Seattle’s Move toward Municipal Telephone Ownership
The piece argues for municipal ownership of telephone service in Seattle. It contends Independent Co. violated its franchise, justifying city revocation, and asserts Seattle could run a low-cost system like its water and lighting utilities. It opposes Bell’s monopoly motive and urges public action.
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Seattle
Bell
Sunset
Independent
Commercial Club
Star
Seattle Sta
Wash
Siwi
Tiahos
Tck
The
Sytem
Young Wife Ends Life After Alleged Family Dispute
Mrs. Leonore Eyster, 23, drank potassium cyanide at 302 22nd av. N. W. after warding, leaving six letters. She died within minutes, possibly due to a quarrel with husband Allie Eyster, a traveling salesman.
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Leonore Eyster
John McCarty
N. W
McCarty
People’s Bank
Montgomery Brothers Naturalized After Surprise Citizenship Finding
Four Montgomery brothers from Enumclaw who had voted for years learned they were not citizens. Their father had not completed second papers, and the sons believed they were citizens. After a court review William Wallace Montgomery finished law studies at Ann Arbor and they were naturalized by Judge Frater.
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King County
Montgomery Brothers
Enumclaw
United States
William Wallace Montgomery
Ann Arbor
Frater
Stalemate Persists in Council Race for Corp Counsel
The council remains deadlocked in electing a successor to Corporation Counsel Calhoun. Bradford, Tindall and Murphine are the leading contenders, each failing to gain the five votes required since voting began Monday afternoon.
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Calhoun
Bradford
Tindall
Murphine
San Francisco Leaders Boost 1915 Phoenix Expo Fund
Fifty six prominent San Francisco citizens left by special train for Phoenix to back the Panorama-Pacific exposition plan for the 1915 world fair. Arizona may reserve $500,000 for exhibition purposes at the Arizona state fair as a result of the trip. The crank remark closes the note with a quip about a crank.
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San Francisco
Phoenix
Ariz.s
Arizona
Turkey arrivals fuel early Thanksgiving market
The first hens and gobblers are arriving as Thanksgiving season begins. Hens sell at 27 cents per pound live weight, with fattening used to boost profits. Dressed birds fetch about 20 cents per pound now and are expected to rise with demand.
Walsh Estate Worth Only 125000 Amid Bankruptcy Losses
Chicago reports the estate of the late John KR Walsh is valued at 125000. Once rated at 15000000, most wealth covered two large notes of 7060000 and 2000000. Will dated October 23, shortly before his Leavenworth federal prison release.
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Chicago
John KR. Walsh
Leavenworth
Profit and Loss Deliberations at Rippe and Chapman's Café
G M Chapman of Rippe and Chapman's cafe on Pike street faces questions after being handed a $20 bill that later failed to match both sides. He notes discrepancies but cites other reasons the bill could still seem legitimate. The remark "If you are going to repent, do it before you pull the trigger" closes the anecdote.
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G. M. Chapman
Rippe & Chapman’s
Pike Sr
Senator Gore Here Tomorrow
Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma will speak at the Seattle YMCA auditorium tomorrow night. A progressive Democrat, Gore seeks to meet Democrats and progressives at a reception at the Seattle hotel tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6 o clock.
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Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Seattle
Gore
Pamiora
Roosevelt flares in New York assembly conflict
Col Theodore Roosevelt emerges in opposition to Albany boss Bill Barnes after Republicans seize control of the New York state assembly. A statement attributed to Roosevelt hints he will influence general assembly organization and declares Barnes must be retired from power with a stark vow to take action if needed.
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Teddy
New York
New York State Assembly
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Bill” Barnes
Albany
Roosevelt
General Assembly
Barnes
Lord Douglas of Seattle Sighting City Mystery Ends in Tragedy
Report from Seattle notes Lord Sholto Douglas, brother of the Marquis of Qu, moved with his wife and son to new Seattle apartments yesterday. A New York hotel death claim linked to a Lord Douglas is denied by the Chicago Marquis, leaving friends eager to verify his fate.
