Public Service Commission faces key rate decisions for Seattle area
The Washington State Public Service Commission weighs Puget Sound Electric Co. rate hikes affecting Seattle-Tacoma interurban riders and Seattle Electric Co. streetcar customers. The editorial urges the commission to restore ticket-purchasing rights previously removed by federal court rulings, arguing for governance by the people.
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Washington State Public Service Commission
Puget Sound Electric Co
Seattle-Tacoma
Seattle Electric Co
Public Service Commission
Puget Sound Electric Railway
Federal
Seattle
State Public Service Commission
Commission
Tim Sullivan Found Dead Beside Pelham Bay Tracks
Rep. Timothy J. Sullivan known as Tim is dead his body mangled found beside railroad at Pelham Bay believed struck on Aug. 31 he disappeared from his brother’s home 12 days later. He rose from newsboy to state senator and congressman and led Tamany theatricals before his death mourned by Bowery community
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New York
Timothy J. Sullivan
Pelham Bay
Sullivan
Tim
Bellevue
Potters’ Field
Harvey O'Connell
Big Tim
Bowery
East 26Th St
Broadway
House of Representatives
Washington
Sullivan & Considine
Fumigation Day Planned at University of Washington
Fumigation day will be inaugurated on October 22 at the University of Washington and become an annual student affair, with speeches by leading students and public figures. The event may be held on campus or in a downtown hall if regents limit campus use. The fall term begins Monday and plans for the day are advancing.
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University of Washington
Seattle
Bryan
Perfect Babies Score 100 at King County Fair
King county fair awards reveal two babies scoring 100 percent for brains beauty and disposition. John Boggs of West Seattle and Rachel Beardslee of Bothell named top picks. Alice Murrey and Edward Richmond Baldwin close behind with 99.8 and 99.4 percent respectively.
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Minnesota
Ohio
Helen Burrows
Minneapolis
Seattle
King County
John K. Boggs
West Seattle
Rachel Beardslee
Bothell
King County Fair
Alice ©. Murrey
Edw
Richmond Baldwin
C. E. Bogardus
Daby Bweepetakee
John K. Moges
Stevens
Wardall Unveils Plan For City Charter Electives
Councilman Wardall from Eaat proposes a new measure to amend the Griffiths bill for a commission form of government. He says Griffiths would require at least two special elections and last at least two years. Wardall would elect 16 free holders in December to draft a charter to be voted on in March at the regular city election.
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Wardall
Commission
Griffiths
Diaz in Paris secret talks with diplomats and generals
Desert Huerta dispatch reports Felix Diaz has twice visited Paris incognito. He met with Ambassador De La Barra and with General Mondragon. Mexican constitutionalists claim all three have broken with Huerta and that De La Barra and Mondragon support Diaz.
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Paris
Felix Diaz
Ambassador de la Barra
Mondragon
Mexican Constitutionalista
Huerta
de la Barra
Diaz
Rainier Valley park to host pennant day celebration
Pennant day set for Wednesday September 17 at the Rainier Valley ball park owner Dugdale announced. Wagner's band will play between 2 and 3 PM. Acting Mayor Hesketh will raise the banner in center field with Portland as the opponents and Judge McCredie attending the celebration.
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Dugdale
Seattle
Rainier Valley
Wagner
Hesketh
Portland
Judge McCredie
Modern Incinerator Heat Recovery Advances Refuse Disposal
The electrical world foresees incinerators gradually displacing older methods as sanitary refuse destruction becomes inoffensive. By pairing a boiler with the furnace, steam can be produced at any desired pressure, leveraging waste heat for useful energy.
Judge offers chance to boy in sex assault case
A 17 year old boy faced sentencing for an attempt to mistreat a 15 year old girl before Judge Ronald. The judge halted the sentence, saying many boys in similar cases become useful citizens, and ordered the deputy prosecutor to seek employment measures after removal from the boy’s current environment.
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Ronald
Kennedy
Taxi Driver Arrested in Fatal Kent Road Crash
Frank M. Yoho, a chauffeur, was arrested by the sheriff on suspicion of crashing into a buggy driven by Sidney Scoble on the Kent road. Scoble died at Kent hospital. A tire fragment linked a tire from Yoho’s car to the scene, and a Seattle garage inquiry showed his machine bore matching tread marks from a previous accident.
