Jitney Ban Delayed by Commission Hearing Set
The Washington traction commission halts a Ballard Beach line service cut and orders a full investigation with a hearing scheduled for Monday March 15 at 9 30 am. The panel will determine jitney and streetcar jurisdiction as valuation of the company’s property continues for rate orders. West Seattle ferry transfers may not renew with the port, spurring talk of a bus stock venture to compete during peak hours.
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Ballard Beach
Tma
C. A Reynolds
The
Star
Traction Company
Port Commission
West Seattle
Weat
Seattle
Spokane
Alki Point
Jitney bill faces veto as Seattle buses push stance
In Seattle the jitney bending measure cleared both chambers and now awaits Gov. Lister's veto. Auto Transit backers plan a Olympia delegation while a Monday public hearing is set. Prather notes no bonding company will issue a $2,500 bond. Ed Lyons of American Surety Co. comments soberly.
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Senate
House
Seattle
Auto Transit Association
Olympia
Prather
Ed Lyons
The
American Surety Co
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White Wife of a Japanese Tells of Her Married Life
Mrs Elma Haraguichi an American wife of a Japanese man testifies in superior court that Japanese husbands are often masters who neglect kindly duties. She recounts divorce from her first American husband and a troubled marriage with Haraguichi including the drowning of her son and strains over parental duties. She notes a clash of cultural roles and says her experiences reflect broader differences between American and Japanese marital expectations. She is staying with friends at 301 Nob Hill while seeking work in dental assistance.
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S. Haraguichi
Elma Haraguichi
Haraguichi
Japan
Lake Washington
Warring factions settle spoils and increase appropriation
Initial disputes over division of spoils gave way to a settlement between warring factions in Olympia. The final outcome includes an increased appropriation and a closing of gaps in the distribution. The agreement ends with a more unified allocation and a specified sum.
Rev Hubert Cowley Carroll Offers to Resign Pastorate
Reverend Hubert Cowley Carroll announced his offer to resign as pastor of the Ross Valley church after a woman filed charges against him. The church community awaits the board's decision and any further statements.
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Hubert Cowley-Carroll
Ross Valley Church
Coal Man Begins Jail Sentence for Coal Fraud Case
Charlies E. Houston, former Pacific Coast Coal manager, started a one year jail term after a 1913 conviction for defrauding the government on Alaska fort coal deliveries. John H. Bullock already convicted awaits mandate. appeals and pardons sought without success from Taft or Wilson.
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Charlies E. Houston
Pacific Coast Coal Company
King County
John H. Bullock
Alaskan
Houston
Cushman
Tacoma
Bullock
Taft
Wilson
Horner Released After Clifton Cattle Poison Charge
Dan Horner, held at Clifton on a charge of poisoning J. W. Beard's cattle, was discharged. The case references a suspected act amid ongoing investigations and local farm losses.
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Dan Horner
Clifton
J. W. Beard
Cards All Stacked for Killing Initiative and Referendum
A fiery critique denounces Senate Bills 120 and 178 as threats to initiative referendum and recall rights. It accuses senators of cowardice and urges Gov veto, arguing 90 day delay and referendum to stop passage. It warns rural petitioning burdens and loss of check on government.
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Dan Landon
Senate
Landon
House
Sister
Governor to Hear Port Bill Controversy in Olympia
Governor Lister announced a public hearing on the port bill for Saturday in Olympia. Seattle groups including the Commercial Club and King County Democratic Club urge postponement or alteration to ensure city residents have a voice. Otto Case says a large delegation will travel to Olympia to argue against approval. The Seattle Building Trades Council also wired opposition and called for two thirds of Seattle residents to be heard.
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Gov. Lister
Olympia
Seattle
Seattle Building Trades Counsell
Lieter
Anglo French fleet enters Dardanelles narrows
The admiralty announced this afternoon that the Anglo French fleet has entered the narrows of the Dardanelles and is bombarding the forts on both sides of the strait.
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London
Admiralty
Dardanelles
Vanderbilt Cup Race Opens In San Francisco
Thirty one renowned drivers started at 12 29 PM in the Vanderbilt cup race with a smooth course reported. The text notes that Capt. W T Patten will replace Lieut KE McCammon as university military instructor on July 15.
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W. T. Patten
Lieut
KE. Ke, McCammon
Serb Captures Thief Then Marries Secretary to Pantages
Police Sergeant Fred Smart and Celesta Barton plan to marry at 9 30 p m Saturday. The union follows a romance sparked eleven months ago when Smart captured a thief who snatched Miss Horton s purse. M H Nelson buys 240 acre Clay ranch at Wenatchee.
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Fred Smart
Celesta Barton
Alexander Pantages
Sergeant Smart
Miss Horton
M. H. Nelson
Clay
Wenatchee
Billy Sunday to Visit Seattle in 1916 Revival Effort
Evangelist Billy Sunday may come to Seattle during September or October 1916 if regional ministers align with the project. The plan hinges on church closings on Sunday mornings and a dedicated tabernacle, with support from Rev. Ralph Atkinson and Dr. M. A. Matthews.
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Billy
Seattle
Olympia
Ralph Atkinson
Evangelical Committee of the Federation
M. A. Matthews
East
New York
Philadelphia
Billy” Sumday
Sam Jay
Dr. Matthews
Dr. Leonard
Samday
40 Hour Devotion Opens On Sabbath at St James Cathedral
Bishop E J O Dea will preside at the opening and closing exercises of the 40 hours devotion beginning Sunday at 11 o clock mass in St James Cathedral.
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E. J. O'Dea
St. James C
Miners Rescued After Four Days Buried in West Virginia Mine
Forty seven miners were pulled from a New River Pocahontas Coal Co mine after four days trapped by debris. Weakened by hunger, they told harrowing tales of confinement as rescuers using oxygen helmets returned to free others still trapped in a remote chamber.
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New River
Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co
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