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Sholto Douglas
Seattle
Marquis of
Chicago
Murray
Peter D. Knapp
Av. N
Lord Douglas
England
Douglas
Fawney
New York
Lord Douglan
Real Estate Partners Bridges and McKenzie Scrutinized
The doorway lists Robert Bridges and David McKenzie as real estate dealers in a New York building. Their roles as port commissioner and county commissioner, respectively, raise public interest in their private partnership and its impact on public affairs.
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Robert Bridges
David McKengie
New York
Bridges
McKenzie
Seattle May Bond $6 Million More Before Limit
Seattle considers a bond issue of six million dollars to be added before hitting the constitutional debt limit. The city’s debt as of November 1 totals 12,744,380 and the assessed property value stands at 211,874,076 fixing a limit of 21,115,807.60.
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Seattle
Stop Picketing In Sacramento After City Election
Sacramento November 9 The rumor that Chief of Police William Ahern ordered an end to masse picketing at Southern Pacific shop entrances by striking federation members was confirmed today. The strikers executive committee was informed that picketing in a body would no longer be tolerated.
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United Proes
Sacramento
Cal
Wm Ahern
Southern Pacific
Federation
Market Today Sees Altitude Prices Limit Supply Shortages
In Portland Oregon market notes cucumbers and cranberries remain tight with cranberries at 15 cents a quart and cucumbers at 15 cents or two for 25 cents. Beef and eggs steady while butter ticks up. Burt Hicks, shop owner who killed W A Wortman, was bound over by the grand jury on murder charges. A union mass meeting urged an unbiased trial for Hicks.
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Oregon
Portland, Or
Burt Hicks
W. A Wortman
Land Sale Ad Promotes $400 Per Acre Tracts Near University
An advertisement urges readers to invest in land north of the university with a view of Lake Washington. It touts $400 per acre pricing and favorable terms of $10 down and $7.50 monthly payments, inviting buyers to act before tracts are sold. Office hours are listed as 9 am to 8 pm at the Ole Hanson Co. in the New York Block.
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University
Lake
Washda
Ete
Niddies Enjoy Afternoon at The Star Moore Theatre
Freddie reports all ages of children visited The Star at the Moore yesterday afternoon for the play Mother. Orphan kids filled a portion of the lower floor and their laughter delighted the audience as the show drew smiles from many.
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the Moore
Fenerati
Harry Orchard as Reformer in Idaho Prison
Boise Idaho November 9 1924 Harry Orchard chief witness in the Moyer Pettibone trial and life prisoner for the Siebenerg murder reframes as a prison reformer He urges work on release programs and steady reading to shape convicts minds He humorously notes retracting hat etiquette before laughing
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United Prees
Boise
Ida
Harry Orchard
Moyer-Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Idaho
Frank Sieunenberg
Orchard
Snow Expected Night and Friday Says Weather Office
Weather bulletin forecasts snow or rain for tonight and Friday as officials note a cold snap. The day’s noon temperature reached 36 degrees, the coldest so far this season.
Record Cold Breaks November Morning City Temp
The morning brought freezing conditions with thin ice and snow above Green lakes. Local weather bureau records show an 82 degree reading in the city at 5 AM, the warmest early November since 1895, prompting speculation about a coal price advance.
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Green Lakes
Weather Bureau
Coal Trust
Navy prisoner gets bread and water for six months hard labor
William H. Dalley, a navy machinist's mate, was sentenced to six months hard labor for desertion after overstaying leave for two days to seek eye treatment. He endured solitary confinement, limited rations, and harsh cell conditions, and his appeals for a new trial or discharge review were denied.
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William H. Dalley
Navy
Dalley
Bremerton Station
Star Office
Black Hole
Colorado
Meyer
Taft
Robley D. Evans
Woman Denies Killing Babe in Portland
Miss Hilda Johnson, a domestic, was arrested for the murder and incineration of her 24 hours old babe. Found at her sister’s South Portland home, she denied being the mother and became hysterical at the police station as physicians were called.
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United Press
Portland, Or
Hilda Johnson
South
Portland
Ashe
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