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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
5
A special election is underway to grant the Metropolitan Street Railway a monopoly on Kansas City street railways until 1951. The company would provide first class service, extend lines, adopt universal transfers, and sell tickets at 25 for $1.
Seattle considers a 21 member municipal plans commission empowered to hire three national experts to map civic improvements. If voters approve at the next general election, the plan will guide city development until changed by future ballots. Women leaders urge riverfront beautification using grasses to strengthen banks and prevent erosion, linking aesthetics with flood control. Cape Town marks Dingaan day as a general day of thanksgiving for white civilization progress in the new South African union.
Chicago reports that leaders from the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen plan a formal meeting to canvass members on demanding wage increases and reduced hours with a possible general strike if railroads refuse. A 30 day notice for contract reopening could delay any strike until March.
The Texas Breeders' club opens its annual field trials in Taylor on December 16 with a sportsmanlike mood. Washington marks Major William T. Anderson’s transfer to the retired list from the Tenth U S Cavalry due to health. State Assessors plan to meet January 10 at Spokane County courthouse for a weeklong session.
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