Seattle council bans new licenses for Second Avenue venues
The Seattle city council passed a resolution blocking licenses for variety theaters and dance halls between Wheelerway and Jackson streets and Fifth Avenue and Railroad Avenue. The move follows protests by dive owners and a tense council meeting with Crichton defending the policy.
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City of
Seattle
Wheelerway
Jackson Street
Fifth Avenue
Railroad Avenue
City
Considines
Frank Clancy
People's and
Marcot
Second Avenue
Sound
Morrison
Rail washouts strand rail lines across Seattle region
Reports at the local railroad office recount severe washouts after the recent freshet. The Columbia Pacific line remains blocked though a through train may run tonight. Washouts stretch from Seattle to Black River Junction and along Cedar River toward Black River Junction. Temporary trestles and cribbing rise at multiple sites. Northern Pacific damage reaches east past Kliensboro with numerous washouts. Through traffic to Tacoma and Portland resumes in stages as trains are redirected via the Great Northern route.
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Columbia & Puget Found
Seattle
Black River Junction
Cedar River
Hiack River Junction
Northern Pacific
Kliensboro
Tacoma
Tend
Puget Sound
Spokane
Railway and Navigatiawton Company
Portland
Northern
Flyer
McAlron
Great Northern
Murderer Champeaux denied continuance and transfer
James Champeaux, accused of murdering Lottie Bruce, fails to win a continuance or venue change in the superior court. Motions by H Speckert to move the case to federal court and to transfer venue are denied. Cosmopolis witnesses will testify about ancestral insanity and prior lunacy indicators. Also noted is a theater title “Down By the Hen” at Third Avenue tonight.
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James Champeaux
Lottie Bruce
H. Speckert
Hell
Speckert
Charmpeaux
Ell
Cosmopolis
Champeaus
Police notes report multiple arrests for fighting and vagrancy
Police note lists Reuben Melma Smith and Bam Boyd arrested by Flannagan and Carr for fighting. Blanche Roberta arrested for vagrancy. D Moore, saloon keeper, arrested on a fugitive warrant and alleged to have run a saloon at Preston Washington without license.
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PL Smith
Reuben Melma
Bam Boyd
Flannagan and
Carr
Blanche Roberta
D. Moore
Joe Tast
Preston
Washington
Escape Try at Utah Penitentiary Breaks Down
OGDAN Utah January Willam Brown a prisoner in the Utah penitentiary nearly escaped last night after sawing through two bars of his cell. He resisted capture and declared he would escape even if it cost him his life following the hold up and murder of a Chinaman in the area.
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Ogdan
Utah
Willam Brown
Jell
Registration at State University Event Highlights
Yesterdays registration at the state university saw many new students added to the roll. The Sigma Nu fraternity house was recently opened and the delegation from the county toured the campus after a dinner in the hall.
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State University
Iyo
Sigma Nu
State
Young Girls Arrested in North Beattie Theft Case
Edna White known as the White Slave and Emma Moore both held on theft charges with two young companions Lil Hen Forup and Bes sie Huse taken as vagrants. Neighbors report an organized gang with a constant state of fear. the group nicknamed Chinese Lill is described as bad character.
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Edna White
Emma Moore
Lil- Hen Forup
Bessie Huse
North Beattie
North Seatte
Parupairi
Carpenters to Get Higher City Wages
City building department carpenters will see daily wages rise from 81 to 3.00 dollars. The raise matches the union scale after council review.
Judge Hears Issaquah Bond Case Over Defalcation
Federal Judge Hanford is hearing the case of Issaquah Coal Company versus United States Ty Company to recover 16000 on a bond for Francis Allen Bell a former secretary and treasurer of the Issaquah Coal Company. Bell is alleged to have misappropriated about 15000 from June 1 1916 to October 1917. The Fidelity Company says liable for under 10000 while the defense contends the bond expired before the alleged defalcation.
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Hanford
Issaquah
United States Ty Company
Francis Allen Bell
Jacaquah Coal Company
Fidelity Company
City council orders probe into Lake Washington Waterway Co.
City officials will investigate reports that Lake Washington Waterway Co unlawfully excavated and removed dirt in the Poet part of theobey. Property owners on Mast Queen Anne Avenue presented a petition urging the city to buy out a thoroughfare from the business district to Queen Anne. The petition was sent to the streets committee.
