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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1915

Page

3

Girl Victim Recovers Name After Jitney Crash

An 18 year old girl injured in a jitney bus collision regained consciousness and named herself Bethy Johnson of 181 ave She is listed in serious condition with a skull injury from the crash at 22nd ave and E Cherry St Sunday night The jitney driven by F H Morrison 24 of 219 19th ave N is held by police pending her recovery Also aboard were Mrs Maxwell and her two children who were shaken but uninjured.

Bethy Johnson Ave Miss Johnson

Warship Ordered to Hayti Amid Santo Domingo Crisis

Washington dispatch reports another American warship ordered to Santo Domingo at the urgent request of Minister Sullivan as civil troubles threaten life and property. The Des Moines, en route from Mexican waters to Hayti, was redirected to the Nashville at Santo Domingo. A separate note mentions Cuba's senate advancing a bill to ban boxing.

Washington Santo Domingo Ameria Sullivan Lfe Des Moines Hayti Nashville Santo Ingo City

Considine Cuts Down Attractions in Portland House

Manager John W. Considine says Portland does not appreciate Orpheum vaudeville and will run his showhouse there three days a week. He avoids Seattle plans but notes Northwest vaudeville patrons are strong.

John W. Considine Portland Orpheum Seattle Northwest

Broadway Style Ziegfeld Follies Dazzles Seattle Audiences

The Metropolitan Theatre hosts Ziegfeld’s Follies with 60 plus showgirls, plus Bert Williams Leon Errol Ed Wynne and others delivering side splitting acts amid no plot just a feast of beauty and humor. Daphne Pollard headlines in The Candy Shop with Emma Carus returning and a strong supporting cast including William Rock Maude Fulton Stella Tracy Vic Stone Ethel Ponce and the Two Carltons. The orchestra and acts promise lively music dances and humor through a 14 scene program concluding with strong crowd appeal and charity notes for an Austrian war relief event Friday.

Ziegfield Metropolitan Theatre Bert Williams Leon Errol Ed Wynne Arthur Deagon Seattle Port Williams Moore Daphne Pollard Moore Theatre William Rock Maude Fulton Daphne Pollard Dixie Land Austria Hef Society War Relief Fond Pecal Orpheum Emma Carus Emma Stella Tracy Vic‘tor Stone Ethel Ponce Harry Cooper Charles Henderson Bryant Cheerbert Lee Cranston LeNoir Manikins

Seward Explodes With Joy Over New Railroad Announcement

Seward Alaska erupts in joy after Seattle confirms The Beactive Star announces Seward as the tidewater terminal for a government railroad linking Seward to Fairbanks. Real estate soars, banks open April 21, and ships depart Seattle with passengers and supplies for northern canneries.

Seward Alaska Seattle Beattice Star Wilson Tidewater Government Railroad Fairbank Frontier Times Humboldt St. Francia

Reg ai Dentists Earn Salhus's Tooth Pull Praise

S J Salhus of 2223 Western Ave describes two years of dental pain and swelling from a stubborn tooth. He says Regal Dentists pulled it painlessly after reading testimonials and urges others to trust the practice.

Salhus Western Ave

Dr L R Clark Manager At 1405 Third Avenue Corner

Dr L R Clark listed as manager at 1405 Third Avenue Northwest at the corner of Third and Union.

Third Avenue N. W Third and Union

Hard to feed a doggone ramble with a theme

A playful, jumbled line discusses the challenge of fitting a tidy theme into a meandering note. It hints at frustration and humor without clear specifics or concrete details. The piece reads like a freewheeling rhyme or mock proclamation.

Pulmotor used on Mrs Katherine Ford after death Sunday

A pulmotor was used on Mrs Katherine Ford wife of Dr C B Ford as a last resort following her unexpected death Sunday morning. Loyal Moose paid tribute to deceased members Sunday. Patrolman H Sebenick burned hands attempting to extinguish an email blaze in a lightly damaged police garage at midnight. Prof Edward McMahon gave a labor lecture at union headquarters Sunday.

Katherine BR. Ford C. B. Ford Loyal Moose H. Sebenick Edward McMahon

Untidy miscellany of 1910s news items and notes

A collage of brief items mentions Pioneer square’s pole painting, May Day unveiling by Tillkuma, Sabies of Maccabees convention, Charley Heifner joining Washington fair commission, war clamor in Italy, three Plute chiefs released, Caroline Becker convicted of murder, Osler comment query, Villa and Carranza exchange, an election bet incident at Chicago city hall, excess Chicago sightseers, Joe Johnson resigning as assessor, Seward on payroll, Richardson fall at Portland hotel, and Germany protesting army shipments from the U S.

Pioneer Square Tillkuma Charley Heifner Washington Fair Commission Italy Plute Salt Lake City Caroline E. Becker Detroit Dr. Osler Gen. Villa Carranza Celaya Chicago Joe Johnson Wenatchee Seward R. M. Richardson Klamath Falls Falls Portland Germany U. S

Sculptor Karl Bitter Dies of Auto Injuries in New York

Obituary notes the death of sculptor Karl Theodore Bitter from injuries after an auto accident in New York. The brief item references pro and antiwar context and mentions related political chatter and labor unrest observations from the era.

U. S Karl Theodore Bitter New York

Boalt to Speak at Delayed Jefferson Day Banquet

The Jefferson day banquet, postponed from April 13, will be held in early May. Fred L. Boalt of The Seattle Star will discuss Jefferson and the Public Press, joined by six Democrats and six Progressives, with Charles W. Doyle speaking as an independent alongside Boalt.

Fred L. Boalt The Seattle Star Public Press Charles W. Doyle Boalt

Motorman Gorman Fatally Shot by Hold Up Man

Motorman Gorman of the South San Francisco line is believed dying after a night holdup at the Twelve Mile house. Conductor Garbo loses $14 as the bandit fires. Gorman wrestles the gun from the robber and shoots at him as he flees.

San Francisco Gorman South San Francisco United Railroads Twelve Mile House Garbo

Burglar Captured at Buffet Bar by Patrol Officers

Quick response by Motorcycle Patrolmen Ernie York and Ed Wilson to a pedestrian’s call led to the burglar’s capture at 225 Pine Street early Sunday. Officers interrupted the theft as the man pried a money drawer, he resisted briefly but was overpowered. A man identified himself as L. A. Thomas.

Ernie York Ed Wilson Pine St L. A. Thomas

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Washington Savings & Loan Association Second Avenue Asacte Rother Senate Considine Portland House Steinway Kimball WEBER Knabe Lester Story & Clark Smith & Barnes Chickering Bradford Steinhauer S. J. Salhus Regal Dental L. R. Clark Mgr Bellevue Mies Wolfe Mise Viela Palmer Enoch Phillip Teber Heacon Charlies Humphrey U. of W East Chas Hamlin Federal Reserve Board Washington, D. C John Perrin Panton's Department Fownes Ware Merode Nottingham Co George Francis Rowe & Company Panton Department Store Second Ave Kenny Metropolitan K. G Dramatic Review Taft Republican Club Landon Frisco Herali Fred Boalt Lathrop Advi Phyalotan Dr. C. F Spine N Peoples Bank
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