Seattle Lighting seeks to end consumer discounts
Seattle Lighting Company petitions the Public Service Commission to discontinue prompt payment discounts for gas customers. The plan cuts a five cent discount on small usage and ten cents on larger bills, with potential consumer costs of about ten thousand dollars monthly, offset by higher production costs of sixteen thousand dollars monthly.
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Seattle Lighting Com
Fas
S@iice commission
Seattle Lighting
Mooney Case Shocks Nation and Sparks International Protest
The Mooney case draws global attention as labor groups protest the San Quentin sentence for Thomas J. Mooney tied to the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing. Officials attribute foreign agitation to distorted reports while Mooney appeals for fair treatment, asserting democracy’s right to impartial trial amid wartime tensions.
War savings stamp contest on Star Business Guide page
The Saturday Star Business Guide converts to a war savings stamp contest with prizes in stamps. Omitted letters spell WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. first prize $25, then $10 and $5, with Seattle residents among recent winners and clues about omitted letters from local advertisements.
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Star Business Guide
Thomas Griffith
Stuart Building
Seattle
Myrtle B. Buck
Oregon St
E. M. Hamilton
Ninth Ave
Nellie Davidson
14Th Ave
N. W
German Wire Tapping Plan Foiled by French Line
Secret German orders captured by the French describe an elaborate wire tapping scheme using floaters and hidden signals aimed at forecasting French army moves. Despite attempts to bridge rivers at night and guard the setup, a vigilant French lineman detected a false order and outwitted the invaders.
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Paris
Hach
Hun
Slenal Corpa
Longshoremen win hour day and higher pay
Coastwise longshoremen win an hour day and higher pay after a decision by the National Labor Adjustment Commission. Seattle aims to strengthen trade ties with a Japan Orient mission postponed for war concerns. Olympia notes the death of Gustave Rowenthal and the passing of Judge Kuhn with funeral plans.
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A. K. Pisher
Washington, D. Co
United States Department of Agriculture
Seattle
Savoy
New York
National Labor Adjustment Commission
Patterson MacDonald Ship Building Company
Red Crows
J. F. Brannigan
King #t
Hutte, Mont
Stefanssen
Polar Dear
Nome
Harter Island
Esquimalt
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Japan
Orient
Tokyo
Cable Olympia
Gustave Rowenthal
Washington
Olympia
Port Townsend
Oseph A. Kuhn
Kuhn
Masonic Temple
Penitentiary
State Flaheries
Fourth Ave
Seneca A
Eugene Murch
Judge Julian W Mack to Speak on Zionism in Seattle
Judge Julian W Mack of Chicago president of the Zionist Organization of America will be in Seattle for judicial affairs and has consented to address the public Wednesday at 8 p m at the Odd Fellows temple on Zionism. Every Jew and Jewess is urged to attend.
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Julian W. Mack
Chicago
Zionist Organization of America
Seattle
Odd Fellows’ Temple
10Th Ave
Theatres Open If Health Authorities Permit Next Week
The program lists Moore and Langdon McCormick thriller On the High Seas at the Orpheum with Al Herman’s monologue Miss Campbell songs and Smith and Austin in All Fun. The Unmarried Mother at Metropolitan last seen Sunday night with a farm plot and justice. Oak Theatre new Tit for Tat farce Monte Carter company returns. Pantages Oh That Melody musical comedy headlined with Eddie Swan Ruth Roland Hands Up serial. Palace Hip American Opera Trio and Lutes Brothers plus Spellman Bowery act. Wilkes Players Seven Chances at Wilkes theatre with Miller Huff and Anna Fitziu with de Segurola at Metropolitan Monday.
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Moore Bill
William Pollard
Palace Hip
Monte Carter Company
Wilkes
Met
Erna Steck
al Herman
the Moore
Norma Phillips
Pantages
tLa Morrow
Robt. Lorenzo
the Oak
Grace Huff
Moore
High Seas
Langdon McCormick
Orpheum
Campbell
Smith
Austin
Holmes and Wells
Georgalis
Jack Alfred and Company
Metropolitan
Elizabeth Goodwin
John Kingston
OAK Monte Carter
Oak Theatre
Bessie Hill
Blanche Gilmore
Lew White
Oscar Gerard
Web
George Choos
Jack Henry
Goldie Collins
Eddie Swan
Julia Clifford
the Globe Trotters
Norman Phillips
Nany Grey
Kinzo
Ruth Roland
Madeline Hehlow
Joseph McCarthy
Paul Galazzi
The
Lutes Brothers
Clare A. Lutes
Jeanette Spellman
Chatterhaxy
Sones Dale
Gaffney
Bowery
la Morrow Brothers
Tudor and Stanton
Frogland
Wilkes Players
Wilkes Theatre
Roi Cooper Megrue
David Helaseco
Cohan Theatre
New York
Ivan Miller
Anna Fitziu
Chicago Opera Co
Metropolitan Opera Co
Andres de Segurola
Metropolitan Theatre
Ladies’ Musical Club
Pacific Coast
Europe
America
Local Names and Small Sums in Damaged Ledger
A scratched list shows multiple individuals and small monetary amounts, including Aly R. FE Billups from Fourth N, F. J. Hagen of Silverdale and Maltby residents, plus a Norwegian Sick Benefit Society entry. Several entries are unclear or partial, with amounts like 1.00 and 25 to 50 dollars, and an Unknown from Selleck.
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Aly R. FE. Billups
F. J. Hagen
Silverdale
Wash
Chile to Tie Can to HMNS Chile to Tie
Santiago Chile Oct 6 The Chilean government awaits the naval staff report before delivering a passport to the German minister. Informed circles say the measure may be expected within five or six days.
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Santiago
Chile
Paseporta
Wife of Austrian Seeks Maiden Name in Citizenship Case
Theodora Kann asks to regain her American citizenship and keep her maiden name rather than be married to an Austrian. Superior Judge Calvin S. Hall grants a divorce decree to Theoda Kann from Ludwig M Kann. Kann, former president of Line & Kann, hair goods manufacturers, was jailed by federal authorities on espionage act charges and is held for internment.
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Calvin S. Hall Haw
Theoda Kann
Ludwig M Kann
Kann
Line & Kann
Hair Gooda Manufacturers
Seattle records 3185 homes built since January 1 1918
City building department figures show 3,185 homes completed in Seattle since January 1, 1918. The total cost cited is 3,927,421 dollars.
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Seattle
City Building Department
France Warns of Retaliatory Acts as German Advance Pressured
Paris reports wide approval for reprisals on Germany in response to devastations in France. The warning aimed at sparing Lille and other industrial hubs as German retreat lines advance. Clemenceau says Germany owes a crushing debt to be settled with allies.
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Paris
France
Germany
Lille
Alliern
Belgium
Clemenceau
Seattle Man Nominated for Brigadier General in National Army
Col Laurin L. Larson of Seattle and private in Company H First Washington infantry in the Spanish American War has been nominated for brigadier general. He served in the battle of Santa Ana where bravery was recognized, and he was a captain at the start of the war with Germany.
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Laurin L. Larson
Seattle
First
Washington Infantry
National Army
Washington
Larson
Santa Ana
United States
Germany
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28Th Ave. N
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10Th Ave. N. E
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Seattle School of Retouching
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G. Oswald Elliott
Hippodrome
Ruth and University
St. Paul Stove Repair & Pinmbing Co
Cos Pike ST. Main
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Julian Mack
Tobacco
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