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Board of
And
Corporation Alive
Lake Washington Waterway Co
Obey
Mast Queen Anne Avenue
Busine
Queen Anne
North Seattle
Public Market Site Offered to City for Beattie
A law firm for Mr. Steinhart offers 10.76 acres between Hell and Broad streets extending west from Western Avenue to the harbor line for a public market and city docks at 260 000 dollars. The front on Western Avenue is eight feet, with 66 acres inside the meander and tidal land patented from the state. The council referred the matter to the finance and public buildings committee for full inquiry.
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Sentinghetas Steinhart
Ban Prane
Hell and
Hroad
Western Avenue
Beattie
Barroom Murder Attempt Casts Blindeye on Washington Street
A Washington street bartender A Murphy was arrested for murderous assault after a barroom incident at the Two Charities. John Sullivan was shot at but not struck. Murphy claims the gun fired accidentally while police say it was deliberate. Murphy, Pulliven and Jobe Burne were jailed, intoxicated and unable to give a clear account.
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A. Murphy
Two Charities
Washington Street
John Sullivan
Murphy
Pulliven
Jobe Burne
Hyuer
Sullivan
Obituary: Dita F. Kelly Dies at Home at 48 Sixteenth Avenue
Dita F. Kelly widow of Thomas Lett Kelly aged 0% years died at the family residence 48 Sixteenth Avenue just after midnight. Fred W. and George W. Kelly are surviving relatives with funeral arrangements by Bonney and Stewart.
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Dita F. Kelly
Thomas Lett Kelly
Sixteenth Avenue
Midnight Teosone
Fred W
George W. Kelly
Curove Ber
Pune
Bonney & Stewart
Market notes show fresh produce as rail traffic resumes
Wholesale prices reflect broad supply from Dananast, OFAN Ter and new shipments of sweet potatoes cabbage and celery. Japanese oranges and apples fetch high rates while butter eggs and poultry remain steady. The Fire-emoked stock from the Hiveal Clothing Co reopens after insurance adjustment. Rival Clothing Co remains at corner Second and Madison.
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Land & Centa
Umatilla
Ben Franeteco
Ofan Ter
Hiveal Clothing Company
Rival Clothing Co
Corner Second
Madison
Lagok Delegates Debate Arbitration.
Delegates from the Washington State Federation of Labor debated appointing a state arbitration commissioner. Proposals urged public discussion of labor disputes, two hour work day pledges, child labor regulation, and a referendum approach. A mediator arbitration board was supported by most, though some urged mediation without formal arbitration and warned against surrendering strike rights.
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Washington
Federation
American Federation of Labor
Uate
Harmon
Schol
Kael Ekfe
Bowrd
Bron
Baler’ Union
Eheir and
Aid
Rheere
Mate Lebor
Mackiah
E Mort
Patrick Boullin
Inet
Wreckage Found Near Victoria Beach Apparent Steamship Ties
Report from Victoria describes wreckage along the beach at the entrance to a strait port. A steamer resembling the tug Vladimir, which reportedly breached a San Juan harbor levee days earlier, is referenced with a lifebuoy and fragments. Names carved on wood include Vancouver and Hinter, about six inches long.
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Victoria
Deykis
Carmenah
Etraitea
Viedimir
San Juan Harbor
Vancouver
Ballard Meeting Advances Factory Plans in City
At a Ballard Mens Association gathering a Parsons & W representative of Carthage Mo presented plans to establish a stove factory in the city. The Parker Hotel Stamp Mill Company will soon erect a plant, with residents subscribing 6600 dollars in stock. The association backed an ordinance making garbage dumping on vacant business lots a misdemeanor. A committee was formed to meet city council members Thursday to discuss planking the Ballard Interbay road.
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Ballard
Jam
Flatiness Mens Association
Parsons & W
Carthage
Parker Hotery Stamp Mill Company
Thie
Hee
Ache Cliteene
Raltara
Thhe
Interbay
First Avenue to Be Paved From Pike to Harrison
City council approves paving plan to connect First Avenue from Pike Street to Denny Way and Anne Avenue from Denny Way to Harrison Street with asphalt from Pine Street to Harrison Street. Total estimated cost about 103000. Plans and specs to be prepared. contract let after early review. First Avenue currently planked and in poor repair. work to proceed promptly.
