Public Works Hailed as Czar by Judge Over Regrading Fight
Court Commissioner R H Lindsay condemned the city and its engineer for heavy handed tactics in the Western avenue regrading dispute. He refused to modify an injunction ordering halt to work until compensation talks with Standard Furniture are resolved. The Standard owns property affected, including the Mattress Company building, and the city must follow the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
Thorson
R. H. Lindsay
Hand of Public Works
Seattle
Wennesdy
Standard Furniture Company
Lindsay
Paul Steenstrup
Western Av
Mattress Company
Steenstrup
Brock
Orpany
Tte
Cty
Et Lindsay
Night messenger work harms boys' respect for women
The quote argues night messenger work corrupts boys by exposing them to indecency and criminal elements. It claims boys lose respect for women, boast about underworld contact, and normalize lewd behavior, shaping a degraded view of womanhood as expressed by Leroy Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Night Messenger
Leroy Scott
Telegraph Officials Compromise Over Night Messenger Labor
The national child labor commission pressed Western Union and Postal Telegraph officials after an inquiry into night messengers. Telegraph leaders admitted boys were used for duties beyond delivering telegrams and agreed to back laws banning under 18 workers from 10 p m to 6 a m. They argued local firms neglect welfare more than large companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Catld Ixbor Commission
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companion
T Resulta
of Elale
Child Labor Commission
Night messenger boys tied to vice networks expose grim abuse
The national child labor commission finds night messenger duties ruin thousands of boys lives. Investigations described by Leroy Beott reveal boys are used to buy liquor, lead strangers to vice, carry notes for women, deliver drugs, or procure knockout drops. Messengers know vice leaders, claim loyalty, and face degrading tasks for money as crime thrives at night.
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National Child Labor Commission
Leroy Beott
Success Magazine
National Commission
Tenderloin
New York
Golden Rule Policy Critiqued by Police Chief Kohler
A historical discussion on policing and crime causation cites Cleveland police chief Fred Kohler criticizing indiscriminate arrests. Kohler argues such arrests label first offenders and push youth toward crime, referencing his 1908 Detroit remarks and the origins of a policy tied to the golden rule.
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Corral
Frederic C. Howe
Fred Kohler
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Kohler
America
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Detroit
Tenderloin
L. Johnson
Police reform tale from a Christmas 1907 instruction
A police leader recounts directing his force to stop arresting first offenders for misdemeanors. Offenders were warned, disturbances investigated, and intoxicated individuals sent home. Newspapers and public opinion resisted at first, but later the public and police gained mutual respect and avoided mass arrests.
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Thomson, Hel Lindsay
Alfred Danian
Messenger
Benjamin Heng
Second Ave
Spring ST
Bbde
Scott
Aton
Pacific Outfitting Co
Shafer Bros
Shafer
Kuppenheimer, Brokaw
University Street
First Avenue
Madras
Joseph Skolney
Ivan Frank
Samuel Peck
W. L. Douglas
Snow
Luke Reynolds
von Moning
Second Av
First Ap
Fashion Plate Tailoring CO
Seattle Theatre Building
Fashion Plate Tailors
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