Seattle business leaders urge mass meeting on tourist rates
Citizens and business leaders call for attendance at a Tuesday noon mass meeting at the American theatre. Quotes from C A Reynolds O C Graves and Robert Boyns emphasize the issue as a business matter and urge unity against proposed tourist rate changes.
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Seattle
C. A. Reynolds
State Public Service Commission
O. C. Graves
Cheasty’s
Robert Boyns
Seattle Commercial Club
Otto Case Gets a Load Off his Chest
Commercial Club secretary points out a small flaw in the consolidation terms urged by the Chamber of Commerce. See page 8.
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Otto Case
Commercial Club
Chamber of Commerce
Hot Shots Fired by Erickson Gill at City Hall
The item attacks Mayor Gill over light rate cuts and city finances. It alleges improper deals on the Renton line, a $3 million net to Crawford and allies, and accuses Gill of shifting blame for water and pipeline work while noting past stances on taxes, tuberculosis funding, and liquor and suffrage issues.
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Erickson Gill
Meayor Gill
Renton
Aasis
Crawford
Gill
R. H. Thomson
Dam
Dr. Matthews
Susan B Anthony
Henry George
Traction Company
Chamber of Commerce
Renick
Puget Sound Traction Company
2Rd Ave
Seattle
Erickson Responds as Open Forum Sparks Mayoral Race
Councilman Erickson submits a pep through The Star replying to Mayor Gill and defending his tax and rate claims. Austin Griffiths also set to speak Monday with sharp remarks. He references ordinance numbers and asserts Gill misstates tax reductions and the Renick law, urging proof of city actions.
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Star
Erickson
Ayor Gill
Austin E. Griffiths
Gill
P.S
the Star
Council
Seattle
Renick
Ballard
Lundin Responds To Hodge Poem In War Of Words
Prosecutor Lundin defended his hard line on liquor law enforcement after Sheriff Hodge penned a cutting verse. Lundin dismissed the poem as an outburst and pledged warrants when liquor sale is suspected. He noted talks with Anti Saloon League ally Kirkpatrick and set February 3 for a hearing on ownership of seized liquor from the Rai ner club raid.
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Lundin
Hodge
Beatrice Fairfax
L. B. Kirkpatrick
Anti-Saloon League
Sam
Kirkpatrick
Rainier Club
Felix Crane Sentenced to 2.5 to 5 Years at Walla Walla
Felix Crane, dubbed the goat of the mighty and called the negro boss of Seattle, is sentenced to two and a half to five years at Walla Walla. Prosecutor Lundin offered clemency if Crane named higher-ups, but Crane remained silent. The judge gave the minimum term Friday.
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Felix Crane
Walla Walla
Lundin
Crane
Seattle
Gilliam
Register Now to Vote in Seattle City Election
Seventeen days remain including today to register by February 10. Books at the Prefontaine building close Saturday night at 9 p m. Over 41,000 have registered, with more than twice that many voters in Seattle still eligible.
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Prefontaine
Seattle
Oregon City Man Jailed After Lunch Dispute
A domestic argument in Oregon City ends with Ambrose Gestai jailed after a dispute over hard boiled eggs. He told his wife eggs were too expensive for their daughter's lunch. A scuffle followed.
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Oregon City
Tides at Seattle Reported
Tides at Seattle issued data show a low of 14.9 feet at 6 50 am and a high of 78 feet at 12 98 pm with 11 8 ft later at 5 28 pm.
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Seattle
Mexicans Kill 24th American in El Paso News
Bert Akers, an American cattleman, was killed by Mexican bandits while hunting stolen cattle near San Lorenzo, Mexico. He was with rancher Douglas Lawrence from Ysleta when ambushed at a corraled hut near the church spire of the Mexican hamlet.
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EL Paso
Bert Akers
Akers
Douglas Lawrence
Ysleta
Texas
Mexico
San Lorenzo
Avalanche Smashes Two Coach Cars. Many Feared Dead
A Great Northern Spokane Owl train derailed by a landslide near Wellton six miles west of Tye Washington. Two coaches and a dining car were hurled into a gulch killing five and injuring several with up to twenty feared dead. Rescue teams from Leavenworth searched debris as telegraph lines failed.
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Star
Spokane
Seattle
Wellton
Cascade Mountain
Horseshoe Tunnel
Leavenworth
Corea
Tye
Wellington
Here
Cascade Tunnel
Northwest
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