City robs and jobbed say this complaint sounds off
W R Crawford of Seattle Renton & Southern files suit in superior court claiming Puget Sound Electric interurban cars operate inside city limits without a franchise. He alleges the company disregards charter provisions and calls the operation a nuisance. The suit seeks abatement and enforcement of city laws.
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Puget Sound Electric Railway
W. R. Crawford
Seattle, Renton & Southern
Stone & Webster
Les
Yester Way
Av. S
First Av. S
City committee weighs permanent Pine 1 franchise ahead of utility bids
The corporations committee discussed a permanent franchise plan for Pine 1 as Beattie Electric seeks joint use of Weller street tracks with Seattie Renton Southern. Attorney Sacha protested missing common user clause and a prior denial, noting ordinance flaws and routing changes.
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Beattie Electric Company
Seattie, Renton & Southern & Crate of Lemons
Sacha
Crawford Line
Weller St
Beattie Electric Co
Public Utilities
J. B. Howe
Beate Electric Pany
Sadie
Howe
Council
Fort Worth mother pleads in murder case over son death
In New Orleans on January 27 Mrs. Alice Thompson of Fort Worth Texas asked the court to spare her life after admitting she killed her son two years ago in a fit of rage when the boy cried. She faces a technical charge after an attempt to drown herself in the Mississippi River.
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Orleans
Alice Thompson
Fort . Tex
Minstestop
Spokane Wrestler Joins Timed Match in Portland Bout
Adie Quinn of Spokane backs a pro Iz and a match between Joe Hein of Spokane and Ed Nell of Multnomah wrestling. Heinrich claims he threw the Portland man five in an hour.
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Adie Quinn
Spokane
Joe Hein
Ed Nell
Multnomah
Heinrich
Portland
Permit dispute Holds Up Seattle Street Permit
The Seattle Electric Co seeks a temporary permit for Pine Street, held up by City Utilities Chief Bouillon until Mayor Miller approves the ordinance. The council already sold a franchise on the same street to W R Crawford and plans a permanent grant to EL Co, amid conflicts with Beattie Renton Southern. Bouillon pressures mayor to review the facts. board denies blocking tracks and asserts council authority over street use.
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Stone & Webster
Furth
M. H. Young
Seattle Electric Co
Stone & Webster Corporation
First Av. S
Spokane Av
Nmite
Inter ‘Urican
Tte
Seattle Electric Company
Bouilion
Department of Public Utilities
Miller
W. R Crawford
8 EL Co
Beattie, Renton & Routhern
Shine
Cownell
Board of
Pull Works
Boullton
Boullion
Houttion
Corporations Committee
The Basteat Way Review in New York Theater Scene
A New York reviewer discusses Walter’s "The Basteat Way" as a modern tragedy about a young woman who, after her husband’s suicide, accepts wealth to survive. A reporter loves her, but both suitors desert her. the play probes destitution and temptation in contemporary life.
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New York
York
Walter
Newark
Bondie
Lightship Fraser River Drifts Ashore in Gulf Winds
Wireless message from the Iroquois reports lightship Fraser River adrift and ashore on a flat as heavy westerly winds lash the Gulf of Georgia. No injuries noted, conditions hinder navigation while salvage is organized.
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Iroquois
Fraser River
Gulf of Georgia
Weather report Rain or Snow Tonight and Thursday
Rain or snow is possible tonight with a fair Thursday. Moderate southwest winds shift to the southeast as conditions clear.
Labor Leader Gompers Celebrates 60th Birthday
Samuel Gompers, longtime labor figure and former AF of L head, marked his 60th birthday while serving a year in prison for contempt. The House later acted unanimously to expunge a committee report from the records.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
World of
Labor
American Federation of Labor
House
College Girl Breaks Roosevelt Record in Arkansas Ride
Mia Wellman and her 16 year old daughter arrived at the University of Arkansas after a 1500 mile horseback journey from Mexico. They exchanged horses with locals to complete the trek as funds were scarce. The daughter hopes to study at the Coda school. the mother plans to board and earn a living. The tale follows the mothers ride alongside a note about President Roosevelt’s recent long ride. The Postal Telegraph Co. reports 28196 miles of wire in operation.
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Fayetteville
Ark
U. P
Mia
Jane Wellman
University of Arkansas
Mexico
Local Franchising Discussion Baffles Council
During a tense council session the Electric company secured a franchise grant on Pinest and a permit to lay tracks. Attorneys clarified prior introductions and the council debated competing offers while Northern business factions weighed a rare generosity gesture toward Rhetric company.
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Comtee
J. B
Councilmire
Howe
Cocakees
Armet
Crawford
Montana Society of Washington meeting at Commercial Club
The Montana Society of Washington will hold a meeting Thursday at the Commercial Club to discuss new members and prospects for the Montana building project. Secretary BK Howe reported prospects were materially improved and aims to prevent delays.
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Montana Society of Washington
Commercial Club
Montana
BK. Howe
Sheriff Vows to Pay Matrons Despite Commission Cuts
Sheriff Robert T. Hodge declares he will keep three jail matrons and pay $75 monthly, though county commissioners cut their pay to $60. He notes they once valued a matron at $109 and plans to appeal for $26 more per month per matron. The county jail duties include constant supervision and care for inmates amid strenuous conditions.
