City Council Seeks New Renton Car Line Deal
The Renton car line sale offers $1.4 million with interest on deferred payments cut from 6 to 5 percent, promising a $212 500 saving. Calhoun will present the proposal to bondholders and report to the finance committee, with possible approval from Erickson and Marble if accepted.
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Renton
City Utilities and Finance Committees
Calhoun and
Parkin
Calhoun
Erickson di Marble
Meeting of New Queen Anne Improvement Club
A meeting will be held at the Presbyterian church on Fifth avenue and Howe street Friday evening to discuss the delay in completing the Queen Anne boulevard.
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Queen Anne
Blake reconciliation near as alienation suit fades
New York dispatch reports that Mrs. Catherine J. Blake is on the verge of reconciling with her husband Dr. J. A. Blake and abandoning a planned suit against Mrs. Clarence Mackey for alienating affection.
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New York
Catherine J. Blake
J. A. Blake
Clarence Mackey
Supreme Court Issues Restraining Order Against Judge Humphries
A Seattle advertorial summarizes a Supreme Court action restraining Judge Humphries after he refused a venue change for attorney Thor Siegfried. Siegfried had requested relief by filing to stop Humphries from presiding and to require appearance before the high court on October 31.
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Supreme Court
Humphries
Thorwalk
Siegfried
Bar Association
Delay Car Ticket Hearing To Allow Witness Preparation
The public service commission delayed the car ticket hearing with consent of the people's attorneys to give H. L. Gray time to prepare estimates of Seattle Electric Co. property values for 1911 1912 and 1913 and its earnings. Gray cited 1910 earnings at 6 percent on $19 143 230 cash investment and noted 1909 earnings at 9 percent. city officials argued the case centers on service efficiency rather than rate making.
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H. L. Gray
Public Service Commission
Seattle Electric Co
Olym Dp Gray
Gray
L. W. Jones
Night sky tour at University of Washington observatory
Prof Boothroyd head of the astronomy department offers amateur stargazers access every Wednesday from 7 30 to 10 30 pm at the university observatory. Tonight Jupiter and its five moons will be visible and lectures are planned for the public.
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Andromeda
Boothroyd
University of Washington
University Observatory
Jupiter
Prof. Boothroyd
City hall granite inquiry sparks demand
An investigation into the granite used in the new Cleveland city hall prompted official calls for scrutiny. The report notes the push for accountability amid construction concerns.
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Cleveland
City Hall
Columbus
Fred Shielda
Conneaut
Chicago
Toledo
Sherwood
Supervisory Post Office
Congress
Diesel inventors aboard Dresden feared drowned
On the steamship Dresden’s arrival at Harwich England Dr Rudolf F Diesel inventor of the Diesel motor was reported missing and feared drowned amid the passenger list after the ship’s arrival October 1.
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Harwich, Eng
Dresden
Rudolf F. Diesel
Minaing
Beamer Escapes Drowning After Car Pinning Incident
Woodland California October 1 Manager R H Beamer of the Yolo Water and Power Co was pinned under his car in an irrigating ditch and narrowly avoided drowning after the mishap.
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Woodland
Cal
R. H. Beamer
The
Yolo Water & Power Co
How Thick Is a Base Hit The Margin of Victory
Billy Sunday reflects on the World Series and the meaning of a base hit in his Star articles. He discusses how a single hit can alter the outcome, shaping perception of victory and defeat in baseball’s high stakes games.
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Billy Sunday
the Star
Teeth Makeover Ad Promises Youthful Look
An advert praises dental elegance, declaring teeth determine beauty and are crafted by a specialist. It touts cool light durable veneers on vulcanite with molds priced at five ten and fifteen dollars per set and offers a full guarantee.
Promises of Cure From Blood and Nerve Tonte Ads
Advertisements tout Blood and Nerve Tonte and related remedies for constipation and general wellness. Claims include rapid relief, patient satisfaction, and repeated purchases after initial dosing. The copy notes combinations with tricim and references German Pharmacal Co and local Seattle druggists.
Socialist party agent seeks damages over Seattle riots
Bruce Rogers, officially sanctioned by the socialist party, claims damages from the Seattle riot episode. He will present a bill to Congress and file a formal claim with the navy department after delivering a Washington lecture that drew many attendees though not the secretary of the navy.
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Washington
Seattle
Bruce Rogers
Socialist Party
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Navy Department
Grocer Foils Burglar With Decoy Language Tactic
A. R. Abrashin grocer at 2201 East Jefferson street frightened off a masked burglar Tuesday night by pretending not to understand English and speaking Yiddish to his 6 year old son Sammy in a rear room. The boy shouted as instructed, and the intruder fled with a revolver visible.
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A. R. Abrashin
East
Jefferson St
Sammy
Union Pacific Board Adjourns Without Cutting Surplus
New York Oct 1 The Union Pacific executive board adjourned without reducing its eighty two million dollar surplus melon and will take up the matter again in a few days.
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New York
Union Pacific Executive Board
Japanese protest on California anti alien land law
Tokyo reports the Japanese foreign office has sent a third formal protest to Washington over California's anti alien land law. The note reiterates Tokyo's opposition and cites potential friction in U S Japan relations.
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Rio
Japanese Foreign Office
Washington
California
Winslow Fruit Growers Sue Powles Over Berry Shipments
The Winslow Fruit Growers Association filed a suit in superior court seeking an accounting on July and August shipments of 16 000 cases of berries. Defendants are J B Powles and J J Powles Co. The association says Powles marketed fruit for 10 percent net, then Powles marketed again through J B Powles Co and charged a second commission.
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le Ho & Co
Winslow Fruit Growers
J. B. Powles
J. J. Powles & Co
Powles
J. B Powles & Co
Western Av
Powles & Co
Murder Suicide in Mission District Home
Gilbert B Dean an 80 year old plumber and electrician killed his wife and son in their Mission district flat then took his own life after shooting his 24 year old son Gilbert Jr at dinner. Police called insanity the motive as the tragedy unfolded with the wife killed on the back porch and blood noted on the porch below.
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Francisco
Gilbert
Dean
Mission District
Gilbert, Jr
Milwaukee man commits suicide under self written note
J W Powderly sixty years old wrote a note on paper and pinned it to his suit then shot himself in a grassy area near Milwaukee. In London President T Frame Thomson of Otis Steel Co of America also died after an accidental gun discharge while unloading a gas supply.
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Milwaukee
Wis
J. W. Powderly
London
T Frame Thomson
Otis Steel Company of America
Siege of Scutrart causes near lynching in Montenegro
In Cetttinje Montenegro on October 1 audience members nearly lynched performers playing Turkish roles during King Nicholas play The Siege of Scutrart.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
Nicholas
Scutrart
Samose Flesh-Forming Food Promises Strength and Weight Gain
Hartel Drug Co promotes Samose as a flesh forming food that can quickly make thin people fat and strong. Baiose is described as a fresh forming food with a powerful effect, aiding assimilation of fat producing elements. Druggists Bartell Drug Co reports strong sales in Seattle and offers a money back guarantee if Samose does not improve weight or health after one to two weeks.
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Hartel Drug Co
Bartell Drug Co
Seattle
The Easiest Way at Seattle theatres this week
Seattle theatre listings show Falley Mitchell Stock in The Easiest Way at Pantages Vaudeville and at Orpheum Vaudeville and Empresse Vaudeville venues.
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Seattle
Pfalley & Mitchell
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