West Seattle to Tacoma Electric Shore Line Proposed
Dereeki Lewis and the Teal estate men petition West Seattle city council to grant a three mile initial electric line through Teal holdings toward Three Tree Point. City to operate the route once completed. plan echoing an earlier shore line scheme tied to the Seattle Tacoma interurban. Public support favors early action, with property owners along the route optimistic about value gains and municipal control.
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Tacoma
Puget Sound
West Seattle
Dereeki @ Lewis
Weat Seattle Council
Dull
Three Tree Point
Weat
Seattle City Dada
Seattle-Tacoma
Sound
Seattle
Dorsell & Lewis
Mullen Pushes Underground Wires via City Vacations
F P Mullen, chairman of the streets committee, urges using city vacating of alleys to force Seattle Electric and others to place wires underground when streets are paved. He proposes ironclad clauses in franchises and envisions conduits under sidewalks to avoid ripping up pavement and to facilitate water mains and sewers without disruption.
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F. P. Mullen
Wouncil Committee
Seattle Electric Company
Renton Bill
Seattle Bilesiie
Sunset Telephone
Mullen
Corporations Committee
Diamond Ice & Storage Company
Diamond Iee & Storage Company
Ruling on Liquor Licenses Impacts Retail Sellers
Tacoma Sept 21 The commissioner of internal revenue ruled that a buyer who takes over a retail liquor business and leaves the former owner in charge must file the sworn return and pay the special tax stamp as principal owner, and must obtain the stamp in their own name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Ruling Limits Liability of Liquor Stamp Holder in Sold Business
The ruling states the special tax stamp of the former retailer cannot be held liable for the new owner’s sales. The former dealer, now out of the business, remains assigned to the place of business by the purchaser as sales continue under the old stamp. Collector Crocker notes frequent inquiries on this point.
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Internal Revenue
Crocker
Washington
Alaska
Principal Bans Fraternity Members From Graduation
Principal Geiger announced a rule at the high school forbidding students belonging to secret societies from graduating until they sever ties with those fraternal orders. The board had previously barred members from social and athletic privileges, and the new policy may further reduce fraternity membership.
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Geiger
Temple of Learning
Board of Education
Marriage Licenses Issued in Seattle Pairs
George Lincoln aged 29 and Nora Curtin aged 25 both of Seattle received marriage licenses. Frank W. Reif and Mary Rogers of Seattle, both of legal age, also obtained licenses.
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Geoge Lincoln
Nora Curtin
Seattle
Frank W. Reif
Mary Rogers
Legal Age
Local Crime and Civil Actions Highlight City News
A man named Joe Golden faces burglary charges for allegedly breaking into Dr. Young’s Sixth Avenue home on July 29. In civil cases Fred Schram failed to win damages from Seattle Electric for injuries after a Lake Union accident, due to contributory negligence. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. won 400 from the city over a pole-line damage on company land. Mila Howden’s charge of falsely swearing to her age was dismissed. A marriage license dispute led to a separate case involving Lave Davis, accused of attempted murder, with a hearing set for Friday. JL Pion was brought to the police station by Patrolmen after a fight, being intoxicated and unable to identify his attacker.
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Ing Joe Golden
Hele
Dr. Young
Sixth Avenue
Fred Schram
Lake Union
Seattle Electric Company
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company
Agen
Mila Howden
Gordon
JL. M. Pion
Damm
King
Two Arrested For Drunkenness In City Sandspit Disorder
Jim McCabe and Minnie Williams were arrested for drunkenness in the lower city sandspit. McCabe received 15 days jail and Williams 10 days. The report cites repeated offenses, unsafe conditions, and calls for humane and health action amid growing disorder and refuse.
Divorce suit filed by Mrs Anna Allen seeking custody
Mrs Anna Allen filed for divorce from Albert Allen claiming eight years of lack of support and three years of desertion. She asks custody of their child Stephen Pashoveky. The boy was run over by a Seattle Electric coal car on June 5, with damages sought against the company for $3,000 claiming permanent leg injury. Information was filed in the superior court this morning.
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Mra
Anna Allen
Albert Allen
Mra. Allen
Stephen Pashoveky
Seattle Electric Company
Auperior
Charg
Buildings Burned in Montreal Wholesale Fires
Fire destroyed the Canada Hardware company premises, the Canadian branch of the London Thread Trust, and Cheput Pile & Co the largest wholesale grocery and liquor house in Canada. Loss estimated at 750000 dollars with the blaze occurring early today amid a grand opening and reception at the Bon Marche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Quebec
Canada Hardware Company
London Thread Trust
Cheput Pile & Co
Canada
King Peter I Crowned King of Servia in Grand Ceremony
King Peter I of Servia, the successor of the assassinated King Alexander, was crowned in Belgrade Cathedral before state officials, lawmakers, clergy, and military figures. About 25,000 lined the streets as the 20 pound crown was placed on his head amid 21 gun salutes and biblical rites. Belgrade and other towns in Servia were to be illuminated in celebration. Born in Belgrade in 1846, Peter had been proclaimed king in 1908 by Servian officers.
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Hhis
Peter
Alexander
Drago
Geneva
Zorka
Montenegro
George
Pimantes
Helens
Karageorge
Turkey
Servia
Nelgrads
Peter I
Legislative Assembly
Europe
Belgrade
Saul
Alexander Karageorgevich
Why Wheat Is Soaring Skyward
The Star reports a 1904 wheat crop shortfall of about 100 million bushels versus 1903 with a 590 to 643 million bushel USDA estimate range. Weather and rust damage in the Northwest and Dakotas, plus strong export demand, push prices higher while home consumption remains steady. Experts say prices should rise given shrinking supplies and rising foreign demand.
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The
Star
Chicago
Itv
New York Produce Exchange
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Spring Wheat
Northwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Manitoba
Russia
Price outlook for corn crop to consumers
Under current conditions corn may sell at about 1.25 dollars per bushel with speculation possibly lifting the price. The likely outcome is that most of the crop reaches consumers around that level.
Federal Building Repair Work Begins
The federal court will close this afternoon for ten days while carpenters and plasterers repair and renovate the building. Ground settlement from the Great Northern tunnel has cracked plaster and caused damage prompting the work. Attorneys filing papers may contend with lime barrels and scaffolding for about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Court
Not Dead Capt B F Hanson Surprises Coroner
Coroner Hoye was surprised when Captain B F Hanson, thought to have taken poison, entered the office and declared he was alive. Hanson, once a San Francisco police captain now mining in Alaska, sought to notify friends he was living and asked help in clearing the mystery of a death report.
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Hoye
B. F. Hanson
Firat Avenue
San Francisco
Alaska
Land of the Living
Hanson
Bonney-Watson
Aay
San Franchco
Peacemaker Shot in Ken dall Fight Turns Fatal
In Helena Montana Bert Wareham attempting to mediate a fight between Charles Reed and Frank Moore was shot by Reed. Bystanders then beat Reed who is also expected to die.
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Helena
Mont
Bert Wareham
Charles Reed
Frank Moore
Kendall
Reed
Stole His Marbles A Schoolboy Robbery Report
Carl Presley a 1114 Ninth Avenue resident reports a robbery on Seventh Avenue by four youths including a uniformed messenger. He was forced to surrender 95 cents and marbles after trying to trade them. Police know one assailant’s name and may arrest today as inquiry continues.
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Carl Presley
Ninth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Pike Street
Young Presley
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Beeton
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Peter II
Scripps News Ass'n
Beripps News Ass'n
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Montana
M. F. Jones
Ravenna
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