Seattle Regents Row Over Metropolitan Lease Powers
Backus, once a Seattle ore magnate and now a regent at the University of Washington, faces a clash over a 50-year Union Street lease held by the Metropolitan Building Company. Amid alleged influence-peddling, judges and officials reshuffle regents to protect or counter metro interests as term expirations trigger strategic appointments.
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Hank of Ree
Seattle
of Regents
Uni of
Washington
Yn Board of Rege
Metropolitan Company
Union St
City of Washington
Nts
State
Mr. Hartman
G. Cosgrove
County appoints new Olympia commission member
Aasis Por, promoted by Mr Wee, was named to succeed his father as a county commissioner. He will take charge of duties tomorrow as part of the county commission in Olympia.
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Wee
Courly AaseePor
Thom
Olympia
Roosevelt Laughs At Desert Ordeal On Long Trek
Colonel Roosevelt is laughing about his desert ordeal though the party faced peril on the way to Attendborough estate. They camped on the plains Saturday night with fatigue and dwindling water and food. Roosevelt halted water drinking until it could be boiled at a pool they reached late Sunday.
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Warrington Dawson
United Press
Naivasha
Roosevelt
Attendborough Estate
Col Roosevelt
Store thefts lead to two arrests of drivers
B. H. Richards and Dale Cutdne, drivers for a secondary store, were arrested last night by City Detectives Adams and Ryan on petty larceny charges. The complaint says they had been stealing from store stock. One man was fined $25, the other escaped on a commended sentence. Part of the loot was recovered from Richards' home and returned this morning.
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B. H. Richards
Dale Cutdne
Adams and
Ryan
Richards
Missing Husband Vanishes After Brief Return Home
Prostrate widow Mrs Robert Hicks pleads with Mayor Mis Boring as her husband Hicks, last seen near a tobacco shed after leaving work at Barber Asphalt Paving, has not been heard from since Sunday. She states he rarely drank, never quarreled, and had $2 on him. police sent a detective to gather details.
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Robert Hicks
Tee
Hicks
Barber Asphalt Paving Company
Delegates Tour Seattle as National Council Opens
International delegates visiting Seattle attend a city tour hosted by prominent club women before the National Council of Women convenes for sessions at Plymouth Congregational church. A luncheon in the New York Building honors the visitors, with tours of the exposition grounds in between. The itinerary lists East Lake, Colorado Springs, Denver, and Toronto as subsequent stops before formal meetings resume the next morning.
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National Council of Women
Exposition Grounds
International
Union Station
International Council of Women
Lake Washington
New York
Washington
Joatah Collins
East Lake City
Colorado Springs
Denver
Toronto
Plymouth Congregational Church
Patten Triggers Sharp July Wheat Advance
In Chicago on July a dramatic gain in the July wheat option is led by Patten who quietly bought up available spot wheat. Short sellers scramble to cover as July wheat climbs from the opening to a noon level of about 1264 and closes near 1267, marking the sharpest advance in years.
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Pressey
Chicago
James Patten
Bears
Patten
Investigation into the Yosemite steamer wreck near Port Washington
Marine Inspectors Whitney and Turner opened an inquiry into the Yosemite disaster off Port Washington. Witnesses including a Japanese chief cook and steward Nosary testified about the pilot house, captain’s cabin, and possible misdirection in the vessel’s final moments. The hearing resumes tomorrow at 2 PM.
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Yosemite
C D. Hillman
Port Washington
Steamboat Inspectore
Whitney
Turner
Wan
William Nosary
Michael Edwarde
Worm
Woman Dies by Carbenic Acid After Domestic Trouble
Amelia Miller 30, employed at 223 14 N., killed herself with carbenic acid after a week of brooding over a dispute with a sweethearts. Found before 9 am by her employer. room smelled of the poison. Undertaker Butterworth took charge of the body.
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Net Sweotheart
Amelia Miller
Butterworth
Playgrounds urged to engage children more
Superintendent J Howard Stine urges mothers to take greater interest in their children's welfare by having them patronize playgrounds. Four playgrounds are already operating and fully equipped. Grounds are open 9:00 am to 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
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J. Howard Stine
Kirmess at Moore theatre promises novelty and dance
Tonight's Kirmess at the Moore theatre features a heavy novelty program with numerous dances and brilliant costumes. Two hundred society figures participate as opening parade leads to a week of performances to raise funds for the Orthopedic Children's Hospital. Attendance yesterday reached 1,040,645 with total admissions 1,271.
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Moore Theatre
Het
Iteelf
Kirmens
Wny
Fatal fall from tenth floor window in White Building
W H Bimpeon, 43, widower, living at 24801 Piretav, fell from a tenth floor window while washing office windows in the White Building at 9 50 am. He struck scaffolding on the Henry Building site and rebounded, suffering extensive fractures and internal injuries. He was taken to Providence hospital where doctors marveled at his survival.
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W. H. Bimpeon
Piretav
Simpeon
A. J. Brecht
White
New Henry
Simpson
Providence Hospital
Weather forecast for tonight and Thursday
Fair and warmer tonight and Thursday with light north east winds.
Divorces and a secret tunnel at AYP grounds reveal social shifts
Frank Welty, Grace Dolan, Dorsey Du Bose and Jennie Smith receive divorces in Judge Gilliam's court, with alimony pending for some. Simultaneously, a hidden sewer tunnel at the AYP exposition grounds enables hundreds to enter the fair via manholes, ending when guards close the entrances. Six neighborhood men are arrested for using the tunnel and later released.
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Mr. Welty
Denver
Welty
Ranier Club
Cupid
Tascar P. du Bose
Sherman, Clay & Co
California
du Bowes
Jennie Smith
J. F P. Smith
Myers Falla
Wappenstein
Forestry and Machinery
Lake Washington
N. P
Fair
University
University Boat House
It Cant Be Dodged The Supreme Court Muddle
The article argues charges about judicial integrity in the supreme court must be investigated. It urges President Bridges of the State Bar association to name a committee to review the case, notes public edginess toward the court, and predicts decisive action will come eventually.
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Supreme Court
de Wolfe
Legislative Committee
State Bar Association
Gordon
Chehalis County Division
Chehalis
State Bar Association Committee
Attorney de Wolfe
Bridges
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W. M. Sheffield
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FH Stevens
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Gertrude M. Welty
Fair Grounds
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Atrance
Emmett Callahan
Claude Gatterman
Harold Lawrences
Hugo Jacobson
Harold Cowsley
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