Seattle streets defy a straight line and time
The letter discusses a Seattle rental ad and mocks perpetual motion of Ninth avenues, noting quirky street naming quirks from W 45th to Lake Washington. The writer laments inconsistent street names causing confusion for families and critics local quirks, ending with a jab at patriotic American households.
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Seattle
45Th
W. 45Th
N. 45Th
E. 45Th St
Ninth Ave
Georgetown Ninth Ave
Queen Anne Hill
Green Lake Ninth Ave
Court to decide fate of Union Record case
United States Commissioner R W McClelland ruled the Union Record seizure case may move to the United States district court for a ruling on legality and future actions The decision questions whether Deputy Marshal Tobey seized the plant with authority and whether the writ remains valid. government and union representatives await higher court interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
R. W. McClelland
Union Record
United States District Court
McClelland
Tobey
Tovey
Ben L. Moore
John A. Dore
Union Record Corporation
District Court
United States Marshal
Dore
Rookie’s Howls Frighten Away House Prowler
In San Francisco on November 21 a pet Airedale named Rookie frightened off a prowler after his loud warning barks. The dog once appeared in movies and was given to G. W. Glover by actor Theodore Roberts four years ago. Rookie is under veterinary care.
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San Francisco
G. W. Glover
Glover
Theodore Roberta
Ator
Deaver Offers to Aid Wife in Moving to Portland
After his acquittal for the Holt murder, Sgt. Deaver proposes sending a sister to his wife with money to relocate them and their 12 year old son Bart to Portland. He aims for the boy’s schooling away from Seattle rumors, while a legal fight over Grocer Holt’s estate and the divorce proceeds in Superior Court.
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Bart
Portland
Henry Clay Holt
Alkigrocer
Weat
Seattle Beach
Deaver
Seattle
Two Boys Held In Murder Case In Everett
In Bellingham a rooming house arrest followed the murder of Lee Linton, Everett taxi driver. Ison White and Joseph Morton, both 19 and 20, reportedly confessed planning the taxi driver killing and a robbery with intent to burglarize a Florence grocery store. The stolen cab carried $40 taken from Linton and later went dead. Authorities say the pair hired Linton to travel from Everett and planned Mexico escape after the crime.
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Bellingham
Lee Linton
Everett
Ison White
Joseph D. Morton
Stanwood
Linton
Florence
Mexico
James McCulloch
McRae
Snohomish
Teh City
City Panel Approves Street Railway Paving Funding Plan
The city council backed charging paving and maintenance costs to the municipal street railway, despite protests by Mayor Fitzgerald and Public Utilities Chief Murphine. Fourteen members voted against absorbing costs, with Thomson and Bolton absent, and final action to come at next Monday’s session.
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Fitzgerald
Morphine
Tts
Murphine
Moore, Haas, Lane
Erickson
Drake
Hesketh
Carroll
Thomson and
Bolton
Serum for Flu Now Approved
City Health Commissioner H. M. Read reports at the American Health congress in New Orleans that serum is unanimously approved as the best means to combat influenza. He cautions Seattle and the Pacific coast to take precautions but notes no U.S. epidemic. a recurrence was only reported in a district in England. He urges care of colds and sleep with windows open.
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H. M. Read
American Health Congress
New Orleans
Seattle
Pacific Coast
United States
England
City Council Confronts Nickel Fare on Municipal Railway
A local editorial laments ending the five cent nickel on street car platforms as the city council votes to stop paving costs between tracks. The piece argues higher fares are needed to cover rising labor and material costs and questions past favors to the Puget Sound Traction Company to keep five cent fares.
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Fitzgerald
Supt
Murphine
City Railway Department
City Railway
Puget Sound Traction Company
Missouri Men Can Make Beer
Judge John C. Pollock granted a temporary injunction restraining District Attorney Hensley and the internal revenue collector from interfering with brewers in Missouri. The ruling permits manufacture and sale of 2.75 beer in St. Louis while not ruling on wartime prohibition's constitutionality. Four other breweries joined the suit from St. Louis.
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ST. Louis, Mo
John C. Pollock
Walter Hensley
Internal Revenue
Pollock
Griesedieck Brewing Company
St. Louis
Hensley
Geo. H. Moore
Jack the Clipper Baffles Detroit Detectives
Detectives hunt a thief dubbed the Jack the Clipper who steals gold locks from schoolgirls. He operates at public gatherings and in movie theatres, creating a citywide alarm in Detroit.
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Detroit
Jack the Clipper
Probing Source of U S Prison Fire at Fort Leavenworth
Prison authorities in Leavenworth Kansas investigated a fire of undetermined origin that destroyed the exchange building and six wooden structures inside Fort Leavenworth. To halt spread the surrounding buildings were dynamited, with losses estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Exchange
Fort Leavenworth
Treaty Fight Shapes 1920 Election Issue
Washington reports ratification of the peace treaty may dominate the 1920 presidential campaign. Republicans split over reservations as Lodge loyalists lock in, while Wilson could campaign for ratification if needed. The treaty faces a sharp Senate battle in the Foreign Relations Committee before any floor vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
United States
League of Nations
Senate
Wilson
Lodge
Hitchesck
Repubicans
Altho
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson-Borah- Moses-Knox
Seattle Eyes Low Cost Salmon for City Markets
City officials consider a plan by L H Darwin to supply Seattle with about nine tons of salmon and salmon trout monthly at 4 to 6 cents per pound, far below current prices of 15 to 20 cents. Darwin offers 500 to 800 pounds of fresh hatchery fish at cost of freight, with Seattle paying up to 3 cents per fish. Mayor Fitzgerald backs the scheme pending Health Commissioner Read's review of the public fish market.
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Fitzgerald
Seattle
L. H. State Fish and Game
Darwin
Tacoma
Spokane
Read
Huge Drug Cache Found in Yakima
Three men were arrested in Yakima after a late raid seized large quantities of drugs valued in the thousands of dollars. Revenue officials call it one of the biggest raids in the Northwest.
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Yakima
Spokane Maintains Ten Day Coal Supply Amid Mild Weather
Spokane reports a ten day coal fuel reserve with about 8000 tons of coke on hand. Canadian coal is being added to stock as dealers confirm replenishments aided by mild weather.
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Spokane
Autos in Jail to Exterminate Speeding
Judge Gordon endorses a drastic measure to curb speeding by jailing cars not offenders. The idea proves unconstitutional yet gains traction as speeders, including a Henry Ford, are sentenced to jail. The tale ends with a quixotic note on the court’s folly and fading impact.
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Gordon
Superior Court
Henry Ford
Henry
Kizzoner
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Yee
Missouri
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Clapper
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