City appeals Seattle Lighting gas tariff before state supreme court
Public complaint charges Seattle Lighting Co. overcharges gas customers and accuses the Public Service Commission of bias. First Assistant Corporation Counsel Thomas J. L. Kennedy seeks reversal of a $1.50 tariff after alleging a private investigator was used to support the Seattle firm. The appeal, joined with city arguments, targets rates higher than those in Los Angeles, Portland, or San Francisco. Hearing expected at January session.
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Seattle Lighting Co
Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
Seattle Corporation
Thomas J. L. Kennedy
Kennedy
California
Seattle
Los Angeles
Portland
San Francisco
Supreme Courts
The Death of Babe and Paul Bunyan Tales
The Star prints letters recounting Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, describing Babe’s death by a tornado and popcorn-fed scare in Kansas, plus legendary exploits of Bunyan from retirement to westward transport. The piece blends myth and reminiscence with readers’ attestations from Blaine and Port Angeles.
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Paul Bunyan
Star Today
Paul
Kansas
Star
Bunyan
Babe
Mis
Great Plains
Sepper
B. L
Port Angeles
Wash
Two Women Fight For Boy In Custody Dispute
In a legal battle over Stanley HH Semple Jr the boy’s mother Eva Semple and the paternal grandmother Mary Raven clash for custody. The court postponed the hearing for one week while the boy remains under wardship to prevent kidnapping.
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Stanley HH. Semple
Eva Mildred Semple
Mary Raven
Farmer Killed by Live Barbed Wire in Accident
FOLSOM California November 26 Charles H Haase a rancher died instantly when he touched a barbed wire fence energized by 11 000 volts while opening a gate Two miles away a Pacific Gas and Electric power line had fallen across the fence authorities investigated the accident
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Folsom
Cal
Charles H. Haase
Pacific, Gas and Electric Co
Wholesale arrests in Irish city sweep targets Sinn Fein leaders
Dublin police and military conducted a mass roundup of Sinn Fein leaders led by Arthur Griffith and John McNeil after dawn. Hundreds were jailed including MPs Joseph Melride and Michael Staines as documents were seized and jails overflowed. The operation followed raids amid rising tensions since the weekend murders of British officers. Griffith, chief of Dáil Éireann, and McNeil were caught by surprise as authorities moved to neutralize Sinn Fein leadership.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Arthur Griffith
John McNeil
Irish Volunteers
Joseph Melride
Michael Staines
Sinn
Intelligence Department
Griffith
Dall Eireann
Republic
Bammon de Valera
McNeil
Sinn Feiners attack on New York club prompts police guard
The Exclusive Union Club on Fifth Avenue in New York was guarded by police after Sinn Fein attacks yesterday. Four men were arrested in the rioting around the club, with more details promised on page 10.
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New York
Union Club
Fifth Ave
Anniversary of Wedding They Join In Eternal Rest
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Mayer, long residents of Seattle, died within days of each other on their 44th wedding anniversary. Funeral services were held at Bonney-Watson with cremation, their ashes to rest side by side. Mayer, 76, had worked as an auditor for Drummond Lighterage and earlier in rail and real estate firms. Mrs. Mayer died earlier, after which Mayer deteriorated, finally passing away peacefully as memories of their life together remained.
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Mal Armstrong
George F. Mayer
Union St
Mr. Mayer
Bonney-Watson
Mayer
Seattle
Drummond Lighterage Company
Arctic Club
Mra. Mayer
Mabel Holmes
ADBAY
Mrs. Rogers
Mrs. Mayer
Dentals Found in Historic Rail Archive Portrait
An X ray image of Alice Hurley’s lower left molars was recovered by a street car conductor and placed in the lost and found archives of the railway system. The Roeutgnen shop shot was captured by Dr. Bourns as an artistic dental portrait.
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Alice Hurley
Lost and Found
Many Railway
Roeutgnen
Dr. Bourns
Japanee arrestee shot ducks before sunrise at Renton Junction
Shochi Nako, a Japanese man, was arrested at Renton Junction Thursday by deputy game warden A. C. Marco for shooting ducks before sunrise. He left minus $10 deposited for appearance and faces trial on December 2 along with the ducks.
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Shochi Nako
Renton Junction
A. C. Marco
Nako
Oil King Jacob Hamon Dies After Gun Wound In Ardmore
Jacob L. Hamon a millionaire oil magnate and republican national committee man died at Hardy Sanitarium Ardmore after a gunshot wound. He claimed accidental shooting while cleaning a gun but a warrant followed for a woman identified as Clara Smith Hamon, his bookkeeper and secretary. Hamon valued at about 30 million dollars. He rose from penniless promoter to major oil figure with Ringling backing on Oklahoma townsite and railroad ventures.
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Ardmore
Okla
Jacob L. Hannon
Republican National Committee
Hardy Sanitarium
Hammon
Hamon
National Committee
Clara Smith Hamon
Jacob Hamon
Chicago
Jake Hamon
Republican Party
Ringling
Oklahoma
Ringling Brothers
New York
Jacohamoh
Wife identifies overboard man as Boyle on Washington
Mrs. Robert Boyle, of 307 West 87th Street, says the coat left on the steamer Washington deck belongs to her husband Boyle the 33 year old cook who leaped or fell overboard Thanksgiving afternoon bound for Tacoma. Police indicate Boyle likely drowned though a slight chance remains alive. Witnesses reported his dress and physique, and a half hour search off Brace Point yielded no trace. The Washington under Captain Samuel Bartow left Seattle at 11 a.m. for Tacoma.
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Washington
Tacoma
Robert Boyle
F. K. Bisbee
Alki Ave
J. P. Jackson
34Th Ave
J. E. Butchard
U. 88
Vicksburg
Altho
Brace Point
Samuel Bartow
RAPS FOES OF VACCINATION
City health commissioner Dr H M Read asked the Corporation Counsel for an opinion on restraining or punishing those circulating anti vaccination literature. He urged action before agitation incites riot. Two men, Wayne R Wilson and Emil J Adameck, were arrested for distributing anti vaccination circulars on the streets without a license but were dismissed by the police court last Wednesday.
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H. M. Read
Walter F. Meier
Dr. Read
Wayne R. Wilson
Belmont Ave
Emil J. Adameck
20Th Ave
Anti Bolshevik Congress Planned by Millerand
Riga reports that President Millerand of France plans a world wide anti Bolshevik conference to coordinate a campaign against the Soviet government.
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Riga
Millerand
France
Dawning of Stadium Dedication Showcases UW Dartmouth Clash
Seattle prepares for the largest crowd in city history as the University of Washington meets Dartmouth in the stadium dedication game set for 2:15 pm. Officials from state and federal ranks attend ceremonies while traffic and parking plans emphasize campus access limits and shuttle options.
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Seattle
State of Washington
George Varnell
University of Washington
Dartmouth
W. H. Lewis
Darwin Meisnest
Hart
Suxzallo
Charles H. Mutr
Camp Lewis
Harry A. Field
13Th Naval District
O. J. Charles
William J. Coyle
Caldwell
Pacific Coast Conference
Washington
Darwin Neisnest
University
14Th
40Th St. N. E
Police Department
University Campus
Laurelshade Rd
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Coast Range
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Mt. Nainer
Paul Hn
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Hall
BR. H. Parks
Blaine
The
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N. Y. Club
G.O.P. Presidency
Wife Fears Coat Club
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