City Vetoes Improvements Bill Amid Fiscal Clash
Mayor Gil and the council battle over using general funds for street improvements. The mayor vetoed ordinances advancing specific projects on Eighty first Street Aurora to Fremont Jones Street and others citing unanticipated revenues and a planned transition to a new council in 1911.
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Gil
Mullen
Eighty-first St
Aurora
Fremont
Jones St
E. John
20Th Av
Bellevue Court
Howell
Ninth
Whatcomb
16Th
Thorndyke
Lucille St
Peninsula Place
Eighth Av. S
Sixth Av
Footprints on the Sands of Newport
A lighthearted note describes sand walking as a fashionable pastime at Newport society events. It claims barefoot sand contact irritates the skin to boost circulation, making participants feel unusually well and refreshed, touted as a cure for tired businessmen and fatigued society men.
Council Fights Over 42nd Ave S and Conover Improvements
Southeast Seattle and Lakeside residents clash in the council chamber over a 50 percent improvement ordinance. Hart was absent and Goddard refused to support without full understanding by property owners. The street committee will review the measure on Nov. 3.
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Seattle
Lakeside
42Nd Av. S
Conover Way
Hart
Goddard
John C. Higgins
Goddard Oe
Remains of Senator Dolliver Lying In State
The body of J. P. Dolliver lies in state at his Fort Dodge home and will stay there until the funeral. State police stand guard at the residence and will maintain the watch through tomorrow and part of the night. Also, in Olympia the state supreme court adjourned until tomorrow in respect for Edward Whitson, the late federal judge for Eastern Washington.
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Senator Dolliver
Fort Dodge
J. P. Dolliver
Supreme Court
Olympia
Edward Whitson
Washington
State Supreme Court
Tacoma asks Taft to grant census recount
Hundreds of telegrams were sent to President Taft urging an official census recount. A committee of three citizens will depart tonight for Washington to personally urge the recount, with local business groups proposing to cover expenses.
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Tacoma
Taft
Washington
Kill Milk Germs by Electric Wave
Dr Craft Carroll of Meadowville Pa temporarily living in New York says he can purify all New York milk at 1 cent a quart using an alternating current that generates 40,000 electric waves per second. He claims tuberculosis bacilli hookworm and other germs are destroyed in pasteurized and high grade butter.
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New York
Craft Carroll
Meadowville
Murphy Leads Seattle Electric Car Platform Battle
City council member Murphy introduced a resolution directing the Public Utilities Superintendent to stop sidetracking cars after a pay as you enter car incident. Murphy, who was sidetracked, said riders may need official clearance to ride. The measure passed unanimously.
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Seattle Electric
Murphy
Public Utilities
Valentine
Seattle Electric Company
Woman's Missionary Jubilee to Open Two Day Session
The Woman's Missionary Jubilee begins a two day session at First Presbyterian Church. Speakers include Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery of Chicago Mrs Teunia Hamlin of Washington Miss Florence Miller of Indianapolis Miss Rubie Weyburn and Miss McLaurin of the Baptist board and Mrs. Charles R Bowen a former China missionary.
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First Presbyterian Church
Helen Barrett Montgomery
Chicago
Teunia 8. Hamlin
Washington, D. C
Florence Miller
Indianapolis
Rubie T. Weyburn
McLaurin
The
Baptist Board
Charles R. Bowen
China
Thomson grilled by residents over Dearborn project delay
City Engineer R. H. Thomson faced sharp questioning from M. B. Harben, spokesman for Rainier valley residents, who said Lewis & Wiley were ordered to halt Dearborn work until May though the contract required March. Harben argued the engineer overstepped authority and the issue was referred to the street committee.
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R. H. Thomson
M. B. Harben
Rainier Valley
Harben
Lewis & Wiley
Dearborn
City Hall Bonds Defeated As Council Rejects Bohlke Ordinance
The city council defeated the Bohlke ordinance repealing the $1,000,000 city hall bonds. Voters against Bohlke were Bullock Conway Sawyer Schlumpf Wardall Way Zbiaden. They refused to wait for the civic plans commission and acted last night.