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First Avenue
Pike Street
Denny Way
Anne Avenue
Harrison
Pine Street
Pine
Harrison Street
Queen Anne Bill
Coun
Sues the City Over 25 000 Damage Suit Heard in Court
The city faces a 25000 damage suit in Judge Morrie’s department of the superior court. Ollie Hobart alleges a deep unshored excavation on Twenty Fourth Avenue near Hall Street caused injury on January 1, 1902. Also listed are marriage licenses for Morris Kinney and Gwe Nich both of Beattie and Exumanve Pronssee and Annie Karvel both of Beattie.
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Ollie Hobart
Morris Kinney
Gwe Nich
Beattie
Exumanve! Pronsee
Annie Karvel
Park Plan Delayed Over Development Terms
The Queen Anne hill park around the stand pipe is delayed pending satisfactory terms with the city and residents. A repeal bill on condemning weavers brocks near the pipe was referred to the parks and boulevards committee, which will seek agreement with property owners. A committee meeting will convene Thursday to discuss the park question.
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Queen Anne Hill
Wevers Brocks
Queer Anne Imment Ll
Miss Violet Ball Trial Held Up by Absence
Violet Ali Biles, linked to the Buresel four women case, did not appear as prosecutors pressed charges against alleged private detective Barger. The bench postponed the matter awaiting the prosecuting witness Hall, reportedly in Port, and a separate theater advertisement noted a show “Down by the Hen” at the Third Ave theater tonight.
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Biles
Violet Ali
Barger
Port
Kimball Pianos Proudly Widely Sold Worldwide
The Kimball Piano is described as the most popular instrument, with more than twice as many of this company’s pianos manufactured as any similar institution in the world. The instruments are endorsed by great musical artists and colleges, and a splendid assortment in latest designs and woods is available with easy terms and attractive prices.
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Kimball
Kimball Plance
Velvet and Cloth Capes and Many Goods on Sale
A reader’s list of discounted items with prices and descriptions including velvet capes, silk rope, belt pins, handbags, mens and womens wear, knitted laces, cretonnes, caps, coats, perfumes, soap, oil, and infant clothing. Limited quantities emphasize customer priority.
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Clancys
GU Proteset
Crichton
Fitspatrick
Piret
Champeux
Hy the Hen
Third Avenue Theater
Madison St
H. S. Turner & CO
Jewrlay
G. Bsginghausen, Tat Awe
Break For Liberty
Third Ave
W. M. Russell
Mer
Schuchard Optical Company
Second Ave
Stone, Fisher & Lene's
Law Firm of
Struve
Quanr
Oran
California
Oregon
Seneca and University
LAGOK
Washington State Federation
Alaska
Ohle
Lynn Canal
City of Beattie Galls
Itc
GLO. H. Woodhouse CO
Miss Violet Ball
Kimballs
D.S. Johnston Co
Este Uelarly
ParpAlag
New Yor
Abe Ma
Tiger Lilly
Whitney
Alco Egie
Columbia Phonograph Co
Desirable Street
Ize
Kirk
Bebettie
Pierce
Ion Marche
Peroa
Applique
Shama
Ike
Che Bon Marche Nordhoff & Co
HOUGHTON & _HUNTER
W. W. Houghton
D. Buck & CO. Meon’s
Gren
New Times
James Henry
Western Ave
Main
Tel
Collis Bros
ONT Sherman
Foley Condertakers
First Ave
Bet. Pike and
Uuion
Wash
Ramaker Music
2Nd Ave
D. S. Johnston CO
General Mu Ale
Secona Avenue
Burke
The
Uenociation
Colline Block
Welock P.m
T. Holland
Ernst Bros
Pike
John
Coon Bros
Firet Ave
Pike and
Union
Steinway
Sherman, Clay
ameLion
Clothing House
Quick Drug CO
Nner Manufacturing
Henry Hensel
Hinckley Block
Pacific Coast Clothing Comp
Goo First Ave
Cor
Marion St
Boston Painiess
Dentists
Drs. & Milne
M. D. Sipes
Royal College of Dental Geons
Bret and
Pur
Rainier
Goo
U.S. Cavalry
Sowell
W.S. Kirk
Trik
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