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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1905
Page
7
About 1,000 delegates attend the fourteenth continental congress in Washington. The day features the dedication of the Memorial Continental Hall as the national headquarters, with speeches by prominent D A R members and patriotic music selections.
Commissioner Garfield travels to Independence for a conference with Standard Oil officials while assistants here gather statements from local producers. Congressman Campbell, whose resolution sparked the congressional probe, holds a data filled briefing with Garfield as the investigation progresses.
The Pollard Opera company returns to the Grand in Seattle and draws strong crowds. In The Runaway Girl on Sunday night, the cast delivers the piece with lively timing and strong singing. Daphne Pollard stars as Carmenita while Teddy McNamara plays Flipper the jockey as the company plans two weeks of performances.
The Ferris company delayed The Banker's Daughter due to late manuscript parts and kept the Sunday bill. Both matinee and evening performances featured Charley's Aunt in its first class comedy style. The Banker's Daughter will open Monday night and run through the week.
A lively crowd at STAR THEATER enjoys the wartime drama In the Far East. Strong performances include William Mong as Matomo Hideyoshi and Raymond Whitaker as Lieut Young on Korikos staff. The Petropaviovek flagship stands out as a scenic feature as audiences chant Banzai and applaud.
More than a thousand city water customers risk losing supply as delinquents in Cedar River area face forced shutoff. Water Superintendent Youngs says shutoff teams will cork up water today unless first quarter 1965 rent is paid and second quarter rent prepaid before water access is restored.
The twenty sixth annual session opened at the high school with over 000 teachers present. F B Cooper spoke on The Teacher and the Institute and F B Gilbert addressed What Are Results in Teachers with Good Interest. Gilbert noted this is his first Seattle visit since 1888 and praised Western schools while citing King County progress in music education.
A Sunday night break in at the Phoenix Stamp works on Second Avenue South and Main Street saw many badges stolen including a private patrolman’s badge. Under 16 suspects Pond Allison Charles Nelson and Harry Goldring face a disorderly charge after Monday afternoon hearing. Humane Officer Clark and Patrolmen Kent and Hart made arrests.
Three young ladies will remain in class for six months and then join the library as expo workers. The program forms part of a broader library training effort.
James Dixon was sentenced to 63 days on the chain gang by Police Judge Gordon Monday morning. He had four prior convictions and was ordered out of the city. He returned, and patrolmen promptly arrested him again.
In Rockford Idaho on April 17, members from seven telephone lines gathered at the town hall to adjust switching facilities and restore equal footing after some lines were cut from the switch. The meeting aims to balance service across all lines.
The markets opened lively and stayed strong as Ryan and Newton received the season’s first California cherries at 2.50 per crate. Walla Walla asparagus appeared on Western avenue Monday morning along with several cores of fancy apples and a carload of bananas at Hourin' Millinery on Third Avenue.
Text notes rising orange prices due to large advance in California. The supply squeeze pushes costs higher daily and affects markets and shoppers.
A jumbled OCR snippet lists various produce items with prices and places such as Fayne, Placentia, Yakima, and Greely. It mentions cabbage, cauliflower, onions, beans, beets, spinach, lettuce, carrots, potatoes, and crates with prices like 61.50 and 2.60, but many words are unclear or garbled.
Peddlers will appeal a police action removing peanut vendors from streets. Charlie Yeager challenged a $10 fine for obstructing Recreation Park street on Sunday. Patrolman Hibner arrested him after Yeager failed to prove a valid license. John Gomn was fined $15 for insulting a girl on First Avenue South. Patrolman Carr observed the act and sent him to roter headquarters. Comper was frente at the time.
A dense list of fruits vegetables dairy and meats with assorted unit prices. Items include Spitzenberg apples, Walla Walla asparagus, nav el oranges, cranberries, strawberries, butter and cheese, eggs, sugars, cereals, meats, and nuts with prices per dozen, per crate, per pound, or per sack.
A dated price sheet lists Coreats whole wheat, flour, fraham, buckwheat, corn meal, white corn meal, rolled oats and other grains with per bale or per ton prices. It also notes poultry feed components, seeds, and grasses with varied rates across items and regions in the Pacific Northwest.
The Star market wire shows wheat and corn futures with May July and September contracts, listing high low and close figures, plus dates and values for work prices in May July and September from Seattle on April 17.
The bulletin lists current stock quotations for Atchison Amal Copper B and O, Bell Telephone, Canadian Pacific Erie Reading Mo Pac Union Pacific and others with bid and ask style figures. It notes Liverpool May wheat open and close figures for May and July and provides car receipts for Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago and shows visible wheat corn and oats supplies with changes.
Casey’s Rheumatic Cure by John H. Casey Medicine Co from Spokane claims to cure rheumatism or refund money. It removes uric acid from the blood and is sold at Kennedy Co 627 First Ave, Seattle, and Preston druggist in Ballard.
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