Municipal Utilities Face Popular Vote If Certificate of Necessity Passes
Olympia March 8. City officials told Governor Hart at a public hearing that if he approves the certificate of necessity bill placing municipal utilities under the director of public works the measure will be referred to a popular vote. They warned the bill threatens local self government and could curb hydroelectric development in Western Washington.
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Olympia
Hart
Victous
Seattle
Walter F. Meier
C. M. Riddell
Tacoma
J. M. Geraghty
Spokane
Caldwell
Mart. Caldwell
Stone Webster
Washington
Skagit
Philip Tindall
Skagit River
Robert Evans
J. C. Dennis
Dennis
William Hickman Moore
Auto License Law Clears Senate Vote in Olympia
In Olympia on March 8 the senate approved by 24 to 5 a bill mandating auto mobile drivers carry a license after August 1. Licenses cost one dollar, are valid two years, and driving without one risks a three month suspension after three violations. The Carlyon amendment granting highway police general powers was struck in the house.
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Olympia
Senate
Fawcett
Lambert
Loomis
McMillen
Ryan
Carlyon
Sinclair
Wage cut announced for unskilled SP and WP railroad workers
SAN FRANCISCO March 38 Wage reductions for all unskilled labor of the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads were announced here yesterday afternoon The reduction will remove the bonus granted by the railway labor board and return wages to about pre war levels The first colors used by artists were various covered earths bound together with honey or gum.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Railway Labor Board
Plea to pardon Pearl O'Dell to save Baby Gloria
Prominent women in New York urge Governor Miller to pardon or parole Pearl O'Dell from Auburn to allow her to take her baby Gloria home. O'Dell, jailed for 20 years for aiding her husband, faces a death sentence for him. signatories argue for humanity and redemption over harsh punishment.
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New York
March
Miller
Pearl O'Dell
Gloria
Auburn Penitentiary
Rose Livingston
Crumber
Chinatown
Mrss O'Dell
O'Dell
San Francisco Voters Stage Ownership Battle Over Water Supply
San Francisco voters pressed into a municipal ownership battle centering on the purchase of the Spring Valley water system. Mayor Rolph and many civic groups back the move to run the plant, potentially alongside the Hetch Hetchy system the city is constructing.
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San Francisco
Spring Valley
Rolph
Wife of Magician Dies in Chicago
Mrs. Max Malini, wife of famed magician, died in Chicago after months of illness. She is survived by her husband and their son, Ozzilar. News reached friends in Seattle.
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Chicago
Max Malini
Seattle
Robbers Slay Tacoma Man in Broadway Shooting
C W Borden, a railway brakeman, was shot three times by a holdup trio on lower Broadway in Tacoma and died shortly after in hospital. Conductor Dan Nee escaped injury as three Camp Lewis soldiers were arrested on suspicion of the crime.
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Tacoma
C. W. Borden
Dan Nee
Borden
Lower Broadway
Nee Rn
Camp Lewis
Edward B. Root
Charles M. Hamlin
Joe Luebbers
Little Girl Dies in Want in Omaha Home
The Monday death of 13 year old Viola Roach at 1824 North 48th Street was linked to chronic illness worsened by poverty. Her mother Eva Rowles 27 remarried and was left destitute with five sons. White Undertaking Co offered funeral aid and Wardelli Cemetery provided a grave. Rev. B K Hicks will lead services at Breitzchapel Wednesday afternoon.
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N. 48Th St
Willis H. Cormon
Viola Roach
Eva Rowles
Viola
Corven
Rowles
Dr. Corson
Bhite Undertaking Co
Wardelli Cemetery Company
BK H Hicks
Fremont Baptist Church
Breitzchapel
Two Facing Grand Larceny Charges In Bean Jewelry Theft
Thomas Fullam and Virgil Adams went on trial in Judge A W Frater's court Tuesday morning charged with grand larceny for concealing jewelry and other articles valued at 32 dollars they allegedly knew were stolen from Ernest R F Bean.
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Thomas Fullam
Virgil Adams
A. W. Fraters
Ernest R. F. Bean
Justice official to visit Beattie Tuesday
Calvin Satterfield, chief of the division of accounts in the Department of Justice, was expected to arrive in Beattie on Tuesday for unspecified official business.
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Calvin Satterfield
Division of Accounts
Department of Justice
Beattie
California Syrup of Figs Advice for Parents
A consumer guidance note urges parents to look for the word California on syrup of figs bottles. It claims the product offers gentle relief for children’s stomachs and bowels and highlights fruity taste and full directions on each bottle.
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California
Burleson and Baker Win Shipments Of Private Liquor
Washington in March reports secretary makers success in granting retiring Democratic officials authority to transport liquor for private life without arrest under the Volstead act. Bakers Hurleren and postmaster general assured compliance with federal and state laws.
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Washington
March
Maker
Baker
Hurleren
Fine levied over taste test in Dalton court
Deputy Sheriff Beebe tested a jar deemed grape by Justice of the Peace C C Dalton and fined garage owner John Mc Ginnis at 1621 Seventh Ave. $125. Report notes an increased basic wage goal of 30 cents per hour for unskilled road labor, with a stated roughly 20 percent figure. An unrelated line observes the earth cooling and gradually becoming smaller.
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Justice of the Peace
C. C. Dalton's Court
Herbert Beebe
Beebe
John McGinnis
Seventh Ave
Freezone Promises Quick Relief for Corns
An ad touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. It claims a tiny bottle costs only a few cents and can remove hard or soft corn and toe calluses without soreness, allowing immediate lifting of the corn.
Peoples Savings Bank Entrance at Second Ave and Pike St
Entrance location for Peoples Savings Bank described at the corner of Second Avenue and Pike Street. Details focus on gate or doorway positioning. No further context or transactions provided in the text.
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Second Ave
Pike St
Bolsheviki Defeated in Petrograd Revolt
Foreign office advises all Bolshevik commissaries in Petrograd were killed or captured by revolutionaries. Dispatches from Helsingfors confirm rebels hold all of Petrograd except the fortress of St Peter and St Paul.
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London
Petrograd
Foreign Office
Helsingfors
Sts. Peter and Paul
Reds and Chinese Beaten by Rebels in Petrograd Clash
Reports from Helsingfors describe Red troops aided by Chinese mercenaries failing to stop a rebel march on Petrograd and Kronstadt. Bombardment intensified between Petrograd and Kronstadt after stalled negotiations, with 37 000 Kronstadt troops reportedly involved and heavy artillery firing observed around the island fortress.
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Helsingfors
Petrograd
Waschenstrow
Petropavlovek
Kronstadt
Gan
Warlors
Red
Petroper Revak
Vivorour
Men From America Lead New Russian Revolt
Washington reports that workers who recently returned to Russia from the United States led the current revolution against the Soviet regime, according to the state department.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Impeachment Demands Rise Against Oklahoma Lt. Gov Thrapp
Oklahoma City report states that Lt. Gov. M. B. Thrapp faces graft charges prompting calls for impeachment as the state legislature convenes.
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Oklahoma City
M. KB
Thrapp
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