Seattle to Elect 15 Taxpayers to Draft City Charter
A Seattle vote selected a 15 member charter commission to draft a new city charter within 60 days. The group includes former mayor William H. Moore and diverse figures such as lawyers, labor leaders, capitalists, doctors, and clergy. They will decide on a government form and timing of elections, with voters to approve or reject the charter later.
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Seattle
W. H. Moore
United States District
Charter Commission
William Hickman Moore
W. Bouillon
Hi Gill
Thomas H. Bolton
Charles W. Doyle
Central Labor Council
E. F. Blaine
Blaine, Tucker & Hyland
Elmer E. Todd
United States
J. Y. C. Kellogg
Progressive Party
Josiah Collins
State Senate
C. J. Erickson
William M. Calhoun
Calhoun, Denny & Ewing
William Pitt Trimble
Thomas S. Lippy
Trimble
Anese
Lippy
Y. M
James B. Eagleson
King County Medical Association
W. A. Major
Bethany Presbyterian Church
O. B. Thorgrimson
Municipal League
Giant man-eating shark caught at Elliott Bay
A large tiger shark, the largest seen in Puget Sound, entered Elliott Bay and tangled in pier piles. Fisherman Jack Dorson and helpers killed the beast after a one hour battle using steel tipped poles. The shark measured from nose to tail at 12 feet 1 inch and weighed about 1,000 pounds. Blood stained the surrounding water. Dorson claims the fish by right of discovery.
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Puget Sound
Elliott Bay
F Et Blanchard St
Jack Dorson
Independent Fisheries Co
Shark
Dorson
Nove
Chinese murder and cut up girl in Stockton area
Esther Crotzer a white demimonde woman, cut into 13 pieces and hidden in Trappers slough near Wah Pong's house. Yen Lee, a Chinese barber, is a suspect. Wah Pong is missing since the woman's last sighting. Blood stains found at Lee's shop. Crotzer family in Grass Valley.
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Stockton
Esther Crotzer
Holt Station
Delta
Wah Pong
Yen Lee
Pong
Crotzer
Holt
Lee
Grass Valley
Bareback photo tops city smart set fad
A note on a Seattle socialite in a bare back portrait, claiming the latest abroad fad where nobles in London pose bare backed. The piece teases readers with three guesses on the identity, then refuses to reveal, praising plain women with pretty backs.
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Seattle
London
Lemon extract misbranding case filed in Seattle
Justice Fred C. Brown's court issued a complaint for misbranding against O. L. Delalays and G. Chandler doing business as Seattle Tea & Coffee Co at 217 Westlake. Deputy State Food Inspector Will H. Adams reported samples show less than the mandated five percent lemon oil. one can has no lemon, another contains only 1.3 percent with a top layer of 1.35 percent. The extract was manufactured in Seattle.
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Fred C. Brown
Court Today
O. L. Delalays
G. Chandler
Westlake Market
Seattle Tea & Coffee Co
Will H. Adams
Crawford White
Seattle
FINE EMPLOYERS FOR VIOLATING EIGHT HOUR LAW
Judge Gordon fined Grand Union laundry owners H. Okamura and H. Okada $100 each for eight hour law violations by women. Deputy Kennedy prosecuted the case after Labor Commissioner Olson supplied a photograph of 15 Japanese girls who worked 11 hours daily and could not understand English.
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Grand Union Laundry
14Th Av
H. Okamura
8. Okada
Gordon
Thomas J. L. Kennedy
Olson
Kennedy
A Chance For A Good Fellow
Justice Fred Brown orders T. H. Higgins 35 to either six months in the stockade or post a 500 dollar bond to support his family. Deputy Frank Ware found the destitute household at 911 Spruce et with a wife and two children hungry and unpaid rent. Neighbors helped briefly, but county officers say relief will be short until Higgins complies with the court order.
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T. H. Higgins
Fred Brown
Frank Ware
Higgins
Spruce Et
Wife Quarreled With Slain Farmer Near Issaquah
Deputy Sheriff investigates a case in which farmer Henry Werner 55 was beaten to death with a hoe in his barn near Issaquah. His wife 25 denies threats claiming only minor spats while neighbors note a bitter two week feud and claims of alleged threats.