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Robert T. Hodge
Hodge
Sheriff Hodge
Alf
Pris
Want Hines' Scalp Demand after City Councilman’s Private Job
The Routh Park Improvement club demands Councilman W. M. Hines of the 12th ward resign. At a meeting last night the group voted to require him to devote full time to city business in return for his $150 monthly salary. They allege he holds a private job with a fat salary and had discussed recalling him in the Valley, but public outcry cooled the effort.
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W. M. Hines
Routh Park
Mr. Hines
Hines
Woman dies in Oregon Express wreck near Dana
Cheyenne Wyoming January 27 A Union Pacific Oregon express passenger train No 5 struck a broken raft near Dana 150 miles west of Cheyenne at 445 yesterday afternoon causing nine coaches to leave the track One passenger Miss Emma Clingenpoll of Danbury Connecticut was killed Nine were seriously injured and taken to a Cheyenne hospital About 20 others were injured but continued their journey
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Y U
Union Pacific
Oregon Express
Dana
Here
Misa Emma Clingenpul
Danbury
Caldwell
Idaho
Delta Gemma Sorority Faces Eviction Battle
Deputy Sheriff Klein served papers on the Delta Gemma Sorority at 4519 14th Ave N as FE W Barzow seeks to oust them. The girls refuse to leave, claiming the court order, paying $50 monthly for three years, and Balzow raising rent to $65 then $75, prompting a fight.
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Klein
Delta Gemma
State University
FE. W. Barzow
14Th Av. N. B
Kiemn
Kiein
Balzow
Anti Race Track Bill Passes In The House
In Olympia this morning the Ole Hanson anti race track gambling bill passed the House 93 to 6 after an impassioned plea from Hanson for its passage. An amendment postponed action to February 4, and the Senate later approved a measure adding a new superior court judge for King County amid a bitter fight by Senator Cotterill.
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T. J. Dillon
Olympia
Ole Hanson
Dill
King County
Senate
Cotterill
George Piper
King
King and
Kitsap
Swedish stonemason’s suicide attempt in Abbott House
Alvin Banks, 29, a Swedish stonemason, slashed his throat with broken glass in room 67 at Abbott House. Hotel staff rushed in after a crash of glass and he was taken to Pacific Hospital in critical condition. Doctors Dre M A Johanson and B G Love treated him, with the self harm linked to a period of heavy drinking. Relatives are not known.
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Alvin Banks
Abbott House
Thirday
Pike St
Pacific Hospital
Banks
Dre. M. A. Johanson
B. G. Love
Train Robber Con VIcted in Montana Case
George Frankhauser was found guilty by a federal jury in Helena Montana of robbing a Great Northern train and stealing 40000 from registered mail. The crime, committed near Rondo with a companion, jeopardized custodians’ safety and carries a life sentence with hard labor to be imposed by Judge W. H. Hunt.
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Mbelena
Mont
VU. P
George Frankhauser
Great Northern
W. H. Hunt
Frankhauser
Rondo
Death in Insane Asylum Smothering Tragedy in Ward
Salem Oregon dispatch reports Mia Busan Freece aged 52 in ward No 10 of the Insane Asylum smothered to death by a fellow patient between late night and early morning after shouting. The roommate offered no explanation for the cause.
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Salem
Ore
U. P
Mia
Busan Freece
Insane Asylum
Silent Night Tragedy Reported in Local Home
The report notes a woman is dead and describes a controversial detail: she reportedly suffocated herself with a sheet and pillow to restrain noise during the night. Investigators are reviewing circumstances to determine intent and cause of death.
Convict Weston Slashes Throat in BC Penitentiary
John B. Weston an American inmate at the British Columbia penitentiary died from a self inflicted neck wound with a blunt blade stolen from the harness shop where he worked. He left the life blood message Come on boys its easy and muttered No to questions as he bled. Weston had been jailed for a failed jail delivery attempt and was sentenced to 16 months more.
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New Westminster
F.C
A. P
Johnb. Weston
British Columbia
Weston
Ladd Wins National Move to Spread Border Designs
W. W. Ladd, originator of artistic moving picture borders, received orders to reproduce his border set from the Orpheum theatre for use in playhouses nationwide. Martin Beck, Orpheum general manager, will place the borders in all Beck houses and distribute Ladds bowler ads across the middle west and east. Ladd operates a moving picture unit at the Star theatre.
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W. W. Ladd
Orpheum Theatre
United States
Ladd
Martin Beck
Orpheum
Beck
Vision Yesters
Bowler
Middle West
East
Moving Picture
Star Theatre
Five UW Fraternity Report on Plan to Establish Delta Kappa Epaton
Five members of the Delta Kappa Epaton Fraternity at the University of Washington report a plane design that, when perfected, will establish the fraternity at the university. President T. F. Kane told a member the plan originated with one of the five who prepared the report.
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Delta Kappa Epation Fraternity
University of Washington State
U. of W
T. F. Kane
Cosgrove Reaches Olympia After California Arrival
Governor Samuel G. Cosgrove returns to Washington after a long cross state trip from Paso Robles. Oath taken by Chief Justice Rudkin at the House as crowds gather, Cosgrove declares he will be governor while life lasts. The illness clouding his future casts a somber tone over the joyous homecoming.
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Olympia
California
Cosgrove
Rudkin
Howard
Paso Robies
G. Cosgrove
State of Washington
Gov. Cosgrove
Samuel G. Cosgrove
Samuel G. Comgrove
State of
Washington
Gov. Com
Grove
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Pine St. Deal
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