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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1915
Page
3
The state public service commission postponed a hearing on complaints against Pacific Telephone and Co charging a $5 deposit for phone installation. The delay lasts until the commission's expert A. E. Boyles has all data on company property value and rates.
The Gutierrez government in Mexico City decreed 300 million dollars in 6 percent bonds to be paid by a federal stamp tax. The move aims to refund and unify prior issues and fund government expenses. Zapatista garrisons retreat toward the capital as Villa forces take Jalisco with Gen. Medina installed as governor. The gunboat Bravo left Vera Cruz for Progresso with constitutionalist soldiers, money, and bullion aboard. voyage purpose not disclosed.
Mrs. R. M. Van Eaton, 88, longtime Southwest Washington pioneer, died after a six month illness in Rochester. Born in Ohio, she moved to the county in 1873 and lived there most of her life. Survived by three daughters and one son I. M. Trackwell Oakland, M. E. Shonenberg Centralia, C. S. Paton Rochester, and J. A. Van Waton Olympia. Funeral set for Sunday.
Zion City police asked the board of safety for notebooks to list offenders against the anti smoking ordinance. The text outlines twenty three clauses targeting nicotine users who smoke within four feet of others or near premises and public buildings.
The House has asserted disapproval of the Senate amendments to the immigration bill. The amendments would exclude Negroes and exempt Helgiana from the proposed literacy test.
San Francisco January 7 The California Immigration and Housing Commission warned women not to come to California in search of work. It reported dire conditions for unemployed women, with about 10,000 applying to the Panama-Pacific exposition and only 1,000 jobs available.
A Seattle policewoman guides a reporter through night districts visiting cafes and depots. She identifies women workers, helps a Finland immigrant to the dock, handles a Lizzie at the depot, and notes 18 cafes in her district while observing wary, weary patrons and nightly dangers.
A Washington dispatch notes the U S Commission on Industrial Relations will probe John D Rockefeller Jr personal responsibility for alleged feudalization of Colorado coal production. Testimony suggests Welborn ran day to day operations while Jr focused on dividends and policy. The commission seeks evidence of influence over courts and public opinion and whether 23 years produced no damag e awards against Rockefeller employers.
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