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Seattle
Werner
Issaquah
Henry Werner
John W. Roberts
Roberts
Edgar J. Wright
Sheridan surrenders in bank appropriation case
Thea R. Sheridan, charged with appropriating 18020 as president of the National Bank of Roseburg, surrendered to a local sheriff in Portland. He says he worked from November to January and claims the Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co owes him 20.65 of his salary after the company refused to pay.
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Portland, Or
Thea R. Sheridan
National Bank of Roseburg
Hersertey
A. Welch
Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power Co
Ennra Ito
New Bill at Alhambra Today with Universal Ike
A new Alhambra bill opens today featuring J. Warren Kerrigan and Bob Leonard in Universal Ike’s first Universal Co production. A scenic Austria shot, Trieste to Porto Rose, and the All-Star Trio’s new songs are highlighted with further details on page 3.
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Alhambra
J. Warren Kerrigan
Universal Ike
Bob Leonard
Universal
Ike
Universal Co
Austria
Trieste
Porto Rose
Cushman Power Site Deal May Be Resubmitted
Commercial Club leaders debate whether Proposition C passed by majority or required 60 percent, noting a bond transfer was claimed as not new bonds. Opponents insist the measure failed without full 60 percent, prompting talk of resubmission by the club.
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Cushman
Commercial Club
Cushman Power
Sound Sleeper Falls to Thieves at Regina Hotel
Axel Raney of Portland slept through a theft at Regina hotel last night as thieves cut a money belt from his person and took $120. Police urge witnesses to come forward.
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Axel Raney
Portland
Regina Hotel
Man Confesses To Stealing Eight Autos For Oakland Girl
H J Weiss admitted stealing eight automobiles to win the affections of an Oakland girl. The report notes women sailors are employed in Denmark Norway and Finland and are often excellent mariners.
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San Francisco
H. J. Weiss
Oakland
Denmark
Norway
Finland
Banquet Honors Seattle Officials Led by Mayor Elect Gill
The Chamber of Commerce hosts a March 16 dinner at the New Washington hotel. Newly elected city officials and Mayor elect Hiram C. Gill head the event aimed at fostering peace on earth and good will among Seattle business and official men.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hiram C. Gill
New Washington Hotel
Seattle
President Ripley Attacks Brandeis on Railroading Theories
President Ripley of the Santa Fe railway halted in Los Angeles en route to San Diego and delivered another broadside against Louis Brandeis and his practical railroading theories.
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Los Angeles
Ripley
The
Santa Fe Railway
San Diego
Louis Brandeis
State agency cancels harbor leases for delinquent rents
Olympia March 5 state land commissioners acted on the recommendation of State Fire Warden and Forester RE Ferris to cancel all outstanding harbor area leases. About 20 leases have gone delinquent with unpaid rents.
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Olympia
RE. W. Ferris
State Land Commissioners
Three Nomination Petitions Filed For Redondo Beach Election
In Redondo Beach California three candidates for municipal offices filed their nomination petitions on March 6 with a rabbit’s foot attached to the sheets. The election is set for Friday March 13.
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Redondo Beach
Cal
Mary Boyle O'Reilly Reports Passages Sold to Mass Sailors
Mary Boyle O'Reilly, staff writer for The Star, travels through Europe and Asia. She notes passages sold on installment to about 150,000 people for a first western slope rush. Her European tour follows her coverage of the Mellie trial in Kiev.
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Mary Boyle O’reilly
Europe
Mary Boyle O'Reilly
Star and Sister Papers
Kieff
Russia
Theoe
Panama
Intel
Immigrant Exodus Seen as Panamanian Route Opens
Mary Boyle O Reilly reports on a planned surge of Mediterranean emigrants bound for the Pacific coast via the Panama Canal. Italian and other southern European lines push installment plans and cheap rates, despite diseases, criminal hopes, and official concern.
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Naples
Italy
State Department
Washington
Europe
Pacific
Panama Canal
Ellis Island
Ocean
New York
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Italian Royal Emigration Commission
Genoa
Trieste
Russia
Pacific States
Pireans
Athens
United States
American
America
San Francisco
Egisto Rossi
Royal Commission On Emigration
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Councilman
Erickson
Star
Oliver T. Erickson
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