Public Utilities Franchises Face Public Scrutiny
Sydney Strong urges Seattle to reject perpetual rail franchise for the Great Northern and Lake Union rail link. He warns private ownership erodes public welfare and cites Spokane grand jury findings on railway officials. City council tax hikes and Interurban rate moves spur public demand for explanation. Government by commission praised as efficient reform.
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Grand Jury
Great Northern Company
Sydney Strong
Anne
Northern Pacific Plake Union
Strong
Memerahip
Public Utilities
CIA Bit
Northern Pacific Rail
Aid Lake Union
Ita
Seattle
Despoiler ix
Spokane
Gordon
Grand
Great Northern Railway Company
Hill
Tacoma
War Rumors Roil Nicaragua Hot Zone Front
In Bluefields and Managua reports describe President Entrada forces pressing Zelaya loyalists as counter moves form. The piece caricatures Zelaya, Estrada and Chamorro, notes American interests wary of revolts, and hints the Tacoma cruiser could aid escape while predicting ongoing conflict despite hunger and weather.
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Bluefields
Nic
Entrada
Zelaya
Managua
Nicaragua
Jose Santos Zelaya
Chamorro
Juan Estrada
Estrada
United States
Tacoma
Colon
Butting Goat Attacks Auto On Lone Siskiyou Road
Mrs. BE. Leavitt and her two children escaped injury after a mountain goat attacked their stalled car near Yreka. The animal struck the headlights and other parts of the vehicle while Mrs. Leavitt protected her family from atop a fence for about two hours until helpers arrived.
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United Prec
Chico
Cal
BE. K. Leavitt
Yreka
Siskiyou County
Ole Hanson calls for curb on streetcar crowding in Seattle
In a letter to AL Valentine Seattle reformer Ole Hanson urges the public utilities chief to seek city council action. He proposes an ordinance capping passengers per car to seating capacity and printing limits on each car with fines for excess crowds to protect riders. He compares to steamship passenger limits and appeals for immediate municipal enforcement.
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Ole Hanson
Miller
Public Utilities
AL. Valentine
Seattle
They're Off Admiral Taft Fleet Sails for New Orleans
President Taft sails from St Louis aboard the steamer Oleander for a Mississippi River voyage to New Orleans. He arrived early, spoke briefly at the Coliseum and at a Plantier hotel luncheon, then attended the dedication of the federal building in East St Louis before boarding.
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Taft
New Orleans
ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Coliseum
Plantere Hotel
Business Men's League
Federal
Fast St. Louis
Gulf Deep Waterway Association
Oleander
Big River
Widow Wiles Avail Not in Gay's Court
Mary Jones seeks divorce from Charles Jones claiming cruelty and lack of bathing. Witnesses testify she went to a logging camp to pursue a marriage for money. Judge Wilson KR Gay grants divorce, awards Mary $150 and attorney $50.
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Gay
Wilson KR. Gay
Mary Jones
Charlies Jones
Mary
Orlilia
Jones
Cora Langley
Church Members Score Preacher Removal at Independent Presbyterian
Independent Presbyterian Church members and allies denounce the presbytery action against Rev. Bass, claiming a conspiracy to oust him and continue services under Rev Baas. They accuse Rev. Matthews and others of stirring strife and file resolutions with the national Presbyterian body.
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Presbytery
W. A. Hasa
Independent Presbyterian Church
Base
Baas
Independent Church
Bass
Whitworth College
Old Lake Union Church
M. A. Matthews
F. L. Hayden
Mr. Base
W. A. Major
Afr. Thompson
David Blythe
Presbyterian Church
Seattle's first incubator baby welcomed at city hospital
Bernard Stewart Jr. three day old, weighing three pounds, becomes Seattle’s first incubator baby under municipal care. He arrived Saturday with the new incubator delivered by wire after authorities approved the purchase. Bernard lies in ward 423 as nurses and reporters observe his tiny efforts to talk and move.
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Bernard Stewart, Jr
Seattle
Bernard
City Hospital
Nard
De Lara May Be Granted Liberty in Los Angeles
L Gutierrez De Lara the Mexican socialist jailed as an alien anarchist may be released today as 3000 dollars raised for his bond. A mass meeting denounced De Lara deportation and urged justice while officers denied charges linking him to other arrests.
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Los Angeles
L. Gutierrez de Lara
Liberty
Miguel Rodriguez
Talamantes
Rico
de Lara
Mexico
Los Angeles Plaza
Magon
Villareal
Rivera
Territorial
Florence
Ariz
Rodriguez
Oxnard
A. R. Holston
J.B. Osborn
Stockton
California Socialist Party
Ridgway
Osborn
Seattle Socialista
Arcade Hall
Francisco Ferrer
Spain
Gutierres de Lara
W. H. Philpota
H. M. Wills
Samuel Sadler
B. J. Brown
Mr. Wills
Ferrer
United States
Seattle umbrella sale funds disabled trainmen
The annual umbrella sale at the Seattle Electric offices at Fifth and Pine will start tomorrow at 8 o'clock in the morning. Proceeds are donated to the fund for sick or disabled trainmen.
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Seattle Electric Company
Fifth and Pine
Spain war report branded false by Times correspondent
London Times correspondent with the Spanish army at Camp Nador says Spain's claim that Gen Marina captured Mount Guerra is a fake.
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London
London Times
Camp Nador
Spain
Marina
Mount Guerra
Portola festival eyed as annual San Francisco carnival
United Press reports the Portola festival just ended in San Francisco was so successful that organizers plan to make the carnival an annual event in the city.
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United Press
San Francisco
Hearing Date Pending in Cunningham Coal Land Contest
Hearing not set as federal authorities have waited for over a week. Defendants’ word expected today to fix a hearing date.
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Cunningham
Sensational Paris Trial Promises Household Secrets
Paris reports Mme Steinheil, famed beauty, will call renowned French figures as witnesses when tried November 3 for murder. discourse centers on a possible inside job, ink stains, and a possible confession coerced under duress, with sensational claims about servants and Faure era figures.
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Paris
Mme. Steinheil
Ita
France
Felix Faure
Mme. Steinhell
Extradition Papers Planned for Banker W. W. Smith
Extradition papers to return Seattle banker W. W. Smith, accused of defrauding Seattle residents of large sums, will be secured this afternoon or tomorrow and sent to Winnipeg under an officer. Smith was arrested in Winnipeg after skipping bond in Seattle. Seattle prosecutors say he will be brought back for trial despite contrary statements. The Winnipeg authorities are expected to honor the extradition.
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Seattle
W. W. Smith
Winnipeg
Smith
Winni
Westlake Market Specials Echo Bargain Seafood and Meat
Advertises a wide array of reduced prices at Westlake Market including crawfish, oysters, halibut cheeks, crabs, herring, and various fish cuts. Meat offers feature round steak, boiling beef, hamburger steak, lamb, mutton, and pork items with bulk price breaks. Also lists produce and staples with per unit and per dozen or per bag pricing.
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Sedon
Ororo
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Mme.Steinheil
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Sherlock Holmes
Steinheil
Remy Couillard
Coultlard
Sherlocks
Mme. Steinbell
Chicago News
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Fancy
Washington Creamery
Seattle Creamery
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Baker's Chocolate
Japan Rica
Lee
Ide Doz
Westlake Public Market
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Pine
Nettleton
Treen Shoe Co
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