City advances municipal power pole rights despite carrier protests
City Engineer Thomsen has quietly secured right of way for municipal electric poles as the Cedar river plant nears operation. Electric and telephone companies oppose trunk-line use, but Seattle aims to place two cross-arms for city wires. Snoqualmie Power shows willingness to accommodate. Council discussion notes progress with condemnation proceedings led by the corporation counsel. delivery expected mid July.
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Police Chief Pledges Day by Day Crackdown on Pool Rooms
Chief Delaney vows relentless pursuit of bookmakers at the Standard pool rooms on Occidental avenue and Washington street. Two men, R. Moses and H. W. Miller, arrested on bookmaker charges and released on $100 bail, as the raid continues amid ongoing gambling activity and unverified stock betting boards.
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Hanover
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Ohio
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Chicago
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Pool halls and arrest trial set for May in Georgetown news
Reports indicate two men face a May 16 trial after arrest for a case tied to a test run by hoolkies-byewire. Meanwhile Georgetown considers licensing pool rooms with strong backing to pass the ordinance, as Totem pool room operates in the southern suburb.
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Miller
Qceorgetown
Georgetown
Detectives Nab Beattie Break-in Suspect Begeler
City detectives Barbee and Tennant arrested Begeler, a Beattie suspect wanted for breaking into Peassey’s barber shop on Second Avenue South. He was captured in La Conner where he had been arrested days earlier.
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Beattie
Peassey
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la Conner
Nipped in the Bud at Kronstadt Fortress
Berlin reports the Lokal Anzeiger states an attempt to destroy Kronstadt fortress was frustrated. Admiral Biriloff confirms the report. It remains unclear if the plotters were Japanese emissaries or revolutionaries.
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Lokal Anslever
Kronstadt
Adminal Biriloff
Revolutioniata
Northwest
Wreck of Adams Express Kills Two in Port Chester
In Port Chester New York on May 10 engineer Keenan and fireman Howe of Boston died in a wreck of the Adams express on the New York New Haven Hartford line. Several injured. The train carried $500000 in bullion for the Philadelphia mint. Robbery rumors arose but the crash was accidental due to excessive speed over a switch.
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Howe
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London Wire Despatch Skips Details On Tokyo Front
A brief Central News dispatch from London dated May 10 reports a Tokio correspondent sending a curt update with limited detail on the ongoing situation, leaving readers awaiting fuller coverage.
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Central News
Tokio
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