Mayor Pushes Street Railway Franchise Plan for Seattle
The mayor urges the city council to frame a franchise ordinance to authorize street railway extensions. He notes Seattle Electric Co has refused to extend lines and proposes bids from private firms or municipal routes to ease the city’s transportation needs with transfers and unified fares.
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Seattle Electric Co
Supreme Court
Rainier
Cotterill
Cone
Seattle Co
Urme Council
Paget Sound Traction
Lich and
E Co
Puret i
Light and Power
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Ravenna
Laurelhurst
S Point
Cowen
Ballard
15Th Av
W. Wheeler St
Thorndykear
Magnolia Bluff
Pleasant Valley District
Beacon Hill Hille
Jefferson Park
Hill District
Georgetown
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Beacon Av
Mount Baker
Hunter Boulevard
Union St
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29Th Aves
Madison St. Bridge
Puget Sound Traction Co
Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power Co
Taft Narrows Lead at National Convention Vote
Taft controlled convention momentum with Elihu Root leading the chairman race by about 40 to 50 votes. Root sits at 495 to McGovern 462 with 918 votes counted and decisions pending from Roosevelt followers amid possible party bolt. Delegates across states show Root edging ahead in many columns as California and Illinois shift the balance.
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Caliseum
Chicago
Taft
Elihu Root
Gov. Johnson
California
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Fight Over Delegate List Sets Stage at Convention
Roosevelt backers clash with Taft allies as Gov Hadley questions whether the national committee can control the delegate list. McGovern is nominated amid protests while Johnson and Heney press for order and toward a Roosevelt victory.
Coal Probe Opens Under Commerce Commission Inquiry
The Commerce Commission announced a general inquiry into anthracite coal production and distribution. The probe will examine who controls mining, transportation, and the coal trade amid ongoing campaign activities by candidates including A. Cake.
Italian Expedition Lands at Bu Shetfa Gulf of Sidra
From Tripoli reports dated June 18 indicate under The battleship Re Umberto cover the Italian expedition led by General Camerani has landed successfully at Bu Shetfa an island in the Gulf of Sidra.
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Rome
Camerani
Bu Shetfa
Gulf of Sidra
Tripoli
Advertising Keeps Prices Down for Stores
A Star advertisement argues that regular advertising lowers store costs and increases sales. It claims that advertisers can offer cheaper goods through volume through advertising and that readers who respond benefit from the marketing. The piece positions The Star as the educator and notes its 40,000 paid daily copies.
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Star
The
Delegations Organized for Chicago Convention
West state delegations to the Chicago convention are set. Washington names Howard S. Cosgrove as chairman with A Perkins on credentials and W T Covell for organization. California lists Gov H W Johnson as chairman and Meyer Lissner as committeeman with F J Heney on credentials and G C Pardee on resolutions. Alaska nominates L P Shackleford as chairman with W B Hogsan on resolutions. Idaho assigns A R Cruxen as chairman with John W Hart on credentials and Evan Evans on organization.
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ICAGO
Chicago
Washington
Howard
Cosgrove
C. H. Rowell
Alaska
L. P. Shackleford
W. B. Hogsan
Idaho
A. R. Cruxen
John W. Hart
Clancy St. Clair
Evan Evans
J. P. Hagenbart
Meyers Denied Plan to Resign Cabinet Post
United Press Leased Wire reports at White House and Navy Department deny Secretary Meyers plans to resign. Meyers, in ill health with stomach trouble, has gone to Hamilton Massachusetts to escape Washington heat and rest.
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Ashington
White House
Navy Department
Meyers
Hamilton
Mass
Massachusetts
Washington
Pointer dog risks all to save pups in Louisville fire
A valuable pointer owned by William Smyzer refused to leave its burning stable in Louisville. After alerting the neighborhood by barking, the mother tried to guard her puppies to the end. The stable burned to ashes and the mother’s remains lay beside the box.
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Louisville
William Smyzer
Young Man Confronted Over Daughters Actions
A Detroit Journal brief reports a confrontational remark where a man accuses another of putting his arm around his daughter and notes she struggled. The terse item records a tense family moment without sensational detail.
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Detroit Journal
Convention Bulletins Underscore Roosevelt Tie in Early Roll Call
Reporting from the Republican National Convention a sequence of actions is outlined with delegates brought to their feet, calls for temporary chairman, and competing nominations. Hawley of Missouri backs Roosevelt. Cochems nominates McGovern. Watson supports Root. initial roll call shows Taft leading by a narrow margin.
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Francis J. Heney
Philippines
Pacific Ocean
Alaska
Taft
Rosewater
Mooney
Root
Stevenson
Penrose
Crane
Roosevelt
la Follette
J. J. Sullivan
Ohio
McGovern
Carey
Oregon
Bradley
Kentucky
National Committee
Father Callaghan
Gov. Hawley
Missouri
Barnes
New York
Hadley
Cochems
Wisconsin
Nominov
James Watson
Hom Elihu Root
Job Hedges
Gov. Johnson
Gov. McGovern
State Bar Acts on Hanford Charges
The executive committee of the Washington State Bar Association appoints an investigating committee to probe charges against Judge C. H. Hanford and five others. The association plans to meet in Tacoma on July 31 to handle the matter in an orderly, confident manner.
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Hanford
United Press
Olympia
Wash
Folowing Committee
The
State Bar Association
C. H. Hanford
George H. Turner
Spokane
Sp. L. Stiles
Tacoma
George H. Walker
Seattle
H. A. Hadley
Ira P. Inglehart
Han
Judiciary Committee To Vote On Adelbald Impeachment Case
The House Judiciary Committee announced a vote on the Adelbald impeachment case for Thursday after a hearing held on June 18. The action follows committee consideration and sets a formal step in the impeachment proceedings.
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Ashington
House Judiciary Committee
Adelbald
The Old Steam Roller in Veiled Political Parody
A verse laments the old steam roller and its laborious march, then pivots to political victory. The speaker warns voters will seize the machine to flatten the bosses, implying a reformist or populist outcome at the polls. The piece blends labor imagery with upcoming election stakes.
Taft and Roosevelt factions clash over convention delegates
In Chicago the Taft forces appear to control the party, while Gov Hadley leads Roosevelt supporters who fail to overturn the national committee list. Nominations for temporary chairman name Root for Taft and McGovern for Roosevelt, a vote that will reveal faction strength and potential Roosevelt belt. Rev Father Callaghan delivered a brief invocation at St Malachi's church as delegates joined in prayer.
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Rosewater
Henry Cochems
Wisconsin
Francis E. McGovern
Job Hedges
New York
Root
Taft
Hedges
Roosevelt
Hadley
Theodore Roosevelt
Johnson
Flinn
Hiram W. Johnson
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J. Edwin Wood
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Pennsy
Chicago
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National Committee
Father Callaghan
St. Malachi's Church of Chicago
Hayward
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