Banker offers UW property lease in exchange for tax immunity
A Seattle banker and large realty holder told the Star he would deed all his city property to the University of Washington if the university board of regents would grant him a lease on that property similar to the arrangement made with the Metropolitan Building Co. for the Union Street university tract and provide tax immunity.
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Seattle
THE
STAR
University of Washington
Board of Regents of
University
Metropolitan Building Co
Union Street University
Political history of state sends color to charges against bench
A fragmented note details a political clash over court size and judicial appointments. It mentions opposition in the senate, corporate influence, and figures like William Hickman Mace and J.D. Assistant, with reference to a 1904 consolidation and party leadership. The piece hints at rewards and opposition to appointive judges.
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Goone
Supreme Five
Senate
William Hickman Mace
Beattle
Hamilton
Pierce Comn
Am Opi
van de Vaster
Consoli “ and Corporation of
J.D
Prea Great Northern Railroad
Republican Party
Women Vote Campaign Gains Support at NCWUS Meetings
At the National Council of Women of the United States closing sessions resolutions were adopted urging women's enfranchisement. The group aims to use the ballot as the direct path to their goals and anticipates widespread campaigning with posters statewide.
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National Council of Women of the
United States
Bandits Enter Canada and Hold Up Train near Slewarda
Reported raids describe armed men from a group tied to BFCs in Hong Kong who attacked a Canadian railway near Slewarda yesterday. The assailants stopped a train and fled toward Ducks Milve as authorities began investigations.
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Freon
Ducks Milve
Lytton
Bmith
Tou Own
Slewarda
Clearings Report From Seattle Daily Totals
Seattle clearings today show totals of 92 002 715 70 and 1 271 039 00 with malances 17216800 and wage 1 156 242 00 plus 150 187 00. The fragmentary figures indicate financial activity across multiple categories with emphasis on clearings and related sums.
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Seattle
City Health Officials Decry Detention Station Sanitation
Health inspector M. T. Brevens says the city cannot stop gross unsanitary conditions at the U S government detention station at Smiths Cove. Medical inspector Dr. F R Underwood and others acknowledge the charges but say they are powerless to act without orders from Washington. Officers will keep arresting and confining individuals, while no other city institution would tolerate 24 hours of such conditions until a sanitary building is built to properly care for detainees.
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Af G Cvon
M. T. Brevens
United States
Smith's Cove
Stevens
F. R. Underwood
The
Star
Ald Muat
Washington
Ho Holm
Fusenidge
Pasanidge
Frank Hensley
Marquettes A
WH. Murray
K. L. Stanley Pees
Return Him to China Judge Orders See Ham Extradition
Judge HW Hanford ruled against See Ham in habeas corpus, ordering his return to his claimed country. See Ham argued birth in China and San Francisco, even citing his parents’ house, but the decision found insufficient grounds to stay extradition.
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HW. Hanford
See Ham
Ham
Beattie
Inga
San Francisco
Bie Birta
Seattle witches and charity warm the bright room scene
In Seattle a Chicago based mystic Janet Smith leads the Mazda dance of dew worshippers expanding a following with breathing and early morning den walks. The story also notes Mrs Beott and Mrs Pasanidge aiding a burn survivor at 6524 and 3903 Orcas W. 8, with doctors and volunteers funding care.
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Janet Jooa Fsmith
Chicago
Seattle
Masdaman
Mine Smith
Janet Smith
Grand Display of Fireworks At Pay Streak Tonight
Promptly at 9 o clock tonight at the foot of Pay Streak a grand demonstration of pyrotechnics will light the Pacific coast. Resell presents a two hour show honoring the Washington Press Association with creations by Hit Brow famed for brilliance. Thousands of dollars of kaleidoscopic combustibles will brighten the sky and rival past feats. The display aims to outdo former efforts and showcase Hit Brow’s reputation amid dramatic naval combat imagery and scenic surroundings.
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Pacific Coast
Washington Press Association
de Tn Seston
AY P
Goldbug airplane flown by Curtiss over Long Island
New York July 17 Glenn H Curtiss presented the aeroplane Goldbug to Homestead Plane near Mineola Long Island. Curtion circled the field seven times remained aloft 69 minutes traveling over 20 miles and reached speeds around 60 miles per hour.
