Street paving bids rise sharply amid Asphalt lobby ties
Beattie faces a 40 percent rise in asphalt paving bids from Barber Asphalt and Independent Asphalt, with costs blamed on labor and materials. City estimates are lower than bids, prompting questions of collusion amid a powerful asphalt lobby linked to city officials and council allies.
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Board of Public Works
Comemn
Barber Asphalt Paving Company
Beattie
Bellevue Av
E. Jefferson
Seattle
Asphalt
Walters
Senator Williams
Senate
Williams
Waltera
Wil- Hama
House Passes Referendum Bill by Narrow Margin
Olympia March 1 The House approved by a one vote margin the proposal to submit the initiative and referendum system to voters at the next general election. The measure now goes to the Senate where supporters hope to leverage its House passage. King county lawmakers Beebe Freudenberg Ratisay Renick Tonkin and Weir voted no. Total 66 for 24 against 4 absent.
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Senate
Star Special Service
Olympia
House of Representative
Yen
Committee On
Otterill
House
King County
Beebe
Freudenberg
Ratisay
Renick
Tonkin
Weir
Ross Committee Seeks More Time For Review
In Olympia on March 1 members of the committee investigating the Land Commissioner Ross office reported they were reviewing the proceedings and waiting for additional time to finish their inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Committee
Olympia
Ross
Lecture by Frank Dix on The Threat of Bodaliam Draws Calm
Frank Dix on spoke at Denny Hall last night addressing The Threat of Bodaliam. The lecture, given at the university, drew no expected protest and proceeded without incident. Dix is the younger brother of author Thomas Dixon Jr.
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Frank Dixon
Denny Hall
University
Thomas Dixon, Jr
Piper's Anti Moore Bill Faces Slim House Prospects
Olympia March 1 Senator Piper makes desperate efforts to push his anti Moore bill through the house but prospects remain poor. If opponents lose track in the final hours, passage might still occur.
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Star Special Service
Olympia
Piper
House
New Railroad Law Proposed in Illinois Bond Oversight
HM Harriman testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission on the Chicago and Alton bond issue. The Illinois state administration uses the testimony to draft a law compelling railroad bonds require state consent and detailed use of funds.
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Springfield
L—E. HM. Harriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago & Alton
Cyclone devastates Washington Arkansas town
A March 1 report from Hope Arkansas via Scrippe Telegraph Service states a cyclone practically destroyed Washington. Two churches, homes and several stores were razed. At least two people were killed and communications are down as full details await confirmation.
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Scrippe Telegraph Service
Hope
Ark
Washington
J G Angelo Dies in Vancouver After Surgery
James G. Angelo formerly of this city died in Vancouver British Columbia after an appendicitis operation. He practiced two cases here on Union Street and Firetavy. The body was sent to Bonney-Watson for funeral arrangements as authorities hold the remains.
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James G. Angelo
Union St
Vancouver
BR. C
Wedded to Science He Loses His Wife
Maj. William Cooke Daniels, explorer and millionaire, returns to Colorado after four years abroad to learn his wife has divorced him and married Charlton Behney of Colorado Springs. Daniels plans to stay briefly, then travel to London to pursue Royal Geographical Society fellowship.
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Yale
Dover
Dagiela & Fisher Stores Co
Philippines
Lawton
Maj
Danieis
London
Anelty Bie
Royal Geographical Society
William C. Daniels
Mayor May Vetos Two Seattle Franchises
Mayor Moore delaying two Seattle Electric Company franchises sparks belief he will veto them. The Holdback ends Monday with Prefontaine Place and Third avenue as the main contested franchise linking to old Third av. trackage before city hall. The city seeks common user on Third avenue toward Pike or Pine and a northern loop for southern lines. The second franchise runs on Third avenue from Main to Jackson.
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Moore
Seattle Electric Company
Third Ave
Pike
Pine
Main
Jackson
Boys Attempt Jail Break
In a juvenile prison area Jailer Tom Smith found plaster removed from an outside wall and a loosened brick suggesting a planned escape by several boy prisoners. The discovery indicates coordination among youths and the risk of a jail break following the suspected revolt.
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Sheriff Tamsen
New York
Eattie
Bill Yeaterday
Tom Smith
Lou Smith
House votes to strike subsidized line to Asia
In Washington March L the house approved 144 to 100 to drop the San Francisco to Hawaii to Japan China and the Philippines subsidy and 130 to 106 to remove the Puget Sound to the Orient provisions.
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Washington, D. C
House
San Francisco
Hawaii
Japan
China
Phillippines
Puget Sound
Orient
Mayor approves land purchase in Cedar River watershed
Mayor Moore signs the council approved ordinance authorizing a purchase from J B Clark of a 40 acre tract in township 22 north range 9 east part of the Cedar River watershed. The price paid is 500 dollars.
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Moore
J. B. Clark
Township 22
Range 9
Cedar River
Thaw insanity questions swirl in New York trial
Opening of the Thaw trial centers on jurors hearing about Jerome’s potential lunacy commission and Thaw’s alleged insanity. Evans and Jerome clash over letters and Thaw’s will while Thaw accuses District Attorney Jerome of unprofessional remarks and praises Mrs Thaw’s natural goodness.
