City Council Endorses Fight Against Gas Rate Increase
The Seattle City Council passed a measure directing the corporation counsel to oppose the proposed gas rate rise. Corporation Counsel Meter and Assistant Kennedy will represent citizens before the public service commission in Olympia. The gas company seeks to drop prompt payment discounts, adding about $10,000 monthly in revenue.
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Meter
Kennedy
Public Service Commission
Olympia
Seattle
City Grants Ballard Line Use for Streetcar Storage
City council on Monday approved discontinuing service on one Ballard line in exchange for 2,000 feet of Ballard track to store 25 street cars the city is purchasing in St. Paul. The new cars should arrive Wednesday and will be tracked on Market Avenue from 14th to 20th Avenues Northwest.
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Traction Company
Ballard
St. Paul
14Th
20Th Aves
N. W
Municipal
Seattle North Pacific Shipbuilding Co
Seventy Eight Thousand Fed At Red Cremeanteen Near Front
In a single month a Red Cremeanteen near the front served meals to seventy eight thousand American soldiers. The operation highlighted wartime logistics and civilian support sustaining troops abroad.
Far and Near News Items From Seattle Area
First Lieutenant Arthur L. Chaffee promoted to captain. Thomas W. Howell killed by falling iron plate near Skinner Eddy shipyard. An elderly mother survives illness. Washington women’s council to hold mid year assembly in November 2022 at Young Women’s Christian Association. Will S. Ritchie dies of pneumonia at Seattle General Hospital. burial in Lebanon Indiana. Yesler Way cable car collision injures four. patients taken to Providence Hospital. Injured include W. C Shepherd Dave Abseinoff Mrs J H Fletcher and Mrs B Rapp H S Walker Louis Elkan and G A Conklin pass bar exam. J F Duthie reports three black bears near Snoqualmie ranch. two more bears rumored. Nut oil production rises aiding Seattle Orient trade. replaces cottonseed in foods. Portwarden’s office to use sailing launch for waterfront inspections. Y M C A vocational classes to receive full federal recognition. J W Mitchell killed at North Pacific Shipbuilding Co. raid on Goodenough Drug Co. store. Ames veteran mariner.
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Arthur L. Chaffee
Signal Corps
Thomas W. Howell
Sixth Ave. W
Skinner & Eddy Shipyard
Woman's Legislative Council of Washington
Young Women's Christian Association
Will S. Ritchie
John Davis & Co
Seattle General Hospital
Lebanon
Ind
Flying Glass
Yesler Way
12Th Ave
Providence Hospital
W. C Shepherd
14Th Ave
Dave Abseinoff
J. H Fletcher
26Th Ave
B. Rapp
11Th Ave
Walker
Louis Elkan
G. A. Conklin
Seattle
Olympia
J. F. Duthie
Snoqualmie
Orient
Navy Yard
KB. G. Frazier
Federal Board of Vocational Education
J. W. Mitchell
North Pacific Shipbuilding Co
Goodenough Drug Co
Third Ave
Columbia St
Justice of the Peace
Otis W. Brinker
T. H. Patterson. Ames
Mariner
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Rome
Bonaparte
Durham
Duplex Razor CO
Canadaictoria
Toronto
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Jersey City, N. J
England
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Hetfield
France
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Andre Freres
Rue de Paradia
Parise
Italy
Constantino Attort
Viale Magenta
Milan
G. A. Pidduck
Strong
Oi. A. Pidduck
Uncle Sam
Pacific
East Coast
Kilmer K. Jolly
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Ore
James D. Jolly
H. L. Hudson
Union Pacific Railway
Seate
Rogers, Brown & Co
Pacific Coast
George M. Rice
Chicago & Milwaukee Railway
J. W. Holloway
Herbert Hoover
FR. W. Royden
Holloway
Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid
Marshall
Mich
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Ely
the Symonds Shoe CO
Third Avenue
Pike and
Pine Streets
Me Grote-Rankinco
Ilie
Stickley
Grote-Rankin
Pike
Pacific Coast States
First National Bank
James St
Savings Department
Vioneer
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