Public service rates urged to curb Seattle utilities profits
The piece portrays Mayor Cotterill pushing the state public service commission to lower street car and interurban rates, arguing 15 percent Stone & Webster profits are excessive. It accuses regulators of protecting private franchise holders and calls for a full investigation and fair, reduced rates for Seattle residents.
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Stone & of Corporation Star
Cotterill
State Public Service Commission
Seattle
Public Service Commission
State Commission
The
Wall Street Journal
Stone & Webster
Furth
Women May Teach In Schools But Mothers Barred
A debate over whether married women may teach, with Seattle and New York boards denying leaves for motherhood. Mrs Edgell, a married instructor, petitions for a one year leave to bear a child, challenging board rulings and raising questions about women’s dual roles as teachers and mothers.
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Fred L. Boalt
York School Board School Board
Katherine
New
Seattle
Erasmus Hall High
New York
New York School Board
P Ity
Mra Magali
Miss Grace
Strachan
Fendent
Chers’ Association
Amy
Igell
Hall High
Europe
Phone Men Compromise Phone Men Compromise
The Pacific district council of Electrical Workers and the telephone company settled their dispute over a wage increase averting a strike. About 2,500 workers from 41 locals across Oregon Washington California Idaho Nevada and Arizona voted at San Francisco headquarters. a large majority favored the company's offer of a 25 cent daily raise instead of the 50 cent demand.
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Uotréd Pree
San Francisco
Pacific District Council of Electrical Workers
The
Telephone Company
Oregon
Washington
California
Idaho
Nevada
Arizona
Pen Chaplain Admits Theft at San Quentin Prison
Rev. Wm. J. Call, chaplain at San Quentin, confessed to taking $1,500 in graft from prisoners by promising pardon or parole. He appeared before the state prison commission and was discharged from his office.
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United Preee
San Quentin
Wm. J. Call
Call
State Prison Commission
Boss Cox and Ten Pals Indicted in Cincinnati Trust Case
George Cox and ten Cincinnati citizens face two indictments for misap plying funds of the Cincinnati Trust Co where Cox served as president. The bank closed in November 1911 after a grand jury probe. In Los Angeles Frederick Mayhew reports a fox terrier dug a hole under a fence and Andrew Smith’s chickens laid six eggs in Mayhew’s yard. settlement likely out of court.
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Cincinnati, O
George Cox
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Trust Co
Cox
Los Angeles
Frederick Mayhew
Andrew Smith
Mayhew
Amazon Seizes Man Marries Him In Wild Village Feud
A village love story ends in violence when Regova elopes with a young man and villagers arm themselves after his family objects. Police and local forces intervene as the priest performs the ceremony and a mob attacks the couple. At least three are said killed and many injured.
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Mronk
Regova
Randsorme
Ashe Ald
Ardor
Teacher Granted Leave Request After Birth Refusal
Mrs. Katherine C Edgell sought leave of absence from the New York Board of Education to have her child but was refused. The case highlights tension between teacher motherhood and district policy.
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New York
Katherine Cedgell
NEW York Board OF Education
Golden Rule Chief Ousted For Immorality
Cleveland police chief Fred Kohler is removed from office for rosa immorality, conduct unbecoming an officer, and conduct subversive to discipline. He will not appeal the service commission decision and says he will take his medicine without squawking. The charges allege Kohler visited Mrs. May Schearer at her home in her husband’s absence. Schearer testified Kohler and Mrs. Schearer were found together in the Schearer home.
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Cleveland
Rosa
Fred Kohler
Service Commission
Kohler
Major Baker
May Schearer
Schearer
Revival ignited by rockets at Plymouth Church
Pastors opened a ten day revival at Plymouth Congregational Church with fireworks and rocket displays shocking Seattle residents. Crowds gathered amid loud noises as sermons began after a warning was given, drawing visitors from the Hotel Washington and downtown churches.
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Seattle
Plymouth Congregational Church
Washington
Plymouth Church
Huerta Seeks Talk With U S Ambassador in Mexico City
Mexico City March 18 Huerta the provisional president visited Henry Lane Wilson the American ambassador to Mexico to discuss disputes between the United States and Mexico. It marks the first time a Mexican ruler has called on a foreign power representative, drawing substantial comment.
