Council Gift Sparks Lawsuit Warning After Gift
Ten of fifteen city council members approve gifting away fifteen thousand dollars of municipal property. The deed returns the old fire engine site at Broadway and Terracests to the Terry heirs, among the area’s wealthiest pioneer families. Several council members oppose the action and predict an immediate test of the gift if Mayor Moore signs it, with a lawsuit likely if the bill becomes law.
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Terry
Broadway
Terracests
Murphy
Reynolds
Sawyer
Burnett
Conway
Crichton
Gily
Keene
Kelso
Revelle
Zbinden
Morrison
Bowen
Moore
Governor Mead Signs Five Likely to Shape Washington Law
Olympia March 12 Governor Mead approved a batch of bills including an act appointing an additional superior court seat for Pierce County and measures amending session laws and sections on taxation navigation railroad rights of way and coal mine safety. other acts cover insurance commissioner creation metropolitan districts and model training school departments.
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Star
Olympia
H. BR
Washington
Pierce
State Insurance Commissioner
State of
Jury finds Jacob Dodgeon not insane in court
A jury in Judge Frater's court yesterday ruled Jacob Dodgeon not insane after deliberating in the box. The verdict ends a lengthy insanity complaint related to prior motions and hearings.
Ballard City Council Approves Annexation Resolution
Three Ballard council members attended the meeting as the Re council watched city lawmakers act on a resolution detailing Seattle’s plans if Ballard is annexed. The resolution passed unanimously.
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Ballard
Seattle
Spokane Public Schools to raise teachers salaries 20 percent
Spokane board of education voted to increase salaries of all public school teachers by 20 percent. The raise will take effect January 1, 1908, after a March Special Service meeting in Spokane.
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Mar
Spokane
Board of Education
Gill clashes in council over East James Street grading
In a heated council session over street grading at East James and 37th avenue, Hill and J M Weistling faced opposition while fireworks lit the Third ward. Gill was beaten as a petition by Webetling was moved to file and another motion sent to the street committee.
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Hill
J. M. Weistling
East James
37Th
Third Ward
Gill
Gil
Three Men Bound Over for Highway Robbery at Holdups
Three young men arrested near Mount Vernon on highway robbery charges have been bound over to the June term. The suspects are named by Beattie police as Michael O’rien alias Hock Henshaw alias Harry Chandler M. Ray alias George Williams and John O’Brien alias Mike Collas. Seattle police say O’Brien recently served time on the chain gang.
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Star Special Service
MT. Vernon
Here
McMurray
Beattie
Seattle
Michael O'rien
Hock Henshaw
Harry Chandler
M. Ray
George Williams
John O'Brien
Mike Collas
O'Brien
Dual Tragedy in St. Louis Over Drink Payments
Patsy Hines was killed by bartender Lewis W Richardson after a quarrel over drink payments. Richardson was arrested. Albert Nichols was shot and killed by restaurant proprietor Edward Court over a ham sandwich payment dispute. Court arrested.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
ST. Louis
Patsy Hines
Lewis W Richardson
Richardson
Albert Nichols
Teameter
Edward Court
Court
Wheat and corn and oats harvest totals reported
Washington on March 12 reports the agriculture department figures for March 1 showing wheat at 206,444,000 bushels in farmers hands, corn at 1,294,000 bushels, and oats at 394,361,000 bushels.
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Scrippe Telegraph Services
Washington
Agricultural Department
Old Pioneer Nelson Owen Dies at County Farm
Walla Walla reports Nelson Owen a state pioneer and Civil War comrade of Jeff Davis died yesterday at the county farm. In Lexington a would be murderer fled before killing his intended victim.
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Walla Walla
Nelson Owen
Jeff Davis
Seven Laborers Scalded to Death in Mexico Plant Blast
By an explosion at an irrigation plant in Matamoros Mexico yesterday seven laborers were scalded to death. The incident occurred near Pabo Texas and details remain scarce as rescuers assess the scene.
