Power Monopoly Clash Roils City Light Plant Fight
City sparring over Seattle Electric and Furth Stone Webster ties erupts as Gill and Arms face scrutiny for appointing a plant supervisor. Critics allege political influence kept the local utility tied to a powerful monopoly while residents pay higher rates and endure reduced service.
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Hi Gul
Seattle Electric
R. M. Arms
Furth
Stone Webster
Cedar Lake
Aes
American Bank
S&s E. Co
EB. Co
Light
Sap
Licht
Armlee
Seattle Electric Company
O'l
Jake Furth
Agalhat
Agalhat Is To Defend His Course By Saying That He Lefu
Higi
Arnie Ballard
Seattle
Mercy Electric
Working Woman Describes Shark Took Her Money
Miss J Belding testifies in King County Washington on October 27 that she gave $206 for land and cow purchases promised by Hillman. She ended with vacant lots, flooded property, no boarders, and unpaid promises while facing medical needs and financial strain.
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County of King
Es. Jing
Renton
Earlington
Mater
Simon
Hillman
J. Belding
John Nu. Perry
Pharr
State of
Washington
Seattle
Worden Soldier Ust Serve Life
Supreme court of the States today decided James H. Holt formerly a convict of the mur Henry Johnson Worden Wash in 1908. Serve a sentence of im for life, which was by the trial court. A of the case was denied.
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United Preas
Ington
Supreme Court of the States Today
James H. Holt
Mur
Henry Johnson
Weather Forecast Acknowledges Variable Winds This Afternoon
The forecast indicates variable winds this afternoon and tonight with easterly direction.
Lyman C Smith Stricken by Apoplexy in Syracuse
Lyman C. Smith, longtime head of the Smith typewriter company and owner of vast Seattle real estate, suffered apoplexy at his Syracuse home and was not expected to survive the day. His son Burns I Smith had recently filed plans for a 42 story Seattle office building on his father’s Seconday property.
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Lyman C. Smith
Seattle
Syracuse
N. Y
The
Star
Anti-Vice Mass Meeting Called in Seattle
The club women of Seattle plan a mass meeting in Arcade hall to protest vice conditions. Organizations attending include the Seattle Federation of Women’s Clubs, Century clubs, DAR, WCTU, YWCA and more. Dr Maud Parker will speak on education as the remedy.
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Club
Women of
Seattle
Arcade Hall
Seattle Federation of Women's Clubs
Women's Century Club
Social Service Department of the Century Club
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Fortnightly Club
Daughters of American Revolution
Mothers’ Congress
West Seattle Woman's
Three In Jail Three In Hospital After Sunny Long Beach Wedding
Walter J. Riggs of the Long Beach fire department and his bride honeymoon as three friends of the groom are jailed and three others hospitalized after a failed abduction at the wedding. A melee drew bystanders, a streetcar, and a police response with several heads cracked in the fighting.
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Long Beach
Cal
Walter J. Riggs
Pee Ole
Ned
Riggs
Pe 9
Tonight's the Night Annabelle Halloween Harsh Advice
Annabelle is told Halloween night may be dangerous and playful pranks are warned against with irreverent humor. The writer urges calm, humor, and historical childlike mischief while urging readers to enjoy the night and remember their own childhood.
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Annabelle
The Supreme Court and Public Trust in Times of Trial
A stark editorial urges voters to judge the Supreme Court amid a brimming critique of corporate influence and political manipulation. It condemns sanctity in court as a sham when profit drives decisions and calls for a cleansing vote on November 8 to rally public wrath and restore the tribunal to the people.
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Great Northern Railroad
Supreme Court
Star
Olympia
Fire chiefs mingle as plans emerge for canal operation
The report notes Boyle and former fire chief Brimghurst frequent the Washington canal area. Joshua Greene issues passes amid lavish distribution. Artie Calder reacts to a Chicago transfer while coal prices are expected to fall materially this winter.