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Frank M. Yoho
Kent Road
Sidney Scoble
Kent Hospital
Yoho
Seattle
Thaw Habeas Corpus Writ Issued by Judge Aldrich
Federal Judge Edgar Aldrich issued a writ of habeas corpus for Harry Thaw after a defense application. The writ sets return for Middletown at 11 a m Tuesday and signals a likely extended stay in New Hampshire. The judge ordered both sides to refrain from kidnapping the Pittsburg suspect.
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Concord
N. H
Edgar Aldrich
Harry Thaw
Middletown
New Hampshire
Aldrich
Pittsburger
Troops Use Sabers on Striking Miners in Calumet
Troopers with drawn sabers charged a crowd of miners and sympathizers on Eighth Street in Calumet, injuring several as women were toppled by horses. The clash occurred after a street demonstration of sympathy for the strike and the military has banned such gatherings.
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Calumet
Mich
Eighth St
Rothschild heir photographed in night shirt in Chicago hotel
Erich von Goldschmidt Rothschild, a grandson of Baron Wilhelm Rothschild, submitted to a photo session in his hotel room while sick with a cold after climbing Pike's Peak. The Oxford student dressed only in a necktie and coat for the shot as doctors and valet looked on.
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Rothschild
Europe
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Erich von Goldschmidt- Rothnchild
Pike's Peak
America
Erich
Oxford University
England
Baron Wilhelm von Rothschild
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Malin
Erich von Goldschmidt-Rothschild
Man Hangs Self From Tree He Planted In Youth
Paris reports a former Paris L yons Mediterranean railway official hanged himself from an acacia he planted years ago. Before dying he prayed to the tree to sustain him in old age and left $60 in bequests to a carpenter, a grave digger, and a bowling club for prizes at a match over his grave.
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Paris
Paris- Lyons Mediterranean
Doctor Suspect Hears Day Decapitation Case Identity
Francis Day a Brooklyn real estate broker believes the decapitated body found near Cliffside New Jersey is his sister Antoinette Day 22 based on a shoulder birthmark. Police incline to accept the identification as Day tells of his sister's link to a young doctor and disappearance days before the corpse was found. A photo of medical graduates including the suspect's is shown as detectives seek the physician who may have gone to California and returned to New York.
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New York
Francis Day
Brooklyn
Cliffside
N. J
Antoinette Day
Day
Long Island College of Physicians and Surgeons
Antoinette
California
Give Us Ads and We Give You Answers
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Bryan Cancelled Measds Speech Over Blethenism Refusal
Congressman Bryan declined to speak at the Meadows after fair managers refused to let him attack Blethenism in his prepared remarks. He instead planned to address the Labor Temple next Monday under the Free Speech league, condemning the Seattle Times and its influence.
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the Meadows
H Bryan
Fair Mane Agement
Congress
Bryan
A. J. Blethen
Seattle Times
Seattle
Blethen
Johnson
Northern Pacific
Walla Walla
Pasco
Spokane
The
Fair Management
Meadows
Washington
Frye
Donald McInnes
McInnes
Labor Temple
Free Speech League
Worley Reports Wide Use of Streetcar Tickets
George B. Worley an efficiency engineer returns to Seattle after a East tour. He cites streetcar ticket sales in most cities including Houston Toronto San Francisco Detroit and Boston noting Seattle bans conductor sale of tickets. He runs a city and county information bureau in the Prefontaine building and says tickets six for a quarter common in cities over 100000 during rush hours eight for a quarter in Toronto and Detroit. A separate note mentions a magnetic chuck used to hold metal during grinding and finishing work.
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Prefontaine
Seattle
Star
Worley
New York
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Los Angeles
United States
Canada
Houston
Toronto
San Francisco
Detroit
Cleveland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Pittsburg
Pennants Coupon No 67 Promotion
The Seattle Star advertises a pennant offer for four consecutive coupons plus 15 cents for a 65 cent pennant. North Dakota pennants are out while a few Minnesota Ohio and Idaho pennants remain. mail orders incur 5 cents extra per pennant. Send or bring to The Seattle Star 1307 Seventh Avenue near Union Street.
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North Dakota
Minnesota
Ohio
Idaho
Seattle Star
Seventh Avenue
Union Street
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