baby Nearly Harmed By Gas In East Side Room
Mollie McGuire, a New York mother found unconscious in an East Side room, nearly caused by gas. the two week old baby survived and grew stronger. Dr. Pinkston at Bellevue described the case as remarkable as authorities seek the mother who vanished after being discharged. A richly dressed woman had paid the rent and promised to cover all bills.
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New York
Gan
Mollie McGuire
East Side
Drug mystery: stranger harms 15-year-old girl at home
W D Young family aids investigation into a man who entered the Young residence twice and cut the hair of Kiste Loulwne Young, 15, after chloroforming her. Only two inches of chestnut hair remained, suggesting the intruder aimed to injure rather than steal.
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W. D Young
Young
Kiste Loulwne Young
Misa Young
Drowns Trying to Save Kitten at Riverside Pond
In Cleveland on February 25 12 year old Elizabeth Musaurka waded onto a fragile ice edge to rescue a black cat crying from a pond. She broke through and drowned at the pond edge as her sister Mary and friends watched unable to help.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Elizabeth Musaurka
Elizabeth
Mary
Machine Dogs Catch Lister Action Shocks Olympia
Olympia reports unprecedented house move to strike governor veto references from records. Geo Lister denounces the tactic, claiming it undermines economy measures that elected officials promised. Meanwhile in Cologne Germany Bruno Wernigen dies after a 200 foot fall.
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Olympia
lle @t
House
Geo Lister
U Machine Ia
Pine and Sugar Syrup Cough Remedy Promoted in Advert
An advertisement touts a home made cough syrup recipe using pine extract and sugar to treat coughs, croup, whooping cough, asthma, and hoarseness. It promises quick relief within hours and claims the formula is widely used in the United States and Canada with a money back guarantee.
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United States
Canada
HYOMEI Promises Relief for Catarrh With Promise of Refund
Hyomei air from Pine Woods is a guaranteed remedy for catarrh with no stomach dosing. The pocket inhaler delivers medicinal balsam to throat nose and lungs to destroy germs and relieve symptoms quickly. The complete outfit costs $1.00, extra bottles 50 cents, and a refund guarantee applies if not satisfying.
Abductor of Woman Shot in Attempted Rescue Near La Grange
In La Grange Indiana John Schidler attempted to abduct Mrs. Mary Conley from her parents home ten miles east. The father daughter and brother resisted. Schidler was shot in the neck by the brother and later by the father. Schidler lay in a schoolhouse dying after the confrontation.
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LA Grange
Ind
John Schidler
Mary Conley
Here
Schidler
Campus-Northern Pacific land probe to finish tonight
The Lister committee, led by former Judge Jeremiah Neterer of Bellingham, will complete its investigation of the University campus-Northern Pacific land deal this evening and submit a report to the governor by March 4. The inquiry centers on the railroad company's title claim to a $250,000 strip of land.
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University
Northern Pacific
Lister
Jeremiah Neterer
Bellingham
Bolton to Chicago for Bakers union convention
P H Holton secretary of the Bakers union and vice president departs for Chicago to lead the Pacific Northwest delegation at the international convention of the Bakers and Confection Workers union. The gathering opens March 3 and runs three weeks as Holton emphasizes practical aid and employment.
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P. H. Holton
Bakers’ Union
Chicago
The
Bakers’ and Confection Workers’ Union
Holton
Pacific Northwest
Bees Nest on Pole Triggers Power Briefing
Linemen tracing a wire fault in Cornelius Oregon found thousands of bees nesting atop a power pole blocking circuits. In another report, thieves entered the Astor hotel room of T Yabe and T Akiyawa stealing two suitcases with clothes blankets tennis racquets and a draft on Seattle National Bank for 272 25 last night.
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Cornelius
Telephone Company
Seattle National Bank
T. Yabe
T. Aki Yawa
Astor Hotel
Cascarets Liver Cleanser Ad Urges Quick Flush
An old advertisement claims a bilious head and yellow skin signal liver trouble and promotes Cascarets as a gentle daily cleanse. It promises a refreshed morning, better mood, and easier digestion with a 10 cent box.
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