Death of Seattle financial figure Jacob Furth at 73
Jacob Furth, a dominant Seattle financial figure and former head of Puget Sound National Bank, died Tuesday at 73 after a long illness. He built a vast business empire, led several stores, and remained influential in Seattle finance. Survived by his widow and three daughters, funeral plans set for Thursday at 3 p.m. with services at Scottish Rite temple. The Chamber of Commerce board of trustees will attend in a body.
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Frederick Karl Struve
Alexander May
Scottish Rite Temple
St. John’s Lodge
No. 9
H. H. Gowen
Seattle streetcars halt for two minutes in memory of Jacob Furth
Streetcars in Seattle will stop from 3 to 2:02 p.m. tomorrow as a mark of respect for Jacob Furth, the late president of the traction system, whose funeral will take place at that time.
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Jacob Furth
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Jacob Furth the Seattle Power Leader and Banker
Jacob Furth rose from Bohemia to steer Seattle’s growth as head of Puget Sound Traction Light and Power and major banker holdings. He consolidated the Seattle streetcar system in 1900, built a real estate empire, led chambers and firms, and became a prominent civic figure known for both criticism and charity.
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Jacob Furth
Austria
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Old Country
Leonard in line for position as traction head
Alton W. Leonard, current vice president and longtime Seattle figure, is mentioned as a likely successor to Jacob Furth as head of the traction company. Leonard came here from Boston, home of Stone-Webster interests, as the article notes.
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Daniel Kelleher
Seattle National Bank
City urged to reject Renton Carline buyout plan
Commercial Club adopted a resolution opposing taking over the B Seattle Renton and Southern by the city. It claims municipal ownership would harm public ownership and be impractical, urging the council to abandon the idea and instead construct a municipal line parallel to the R S tracks into Rainier valley. Also notes a Salt Lake City train wreck averted by swift engineer action.
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Allen
Watch closely that splendid effort to eliminate the double standard
A fragmented rant contrasts Dodge City morality campaigns with gender taboos and fashion critiques. It mocks superficial measures, cites skewed statistics about penitentiaries, and riffs on suffragette actions and royal jests. The Kaiser comments on American beauty spark playful derision, with Seattle singled out humorously.
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Grace Hannagan the sole survivor of a Salvation Army family
In Toronto on June 3 Grace Hannagan ten is the sole survivor of the Salvation Army bandmaster Edward Hannagan's family after the Empress of Ireland disaster. Grace recalls clinging to a wooden plank and being rescued by two women in a boat before being cared for by a French family. She vows to remain in the Army to honor her parents and to meet them again in heaven.
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Akness
City rail clash ends with call to move cars to Fourth Ave
A heated public exchange targets a bankrupt railway’s pricing and a stalled line project. Officials debate condemning the line or building a parallel track while urging immediate action to relocate city cars to Fourth Avenue.
Churchmen confront liquor club split in Seattle
Prominent Seattle Presbyterians debate whether to resign from clubs that sell alcohol after a Chicago assembly urged ministers to withdraw from such social groups. Figures like Doc Matthews and M A Matthews weigh loyalty to church versus fraternal ties as others plan no action or criticize the move.
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Elks’ Lodge
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First Presbyterian Church
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City council urged to build speed bumps on every block
Judge Gordon vows to jail repeat traffic offenders while police chief Griffiths proposes placing a full street width bump on each block to slow speeds. Attorney Olson favors impounding vehicles for a week or ten days over jailing offenders as a deterrent.
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Griffiths
Council
George Olson
Heated City Hall Debate Over Street Speaking Permit
A crowded session of the public safety committee and residents clashed over a proposed street speaking ordinance at city hall. Richard Manefield White defended free speech rights amid protests from a Labor Council delegation. No decision was reached.
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Thief Accessed Richard Bramer’s Room at Tourtet Hotel
A thief entered the room of Richard Bramer at the Tourtet hotel last night using a false pretense and stole items totaling 76 dollars before fleeing the scene. Police are investigating the break-in and reviewing security footage for leads.
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Richard Bramer
Tourtet Hotel
Ask bids on three story 950000 county building
King county approves revised plans for a new county courthouse drawn by A Warren Gould. Bids to be submitted within a 950000 budget with no bids above this amount. Foundation designed for future growth, currently three stories, with potential for 18 stories. Alternative bids requested for two extra stories, likely to be built by the city.
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King County
A. Warren Gould
Board of Commissioners
Masher Picks Out Wrong Girl at Street Encounter
Police declare James Sullivan told a girl on the street hello yesterday. The girl is the daughter of Policewoman Dahnken. Sullivan appeared before Judge Gordon this morning denying the act. The court fined him 26 dollars.
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Gordon
Tremendous Wail as Thousand Drown in Storstad Disaster
Sherbrooke resident Mrs W E Paton survived the Storstad collision that killed around a thousand souls. She described the panic, the tilt of the ship, the crawl to life boats, and her escape to safety with crew members aboard, as the Empress sank from the disaster at sea.
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