Probe Into Seattle Electric Rates After Joe Smith Complaint
Utilities Commission announced a hearing to determine if Seattle Electric streetcar service is adequate and if rates are extortionate. Joe Smith of Seattle filed the complaint demanding universal seating, 4 cent fares with transfers, and 25 cent eight-ticket books. He also claims the company’s property value is $11,427,200 against a capital of $27,204,200 with water in capital and high Boston commissions.
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Utilities Commission
Furth
Joe Smith
Olympia
Public Service Commission
Seattle Electric Company
Seattle
Public Service Corporation
Commission
Emperor
King George and Queen Mary depart Buckingham Palace for the durbar voyage via Suez with a large royal entourage. The Medina will reach Bombay December 2 for entry by the governor and locals, then move to Delhi by December 7.
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Medina
Lord Crewe
Lord Stamfordham
Earl of Durham
Earl Spencer
Earl of Shaftabury
Lord Annally
Duchess of Devonshire
Eva Dugdale
Bombay
Delhi
Queen Mary
King George
Taft Concludes Nationwide Tour With Return Home
President Taft described his mood as joyful as the U S tour nears end. He plans breakfast at the White House tomorrow morning for the first time since August. He said the trip is nearly over and he is glad to return home.
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United Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Taft
United States
White House
Sympathy Strike Seeks AFL Involvement Over SP Dispute
In Sacramento on November 11 the Federated Trades of Sacramento moved to have Southern Pacific Co declared unfair to organized labor. The move places the sympathetic strike question before international AFL bodies, represented locally but not included in the walkout call.
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United Press
Sacramento
Cal
Federated Trades of Sacramento
Southern Pacific Co
Amerian Federation of Labor
Poison deaths linked to Mrs Vermilya in Chicago case
Chicago officials report ten deaths tied to Mrs Louis Vermilya as coroner continues exhumations after three men linked to her in the arsenic poisoning case. Police say all deaths are connected to the woman who is jailed on murder charges in the Arthur Bisonette case.
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United Press
Chicago
Louis Vermilya
Arthur Bisonette
Hoffman
Youth Safe and Sound After Trip
Young Albert Swan was found as a stowaway aboard the steamship Rosalie bound for Bellingham. Captain Johnson of the Alameda ashore him at San Juan Island where he found food and shelter before reaching Friday Harbor and Seattle on the Rosalie. He described biting cold and fierce wind on the island.
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Albert Swan
San Juan Island
Johnson
Alameda
Rosalie
Bellingham
Seattle
Friday Harbor
Young Swan
Fist Coasting Accident In City Sends Boy Home
Douglas Hoftus son of W D Hoftus president of Hoftus Steel Equipment Co was struck by an auto driven by W P Trimble yesterday evening at Bellevue and Minor He was coaster on the lee and was lifted into the car and taken home He was not seriously hurt.
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Douglas Hoftus
W. D. Hoftus
Hoftus Steel Equipment Co
W. P. Trimble
Hellevue and Minor
Lee
Six Seattle Men Plead for Divorce
Six of thirteen divorce applicants in Seattle appeared in court. Men described wives living “butterfly lives” with cafe habits and inadequate housekeeping. Myron E Bailey cited 750 dollar salary and social ambitions. judge JPrater quipped about grass widows as the Baileys seek decree.
Today Colder Than Yesterday Sees Record Low
Colder readings hit 23 degrees, the coldest day by history through Nov 11 with only two earlier November exceptions. Forecast calls for a slight warmup as snow remains on Seattle streets and ice melts where sun appears. Blacksmiths report high demand for horse shoeing.
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
Seattle
Hlacksmiths
Football Scores From Weekday Games
First half results show Pennsylvania leading Lafayette 11 to 0 while Yale is 12 0 over Brown. Final scores: Carlisle 18 Harvard 15 and Yale 15 Brown 0 with Princeton 3 Dartmouth 0.
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Pennsylvania
Lafayette
Yale
Brown
Carlisle
Harvard
Princeton
Dartmouth
Ghost Mystery At Eastlake and John St Baffles Locals
Four officers investigate a haunted house where a silhouette in a bay window is blamed on a card playing man killed fourteen years ago. Two elderly women admit visitors, but the eerie scene remains unexplained as police search for answers.
