Seattle Electric profits and push for competing rail system
The article charges the Seattle Electric Company with high net profits and says Moore and Gilman may invest up to five million to create a competitive streetcar system with a four cent fare. It criticizes ticket sales, limited sales outlets, and cites limited track mileage as evidence of restrained expansion while noting public sentiment and alleged cross-subsidies.
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8. E. Co
J. A. Moore
Dr. H. Gilman
Seattle Electric Company
Messrs. Moore and Gilman
Iret Hill
Seattle
United States
8 E. Co
First Avenue
James Street
Corporations Committee
Los Angeles
California
Seattle Electric Co's Gold Mine Profits
A historical note outlines estimated profits for Seattle Electric Co's system with figures across timeframes. It lists annual dividends and multiple profit projections including yearly and monthly estimates. The data imply substantial returns for the period referenced.
The Seattle Electric Company Profitions and City Franchises
A retrospective view argues that the Seattle Electric Company earns vast net profits well before operating costs, with projections of million-dollar yearly gains as the Stone-Webster venture expands. It notes past streetcar losses, the merger’s rescue, and a transition from cable to electric lines amid urban growth and a 29-year franchise.
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Stone- Webster
Seattle Electric Company
Stone Webster
S&s E. Co
Madison
San Francisco
Front Street
South Seattle
Haliard
8. E. Co
Railroad discrimination case raised before district attorney
Chicago March 26 Frank E Monett formerly attorney general of Ohio laid before District Attorney Morrison proof of railroad discrimination in favor of the packers, according to Monett who has been investigating the situation.
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Chicago
Morrison
Frank 8. Monett
Obie
Satchel of Bogus Money Found in Northwest Ring
Following the arrest of L. F. Boyson and William J. Clark near Great Falls on counterfeit charges, authorities uncovered a Missoula shack used to manufacture bogus coins. One satchel of bad money is en route to Seattle per a prisoner's confession, signaling the break up of a major Northwest counterfeit operation.
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Seattle
North
Weet
Not Guilty Verdict in Dow's Landing Indecent Exposure Case
Police Judge Gordon discharged Fred Ferguson after a prolonged trial in which 15 female witnesses testified he was the man. Ferguson and his wife provided alibi placing them at home during the alleged hour. The case followed his arrest by Patrolman Phillips and involved extensive witness doubt and defense questioning. In a separate Russia note, 60,000 Jews across 62 towns petitioned the interior minister to end cientiltes and seek legal equality.
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Fred Ferguson
Dow's Landing
Ferguson
Hou
Gordon
Curt
Phillips
Walter Fulton
ST. Petersburg
Russia
Cientilites
The Faker and the St Paul Ry
A humorous, unnamed reader’s note recounts back and forth clashes between The Faker and The St Paul railroad over a reported scoop. It details repeated admissions and counterclaims as rival papers publish and retract stories about railroad plans.
James J Wardner Dead Pioneer Miner Who Faced Fortunes
James J Wardner died in El Paso at 59. A famed western mining prospector and entrepreneur, he helped build and lose fortunes, joined the Cour d Alene rush, and once controlled a famed Wash venture with the “old Wardner home” in Bellingham. He escaped Yaqui captivity in Mexico and returned hoping another fling at fortune.
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Cour d'Alene
Wash
Wardner
Bellingham
Mexico
Old Dame
Navy orders cruiser Brooklyn to Port au Prince
The navy department, in a March 30 release, states the cruiser Brooklyn is moved from Guantanamo Cuba to Port au Prince Hayti to protect American interests there.
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Washington
Navy Department
Brooklyn
Guantanalimo
Cuba
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Japs Press On Toward Fortress of Vladivostok
Paris and St Petersburg dispatches report Japanese forces cutting the Harbin Vladi Vostok railroad and moving siege guns toward Vladivostok. Russian positions near Sipinghai strengthen while Japanese columns threaten Kirin and Usuri supply base.