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Pabo
Texas
Matamoros
Mexsco
Realty sales lead local syndicate purchases West Terry avenue plots
George W. Dilling sold to a local syndicate the west side lot on Terry avenue for 36600. Joseph Herrman bought from Mr Bhaptre a Yeeler way parcel between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Avenues for 10000. Merchants' Transfer Co purchased from C B Crane a lease on tide land lot on east side of First Avenue between Bracy and Lander for 12500. Hall can fix First avenue street scene.
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George W. Dilling
EE. Hellows
Terry Av
Joseph Herrman
Mr. Bhaptre
Yeeler Way
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Ave
Merchants’ Transfer Company
Hae
B Crane
Tide Lande
First Av
Bracy and
Lander
Runaway Fatality Near Great Northern Crossing
Frank McCombs of 1802 Kilbourne Ave died yesterday afternoon about 2 20 near the Great Northern railway crossing on Piret Ave south. He attempted to control a driven team of young colts, leaned from the wagon and struck his head. He leaves a widow and one brother.
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Frank McCombs
Kilbourne Ay
Great Northern
Piret Av
McCombs
Agal McCombe
Bank Messenger Missing with Large Sum in New York
Relippse Telegraph Service reports that William Ofilespie, a messenger and collector for National Park Bank, has vanished with about $100,000 in bank funds since last Tuesday, an official statement says.
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New York
William ©. Ofilespie
National Park Bank
Appropriation Bills Passed in Washington Legislature
In Olympia, March 12, several house appropriation measures were approved late yesterday. The general appropriation bill passed 87 to 1 with one negative vote by M. Terens. Amendments added about 27 000 to the bill as drawn by the house judiciary committee. The land commissioner salary was set at 2 000 annually, down from 3 000, and 400 cut from the supreme court allowance. Items include 26 000 for two years maintenance of the state reformatorium in Snohomish county, 10 090 for the Washington State Historical Association, and 10 000 for farmers institutions.
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Olympia
House
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
State Reformatory
Snohomish County
Washington State Historical Association
Ex-President Perier Dead in Paria Morning
Paria March 12 Jean Paul Casimir Perter former president of France died after months of illness. He was born in Parise November 6 1847 and served as deputy for the No genteur Seine beginning 1474 later under secretary of state at the ministry of war and vice president of the chamber. He led the body committees and helped preside during the republic.
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Belippe Telegraph Service
Paria
Jean Paul Casimir Perter
France
Monsieur Casimir Perter
Parise
Nogenteur Seine
Ministry of War
Les
Redware vase sale terms and patterns offered
All sales of these Reds are for cash and final. We will deliver them at earliest convenience. Special $1.90. Bingle 8.0 or 6 width iron head available green or white enamel. Regular price $4.90. Features include straight foot patterns, 7-élmeh re, 2-8 inch ere and rods 6-16 inch diameter, heights 44% inches. Also green blue or white enamel variants with pil lars, top rods, and 11-16 inch pillars. Mead 50 inches high, foot 46 inches. Regular price $4.00.
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Copenhagen
Vernis Martin
Laa Rr
Mayor Gill Attacks Veto Over Free Lights Question
In a dispute over city aid the mayor vetoed an ordinance granting free lights to the YWCA, noting no charter authority. Hiram C. Gill mocked the veto in a speech, accusing the mayor of unconstitutional acts and referencing a fireman aid case. Burnett, Keleo, Murphy, Bowen and Mullen supported the veto, Gill’s motion to reconsider failed.
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Moore
Yw.ga
Hiram C. Gil
Gill
House Opposes AY PE and Alaska Philippine Exhibits
Representative Will E Humphrey returned from Washington and said the government will likely fund Alaska and Philippine exhibits for the 1909 exposition, but the AYPEB bill faces hard passage in the House. He noted the Senate would back a donation if left to itself and the House will let the exposition stand on its own legs.
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Will E. Humphrey
Alaska
House
Senate
Humphreys
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