Mayor Answers Charges Amid Licensing Dispute
Mayor Moore defends actions on Cosgrove licensing and denies personal profit. He confirms council investigated accusations that Cosgrove paid rent to influence licensing and notes he vetoed Carlson matter due to building objections. The license committee is authorized to probe.
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Cariion
Cosgrove
Congreve
Clouta
Carlson
Atatute Heense
Thcense Committee
Lberty
Express Methods Under Investigation In Washington
Government probes express companies for practices that route produce like fruit vegetables and oysters to secure business. The inquiry examines whether intermediaries between producers and buyers enable evading railroad rebates laws.
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Washington
Great Northern
Big Fight Over Asphalt Bill Stirs Senate Floor
Williams of King led a morning clash on Senate Bill 261 to bar asphalt firms from public contracts in a bid to favor Barber Asphalt Company. The measure would separate asphalt from other contract portions and ban patented pavements, while opponents argued it would create a state monopoly. The Senate adjourned until 2 pm without a vote.
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Williams of King
T . Ee
Bar Mobah Company
Saphalt
Wittiame
Bil
Barber Asphalt Company
Jones
Senate
Fat Growers Organize in Washington County Meeting
A group meeting in Snohomish County Washington last night at the Dilier organized a body to be known as the Federal Washington Freight Growers. The participants formed plans to promote their interests and coordinate activities among growers.
Garfield sworn in as president in orderly transfer of power
In Washington on March 5 James A Garfield took the oath of office as he appointed Goethals to the Panama task force. The garbled dispatch notes Goethals joining the interior commission and leaving for Panama. A separate note says Mrs Lot faces grand jury for alleged poisoning of her dying mother with bail set at 55000. Reginald Wein named as Porto Rico governor nominee in a White House rearrangement with duties in the treasury department.
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Washington
James A. Garfield
Interior
Lot
Porto Rico
New York
Reginald Wein
Winthrop
Treasury
Receiver Exceeded Authority in Company Accounting Case
A court action alleges the receiver and officers of the Van de Vanter Company exceeded authority during an accounting of the American In- Company. Judge Albertaon oversees the matter, with claims of misdirected heading and management.
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Robbina
van de Vanter Company
Albertaon
Lee
East John Street conflict ends after council veto
After a year of street calamities and council debate the East John Street ordinance is rejected by the council, effectively ending the dispute and halting the proposed work.
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T St
East John Et
Vessel Movements and Resignations Signal port Changes
The Atlas from San Francisco brought relief to oil burning boats, while B A Schooley resigns as Tacoma agent of Pacific Coast Steamship Co. G M Lee slated for Tacoma transfer. Emms sinking planned. 11 crew to die. Russia to pay 111500 for sinking a German ship. Empress of China reports Shawmut fire minor. Converse resigns for eastern railroads. Northwestern due from Valdes tonight. Reverie arrives from Honolulu via SF and Comox. City of Seattle moved for Skagway run replacing Ramona. Standard sails to San Pedro after leaking at Port Townsend.
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Veoewater Denens
Atlas
San Francisco
Sound
B A. Bchooley
Tacoma
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
G. M. Lee
Portland
Pacific Coast Co
Schooley
Emms
Russia
Victoria
C. P. Converse
Howard James
Great Northern Steamship Co
Northwestern
Northwestern Steamship Co
Valdes
Reverie
Boston Steamship Co
Honolulu
Comox
City of Seattle
Star correction on J B McLaughlin real estate figures
A Star correction notes a misquote of J B McLaughlin last week. It clarifies that the figure $20,000,000 pertains to realty valuation rather than the amount expended on erecting buildings in Seattle in 1907.
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The
Star
J. B. McLaughlin
Real Eshia
Seattle
Chicago witnesses open Standard Oil trial session
Horace Tucker former chairman of the Chicago and St. Louis Traffic Association and Horace F. Hollana clerk of the Chicago and Alton road testified as the first government witnesses in the Standard Oil trial in Chicago.
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Chicago
Horace Tucker
Chicago and St. Louis
Horace F. 8. Hollana
Chicago & Alton Road
Notable Photo of E H Harriman Targets Public Interest
A rare image captures E H Harriman, famed as the Wizard of Wall Street, posing for a newspaper photographer for the first time. The Star’s Doncourt secured the shot after Harriman exited a Federal building, amid lamination and railroad talks, showcasing the moment with careful timing.
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Wizard OF
Walls&t
the Star
New York
March
BM. Hmartimes
Pepey
Harriman
Federal
Interstate
Marrindite Ee
Doncourt
The
Star
Pot Tan Eurfriee
Beconday Building Torn Down Clearing Out Lindh Goods
Declaration on April first announces demolition of Beconday property housing John Lindh & Co. at 1433 Beconday. Large stock of men's furnishings high grade clothing and hats to be sold quickly at drastically reduced prices.
