Seattle Utilities Show Growth in City Revenues
Seattle's municipal utilities posted healthy growth in 1920 with higher revenue across departments. City budget figures show total city revenue at about 5.25 million dollars, despite 34 million fewer passenger trips due to war industry workers leaving town after hostilities ended. Building permits value rose to 15.76 million dollars, near the 1910 boom levels. Water use reached 10.35 billion gallons, up 224 million from 1919, while disbursements and receipts of the city treasury totaled 62.774 million dollars with 2.44 million dollar surplus.
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Seattle
Beattie
Seecesres
Halen
Huon
Lea Daparyan
Fix
Hi. L. Collier
Assistent Teem
Eig
Two Priests Hold Two-Week Mission at Cathedral
Two Deminiewm fathers Rev Fr Siowrend Burecil and Rev Br A Lew of Baw Yous host a two week mission at James cathedral. The jahefon for wemece opens at p wad contiongs 68¢ per week with the men's Taperien held during the following week.
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Siowrend Burecil
BR. A. Lew
H. James
Two Homes for Bottsford Boy Split to Father and Mother
Master Gardiner Botsford aged eight will spend six months each year with his father A. M. Botsford once a noted actor and six months with his mother, now married to Raoul Fleischmann, Botsford’s close friend.
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Gardiner Botsford
A. M. Botsford
Botsford
Raoul Fleischmann
Blue Monday Returns as Schools Reopen After Break
After a 10 day vacation, Beat tie's grammar and high schools and university opened their portals Monday. The university began a new quarter, while lower schools continued courses paused at Christmas, marking the start of a fresh term.
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Beattie’s Grammar
University
Got a Job You Can Give Jobless Man?
The "create work" campaign in Seattle, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, calls for every citizen to help find one job for a man or woman. Citizens are urged to contact the federal and city employment offices or the Veterans' Welfare employment office for placement.
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Federal and City Employment Office
Veterans’ Welfare Employment Office
Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
Mountaineers Conquer Weather at Snoqualmie Lodge Climb
Sixty Mountaineer members spent New Year at the Snoqualmie lodge near Rockport. They faced rain sleet snow and howling wind, but the ascent continued despite the harsh conditions.
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Snoqualmie Lodge
Rockport
Water power supplies most electricity in public utilities
Thirty eight percent of the electricity produced by public utility plants in the country comes from water power, illustrating the strong role of hydroelectric energy in the national mix.
Auto Crash Brings Reckless Driving Charge Against Student
Ralph Walsh, 20, a student from Madison Street area, is held on $100 bail after a Sunday night collision at 12th Ave and Yealler Way. He faces reckless driving charges after his car struck Woodward’s vehicle, injuring a passenger who suffered a back injury. Witness Sergi W. White arrested Walsh.
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Ralph Walsh
Liberty
12Th Ave
Yealer Way
Hila Auto
Woodward
Madison Stora
Lainweber
Spencer
Man
Sergi
W. & White
Walsh
New Peace Justice Names Office Force
Col. C. C. Dalton announced his appointments to the office force as justice of the peace to replace Judge Otis W. Brinker who moves to the superior court bench January 10. Mima Laottio Brinker retained as clerk with Mina Ruth Ajax as assistant clerk. Miss Zana M. Brown, daughter of Prosecuting Attorney Fred Brown, will assist Ajax. Frank Pyle, county ferry service employee, will be bailiff.
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Col. C. C. Dalton
Otis W. Brinker
Superior Court
Mima Laottio Brinker
Mina Ruth Ajax
Zana M. Brown
Fred ©. Brown
Ajax
Frank Pyle
Three Minute Record at Seattle Rail Depots
More than three persons entered or left Seattle by railroad every minute of 1920, according to day by day checks at the two depots. The total number of Incoming and outgoing passengers totaled 1,527,565.
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Seattle
Lake Burten Cars Introduce New Route on Spokane Avenue
Lake Burten streetcars will run on a new route starting Monday on surface tracks along Spokane Avenue to First Avenue 8, then north on Piret Avenue 8 to Yesterday. The service will switch from the Occidental loop to the Columbia Street loop.
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Lake Burten
Spokane Ave
Piret Ave
Columbia Street
Occidental
Mother Ryther Home Drive Reopened to Raise 25000
Trustees and officials of the Ryther Child Home resumed their campaign to raise 25000 for operating costs this year and to erect a small isolation hospital ward. W A Weary Wilking and his salesmen were at work early to continue the drive until the goal is met.
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Ryther Child Home
W. A
Weary) Wilking
Frank McDermott Weds in Missoula
Frank McDermott president of the Ron Marche married Mim Gertrude Sloan on December 29 in Missoula Montana. The couple is on a short wedding trip and expected to arrive in Seattle by week’s end.
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Frank McDermott
Ron Marche
Mim Gertrude Sloan
Missoula
Mont
Seattle
January Sales of White Lingerie Offerings
The advertisement promotes January Sales of White lingeries in lingerie section on second floor. It features gowns chemises and skirts in batiste muslin Windsor crepe and lace trimmed styles including hand embroidered pieces and envelope chemises with Philippine embroidery. Includes marcella drawers and skirts with embroidery flounces.
White Sale Offers Deep Discounts on Linens and Towels
The advertisement touts a white sale with extremely low prices on linens towels bedding and white cotton goods while quantities last. Items include seamless sheets pillow cases bedspreads damask longcloth and towels with prices ranging from 20 cents to several dollars.
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