Four councilmen derail plan for charter commission
The Seattle council splits over reform options. Goddard seeks a 15 member charter commission appointed by Acting Mayor Hesketh to revise the charter, while Griffiths Erickson Wardall and others favor a state-mandated freeholder commission to draft a new charter. The majority aims to delay action, with Mayor Cotterill and Haas still out and Bradford's legal opinion pending.
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Hesketh
Messrs
Goddard
Marble
Bruskevitch
Peirce
Meiers
Griffiths
Wardall
Erickson
Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Club
Mique Fisher
Polis
Freeholders
Seattle
Cotterill
Haas
Council
Iom
Goddard Commission
Bradford
Poindexter Plans Alaska Opening Bill in Senate
Poindexter intends to bring his bill for immediate Alaska opening before the Senate as an amendment to the Chamberlain bill. The decision sets December 8 as the start of unfinished business with a roll call expected to determine merits.
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Alaska
Chamberlain
Washington
Poindexter
Senate
Chamberlain Alaska Railroad
What's the matter with Seattle Congress and quiz urged
The essay calls Seattle a fine city but notes widespread political strife and bad government. It proposes a public congress and quiz with diverse speakers to diagnose Seattle's diseases, compare forms of government, and reveal where money and efficiency can be improved, aiming for clearer public understanding.
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Seattle
Road Star
Fred L. Boalt
Harbor Island
East Waterway
Congress
Washington
Confrere
Traction Company
J. Allen Smith
The
University
James E. Morrison
W. W. Wood
Morrison
Oliver E. Erickson
Glen Hoover
Erickson
J. E. Chilberg
Hoover
E. C. Cheasty
Park Board
M. A. Matthews
Commission
Co-ordinating fashion in Chicago bathers of the era
A Chicago article notes a group called the co-ordinate club led by Mrs. von Vilssingen, promoting bare foot outdoor games and “coordinate” dress as a path to body and soul unity. Miss O Ryan is pictured among members training with bows on a fenced lawn in Greek nightie attire.
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Miss O'Ryan
Chicago
Ahrend von Vilssingen
North Side
Ernest, Baron von Feuchterstaben
Incentive for Stork Adds Hope to South Chicago Cops
In Chicago twelve red high chairs will be awarded to South Chicago police officers who report the birth of a baby. The item frames a lighthearted prize tied to a civic theme amid local crime notes.
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Chicago
Escape Hold Up Ends Harshly for Northern Pacific Dispatcher
A lone bandit tried to hold up BE M. Price, a Northern Pacific dispatcher, at 11 o’clock Monday night as he returned from Kent. Price ordered to stop, but accelerated, escaping the danger zone of two ugly guns and driving away unharmed.
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BE. M. Price
Northern Pacific
Price
Kent
Farewell Banquet Planned for George D. Swan
Elaborate plans for a farewell banquet honor George D. Swan formerly membership secretary of the local association. He and his wife will leave for Kobe Japan where Swan will become general secretary to the Y M C A.
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Swan
George D. Swan
Calle
Kobe
Japan
Y. M
Business Chances Ad Offer for Quick Sale
An offer to place a notice in the business chances column to advertise a business for sale. The proposal suggests Paone Main at $400 today and claims to help fix up the advertisement for the seller, implying a quick sale to a better adapted buyer.
Sulzer impeachment case enters new defense phase
In Albany on September 23, Governor Sulzer's lawyers challenged the charges as insufficient, arguing impeachment limits to willful and corrupt misconduct. Prosecutor Parker aims to finish the case soon as witnesses arrive, and reports say financiers have funded Sulzer's defense.
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Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
State Assembly
New York
Herrick
Lowe
Hamilton
Alton HB. Parker
Placing the Blame in Delanco’s T U Debate
In Delanco New Jersey members of the W C T U debate whether a nagging wife drives a man to drink or if a drinking man triggers a wife’s nagging. The discussion reflects temperance era tensions within the town.
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Delanco, N. J
Factory burns at 1507 Endlake Avenue
Fire destroyed the Paper & Boxboard Co plant on Endlake Avenue May 1. The two story facility spread over half a block between Garfield and Galeriste. Cause undetermined. William Doherty, a local timber man, died of heart failure at his home on 18th Avenue Monday morning.
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The
Paper & Boxboard Co
Endlake Av
Wiliam Doherty
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J. B. Peterson
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Galerstes
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