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Beconday
John Lindh & Co
Chamber Sets Agenda For Weekly Meeting
The Victoria and Vancouver cities plan to tax American salesmen at sixty dollars, a key topic for tomorrow's Chamber of Commerce session. The meeting will also weigh the pure food laboratory proposal and likely adopt a statement on endorsing political candidates.
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Victoria
Vancouver
Chamber of Commerce
County Cannot Pay for Shore Land Abstracts
Prosecuting Attorney Mackinteah informs the county commission that the bill of $200 from the Chamber of Commerce for abstracts examination and title searching for shore land needed to acquire for the Lake Washington canal cannot be paid.
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Mackinteah
Compisionere
Chamber of Commerce
Lake Washington Canal
Actress Takes Poison In Room At Kenneth Hotel
Ethel Reynolds of the Zion Travesty company at the Lyric theater swallowed carbenc acid in her Kenneth hotel room. She endured severe agony overnight but is expected to recover. Officials say the ingestion was alleged to be accidental due to mistaking the bottle for cough medicine.
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Mies
Ethel Reynolds
Zion Travesty Company
Lyric Theater
Kenneth Hotel
Japanese Divorce Case Filed in Seattle
Mine Kane meto and Shigechi Kanemeto filed for divorce in Seattle. They married in Japan ten years ago and the wife alleges desertion, claiming he left her in Omaha in 1901.
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Seattle
Mine Kanemeto
Shigechi Kanemeto
Japan
Omaha
Meeting of Labor Council Plans Anti Jap League Hearing
The Central Labor Council schedules a weekly meeting at the Labor Temple tomorrow evening. The Anti-Japanese League committee will be heard and action taken. Delegates are to be chosen to attend the conference on Sunday, March 3.
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Central Council
Tomor
Labor
Fishing Tackle at A L Mall 1212 First
Advertising brief notes all kinds of fishing tackle available at A L Mall located at 1212 First Street, inviting customers to browse the shop's assortment.
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A. L. Mall
Jerome Adopts New Tactic in Thaw Trial
Provo district attorney Jerome pursued a new tactic by pushing direct questioning of Dr. Wagner to show Thaw planned to kill White. Wagner countered that no consistent sign of Thaw’s mental state emerged and declined certain lines of inquiry about epilepsy. The morning focused on insanity, with a noon ruling favoring the defense on a jail conversation issue. Thaw’s wife and mother appeared at the courthouse as proceedings continued.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
New York
Jerome
Wagner
White
Liv
Delmas
Agher
Thaw
Mattewan
Eald
Columbia Votes on Annexation to Seattle
Columbia holds an election on annexation to Seattle as residents expect the measure to pass after the town granted rail franchises and the Seattle Electric Co reached through Columbia. If approved Columbia would join Seattle’s twelfth ward surrounding the town.
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Columbia City
Seattle
Columbia City Councilnet
Seattle, Renton and Southern Railway
Seattle Electric Ca
Stacle
Columbia
Twelfth Ward
Library Board Seeks Thompson Aid On Water Project
City Engineer George Gerhard of Bellingham sought R H Thomson today for information to help plan the northern city water system. The library board will meet tonight to review with contractors the latest details on the new $526 006 building now occupied.
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George Gerhard
Bellingham
R. H. Thomson
Seattle's Newest Legal Firm A Great Boon To The Public
A Seattle based firm organized under Washington law offers members access to lawyers accountants and real estate experts for civil commercial private and criminal law. The Legal Protective Association provides daily consultations for a yearly membership, with rates of 14 dollars or 5 dollars for non active business people, at 512 Peoples Savings Bank Building.
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Seattle
State of
Washington
Thin “Legal Protective Association
The
Legal Protective Association
Peoples Savings Bank
Canadian Pacific Engineer Killed In Vancouver Collision
John A. Gathick a CP railroad engineer was killed this morning at the corner of Pender and Carrall streets after being struck by an engine. During a Grand theatre performance last night a Japanese fan was displayed provoking jeers from some audience members.
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Vancouver
B.C
John A. Gathick
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Pender and
Carrall Streets
Grand Theater
Audiener
Thursday Sets Big Trial in Caldwell Case
Caldwell Idaho March 5 The Moyer Haywood Pettibone case was continued to Thursday. The Adams case attorney will be present. Defense counsel filed a motion to dismiss for not being tried last term.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
Caldwell
Idaho
Moyer-Haywood-Pettibone
Adams
First Save Then Invest Advice Highlights Smart Approach
The guidance emphasizes saving first to build capital before investing. It advises letting savings grow until there is sufficient funds to invest profitably, aiming for a prudent, gradual approach rather than rushed placement.
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