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Eastlake
John St
Law
Sherlock Gooks
Loot worth $422000 may be recovered from Rothschild case
New York reports reveal details from Mrs Batten ex wife of robber David Rothschild claiming he hid 422000 in safe deposits before prison. District Attorney Whitman probes the statement as Rothschild had previously refused to reveal hiding places. The cases recount 1904 bank loot and Rothschild’s spree through get rich quick schemes and robberies.
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New York
David Rothschild
Sing Sing
Batten
Rothschild
Whitman
Corn Exchange Bank
Jersey City
Federal Bank
Rothechild
Woman seeks court protection from police raids
Nina Rees, who operates a rooming house at 914 Fifth Ave, asks the superior court to restrain Patrolman G. W. Humphrey and two others from future raids without warrants. Judge Tallman signs a show cause order for Nov 17 to consider a permanent injunction. The complaint says doors are broken, roomers abused, and the business ruined by night interruptions.
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G. W. Humphrey
Nina Rees
Superior Court
Tallman
Wood for Your Family This Winter
Prospectus from Ole Hanson 4&4 Co promoting a 1700 acre addition at the head of Lake Washington. Offers wood by the cord with exchange: cut one cord for us then four cords for yourself. No land purchase required though a $400 acre tract is offered on terms. Call to visit.
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Lake Washington
Yuan Shi Kai Contemplates US Presidency Offer
In Peking on November 11 Yuan Shi Kai weighs accepting rebels’ offer to lead the United States of China. He believes the monarchy must fall and resists ruling under the Manchu regime.
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YUAN
Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
United States of China
Governor West Opens Gipsy Smith Revival in Portland
Governor West arrived in Portland and opened the Gipsy Smith revival in the new auditorium. Officials announced seating for 8 000 in the main venue and overflow rooms in nearby churches to accommodate attendees tonight.
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Portland, Or
Governor West
Portland
Minnesota Floated Again After Striking Japanese Coast
The Seattle liner Minnesota owned by Great Northern and Hill interests is afloat and safe after running ashore on a smooth beach near Kurushima off Shikoku. Floated at high tide, she proceeded to Kochi and had sailed from Seattle September 18 en route to Yokohama, Manila and Hong Kong with many Seattle passengers aboard.
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Seattle
Minnesota
Great Northern and
Hill Interests
Japan
Great Northern
Kurrushima
Shikoku
Kochi
de Minnesota
Youma
Manila
Hongkong
Nagasaki
Doctor Fouled by Court After Belated Allegation
Testimony in Judge Brown's court described Dr. A. A. Hoopman of 609 W Howe street fined $100 and costs for beating a crippled Bradford boy after the child claimed the boy was struck by Howard Prad ford. Hoopman paid the fine but protested he was victimized.
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Howard Pradford
A. A. Hoopman
W. Howe St
Bradford
Hatfield Granted New Trial for Forged Deed Conviction
The supreme court sustained D. A. Hatfield’s appeal saying improper evidence was admitted. Hatfield, formerly a Seattle real estate man, was convicted last spring in Judge Main’s court for uttering a forged deed and was also tried and convicted of attempting to break jail.
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D. A. Hatfield
Seattle
Main
Supreme Court
Hatfield
Auto truck demonstrator attacked on lonely canyon road
Plavelle B. Harrington, an auto truck demonstrator, was lured to a deserted canyon road at midnight by several assailants. He was beaten and robbed of 50 dollars and shot in the arm, then walked two miles to Portland and was taken by cab to a hospital.
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Portland
Lile
Canyon Road
Plavelle B. Harrington
Harrington
Local Merchant John W. Allen Dies in Seattle
John W. Allen, 64, veteran Seattle merchant and creator of Allen's Foot Base, collapsed from heart disease yesterday afternoon in front of the public market on Pike Street. He led the firm of 3 W. Allen & Co., wholesale coffee dealers, which once manufactured the product in Kansas City but now is controlled by another firm.
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John W. Allen
Seattle
Municipal ownership of the telephone debated at club meeting
The Commercial club will discuss municipal ownership of the telephone next Tuesday. A Municipal Ownership league meeting today may form a special committee to work with other groups toward city ownership and control. The league already backs municipal ownership and hints at broader citizen action to end the Bell monopoly. The Municipal league also meets at noon today to consider the telephone issue and possible general action for the city's benefit.
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Commercial Club
Municipal Ownership League
Municipal League
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