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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1919
Page
9
Funeral services for Frederick Newson aged 74 who died at his home on 23rd avenue were conducted at 2 PM Tuesday from the Bileits Rafferty undertaking parlors.
Seattle city council censures W D Lane for remarks at a Welledad lor dinner honoring convicted men Sadler and Wella. Council declares his speech unofficial and not representing the city. Lane defends action saying he spoke only as a private citizen and did not advocate subverting law.
L K Moore locomotive engineer told Transportation club members that pedestrians using tracks as a highway cause most train fatalities. Also speaking were Attorney Oliver C. McGilvra and F Milington, with Vice President A M Lee presiding.
About 250 delegates gathered in Portland for the ninth national convention of the Greeters of America to discuss hotel service improvements and travel comfort. Candidates for president are W Hammond Williams Leonard Hicks and L Leigh Fuller with an election planned for Thursday. The convention continues Friday.
The city council on Monday authorized improvement work on Fourth Ave from Holgate to Diagonal Ave by filling grading and paving. Additional projects include concrete walks on 1st Ave 8 from Lander to Hanford, Harbor Ave 8 W from Spokane St to Atlantic St with paving curbs sidewalks gutters and a concrete closure. A resolution to improve FE 65th and E 68th St from Fifth Ave N EB to Latona Ave by concrete walks was adopted.
The Mikado club of Seattle will open its cherry blossom festival Tuesday night at Ninth Ave and Jackson St featuring a Hawaiian village cannibal village a palace of illusions a circus side show and more. The public will be admitted to the grounds free while RE J Miner of Seattle is named to the state board of accountancy to replace J B Larson who resigned Alfred Lister is appointed to succeed himself on the same board. An ordinance to widen Pike Street to 66 feet between Third and Fourth Avenues is introduced to match the street width from First Ave to Third Ave.
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