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Jerome
Thaw
Scrippe Telegraph Service
New York
Evans
White
Mattewan Asylum
Longfellow
Lock Horns
Costa Rica Hit By Earthquake Causing Local Fear
Cable advices from Kingston report Costa Rica was shaken this afternoon and residents fear a recurrence though no damage is yet reported. In Sacramento California the senate rejected to order out of committee the anti Japanese resolution tied to a California delegation agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serippe Telegraph Service
Kingston
Jamaica
Costa Rica
Sacramento
Cal
Senate
California
Piper Moves to Indefinitely Postpone Open Primary Bill
Senator Piper opened the fight in Olympia by moving to indefinitely postpone the open primary bill after the senate privileges and elections committee reported it with amendments. The vote was quick and divided, with only a few supporting postponement before opponents rallied to defeat the measure. The bill was ordered reprinted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Star Special Service
Olympia
Wash
Piper
Senate Ittee
House
All Women Clerks to Be Entertained at Church Dinner
The Young Women's club of the Presbyterian church hosts a series of dinners for about 300 women clerks and 209 invited men from Bon Marche and Meihope companies. The church parlors are decorated with a store window decorator assisting. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. followed by entertainment at 8 p.m.
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Young Women's Club
Pires
Presvyterian
Meihope
Hot on the Trail of Big Defaulter Walker
Authorities across the coast and into British Columbia chase William F. Walker the fugitive treasurer of the New Fortain Savings Bank. Defalcation exceeds 541 886 dollars with a 5000 dollar reward. Pinkerton and police squads pursue leads as Seattle and Portland remain focus points amid scattered reports of his escape.
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British Columbia
William F. Walker
New Foritain, Conn. Savings Bank
Orient
Pinkerton
United States
Walker
Seattle
Portland
Ontario
Ore
Connecticut
Garbage decision framed tonight by joint committee
Two reports, almost certain to be framed tonight by the joint finance and health and sanitation committee on the garbage question. Councilman Crichton chairs the joint body as Reynolds joins as member to back the Thomson plan, signaling a likely majority and minority report.
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Finance and Health and Sanitation
Crichton
Sim Agnuin
Thomson
Reynolds
Will Build a Sanitarium Company Purchases Aberdeen Tract
Harold W. Elliott and I. R. Watkins of Aberdeen with P ett ei P ett ei WILL BUILD A SANITARIUM Co purchase a 57 acre tract from Miss Iwex Denny for a sanitarium located a half mile north of Green Lake for 756000 dollars.
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AR. Harold
W. M. Elliott
I. R. Watkins
Aberdeen
Seattle workman, McLean, confesses to systematic robbery
Norman H. McLean, an employee of Seattle Hardware, was arrested yesterday afternoon on charges of systematically robbing his employers. Faced with evidence, he broke down and confessed to Detectives Ov and Phillips who arrested him.
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Norman H. McLean
Seattle Hardware Company
Ov and Phillips
Prosecutor’s Calendar Reveals March Busy With Cases
The prosecuting attorney’s office faces a packed March with the Constantine case Ravensdale murder Ruth Jackson murder trial McLeod manslaughter case and Brownfield robbery on the docket.
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Marcha
Constantine
Ravensdale
Ruth Jackson
McLeod
Brownfield
Steamer Corona Runs Aground Near Humboldt Bar
The Corona of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company bound for San Francisco went aground at the north spit of Humboldt Bar near Eureka California shortly after 11 AM in heavy seas. About 50 passengers were aboard as lifeboats and tugs failed to reach the vessel until calmer seas later. The accident was caused by a weakened steering gear and rescue boats hoped to beach passengers within hours.
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Eureka
Cal
Corona
Pacific Comat Steamship Company
San Francisco
Humboldt Bar
Roanoke
North Bar
Jesse Hall Home to Press Case in California Return
Jesse Hall speaks from California where he has returned after being shot by his father in law William Constantine on October 2. He denies settling the case through himself and says he may seek divorce in the future, though not soon, and shares that his weight has increased while his right arm remains useless.
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Jesse Hall
Wm. Constantine
Mr. Hall
Hall
California
Ditch Crew Walks Out for Eight-Hour Day Protest
About 100 ditch men employed by Seattle Lighting Co quit this morning demanding an eight hour day at the same pay they earned for 10 hours. Some gangs at Fourth Ave and Union St and Georgetown Fremont reports joined the walkout. A proposed compromise of 2.25 a day for the old hours was rejected by some workers.
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Seattle Lighting Company
Fourth Av
Union St
Georgetown
Fremont
Third Av
Spring St
Canal bonds declared illegal by state supreme court
Olympia March 1 The King county proposed 500000 bond for the Lake Washington canal was ruled illegal by the supreme court The court held the bonds would be legal under the constitution but state law gives county commissioners no authority to issue them A bill in the senate could grant such power and allow the taxpayers to issue the bonds after a special election vote The ruling blocks the county from granting James A Moore half a million dollars for canal construction
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Star Special Service
Olympia
King County
Lake Washington Canal
Supreme Court
Senate
James A. Moore
New Hat Salute Sparks Etiquette Shift
The Cadsmiths promote a new street salute to ladies using a hand to hat tip rather than uncovering the head. They trace the change to Newport and claim the old raising of the hat is cumbersome. The shift emphasizes spirit over formal chivalry.
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Cadsmiths
Newport
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TY Chin
Teddy
Willie
Beripps Telegraph Service
J. G. Angelo
Seattle Star
Denver
March
Globe
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Hae
Colorado
Enoch Arden
Daniela
Wilde
French Guiana
New Cantana
Martinique
Hase
Challoner Behiey
Colorado Springs
Schley
Edith Turner
Daniele
Prefontaine Place
Big Defaulter
Escripps Telegraph Service
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