Vote Against Collins and Back Propositions A B C
Seattle readers urged to vote tomorrow to oppose Josiah Collins and back Propositions A B C. The appeal targets his senate record on red light abatement and living wages, urging support for Bolton Haas Hanna and a city light plant friendly policy. The Star cites alleged pork barrel uses and Harbor Island and Seattle Renton deals as proof.
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Seattle
Josiah Collins
Senate
Fell Collins
Collins
Harbor Island
Seattle, Renton & Southern
Seattle Electric Co
Bolton, Haas
Hanna
Council
Lobby Rescues Port Battle as Four Senators Oppose Bill
Olympia report on a Saturday hearing shows four King County senators against a bill to remove port commissioners. The debate cites self governance, with arguments that changing election dates would affect port elections and criticisms of Chamber of Commerce influence.
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Olympia
Board of
King County Port Commissioners
King County
Landon
Steiner
Nichols
Wray
Aegl
An Preston
Oraillist
House
Commission
Port Commission
Howard Taylor
Murder Belt Maniac Strikes Third Victim in Aurora
Aurora Illinois reports a serial killer stalking the city. A trio of young women have been murdered in recent months, each found on main streets or churchyards. detectives suspect the same unseen assailant, described as a brutal, animalistic madman.
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Aurora, Ill
Mid- West
Aurora
Theresa Hollander
Aurora Churchyard
Aurora Fliat Methodist
Jennie Miller
Emma Peterson
Poe
Jekyll and Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Wirz
Mexican Gunboat Progreso Blown Up in Harbor
In Galveston Texas on March 1 a Carra nzaista consul announced the Mexican gunboat Progreso was blown up in its harbor. Thirty people were killed including five women after a bomb smuggled aboard with a shipment of ice caused the explosion.
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Galveston
Tex
Progreso
Mexico
Carranzista
Embargo Declared on All Shipments to Starve Enemy
Premier Asquith announced in the house of commons that Britain will embargo all shipments to and from Germany in retaliation for submarine attacks on British merchantmen. The move aims to starve the enemy and signals wider Allied blockade plans discussed with U S officials.
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Asquith
England
London
Germany
House of Commons
Seven Seattle firemen suspended over jitney bus interests
Seven members of the Seattle fire department are suspended for 10 days for being interested in the jitney bus business. Names listed include E W Tower H E Hingston J A Kidd William A Elliott O C McDonald R O Stanton and C W Abrams. The action follows prior cases where off duty jitney driving led to punishment. The department cites personal liberty concerns amid unemployment.
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Seattle Fire Department
E. W. Tower
H. E. Hingston
J. A. Kidd
William A. Elliott
O. C. McDonald
R. O. Stanton
C. W. Abrams
Stetson
Record of Josiah Collins for City Council candidacy
Josiah Collins political record notes votes in the State senate on mothers pension and minimum wage for women, eight hour law amendments, workmen's compensation, anti-hanging bill, red-light abatement, initiative and recall, land ownership by noncitizens, and land and water plant issues. It cites support for Harbor Island terminals and criticism of municipal utilities and charter actions.
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State Senate
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Harbor Island
Alice Smythe Burton Claims Tipperary Origin in Yakima
In North Yakima on March 1, Alice Smythe Burton of Honolulu asserts she composed the song Tipperary and used the line I’m on my way to North Yakima the place where apples grow. She led a chorus there in 1908–09.
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North Yakima
Alice Smythe Burton
Honolulu
Tipperary
Josiah Reverses Stance On Red Light Abatement Law
In a letter to the YMCA Josiah concedes he voted against the red light abatement law, arguing it would not moralize property owners and could lead to unjust prosecutions. He now asserts no persecutions have followed its enactment and suggests the law may have had a positive moral effect on statute books.
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Josiah
Bridge Bonds Urged by Gen Chittenden in Canal Project
Gen H M Chittenden, former U S engineer in charge of the canal, says the Lake Washington canal bridges are essential and urges voters to approve Propositions 1 2 and 3 on election day.
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Lake Washington Canal
Coal miners, Wilson to hold talks on Ohio strike
Representatives of striking Eastern Ohio coal miners will confer with President Wilson today to discuss the Ohio situation. Albert Brady, a tailor, sues for divorce from his wife on cruelty charges.
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Washington
Ohio
Wilson
Albert Brady
Dardanelles bombardment advances as fleet nears Constantinople
London dispatch reports the Dardanelles 16 miles in and shelling forts near Kilid Bahr. Queen Elizabeth fires 15 inch guns, fire destroys Kilid Bahr fort as French monoplanes patrol Troy plains. Reports say Turkish troops resist near Achilles and strategic isthmus near Bulair may be seized. Turkish losses cited around 5,000 to date.
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London
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Fort Kilid Bahr
Strait
of Achilles
Gulf of Saros
Bulair
Athens
Caucasus
Suez Canal
Salonika
Fear Russia May Quit
The piece notes British and French leaders push for full war support while fearing Russia may seek a separate peace. It highlights Russian strain under Von Hindenburg’s victories, German Poland annexation, and Austria’s recovery of Galician territory as signs of looming collapse.
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Paris
London
Russia
von Hindenburg
Poland
Germany
Austria
German drive toward rail line halted at Niemen front
Supplies and troops flood to the Russian front as Grand Duke Nicholas reinforces. German offensive from the Niemen to Mlawa in northern Poland halts with the front now 20 miles inside Poland. Reported 42 centimeter guns shell Ossowetz as German gains falter.
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Bers
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Poland
Ossowetz
Dacia Lands in French Port Brest Under Guard
Escorted by a French cruiser the American S. Dacia was towed into Brest harbor today after being seized near the English Channel entrance. The Dacia, loaded with cotton for Germany, sailed from Galveston weeks ago and was blocked by Britain as contraband. Since a French warship seized her, she will be held in a French prize court.
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English Channel
Germany
Galveston
Great Britain
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Eimeta. Peterson
U. S
Bryan
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Troy
J. W. T. Mason
New York
Dacia
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