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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1907
Page
8
Mrs. Sophia Wilson proprietor of a cigar store at Railroaday and Mainst was arrested on a liquor selling without a license charge and on Sunday The police allege her place drew patrons who carried wrapped bundles containing liquor in from a neighboring saloon Bail set at 200 dollars prior to court arraignment.
A close friend of William Jennings Bryan says Bryan would back President Theodore Roosevelt if Bryan is not a 1908 candidate and Roosevelt runs again. The statement notes Bryan has publicly endorsed Roosevelt and admires his course, while acknowledging some policy disputes but affirming shared support for key planks and character.
Gen M Barrilias is stabbed on a streetcar by a 17 year old Jose Estrada. The former Guatemalan president was riding the car and died from a severed jugular vein and facial wounds. The assailant was immediately arrested. J Pierpont Morgan is visiting Rome on April 8.
Uncle Joe Cannon returns from Panama praising the mammoth ditch project and hard work by the men. He declines to comment on the Roosevelt Harriman controversy, saying he has not read the papers on the subject.
Advertises for boys to sell Seattle papers with a 60 cent initiation fee. Promises good corners and instructs to call The Star office, secretary contact in Oak Street area.
The San Carlo Opera company wowed Seattle with a stunning concert and a week of performances led by Mme Nordica Alice Nielsen Senor Constantino and fellow artists. Enthusiastic crowds recalled Nordica repeatedly and acclaimed the sextet from Lucia and renditions of La Donna e Mobile and Quelia. Additional praise went to Nordica Don Pasquale Pagliacci Carmen and the Tenderfoot.
Lace Loveliness introduces New Oriental laces with nets and guimpure appliques in black white and cream. Offers baby Irish laces Chantilly dress nets chiffon and silk chiffon in various widths and floral patterns priced per yard from 25 cents to 9.98 dollars.
A vivid roundup notes Beattle theater packed night with professor and Ruth White numbers. mentions Olsen at Beattle. Swedish play remains popular with Ben Hendricks in the role. Lyric shows The Moot with Audran, Trilby at the Lois, and Star theater vaudeville lineup led by Harry La Rose Co with The Sailor and the Horse.
In New York and Kansas City figures like W. T. Stead and William Jennings Bryan urge peaceful reform. Stead calls for American leaders to drive a peace movement with visits to English centers, while Bryan says peace cannot be bought and criticizes funding of education from alleged criminal sources.
In Tacoma on April 8 a general labor strike is threatened after a rally at Germania hall where nearly 2,000 union members discussed wage scales. Beattie union leaders were prominent speakers.
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