Fence Dispute Over Seattle Park Site Sparks Controversy
City discussions over a fence at Leedis Park ignite a dispute involving Lane who runs a store near the park and a concession fee paid to the city. Kempster of the Electric Co alleges gambling and liquor rumors but no action occurs as the fence is built and maintenance continues amid accusa tions and counterclaims. Ballard Presbyterian to host Sunday banquet for members on October 8 at 6 PM.
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F. A. Lane
Electric Co. Park Board
Lane
Electric Company
A. L. Kempster
Brent
Park Board
Roland Cotterill
Park
Seattle Electric
Riley Bros
Park Ward
Kempster
Ting Kempster
Germans Give Ground Before Allies In World News
A column-like montage reports German gains eroding before Allied pressure and Serbia receiving a Bulgarian ultimatum. The piece includes editorials arguing The Star is not a political organ and criticizes police brutality while proposing community-minded policing. It notes a letter praising the paper’s stance on the 40 year laborer rule and explains afternoon edition service culture at The Star.
Pacific Telephone refund offer for $5 deposits
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co announces refunds for $5 deposits paid by subscribers. If a deposit was made within the past year, customers may receive cash refunds at the telephone office. Deposits older than a year are considered applied to the account with no cash owe.
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Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Supreme Court
Roosevelts' Fights Mark Similar Storm Signals Across Fronts
Paris and London dispatches describe renewed Allied offensives on multiple fronts. The war tale highlights heavy casualties, German resistance, and advances toward key rail links from Arras to Valenciennes.
Investigation Details About Mysterious 8.0.8 Call
In San Francisco on September 27 authorities probe a puzzling 8.0.8 call that unsettled the Pacific Coast Saturday. Federal officials deem it likely the act of a local amateur using a powerful system.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Permit Issued for New Immigration Station on First Ave
A permit for a proposed immigration station at the foot of Union Street on First Avenue was issued Saturday by the city. Plans will be sent to Washington for approval.
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First Ave
Union St
Washington
Austria silent on Dumba case
Washington dispatch reports Acting Secretary Polk says Austria has not recalled Ambassador Dumba and has made no communication to that effect despite US request for safe conduct. British Charge d Affaires Barclay was informed at the state department on September 27.
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State Department
Dumba
Barclay
Polk
Austria
United States
Department
Women Home Mission Society Delegates Arrive for Meeting
Delegates of the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church gather in town for a national convention at the First Methodist Church. National president Mrs. W. P. Thirkield and national secretary Mrs. May Leonard Woodruff are among the first arrivals from New Orleans and Allen Dale New Jersey respectively. A special delegate train from the South and East is expected.
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Women's Home Missionary Society
Methodist Episcopal Church
First Methodist Church
W. P. Thirkield
New Orleans
May Leonard Woodruff
Allendale
N. J
South
Thirkield
Massacre by Mexican Indians on Southern Pacific Train
Dispatches from San Diego report a massacre near Torres Sonora aboard a Mexican train. Yaqui Indians derailed the train and burned 80 passengers including women and children in a hay car. a few escaped. Deserters said to be Yaquis. Americans unconfirmed. Gus Seberg injured aboard the Umatilla.
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San Diego
Southern Pacific
Torres
Sonora
Grange Opposes U U of W Matriculation Fee
The Pomona Grange of King County denounces the $10 freshmen matriculation fee at the university as unjust and unnecessary. Resolutions say state taxation funds the university for a free education and that the fee benefits the state buildings, not the taxed students.
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Pomona Grange
King County
Grange
British Warship Sunk at Zeebrugge During Bombardment
The official report says one British warship was sunk and two damaged by German coast batteries during Zeebrugge bombardment as British forces continued the Franco-Flanders drive. The British squadron retreated after the losses. The same statement claims 1,200 British prisoners taken in a trench sector, including a brigade commander and several officers, on the West Front.
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Berlin
Zeebrugge
Flanders
West Front
Romania Seeks Explanation Over Bulgaria Mobilization
Rumania has asked Bulgaria to explain its mobilization moves, according to a dispatch from Rome dated September 27. The request follows rising tensions in the region amid ongoing European political maneuvering.
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Rumania
Bulgaria
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