City utilities criticizes Northern Pacific franchise rates
AY Bouillon public utilities head cites railroad switching charges around Lake and at Seattle waterfront as unfair. Chamber of Commerce says high rates hurt local business. call for remedy and franchise scrutiny to stop discriminatory pricing. The committee recommends action to oppose the railroad’s rate structure.
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Northern Pacific Company
Bouillon
Jetter
Lake
Seattle
Northern
Virginia
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Antag
Sawyer
J. D. Lowman
Chamber of Com
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GIVER BELIEVED WHE A MURDERE
A garbled report from Sheritt County describes a murder suspect, Carol Obert, escaping officers yesterday. The note mentions a jail break and pursuit toward Needie Trail Rim with unclear locations and names.
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Giver
House Will Favor Tariff Bill Easily
Washington July 30 The House adopted a special rule designed to guarantee passage of the tariff bill in its present form. The rule, submitted amid debate, limits conference reports and was approved 46 to 11 with near unity support on the House floor.
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Calted Press
Washington, D. C
Slayer of M V Mahon Denies Murder Charge
Peter Miller denies killing Hugh McMahon and blames Charles Smith and George Rose who were once held but released. He admits handling some stolen goods from the body and helped Kenneth Mackintosh secure Smith and Rose’s release. Miller says police have no evidence tying him to the murder.
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Peter Miller
Hugh McMahon
Charles Smith
George Rose
Thi City
Miller
McMahon
Kenneth Mackintosh
Smith
Tennant
Rose
Ing Miller
All Will Want to Toot the Whistle on City Streets
A city plan introduces a street corner police whistle system in Beattie. A small boy in a blue uniform will blow the whistle to direct streetcars, wagons, and pedestrians, reporting to the chief as needed. The scheme aims to train future public workers and control traffic flow in busy intersections.
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Beattie
Smail
Ward
Bie
Iellow
Seattle
Attendance figures for Friday and season totals
The report shows Friday admissions at 25,002 and overall season attendance reaching 1,496,295, reflecting expansive turnout across events and venues during the period.
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A-Y-P
Chinese woman hides in Seattle to escape husband
A Chinese woman, Gong Oy, and her 12-year-old daughter Maggie Chin fled from Seattle to seek refuge with Presbyterian mission workers after escaping her husband Chin Lem of the Quong Tuck company. Once taken to Hong Kong, she hid to evade his search as emissaries roamed Seattle. She had been pulled back toward China by her husband’s father, Chin Gee Hee, but persisted in returning to America for a peaceful life. The tale, recounted by mission workers, details perilous journeys, family pressures, and the long effort to keep her location secret.
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Bonnie Wheeler
Chin Lem
Quong Tuck Company
Washington St
Hong Kong
Little Gong Oo
Maggie Chin
Seattle
Presbyterian Mission
China
Chin Gee Hee
Northwest
Gong Oy
America
San Francisco
Chin Lom
Beattie
Chin Lew
Chin Len
Tooning
Seatthe
Janie Bigelow
Min Wae
Mre
A C. Dreshack
Maggie
Bar Association Moves to Smother Charges in Washington
Aberdeen July 21 The Washington Bar Association reorganizes to enforce ethical discipline and protect influential members. A grievance committee may prosecute unethical practitioners without reference to the full association, signaling a shift in how charges against the supreme court are handled. Attorney De Wolfe charges the system while J W Robinson is invited to file against the supreme court. The move involves secret sessions and possible prosecutions, raising concerns about judiciary access and legislative privilege.
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Star
Aberdeen
Wash
Washington Bar Association
Seattle Bar
T Ee
Dean Wolfe
Supreme Court
de Wolfe
J. W. Robinson
Olympia
AgAivet
Robinson
Ba- Ws
C. C. Gore
Walla ‘Alla
M. F. Gore
Sevance Committee
Rob Jones
Unione de Wolfe
Baby seal bottle training at the exposition face challenges
A tame baby seal brought to the exposition resists bottle feeding as W P Sauerhoff and the fisheries staff try milk hand feeding. The seal follows its keeper around the building and has not yet been placed on display. A 12 foot devil fish from the same trap proved too large to exhibit.