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United Press
Mexico City
Huerta
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
United States
Two Boys Kill Train Conductor In Belville
In Belleville Illinois on March 18 conductor C Boswell was shot dead by Theodore Adams thirteen and Parrett Collins sixteen as they fired through a passing caboose on a Southern railroad freight train. Both youths are under arrest.
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Belleville
Theodore Adams
Parrett Collins
C. Boswell
Southern Railroad
Bids Rejected On Municipal Railway Bond Sale
The old council rejected two bids totaling 200000 of an 800000 municipal railway bond issue due to low offers. Councilman Erickson proposed readvertising the bonds for sale in the afternoon session of the new council. Roth & Co bid 274810 at 4.5 percent and John E Price & Co offered 292000 at 5 percent and 274000 at 4.5 percent.
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Couuneilman Erickson
Roth & Co
John E. Price & Co
King George of Greece Reported Killed in Action
London reports indicate King George I of Greece was assassinated in Salonika while commanding troops in action against the Turks. News from Reuter's Agency and various capitals confirm the claim though officials delay formal confirmation.
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London
George
Greece
Athens
Salonika
Reuter
Paris
Berlin
Rome
Constantine
Janina
Balkan States
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Monastir
Janina George I
Hellenes
Denmark
Copenhagen
Olga
Russia
Greatoritain
Rusela
Landslide at Salmon Springs disrupts Puyallup water supply
Tacoma March 118. A landslide damaged the Salmon Springs reservoir when seven acres of rain softened land slid 300 feet down a hillside. Debris cleared and dam gates opened to drain water. Several mills relying on city water will shut down temporarily.
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Tacoma
Avery Pleads Guilty in White Slave Law Case
Baward Avery withdrew his not guilty plea and pleaded guilty. Judge Cushman sentenced him to 10 months in the county jail for violating the white slave law, following a plea made by his attorney Miss Leo May Blinn.
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Baward Avery
Cushman
Smalle
Leo May Bulnn
Iis
Tongmen face murder jury in Chinatown trial
Go Yung Ging Chin Quong and Lim Shey Yue stood trial before Judge Ronald for the December 18 murder of Wong Song amid a tong war. Two witnesses disappeared prompting bench warrants, while Gum Fong and Dung Jeck were detained. Police progress on the Saturday night Chinese quarter shooting is unclear. An American Institute of Electrical Engineers meeting is set for 8 in the Good Roads building on campus.
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Go Yung Ging
Chin Quong
Lim Shey Yue
Ronald
Wong Song
Tacoma
Evans
Gum Fong
Dung Jeck
Dr Friedmann Clinic Report At Bellevue Hospital
Dr Charles S. Noble describes a Bellevue clinic where Dr Friedmann treated 11 tuberculosis patients. Government supervision limits clinics and bans sales of cultures until navy reports favorably. Observers note good technique but tension, secrecy, and safety lapses amid patient interest and federal scrutiny.
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Charles S$. Noble
The
Star
Bellevue Hospital
Friedmann
Noble
New York
Seattle Star
Board of Health and Medical Societies
Stimson
Navy Department
Anderson
A. C. H. Friedmann
Charles 8S. Noble
Odd World Headlines Spark Curious Life Moments
United Press reports Rev. Joseph Lambert, famed for marrying Col. Astor, resigns and sells bonds. In Paterson, Mathilda Simon sings as a burglar flees. London notes Sir Thomas Dewar’s cheetah sprint record. New York covers a bigamy suit against Addy Garretson. Berlin tabloid notes Albert Moser’s suicide note.
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United Press
New York
Joseph Lambert
Providence
John Jacob Astor
Madeline Force
The Seattle Star Offers Strong Ad Reach In Seattle
The Seattle Star guarantees a circulation of more than 40 000 daily readers who trust the paper for world news and local store updates. Long time readers have stayed with The Star as it nears its 15th publication year, delivering solid results for advertisers across Seattle.
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Seattle Star
Advertiser
Star
the Star
News of the World
Seattle
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Thomas Dewar
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