Council Halves City Budget Slashing Efforts Falter
Yesterday the council failed to meet Griffithe’s aim to cut about 670000 in city taxes. Net reductions totaled about 15000 after offsets from condemnation awards and department trims. Key actions included lowering the city engineer salary and abandoning the city garage plan at Charles street stables.
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Corporation Counsel
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Hesketh
Blaine
Goddard
Charles Street
Taft Bluffing Bryan Says in Challenge
Lincoln Neb Oct 6 William J Bryan in The Commoner denounces Tafts challenge to the Supreme Courts trust ruling as a bluff He urges the president to publish the written and verbal recommendations that led to the appointment of Chief Justice White over Harlan and the later appointments to the court He argues trusts aided Taft to win re election without a remedy and contends the issue cannot be settled before the election.
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William J Bryan
Taft
Supreme Court
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White
Harlan
Supreme Bench
Labor News Shapes Local Wage Scales and Unity
Margaret Daly of the Garment Workers marks in with the local union to craft a new agreement and wage scale. The Clerks union aims to quadruple membership by January 1. E H Mitchell of the Typographical union is hired as special organizer. Organized labor plans a McNamara protest with funds to defense. T H Bolton returns from the Bakers' convention as city meetings discuss various trades including Building Trades, Machinists, Iron Workers, and others.
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Margaret Daly
Garment Workers’ Union
Clerks’ Union
E. H. Mitchell
Typographical
Organized Labor
Socialist Party
Receipta
McNamaras
T. H. Bolton
Bakers’ Union
Bakers’ International
Kansas Union
Building Trades Council
Dream and drama titles listed in city circuit program
The notice lists multiple film titles across Dream Grand Circuit and City Class A programs including Ninety and Nine The Summer Girl An Indian s Sacrifice Patches Weekly 40 All on Account of the Porter A Cup of Cold Water Circus in Australia A Summer Adventure His Girlie Two Orphans Grandma The Human Torpedo The Saving Sign The Bell Ringer of the Abbey Across the Polar Seas Too Many Burglars Mr Bragg a Fugitive Beyond the program details are brief and theater names or venues are not specified
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Australia
Polar Seas
Bragg
French writer in Seattle on Northwest development
Francois De Le'Espigarie de Tes gan, a special writer for French newspapers, is in Seattle to collect material on the Northwest's commercial development in connection with the Panama Canal opening.
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Francois de Le’Espigarie de Tesgan
Seattle
Northwest
Panama Canal
Plow Boy of DePauw Albert Heveridge Turns 49
In a Pa ad To ae ue Hor on style note, Albert Jeremiah Heveridge known as the Plow Boy of DePauw celebrates his 49th birthday today. Heveridge remains a youthful figure in politics and is recalled alongside the senate snub of a young Indian leader, as supporters hope he stays in the thick of the people’s battle for honesty and prosperity along the Wabash.
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Albert Jeremiah Heveridge
DePauw
Senate
Heveridge
Local Benefit Show At Lolse Theatre Highlights
Besides The Aviator by the Sandusky Stockdale company, the afternoon program featured Mme. Hesse Sprotte in a vocal selection, John M. Spargur with a violin solo, and Judge Thomas Burke delivering an address, all for the day nursery fundraiser.
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Sandusky-Stockdale Company
Lolse Theatre
Mme. Hesse Sprotte
John M. Spargur
Thomas Burke
Regrade dispute over Denny Hill ends in favor of homeowners
Judge Frater set aside an about eight thousand dollar regrade assessment, holding Mark Michaelson and his wife were not required to pay it after being awarded damages. Councilman Erickson will speak tonight to the Weat Woodland Improvement Club on his proposed single tax charter amendment.
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Frater
Mark Michaelson
Denny Hill
Erickson
Weat Woodland Improvement Club
Secretary Wilson Honored by Scandinavian Grand Lodge
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson received a strong endorsement in an annual session of the Scandinavian Grand Lodge Independent Order of Good Templars of Washington held at the hall in Virginia et. and Borenay. He is also honorary president of the Brewers' Congress in Chicago.
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Upside Down Flag Sparks Parade Tension In Boston
A socialistic parade in Boston featured the American flag carried inverted as crowds greeted the first Norwegian Singing Society concert at the Arcade ball. An unrelated note reports A Campbell fined $25 for employing women in the re. A Portland elk transfer and a Boise pardon are also mentioned along with a New York fined for drinking soup and Newport society disarray.
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Norwegian Singing Society
New York
Newport
Longshoreman Fells Into Bay From Pier 4 in Colorado
George T. Bell, 3819 Interlaken Ave., was struck by a faint spell in Colorado and fell from Pier 4 into the bay yesterday afternoon while awaiting a friend on the steamship Alliance. Longshoremen rescued him. he was taken to City Hospital and then sent home.
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George T. Bell
Interlaken Av
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Alliance
City Hospital
Lincoln High Girls Club elects officers at first meeting
The Girls' Club of Lincoln High School held its first meeting on Wednesday afternoon electing Amelia Heatley as president Helen Corbitt as vice president Mae Trenholme treasurer Anne Holmes editor Al lene Leader recording secretary Nora Kincaid correspondence secretary Edna Day as girl Mina Smith as herald and B Mathews as additional officer. A separate note reports a marked woman foot pad alarmed Frank Dileo who locked himself in before calling police. In Olympia a special venue is set to select jurors for the murder trial of George Wilson near Rainier.
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Allene Leader
Nora Kincaid
Edna Day
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Herald
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Olympia
George Wilson
Archie Coble
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