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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1914
Page
3
An advertisement promises a complete pair of spectacles with spherical lenses in a gold filed frame and leather case for 2.50. It includes a careful and accurate examination and a five year guarantee within ten days.
The narrative recounts Aleck McNab a Seattle marooned adventurer detailing his jungle mission in Burma to capture Anthony the thug. He describes hiring Gurkhas and Sikhs and an Andaman servant, stalking Anthony, and finally severing the arm with a cavalry cutlass. Anthony later becomes a medical oddity in Europe on opium trials before return to Africa.
The Alhambra presents Won in the Clouds three part Universal feature with Roy Knabenshue and a 150 foot dirigible, plus In the Cave of His Youth Rex drama and a comedy. The Metropolitan shows For Napoleon and France with the same cast as Quo Vadis, and The Squaw Man closes at Cremmer.
The narrator recalls a dangerous exchange with a man who claimed he would kill if armed with a dhow. A medical man announced a lethal dose of 47 grains for a future experiment, but the plan was never carried out and the man died that night.
In Cairo on April 2, William Wilson and five other prisoners broke through a brick wall while guards dined at a nearby restaurant and fled. Wilson had been sentenced to hang on April 24 for the murder of Officer Logan.
Aberdeen Washington April 2 report says white excavating for the city reservoir trench uncovered a coal vein at a depth of 36 feet. No coal seam yet, but work continues as crews probe deeper for coal.
Seattle Port Commission weighs Frank Waterhouse proposal to lease central Pier No 1 at the foot of Bell Street for landing Royal Mall Line vessels. The pier is currently leased to American-Hawaiian Line at Harbor Island docks.
Olympia city officials plan to switch off all street lights at night to save 400 dollars a month. The mayor’s recommendation was approved by the council and the electric company plans to contest the move.
The listing shows multiple studio programs including Pathe dramas and comedies, Biograph and Edison features, and Keystone and Beau ty shorts. Several titles appear across different venues, with regional showings through Saturday night and additional reels like Mutual Weekly and Parcel Post Auto.
At the Home Until Friday a story of Little Italy appears alongside Mutual Weekly No 64 His First Love and Raffles Gentleman Burglar. Pleasant Hour Tonight offers The Madcap two part drama The Rival Pitchers comedy and The Carbon Copy drama.
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