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Civic Plans Commission
Bohlke
Bullock
Conway
Sawyer
Schlumpf
Wardall
Way
Zbiaden
Odds and Ends From Everywhere Oct 18 1812
Reports of naval clashes in 1812 recount the Wasp and Frolic encounter with the Frelic and subsequent capture by Politira. Occurring amid other items, forest ranger evictions, birth records, and legal pleas frame a scattered, era-typical mid-Atlantic snapshot.
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Jones
Supreme Court affirms damages in Seattle death case
Olympia reports say the supreme court upheld damages against the city of Seattle for Annie Abrama’s husband who died turning on an electric light due to crossed wires. Other notes include editor Jase Barlow’s death and a duck hunting injury near Olympia.
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Olympia
Supreme Court
Seattle
Annie Abrama
Jase
Wye
bin" Barlow
Sage Brush Philosophy
Railroad riots and eerie threats in stirred city mood
The fragment describes a 68 year old husband named Loomin firing three shots at his wife. It also notes striking railroad men adopting liberty caps during the Reign of Terror era. A display of the cap is linked to a long prison term in France.
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L. R. Loomin
Parie
France
Basement Salvarcom
Richmond convict seeks pardon to settle kinship burden
Terael Mangold a 75 year old convict serving eight years for shooting a son seeks a pardon to settle his affairs with 66 children. He claims property worth 50000 dollars and has already served six years. Most children live in huts in the mountains and he provides for them all.
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Richmond
Terael Mangold
Iarael
Drop Club Case In Bremerton Ends Quietly
Bremerton Oct 18 officers of the Enlisted Men's club agreed to stop alcohol entering the town and authorities dropped the cane against C M H Durgin club president after a raid on the club rooms and seizure of liquor.
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Bremerton
C. MH. Durgin
Durgin
Court Refuses Rehearing in Spain American War Inheritance Tax Case
The U S Supreme Court has denied a rehearing in the Herts Woodman case concerning the inheritance tax tied to the Spanish American War. The decision maintains prior rulings and moves toward final resolution of the tax dispute.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Sisters Reunite in Hoquiam After 30 Years
Mrs W M McGraw and Mrs J M Homan, sisters, share a joyful reunion in Hoquiam on October 18, their first meeting in three decades. The event marks a rare family gathering in the community.
Fine Show at the Majestic This Week Free
A playful classified note offers free Majestic Theatre tickets to the first three callers after or before listed hours. The page contains a hidden word puzzle promising a free ticket to the Majestic.
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the Majestic
Majestic Theatre
Special Dresses Arrive in Infants Section at Low Prices
New arrivals include 21 children wool poplin dresses at 3.50 in navy or red with French styling and kilted skirts. Wool poplin suits at 4.25 in black and white plaids trimmed with scarlet soutache. Serge dresses at 5.00 with odd yoke, taffeta binding and velvet sash. Gala tea dresses at 1.50 with white piping in navy or delict blue.
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nPekSe
New Valenciennes and Maline Allovers Trimmings Highlighted
Valenciennes Allovers in white and ecru with floral and novelty mesh designs sell for 2.25 to 3.25 yards. Maline bands and galloons in widths up to 64 soften silk textures, priced to 2.25 yard. Maline Allovers in Chantilly patterns shown in black and ecru at 1.50 to 3.50.
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Valenciennes
Chantilly
New Blankets Priced Unusually Low
A shipment of German finish cotton blankets marked at exceptionally low prices. Bedding section features all wool and part wool blankets just arrived. White all wool blankets, double bed size, priced at 5 9 0. Cotton blankets 72x90 inches at 2 7 5 each. Jacquard weaves and reversible color options listed.
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Cleveland, O
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Red Oak
William Jennings Hirgan
Nebraska
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Cole
Here
Herman Ballers
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