Regents Lease of City Land Sparks Gift Versus Tax Debate
The Board of Regents considered a fifty year rental offer from Metropolitan Building Company for ten acres in Seattle. The proposed terms promised $5 million in rent with taxes to be paid by the company, while ownership of buildings would revert to the university after completion, raising questions about tax exemptions and future university control.
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Board of Regents of
the State University
University of the Business Section
Seattle
Board of Regents
Metropolitan Building Comp Company
Pany
Univer
Henry
University
Bawme to Find Where Gone Away with Hired Man
Fragmented notice reports a household in which a hired man vanished after a July event. It names Joseph Hogot as a reputed figure and Roget and Mrs We as others connected, with masked individuals observed. The piece mentions residence at a house and possible further disappearances or sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hogot
Roget
Benotkin
Peter Ki
Check Unearthed in Old Depot Mystery
A fragmentary report describes a discovered check amid a depot storeroom. Details reference a wartime or postwar setting with unclear associations to individuals Beattie and Brrr. The piece hints at a mystery around a tank clearing and a missing or awaited item.
Claimant Seeks 600 Dollar City Claim Over View
Mrs Emma Marker through attorney G A C Rochester pressed a street committee for 600 dollars in compensation after contractors regraded BE Olive street removing earth that ruined her home view. Chairman Mullen warned further testimony would not change the prior adverse stance. no decision was made.
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G. A. C. Rochester
Mra
Emma Marker
Mullen
Bar Debates De Wolfe Charges At State Bar Meeting
Seattle area notes report an upcoming State Bar Association annual meeting in Aberdeen beginning July 29 to consider charges against the Supreme Court raised by Tacoma attorney DeWolfe. The bar will hear proof and could disbar if the case fails.
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State Supreme Court
United Press
Aberdeen
Supreme Court
DeWolfe
Tacoma
State Bar Association
de Wolfe
Pes J. W. Robinson
Olympia
Bar Association
Tents
A. H
Legis Loner
Editor J Mitchell Chapple Visits Seattle for A-Y-P Expo
Joe Mitchell Chapple editor of the National Magazine and poet Edna Dean Proctor arrive in Seattle with Chapple’s wife to attend the A-Y-P exposition. Proctor, 1859 born author, traveled from Boston and recalls links to Longfellow and Whitman. The party plans Alaska travel after meetings with the National Editorial association.
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Joe Mitchell Chapple
National
Hoston
Mies
Edna Dean Proctor
Seattle
Miss Proctor
Old School of New England
Lonafellow
Whittler
Union Pacific
Alaska
Joe Chapple
Seattl
Leaa
Chapple
National Editorial Association
Walter E Clark
Foreign Miners Barred in Cripple Creek District
Cripple Creek Colorado officials order foreign miners to leave the mining district amid a tense standoff. Sheriff Von Puhl reported the exodus after deputies confronted armed miners and Steve Haggle surrendered. Haggle bonded and released, then intoxicated and threatened his wife. In related events, Henry Bogni was injured in a house raid, and his assailant Steve Baggio fled to the woods before being jailed. A later convention of U S dental manufacturers opens with demonstrations and lectures. Bar silver quotations in New York place silver at 61 per ounce.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
von Puhl
Guard Dismissal Over Post Intrusion Ends Shift Prank
Guard W Bryant wandered from his post near the main gate at the exposition. HM Bengeeller, who runs the gate cafeteria, hired an artist to paint a giant footprint from the gate to his restaurant. The prank was completed before Bryant returned, and Chief Wappenstein dismissed the yard and ordered Long to erase the footprint before noon.
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W. Bryant
Hin Port
HM. Bengeeller
Aremit
Wappenstein
Long‘eelder
Water Shut-Off Notice Impacts Fremont Area
Water will be shut off in the low pressure district of Fremont Green Lake and University and Hoylatonay north from Maat Boston Street on Saturday July 17 from 9 a m to 4 p m.
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Hoylatonay
Maat
Boston St
Fremont
Green * Lake and University
Divorced Seattle Man Faces Contempt Over Alimony
Archibald Hanaborough of Seattle was jailed in King County King County Washington after failing to pay $100 alimony to his ex wife. He attempted suicide by gas in a Lincoln hotel bathroom but authorities hope for his recovery.
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Seattle
Frank Goraska
County of King
United Press
Lincoln
Neb
Archibald Hanaborough
Low Bid Set for Linings of Green Lake Reservoirs
The board of public works opened bids for resealing two Green Lake reservoirs. E C McDougal submitted the lowest bid at 6.25 per cable yard with a $6,500.50 check, representing 6 percent of the bid. City estimates totaled about $250 009 for both liners, while the Joweat bid was around $125 000. Grant J Smith & Co posted the highest bid near 12.65 per cable yard.
