Outside judges bill king county taxpayers face high costs
The article scrutinizes King county extra judge expenses totaling $759.48 for five months. It notes nine regular judges at $4,000 annually, visits by pro tems, and several named visiting judges such as Kaufman of Kittitas and Pendergast of Okanogan, outlining hotel, travel, and per diem costs and questioning workload and policy.
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Superior Court
King County
Pendergast
Okanogan
Seattle
Mackintosh
Kaufman
Kittitas County
Okanogan County
Mitchell
Thurston
King County Bench
Kittitas
Crawford
Seattle, Renton & Southern
Frater
Nitrate King From Chile Claims Wealth Over Rockefeller
Senor Ezevide Ossio of Chile, identified as the nitrate king, arrives in New York claiming vast wealth far surpassing John D. Rockefeller. He boasts of amounts between 400 million and 1 billion dollars and travels with a retinue including a maid, valet, chauffeur, six secretaries, and numerous trunks and bags.
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John D. Rockefeller
Nitrate King
Chile
United Press
New York
Ezevide Ossio
Europe
Senor Ossio
Strike Ends as Wireless Operators Return to Work
Wireless operators at Marconi Co end a strike with reinstatement for all strikers and improved conditions. The settlement avoids full union recognition and keeps wage demands unmet, but allows grievance procedures and promotion rules to be based on ability and seniority. International President Konenkamp calls it a compromise rather than a victory or defeat.
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Marconi Co
International
8. J. Konenkamp
San Francisco
Merchants Exchange backs port harbor improvement plan
The Merchants' Exchange of Seattle endorsed port harbor improvement plans, urging terminals accessible to large deep water vessels near the city business center. The group urged the port commission to choose location and begin on the east side and south end of the East waterway.
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Port Commission
Merchants’ Exchange of
Seattle
Merchants’ Exchange
Bridges
South Park
Remsberg
Ross Improvement Club
West Seattle Field House
Higday
William Cahill
Port of
Young Men
Wood's fate in hands of jury
The case of William H. Wood, president of the American Woolen Co, Frederick Atteaux, a wealthy manufacturer, and Dennis Collins of Cambridge, is before a jury in Boston. They face charges of planting dynamite during the Lawrence textile strike, with the court ordering acquittal on one count and leaving five counts to be considered.
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Boston
Wm. H. Wood
The
American Woolen Co
Frederick Atteaux
Dennis Collins
Cambridge
Lawrence
Crosby
Wood
Atteaux
Collins
Judges Vacation Sparks County Debate Letter Page
A provocative letter questions whether the two months of judges yearly vacation saves county money. It suggests extending vacations to four or six months and invites readers including judges lawyers divorcees ex judges clerks and others to submit concise opinions to The Star.
Street Cars Crash Injures Two Crowd Flees
A head on collision at 5th and Jackson between a 26th Ave South streetcar and a Mt Baker line left two men, Joe Valento and Guillo Miar, seriously hurt by flying glass and several others slightly injured. Motorman George Wiley remained at his post despite bruises and helped return the car to service.
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Joe Valento
Yakima Ay
Guillo Miar
Brent Place
Av. S
Mt. Baker
5Th
Jackson
City Hospital
George Wiley
Wiley
Miller Finds New Loophole in Law
Peter Miller’s legal battles continue as Judge Glasgow files affidavits from six jurors claiming juror prejudice before deliberations in a burglary trial. A new trial request awaits Judge Ronald, with Miller’s convictions possibly to be reversed by the state supreme court. Miller has faced eight juries and four years in King County jail, often criticizing Captain Tennant over alleged third degree methods.
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Peter Miller
Joseph M. Glasgow
Jennie Morrisey
Glasgow
Ronald
Miller
Supreme Court
Judge Glasgow
King County
Captain Tennant
Seattle
Dry Traveling in Washington Now Dry Travel Warned
Pilgrims face a dusty midland roads when traveling in Washington with no relief for dry throats. Travelers are urged to bring cups and use water coolers. Officials sign a statewide proclamation at the North Coast Passenger Association in Coeur d Alene Idaho. Railroads agreed to taxes but balked at county licenses along their routes.
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Washington
North Coast Passenger Association
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Liberty Bell May Visit Seattle En Route to Expo
Secretary Otto Case of the Seattle Commercial Club reported receiving a letter from Philadelphia Mayor Blackenberg endorsing a petition signed by hundreds of schoolchildren and citizens to display the Liberty Bell in Seattle on the way to the San Francisco exposition. The mayor said he is in favor of the exhibit and has brought it to the city council for consideration.
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Otto Case
Seattle Commercial Club
Blackenberg
Philadelphia
Seattle
Couei
Hyatt School Promise for Boy’s Future at Fourth and Pine
Parents are urged to send boys who lack direction to Hyatt School located at Fourth and Pine. The advertisement promotes the institution as a path to proper conduct and future success for young men.
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Hyatt R School
Fourth and Pine
Adverti
Priest Halts Girl Robber in Church
In Los Angeles a young woman identifying as Anna Murphy of Calgary Alberta was arrested after Father Brady stopped her at St Viana's Cathedral during confessional services. Police and detectives report she confessed to pickpocketing a wealthy woman in the crowded church.
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United Press
Los Angeles
St. Viana's Cathedral
Anna Murphy
Calgary
Alberta
Father Brady
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