Town Wants Railroad Plan Amid Political Turmoil
A mass meeting endorses opposition to the jitney bill and home rule measures while city employees face discharge in a clash with the corporation counsel. Bradford signals strong local action as railroad plans prompt debate.
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Bradford
Ures
Buncombe
Seattle
Referendum League
United We Win
Erickson
Jitney Bus Association
A. M. Prather
Hugh Todd
W. Linn
Joseph Sloan
Public Ownership League
J. Y. C. Kellogg
The
Progressive Party
H. D. Folsom
Democratic Party
Bby
Lundy
Lina
Stocky Old Sourdough Back From Washington
Jack Dalton returns from Washington with word that the government will build a railroad from Ship Creek at Cook Inlet to the Matanuska coal field. Dalton, a leading Alaska figure, discusses plans and his role in transportation work while denying press contact beyond a talk in Seattle.
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Washington
Ship Creek
Fred L. Boalt
Jack Dalton
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Lane
Ship's Creek
Cook Inlet
Matanuska
Dalton
Alaska
Steamship Anna Sinks After Mine Hit Off Scarborough
A Swedish steamer named Anna fouled a floating mine and sank off Scarborough. Eighteen crew were saved and two were killed in the incident reported from London on March 13.
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Anna
Scarborough
Assault Begun On Smyrna By British Fleet
United Press reports London March 13 reinforcing six British warships from the Dardanelles to prepare a final sea assault on Smyrna. Admiral Pierse's squadron shells forts inside the harbor as Turkish guns reply. British battleship Triumph sustains minor damage. The Anglo French bombardment of the Dardanelles continues.
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Dardanelles
Pierse
Smyrna
Turkey
Triumph
Athens
Dardenelles
Bullock Arrested in Washington for Government Fraud
John H. Bullock of Portland was arrested in Washington D C today and is wanted to begin a one year county jail sentence for defrauding the government. A bench warrant had been issued last Friday. Bullock and Charles K. Houston were convicted of collusive bidding on two coal supply contracts to Alaskan forts. Houston began his term Friday.
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John H. Bullock
Portland
Washington, D. C
United States Marshal's Office
Bullock
Hullock
Chas. K. Houston
Alaskan
Houston
Early Alaska railway action eyed by Wilson
Washington March 13 President Wilson weighs a government engineers report on Alaska railroad routes. Secretary Lane says a quick decision is hoped to start preliminary work this spring whether routes one or two are bought or a new line is chosen.
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Washington
Wilson
Lane
Seattle Bride Of Japanese In Strange Love Tangle
Mrs. Gertrude Boyle Kanno a Seattle born sculptress and wife of Takeshi Kanno sits in a San Francisco detention hospital admitting an affair with Ekaro Ishigaki. She defends a life of artistic independence while her husband left home then returned seeking reconciliation.
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Seattle
Gertrude Boyle Kanno
San Francisco
Takeshi Kanno
Ekaro Ishigaki
Ishigaki
Kanno
Longshoremen Call Vancouver Loading Boycott
The Pacific Coast division of the International Longshoremen's Association orders a boycott on vessels loading for Vancouver B C. The action follows a local dispute between longshoremen and Vancouver dock truckers, with the British steamer Glengyle being the first affected ship.
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Vancouver
Pacific Coast
International Longshoremen’s Association
B.C
Executive Board
Orde
Glengyle
Seattle
Ham
Arrest of Dr Leonard on Speeding Charge
Dr Adna Wright Leonard was booked at police headquarters Saturday morning and charged with violation of city speed laws. Park Policeman Dickinson cites Leonard driving through Frink Park at 30 miles an hour. The case will be tried in police court Monday.
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Adna Wright Leonard
Dickinson
Leonard
Frink Park
Explosion Kills Five in Oil Tank Blast
New York report says an oil tank exploded today killing five people and injuring ten. The blast occurred at an oil facility, authorities stated, amid emergency responses and investigations into the cause.
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New York
Weds in Reno, Is Freed Here
In Reno: Mabel Smith becomes Mrs. Mabel Gallagher after a March 6 1913 ceremony. The Seattle divorce follows as Judge Back grants the Reno wedding a legal split. Ray Gallagher remained in Reno and contributed nothing to support.
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Reno
Nevada
Seattle
Mabel M. Gallagher
Mabel Smith
Mabel Gallagher
Ray
Dresden Raids Confirmed Sinking of Conway Castle
British admiralty confirms German cruiser Dresden raiding English vessels. Valparaiso reports the sinking of the bark Conway Castle and that its crew were landed at Valparaiso.
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London
Dresden
Valparaiso
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