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Green Lake
Board of Public Works
E. C. McDougal
Teservoira
Grant, J
Girl Cleared of Murder Charge After Demonstration
Myrtle Case, 15, was acquitted of murdering John Phillips after a demonstration showed the revolver could discharge without a trigger pull when held in a specific position. The accidental discharge explained the death and led to the verdict of innocence.
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United Press
Creabk
Cole
Myrtle Case
John Phillips
Educational Congress Ends With Public Meeting and Dental Day
The Educational Congress wraps up Saturday at the exposition with Parents' Day and a public meeting in the Pine Arte Building where Homer H. Seerly of the Iowa State Normal School will speak. Teachers' Day events follow in the Good Roade Building and the State Dental Society meets in the Pine Arts Building after luncheon. Astoria Day is planned though details are pending. Separately the Seattle post office carrier service faces a thorough inspection by investigators Backus and Richardson from Tacoma after prior checks found the facility in good condition.
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Educational Congress
Pine Arte
Homer H. Seerly
Iowa State Normal School
Good Roade
New York
State Dental Society
Pine Arts
Ballors
Marines
Astoria
Seattle
Carnival of Broken Legs Triggers Painful Riot
At Point Arena California on July 16 Dr A D Pitts tending a broken leg of B Overton was injured when a buggy wreck left him immobile for hours. Dr F Biddle found him and treated another leg fracture of Mrs H Hirsch after a horse frightened by an automobile caused a fall. Dr Pitts later died.
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Calted Pree
Point Arena
Cal
A. D. Pitts
B. Overton
F. Biddle
Biddle
Mra. H. Hirsch
Dr. Pitts
Portland boosters' chairman entertains Seattle chapter
Trafton, head of the National Association of Letter Carriers, visited Seattle for a meeting at the Labor Temple. He toured the exposition and praised it, noting the national group includes about 24 000 of 27 000 carriers in the country. Thousands file for Plathead lands. 28 000 applicants registered with 10 000 in Portland, 16 000 in Cour d'Alene, 5 000 in Missoula. Portland to Seattle boosters carry 500 000-Portland-1912 banners for next Monday.
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Trafton
National Association of Letter Carriers
Seattle
Labor Temple
Trafton Wan
Ithe City
National Association of Let Iter Carriers
Plathead
Cour d'Alene
Missoula
United Press
Portland
Christianity vs Spiritualism Debate Calls for City Talk
Harry J. Moore of this city urges a debate with Thomas Grimshaw of St. Louis to discuss Spiritualism at Sunday's Spiritualitate meeting. Grimshaw will lecture on Spiritualism while Moore argues Christianity. If accepted, the debate occurs Sunday morning in the Pythian building.
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Harry J. Moore
Thomas Grimshaw
St. Louis
Grimeohaw
Moore
Pythian
Weather Update and Maverick Arrival Noted
Showers expected tonight and Saturday with 4 daylight west winds. Maverick arrives, with arrival times listed for Northland at 4 o'clock this afternoon and Maverick at 2 o'clock.
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Maverick
Rand
Northland
Shah seeks refuge in Tehran legation as surrender terms discussed
Tehran reports the shah of Persia has taken refuge in the Muslim legation while General Liakhoff negotiates surrender terms. Vienna port dispatch says Menemgos warns the shah cannot retain the throne. New York telegraph notes drought threatens crops with no rain for nearly three weeks.
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Teheran
Musalan Legation
Liakhoff
New York
Cushman's Wish to Be Respected
Senator Jones will recommend Guy C. Kelly of Tacoma for supervisor of the census in southwestern Washington. Jones aims to honor the late Representative Cushman's expressed wish to have Cushman's wishes respected.
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United Press
Washington
Jones
Guy C. Kelly
Tacoma
Cushman
Kelly
Casts Gun Aside and Takes Poison
Edward Harke aged 80 a Pueblo steel worker committed suicide by drinking poison after writing a letter to his wife during the last three days. He had purchased a revolver for the act but chose poisoning to end his life, allegedly due to an uncontrollable whiskey appetite.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Edward Harke
Pueblo
Female marksman charged with assault in first degree
Gladys Johnston was arrested this morning charged with first degree assault after she fired a fixed shooter at John Moynihan on the July éth, grazing his temple and causing a slight wound.
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Gladys Johnston
Gladys
John Moynihan
Moynihan
License Revocation Hearing Set for All Nations Office
B. T. Wright manager of the All Nations employment office must appear before the city council license and revenue committee Monday at 2 PM to show cause why his license should not be revoked. He is accused by several men of defrauding them on field tone jobs.
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B. T. Wright
All Nations Employment Office
City Council
Hoe
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