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O. K
New York
Glenn H. Curtiss
Homatead Plaina
Long Island
Mineola
Curtion
Chamber Seeks Auto Loans for Editors Visit
The Chamber of Commerce appeals for auto loans to accommodate the National Association of Editors arriving Monday. With about 20 machines needed, volunteers are urged to lend cars and drivers for two hours from four to six p m to showcase city hospitality and aid promotion. Call the secretary to volunteer.
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Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Editors
Elty
Chamber
Plan for Dixie Day at the Exposition
A Seattle chamber of commerce committee led by Judge Alfred Battle arranged Dixie Day at the A Y P exposition with hopes for a major celebration and high profile southern speakers from T Nelson Page to Henry Watterson. The meeting aimed to invite southern Americans across the North.
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Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Alfred Battle
North
T. Nelson Page
Henry Watterson
Taxicab Driver Acquitted In Overcharge Case
William Cotle was found not guilty by Justice Brown yesterday after a trial alleging he overcharged a customer. The verdict followed a day of arguments and the acquittal ended the case. Total figures for the season were noted as 28,007 and 1,116,127 for attendance and related counts.
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Brown
Moon
William Cotle
A.Y.P
Arrests Under New Saloon Law In City
D H Wilson proprietor of the Orpheum saloon on Columbia between First and Second was arrested for knowingly permitting a female to enter. William Nass a bartender was arrested for serving liquor to the woman. Warrant by Justice Predd Brown. First arrests under the new criminal code in effect June 1. Court likely in Brown’s justice court Friday or Thursday next week.
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D. H. Wilson
Orpheum
Columbia Et
Fliat
Becondaver
William Nass
Justice Brown
Bank Teller Totals Collapse Triggers Bank Closure
William Von Meyerinck, a teller at Union State Bank in Market Street, shot himself at home in Larkepar after being found short about $140,000. State Bank Examiner Alden Anderson locked the bank after the tragedy, as an audit showed the capital likely wiped out.
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Calted Pree
Francisco
William von Meyerinck
Union State Bank
Third Aut Market
Larkepar
Alden Anderson
von Meyerinck
Lewd Shows Targeted by State Law In Seattle
The state criminal code bans obscene or immoral performances with penalties up to a $1,000 fine and imprisonment. City officials evade enforcement while venues operate under the banner of men’s shows despite clear prohibitions. Chief officials are unavailable and censorship efforts are limited.
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Seattle
Mage Miller
Irving Ward
Charles Dolplin
State of
Washington
Strike grounds riot at Standard Steel Car plant
Three thousand workers at Standard Steel Car in Butler Pennsylvania walk out. Riots threaten as state troopers are requested to guard the plant after a Hungarian man in picket lines is assaulted. Five hundred quit yesterday followed by 2,000 more today. Milk shipments ordered halted by city inspector Henderson after visits to Maple Valley and Black Diamond districts.
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Butler
Standard Steel Car Company
Harrisfire
State Constabulary
Agita
Henderson
Maple Valley
Black Diamond
Thin City
Regents Tax Break Over Lease Deals at State University
The Star reports the fifty year lease of university land to the Metropolitan Building Company costs the state far more than private ownership. Ground rental and taxes total 16.7 million if owned by individuals, while the lessee pays about 3.99 million. Critics say this tax exemption and low lease rate favors wealthy owners over Seattle property taxpayers. The newspaper promises further coverage next Monday.
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Metropolitan Building Company
Metropolitan Company
Board of Regents of the State University
Seattle
Star
Symphony Concert to Be Held Tomorrow at Exposition
The Seattle Symphony Orchestra will perform tomorrow at the A Y P exposition in the Washington State building as part of a compliment to the state commission Lib eratt''s band will give the second concert in the Music Pavilion in Stockholm eight anarchists held for conspiring to assassinate the Prussian emperor have been exiled.
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Seattle Symphony Orchestra
A-Y-P. Exposition
Washington State Building
State Commission
Liberatt
Sial
Music Pavilion
Stockholm
Prussia
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Mise Smith
Maxdasnan
D. O. Hanish
California
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Lowell
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Hilton
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Allee Pasenidge
Mutterworth & Bons
Beattle General Hospital
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