Bond issue for Seagit is passed in city council vote
The Seagit project proceeds with a 5.5 million dollar bond issue for the Gorge Creek unit despite predictions of 2 to 3 million dollars in potential savings by delaying two years. Only two council members opposed while others supported the measure after brief discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorge Creek
Skagit
Oliver T. Erickson
Lou Cohen
William Hickman Moore
Robert B. Hesketh
John KB. Carroll
A. T. Drake
Buyers' Exhibit and Buyers' Week Captivate Seattle Crowd
Seattle watchers describe the Northwest Merchants' Convention and Buyers' Week at Bell terminal as a grand showcase with 276 exhibits and over 70,000 square feet of booths. More than 1,000 out of town registrants attended, with events including a noon luncheon, a fashion show with 20 living models, and a concert on the roof garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell St. Terminal
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Northwest Merchants
Seattle Males Managers’ Association
Northwest Product
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Klett Bay
Olympic Mountains
Paul T. Kennedy
Marshal Foch
Hugh M. Caldwell
H. A. Rhodes
Tacoma Rhodes Cros
Stephen I. Miller
University of Washington
Aberdeen
Okanogan
Goldendale
Famine in Russia: Health gains and transport strain noted
The article outlines health improvements under Soviet rule, noting reduced typhus share in cities and countryside gains for peasants. It contrasts urban shortages, grain transport problems, and new state rations with praise for peasant welfare and railway efficiency gains attributed to Trotsky.
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Trotsky
Petrograd
Washington
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Plecea
Troteky
Newspepa Enterprise
Skagit hydro plan faces cost test at public hearing
Arguments for Skagit power scheme clash with city figures. B H Petley argues Cedar Falls and Lake Union plants could cover demand with lower cost, while City Engineer Dimock counters 60 000 hp limit and shows Gorge Creek unit much cheaper overall. Ahden claims 1930 surplus would reach 4.51 million. Municipal league endorses Skagit as lobby grows.
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Benjamin H. Petley
Ae Falls
Lake Union
Cohen
Skagit
B. H. Petley
Cedar Falls
C. F. Uhden
Pelley
Gorge Creek
Dimock
Ahden
Fatally hurt during street fight in city
Believed to be fatally hurt, Drew St. Croix, 56, a bricklayer, lies unconscious in city hospital after an altercation with Ben Jones, 55, who is jailed on an open charge. Police say Jones struck St. Croix on the chin at Maynard avenue and Weller street. skull fracture suspected. St. Croix shows no sign of recovery. Patrolman Willam Sears reported the incident.
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Andrew St. Croix
City Hospital
Ben Jones
City
Maynard Ave
Weller St
Willam Sears
Jones
St Croix
St. Croix
Sears
Four Americans Held After Cattle Theft Incident in Sonora
Four American men, alleged cattle thieves, are under arrest in Hermosillo, Sonora. Governor Francisco Elias plans to hand the men to U.S. authorities. The group was captured after a clash with 20 fiscal guards led by Administrator A. G. Rivera, during which cowboy Serapio Reyes was killed.
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Nogales
Ariz
Hermosillo
Sonora
Francisco Elias
A. G. Rivera
Serapio Reyes
Judge Lands One Cent Fine For Mislabeling Insecticide
Chicago June 26 A one cent fine was imposed by Judge Landis on Meade L Mahen for mislabeling an insecticide powder. He paid the fine by check.
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Chicago
Landis
Meade L. Mahen
District Attorney Saunders Returns to Office
Robert C. Saunders United States district attorney resumes duties after illness as he returns to his office for several hours.
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Robert C. Saunders
United States
Burglar Steals Pants From Sigma Nu House
A burglar entered the Sigma Nu fraternity at 616 S 47th St Monday night and took 20 pairs of pants from sleeping students, tossing them into a flower bed after rifling pockets. He obtained $29. He then left while four men in the hall slept, their pockets yielding over $400, and escaped.
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Sigma Nu
S. 47Th St
Holland's Queen to Take Short Journey
Queen Wilhelmina plans a three weeks boat trip to the Norwegian fjords this summer. She will travel incognito and has previously never left Holland for years.
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Holland
Hague
Wilhelmina
Norwegian
Water shut off notice for several blocks on Wednesday
Water will be shut off between W Thistle Street and W Cambridge Street from 10th Ave to 13th Ave West and between W Cambridge Street and W Henderson including McKinnon Road from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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W. Thistle St
W. Cambridge St
10Th Ave
13Th Ave
W. Henderson
McKinnon Road
Underpaid, He Forged Checks, Juvenile Clerk Arrested
William B. Johnson a 11 year old clerk is held on first degree forgery charge for allegedly stealing a rubber stamp and cashing a $21.60 check from Universal Tire Repair at 1716 Broadway with detective Martin J. Cleary stating Johnson confessed. He claimed I couldnt help it as motive. Bail set at 1500 dollars.
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William B. Johnson
Martin J. Cleary
Johnson
Talker Stopped by Legion Men in Des Moines Incident
Ida Crouch Hazlett, New York socialist speaker, was seized by men said to be Legion members in Des Moines just before a speech. They hustled her into a car and took her to the police station where Irving Femrite led the group. After a police conference she was released.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ida Crouch Hazlett
New York
American Legion
Irving Femrite
Legion Post
Legion
Northwest Lumber Conditions Conference at Chamber of Commerce
The conference opened at the Chamber of Commerce assembly room with 12 national policy committee members from the United States Chamber of Commerce leading discussions on Northwest lumbering. Northwest lumbermen debated government regulation private holdings public right fire protection land taxation forest surveys and conservation as part of a two part program led by David L Goodwillie of Chicago.
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Washington
Chamber of Commercce
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
David L. Goodwillie
Chicago
Kids May Yet Join Free Swim Classes
City offers free swimming classes for children 16 and under with registration at six bathing beach bath stations. Wednesday sessions include Seward Beach for Girls from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m. for other ages.
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Clicibie
Seward Beach
Odds and Ends of Glassware Half Price Sale
Hundreds of pieces of fine table glassware in discontinued patterns offered at half regular prices. Water pitchers, flower baskets, footed comports, berry bowls and more are discounted with prices listed. Union Street basement sale.
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Union Street
Dress Goods Attractively Priced
Prices 85c for 36-Inch Mohair and 36-Inch Part-Wool Plaids. 42-Inch Silk-and-Wool Crepe at 2.95. 54-Inch All-Wool Panama 2.50. 36-Inch All-Wool Henrietta 1.35. Fabrics suitable for summer dresses and school clothes, with navy, red, gray, and plaid options. Floor display note.
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Seagit
Erickson
W. J. Rhodes
Canada
Dominion
Continental Limited
Mont Points
Socthe Usar
Eak Pe
Ba Robson
Jasper Park
Acorn
5 Foul
Che Chicken
Conceptey
Montreal
Ork
Call
Canadian National Railways
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
J. F. McGuire
Second Ave
Seattle, Wash
Jr National Railways
E. P
Chalcraft
Elea
Federal Vocational Board
Russia
Nicholas A. Semashko
Lenine and
Trotaky
America
Rnssta
Dr. Vevechin
AYS
Navy
the Bon Marché
Better Business Bureau
A . Liew
Smart
Sampl
Sheaffer
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