City council clash ends with belt line franchise vote
The city council approved the port belt line waterfront franchise by six to three after a heated session where Dale and Lundy traded insults and accusations of cowardice. The assembly also referred Lundy’s request for a special liquor-prosecutor to the new corporation council, while the Mayors term begins with a serenade for Hill. The new council lineup includes Moore and Thomson replacing Marble and Lundy with Haas poised to preside.
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Tts
Port Commission
Dale
Lundy
Erickson
Port Belt Line
Sandy
Bolton
Hesketh
Marbie
Fitzgerald and Erickson
Belt Line
Hanna, Haas and
Hanna
France
Gill
Corporation Counter
Suzzallo Honored Tardy Installation Begins Today
Six months after arriving from New York to lead the University of Washington Dr. Suzzallo prepares for a formal inauguration. Leaders from many institutions attend with Gov. Lister, Bishop O Dea, and university dignitaries taking part, as Dr. Butler delivers the chief address.
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Suzzallo
New York
University of Washington
Henry Suzzallo
Eclub
Meany Hall
Butler
Colombia
Suzzalio
Seattle
Gov. Lister
Oscar Fechter
Board of Regents
O’dea
Herbert Gowen
Walter Goodnow Everett
Brown
Elliott
University of Montana
Wilbur
Stanford University
Co Man
Washington State College
Penrose
Whitman College
Josephine Preston
Wilson
Ellensburg Normal College
King Dykeman
Edmund 8. Meany
Samuel Capen
U. S. Bureau of Education
Two Shots Fired at Bulgarian Premier in Sofia
On March 20 in Sofia, Premier Radoslavoff of Bulgaria escaped harm as two shots were fired at him while he rode in an open carriage. A Bulgarian postal employee was reported as the shooter, and the coachman was struck by a bullet.
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Rome
Radoslavoff
Bulgaria
Sofia
Oppose Larger Army In House Defeats Kahn Amendment
In Washington on March 20 the House approved 153 to 82 to defeat Rep Kahn’s amendment to the Hay bill seeking a 220 000 regular army. The vote signals congressional opposition to a large standing army as reorganization talks loom before adjournment. The Senate plans action on Chamberlain’s bill doubling West Point cadet intake from enlisted ranks. Tomorrow the Senate will take up Tillman’s armor plant bill.
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Washington
House
Kahn
Hays
Senate
Chamberlain
West Point
Tillman
Taggart Named Democratic State Leader in Indiana
Gov. Ralston appoints Tom Taggart as Democratic state leader in Indianapolis to replace the late U S Senator Shively.
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Indianapolis
Ralston
Tom Taggart
U. S
Shively
Subcommittee Meets in Chicago on Republican Convention
PLAN CONVENTION CHICAGO March 20 The subcommittee on arrangements for the republican national convention holds a meeting here today. Selection of a temporary chairman will probably be postponed until April.
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Chicago
Althe
Bradford Washington Nominated Postmaster at Juneau
March 20 Bradford Washington nominated by President Wilson for the postmaster position in Juneau Alaska. Z M Bradford named for Juneau post.
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Bradford Washington
Z. M. Bradford
Juneau
Alaska
Wilson
Robbers Loot Issaquah Post Office Safe
Early today the Issaquah post office safe was blown open by experts using nitroglycerine. About $100 in cash was taken, while $50 to $75 in cash and stamps remained. Marshal Livingston suspects trained thieves. three explosions were heard around 2 am.
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Issaquah
Marshal Livingstone
Villa Rumor Says Bandit Safe in Mexican Sierras
Reports from Douglas Arizona say rumors claim Francisco Villa escaped the American trap and is safe in the Sierra Madres east of Madera. Gen Gutierrez scouts have lost track as six American detachments sweep south and southeast of Casas Grandes while Gen Pershing expands effort toward Nuamiquipa or the Babricora ranch.
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Douglas
Ariz
Francisco Villa
Sierra Madres
Madera
Gutierrez
Casas Grandes
Pershing
Villa
Nuamiquipa
Babricora Ranch
Villa surrounded in Mexican mountains near Durango pursuit
Report from El Paso says Francisco Villa is hemmed in by Carranzista columns with Pershing’s American expedition closing from the north. The chase extends into Durango country as Carranza forces tightens and U S rail supply issues loom. Dodd is reported 60 miles behind in the Chihuahua mountains.
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EL Paso
Guerrero Mountains
Francisco Villa
Villa
Mexico
Carranza
Wilson
Agua Prieta
U. S
Eagle Pass
Douglas
Gen. Pershing
Dodd
Chihuahua
Durango
Pershing
Col. Dodd
Tarahumar
Guerrero
Chihuahua City
Guzman
Namiquipa
Allies Hit Back With Raid In Air
London March 20 Allies retaliated after the Kentish coast attack sending 50 planes to Zeebrugge and Houltade. The fleet dropped 10 000 pounds of bombs on the seaplane station and nearby aerodrome while a protective group of fighters covered the strike. All aircraft returned safely. Eleven were killed and 30 injured in the Kent raid.
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London
Kentish
Zeebrugge
Teuton
Houstade
War Office
Houltade
Admiralty
Lord Derby
Kent
England
Stone-Webster Power in Politics Targeted by The Star
The Star exposes Stone-Webster influence in state and city politics, showing how the corporation funds newspapers and lobbies for favorable officials. It warns that a governor like George A Lee could shape public service policy, including tolls, taxes, and franchise terms, to benefit the utility. The piece teases an upcoming Star investigation into the company.
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Stone-Webster Corporation
George A. Lee
Lee
Seattle Electric Company
Supreme Court
Norwood Brockett
James J. Howe
Seattle Electric Co
Public Service Commission
Hay
George Lee
Stone-Webster
Stone and Webster
STAR
East
Isabel Clayburg to Tell Life Story in The Star
Mrs Isabel Clayburg, called the Queen of the Badger Girls, will begin her life story in The Star tomorrow from Los Angeles jail where she is held on allegations of conspiring to blackmail wealthy Seattle men. She recounts meetings with a mysterious woman whose confession led to the San Francisco arrest of Dottie Coots and Lillian Peterson, released on bail.
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Isabel Clayburg
Los Angeles
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Hally
San Francisco
Dottie Coots
Lillian Peterson
the Star
Clawburg
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Columbus
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Monter
Butler Hotel
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Bulgar Premier
Taggart
H. C. Boehme
United Press
E. T. Conele
Garcia
Villis
Calixton and
Reyes
Tomas Urbinas
Benjamin Argumedo
Raidin Air
Lovely Dream OF
Geo. A. Lee
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