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Washington Canal
Ack Boyle
Harry Brimghurst
Joshua Greene
Artie Calder
Chicago
Trust
Boy Scouts Night Hallowe'en Frolic at Leech Park
Tonight at Leech park pavilion the Boy Scouts host a Hallowe'en frolic and monster parade starting at Fourth Ave at 7 o'clock. Scouts are urged to bring a friend who may join, with jack o lanterns and extra candles requested.
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Boy Scouts
Leech Park
Humphrey Among Cannon Dummies in Magazine List
Everybody's Magazine labels William Humphrey a system congressman. He is not singled out but grouped with other system lawmakers who vote as Cannon dictates. The article reproduces part of the list as it appears in the issue.
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Everybody's Magazine
William
Humphrey
Everybody's
Republicans Endorse Cannonism and Payne Bill Amid Privilege Debate
A partisan record criticizes The System Republicans for backing Cannon and Cannonism to preserve rules and promote the Payne Aldrich Tax Bill. The document lists several unnamed lawmakers by state and surname, urging voters to weigh their choices against the public interest as the district faces a pivotal decision.
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Payne Aldrich Tanff
Seagate
Startling affidavit reports Gill-Forth plot charges
Citizens recount how City Light employees told them to buy current from Seattle Electric Co. E J Winberg and O Whitwam describe delays and rejections citing distance from main line. Donlan and Riley relay similar refusals with city wires already passing by. Questions raised about who directed applicants to Seattle Electric and who instructed the foreman.
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Seattle Electric Concern
George Donlan
23Rd Av
City Lighting Department
Seattle Electric
Donlan
Martin J. Riley
23Rd
Riley
Whitwam
S. E. Co
Donian
Foster Mother Weeps as Court Takes Child
In Seattle this morning Judge Frater ruled in a habeas corpus case over seven year old Mildred McKenney. The mother Mrs McKenney claimed the child, while Carl Knauff and his wife had adopted her. The court decided the Knauffs could not keep the child and a further contest between parents was set for this afternoon.
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W. E. MceKen
More Gold for the Aviators at Belmont Park
Belmont Park New York October 31 The international aviation meet closed with two major events Moissant led the two hour race as laps counted early and Grahame-White challenged Moissant to a $10 000 side bet over any course Moissant chose Grahame-White vowed to time his flight unofficially if officials failed to time it and accused the race committee of bias against foreign aviators.
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United Prec
Belmont Park
N. Y
Grahame- White
McCurdy
Wroth
Statue of Liberty
Moissant
Grahame-White
Royal Aero Club of England
Men Arrested Not Suspects in Times Dynamite Case
In Acapulco three men Henry Ham O Carlson and Daniel Archer were arrested after the schooner Kate docked there as detectives pursued leads in the Los Angeles Times dynamite case. Authorities seek to learn why they carried $10,000 and why the crew was five when two suffice. Carlson Ham and Archer remain jailed, while Capt Engdethe and engineer Adolphson are watched closely. Los Angeles police doubt the trio are the sought persons and no extradition steps were taken.
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Mexico City
Henry Ham
O. Carlson
Daniel Archer
Kate
Acapulco
Los Angeles Times
Carlson
Ham
Archer
Engdethe
Adolph Adolphson
Los Angeles
Water Shut Off Planned in District North of EK
Water will be shut off tomorrow in the district north of EK Mercer Street and 29th Avenue to Lake Washington. The outage runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., affecting local residents and businesses in the specified area.
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Mercer St
29Th Av
Lake Washington
Threaten All New York Drivers Strike Threat
In New York on October 31 the Brotherhood of Teamsters issues an ultimatum to city authorities to remove guards on express-company wagons. Union officials warn that without withdrawal every New York teamster may quit, affecting department store, coal and ice, dray, truck, and garbage wagons. Laying rails for the North Coast railroad bridge over the Yakima River begins.
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New York
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Teamsters
Val Hoffman
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
North Yakima
North Coast Railroad
Yakima River
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