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Fisheries Department
Neal
Het Hingham Na
W. P. Sauerhoff
Feder | Jew Annex Hae
Baby Seal
Master Seal
Alaska Children Day Set At A Y P Expo Grounds
Alaska children will attend Alaska Children Day at the Av P exposition next Thursday. All children may call Mary A. Hay to receive a ticket and be entertained on the fair grounds. Boys and girls meet at the main gate at 10 am with Mrs. Hart greeting them and guiding entry.
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Alaska
Mra
Mary A. Hay
Uocketa
Loving Lovers Stop Divorce in San Francisco
Victoria Love and Franklin Love asked the court to dismiss their divorce case after months of contention. The couple stated they had reconciled and lived together at the Love home, while previous allegations of poisoning and property disputes were not pursued.
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Ban Francisco
Cal
Love
Victoria Love
Franklin Love
Victoria Lowe
Franklin Lowe
Murder charge in Sigel girl case in New York
Chung Sin is charged with murder in the killing of Elle Sigel whose body was found in a trunk above a chop suey shop. Leon Ling, missing since the crime, is suspected. affidavit by Yuan Yiek Lam identifies Chung Sin as an aider. The report notes the case and related police inquiry.
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Red Press
New York
Chung bin
Elle Sigel
Léon Ling
Chung Sin
Leon Ling
Beekeeping Exhibit Delights King County Fair Crowd
Twelve thousand bees in a glass hive wow visitors at the King County building. Exhibitor Mrs. M. Allen of Green Lake notes Italian and wild bees thriving, with hive growth from 7 000 to 12 000 since installation.
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King County
Exposition
Bride and groom wed after horse shoe omen at church
Chicago July 31 The couple Percy BR St Clair and Virginia Hunt tied vows at the Church of the Ascension after a horse shoe omen. He caught the horse shoe while leaving the bank, she carried it to the ceremony, and a four leaf clover found by a neighbor aided their courtship. St Clair’s lineage links to British army officials General John M Curse and Lt Colonel T B St Clair.
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Chicago
Percy BR. St. Clair
Church of the Ascension
Percy
Miret National Bank
Virginia Hunt
St.alr
Mise Hunt
Miew Hunt
Percy St. Clair
T. B. St. Clair
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Mre St Clair
John M. Curse
Floods Ravage Changchun Province Drown Hundreds in Manchuria
Vested Press reports a raging flood in Chang chun Manchuria with hundreds drowned and thousands of houses submerged in Kira city at the head of the Shangart river. The river continues to rise causing terror as damage climbs.
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Vested Press
Tokio
Changchun
Manchuria
Kira
Shangart River
Mukden
Laurel Laborer Found Dead in Bed at 1417 Van Burenay
A laborer named Meleted, about 33, was found dead in a shack at 1417 Van Burenay shortly after noon. Deputy Coroner A J HI investigated and ruled death due to acute alcoholism.
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Meleted
van Burenay
A. J. HI
Frisco Bids For National Irrigation Congress in Spokane
San Francisco representatives plan an emphatic bid for the next session in Spokane. The convention league will send boosters with a lecturer and a photographic exhibit to persuade undecided delegates at the August meeting.
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United Press
Ban Francisco
National Irrigation Congress
San Francisco
Spokane
Divorce Seen As Moral Wrong Denies Beeman's Separation
In Superior Court Judge Wilson R. Gay denounces divorce as a race and warns that divorces corrupt citizens. Margaret Beeman, 48, mother of six, sought separation after 26 years of marriage and six months of quarrels and abandonment. The decree was denied. several divorces were granted to others in the session.
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Wilson R. Gay
Margaret Beeman
Bartholomew
Anna McDonough
Ruby
John Franklin Dell
Charles F. Odenwall
Lena J
William W. Morriwon
Wright brothers invited to exposition with high offer
The executive committee confirms a 26000 offer to aviators Blériot and the Wright brothers for an A P exposition contest. No reply has arrived from the Wrights. If they decline, a Seattle exhibition flight proposal may be considered. Everett records show population rise to 31285 in 1909, up 2235. Walla Walla papers draft intervention in Spokane rate case and raise 1000 dollars to pursue terminal rates.
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Wright Brothers
Seattle
Walla Walla
Spokane
Commercial Club
Washington
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