Belt Line Franchises Stir Seattle Lake Union Debate
City officials clash with Northern Pacific over a belt line around Lake Union as talks on fair terms and rights of way continue. Disputes include switching charges and franchise benefits, with residents urged to press for just terms amid railway opposition and council scrutiny.
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Highwaymen Generous To Their Victim
Bandits robbed William Carter on Terry avenue between University and Union at 9 40 PM, taking 10 to 20 dollars and a gold watch. They returned money and 56 cents for running expenses after Carter pleaded the heartache over the kept watch for his wife.
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Fines Set For Doctored Meat Dealing In Market
Justice Carroll fines four butchers for selling doctored meat. Each offense carries $500, total $2,000. Convicted on four charges, venue moved from Justice Brown to Justice Carroll for appeal to the superior court. Meant to curb a widespread market fraud in multiple stalls and wholesale outlets.
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Could Even King Solomon Tell Whose Baby This Is
A Seattle tabloid story questions paternity of a baby linked to Mary Johnson and Harold Lester Johnson. Deputies allege the mother faked maternity using an incubator hoax from Kansas City. Mrs. Johnson claims the child is hers, sharing letters and photos as proof, while jail officials praise the infant’s appeal. The piece notes public fascination and the mystery of the baby’s true parentage.
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Hing County
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16 Year Old Bride Runs Away to Marry
Hazel Marie Hudson, 16, a convent pupil from Salem Oregon, elopes with Edgar Hudson of Seattle. They live in two rooms at 506 Minor Ave. N. The girl defends the match saying she is happy and will manage a home while Edgar earns. A guardian pursued with a detective but she won her chance at happiness.
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Levy on foreign goods at fair auction stirs protest
County Assessor A E Parteh sought a $100,000 assessment on all foreign goods to be sold at the fair auction. Exhibitors objected and a conference with officials and directors followed. Parish later agreed to reduce figures, but talks continued with no final agreement expected for hours. A prior levy on a jeweler’s stock yielded about $16. The action hinges on the itinerant merchant act.
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Freeing L Gutierrez De Lara Draws Labor Support
Los Angeles activists rally behind L Gutierrez De Lara detained by Mexican government and seek Darrow to defend him. Union groups plan resolutions protesting imprisonment and deportation while De Lara seeks U S naturalization to shield himself from Mexican authorities. In San Pedro, Postmaster Kiff cites looting of a local office by a cholos gang and notes possible Mexico mail to De Lara’s supporters.
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Spain Fates Cabinet Resigns as Alfonso Seeks New Premier
A Madrid dispatch reports the Spanish cabinet has resigned and King Alfonso has accepted. He will meet advisers to choose a new premier and assemble a fresh cabinet amid looming political upheaval and potential anti clerical unrest. The move follows disputes over Ferrer’s case and could define the throne’s future.
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Hawley Eyes Ocean to Ocean Rail Push toward Seattle
East rumor links Edwin Hawley to a plan for a Minneapolis & St. Louis cross continental railroad reaching Seattle. Hawley, controlling about 20,000 miles of track from Norfolk to Tampa, aims to establish an ocean to ocean system long sought to connect the West Coast with eastern lines. The potential Northwest expansion would mark a major development since prior great railroad moves.
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Girl sues hotel proprietor over kiss
Hazel Gill, 20, a Beconday Adelphia college student and telephone operator, files a $5,000 damages suit against G. B. Palmer of the Harland hotel alleging he kissed her Sept 18 in her mother's room. Palmer denies the charge, claiming alibi.
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Adelphia College
12Th Av. N
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Water Shut-Off Notice for Rainier Beach
Water will be shut off in Rainier Beach on Friday October 22 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The notice warns residents and businesses to prepare for the outage and secure access to services during the disruption.
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Judge Burke Denies China Minster Rumor
United Press dispatch from Washington cites rumors that Judge Thomas Burke of Seattle was offered the Chinese minister post. Burke states he knows nothing about the claim and the report could not be confirmed.
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Thomas Burke
Seattle
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