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Fortress OF
Vladivostok
Paris
Bt. Petersburg
Harbin
Port Arthur
Vladi- Vostok
Gunehu Pass
Sipinghai
Kirin
Linovitch
Usuri
Weather Spotter Report and Frost Advisory Tonight
The Weather Spotter notes light frost tonight with westerly winds. A hand held device will report temperature at 2 30 today as readings move and update. Cover up your plants and outdoor belongings to guard against cold.
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Wateh
Weather Forecast Heads for Beattie Tonight
The weatherman warns of a brief frost tonight in Beattie as a cold front moves through. Overnight low temperatures are expected to dip, bringing a frosty start to tomorrow.
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Brockton Gold Rush Shocks Stockton Residents
Stockton March 30 Brockton reports a gold excitement with four hundred people placer mining along Morton slough. From five hundred to one thousand dollars in coarse gold extracted in gravel pockets. Locals suspect the gold lies on the site of a former Mexican settlement, with many old claimants staking along the slough between the city and Abelota.
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Stockton
Cal
Brockton
Morton Slough
Abelota
Will Send Warship to Port Au Prince to Safeguard U.S. Interests
Washington March 30 An American man of war will be sent to Port Au Prince to protect American interests. The decision followed a cable from Minister Powell warning of serious trouble in Haiti and doubt over maintaining peace on March 31 and April 1. The state department asked the navy to dispatch a warship immediately.
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Washington, D. C
Port Au Prince
State Department
Powell
Haiti
Navy Department
Wreck Kills Engineer on Great Northern Train
The Great Northern overland west bound train derailed near Basin Montana at noon. Engineer John Weber was killed by scalding and crushing injuries. Fireman Tom Davis was seriously hurt as the engine jumped the track and the train, delayed, was traveling about 30 miles per hour.
Icc probes rates on corn shipments from Missouri river points
Washington March 39 The interstate commerce commission has ordered an investigation into rates on corn and corn products from Missouri river points to Wellington Oregon and California. Railroad officials will appear in Chicago on May 8.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri River
Wellington
Oregon
California
Chicago
Geneva College Students Pelt Professor in Chapel
In Beaver Falls Pennsylvania during chapel at Geneva College Professor Wallace Leach was hit on the head with old gum shoes slippers and tin cans in an attack linked to his engagement to Miss Jetta Walker. The incident paused chapel as seniors escorted him out and then serenaded him with rice being poured down his neck.
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Beaver Falls
Geneva College
Wallace Leach
Leach
Jetta Walker
Young men jailed for trying to lure girls into vice
John Whiting and L Parker were tried as disorderly persons and sentenced to 20 days in jail after an alleged plan to introduce Mary Oberg and her 15 year old sister Lizzie to life below the line. Humane Officer Clark intervened after a landlady alerted authorities.
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John Whiting
L. Parker
Mary Oberg
Lizzie
Gordon
Clark
Berkley Lodging House
New Trial Rules Adopted by Bar Association and Court
A committee from the bar association and the superior court approve rules distributing trial cases to two judges each Wednesday replacing the clerk. Saturday remains for trial dockets with motions now requiring affidavits. The Blanch steamer launched Wednesday night from Sanderson and Miller shipyards Ballard.
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Bar Association
Superior Court
Blanch
Sanderson & Miller
Ballard
A Home at Last for Indigent Migrant Woman
Margaret Norrington, aged and carried between Victoria and San Francisco, is finally allowed to land. The steamship company faced restriction due to her indigent status, but the Little Daughters of the Poor in San Francisco provided a permanent home. She is now at the institution.
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Margaret Norrington
Puebla
Victoria
San Francisco
Steamship Company
Vancouver
Little Daughters of the
Francisco
Marine Exchange
Meteor
Globe Navigation Company
Gordon Decides Against Hodgdon in City Case
Police Judge Gordon finds Hodgdon liable in the City vs R Hodgdon case and imposes a $50 fine after a view of a fire escape ordinance. The ruling affects Hodgdon and four other buildings as warrants by Fire Marshal Kel were sworn. Appeal filed and case remains pending as other matters are held in abeyance.
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Gordon
R. Hodgdon
Seattle
Hodgdon
Kel
George
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