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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1915
Page
11
A jumble of grocery prices and product items appears alongside maritime movements. The piece notes ships Bender Brothers arriving from the Bering Sea, the Liner Minnesota ashore near Iwajima, and various local civic notes from Mayoral to PTA events.
The streets and sewers committee reports approval of paving with asphalt wood blocks and brick on 12th avenue from E Madison to E Jefferson, with the council making the decision.
Mrs Minnie M Jennings sister of Tex Rickard prize fight promoter was granted a divorce from John M Jennings by Judge Tallman on grounds of drunkenness and non support. She received the home property given as a wedding present by Tex Rickard and custody of the two minor children.
The Junior Drama league presents a large outdoor festival at Volunteer Park in Seattle. Shakespeare will be honored with Queen Elizabeth and hundreds of attendants, plus the 14th Infantry band providing music. The event starts Saturday at 2:30 PM.
Beginning Sunday at 2 PM Rev. A C Gaebelein of New York City will commence a Bible conference in the main auditorium. The Sunday address is titled Modern Day Delusions and How to Combat Them. He will speak each afternoon thereafter.
A playful exchange contrasts a grim war line with a local sports win. The home team’s victory becomes the focus, framing general concern about conflict versus community sports success.
The Seattle Electric company to comply with the city utilities department demand for better service on Wallingford and Meridian lines. Superintendent Valentine reported the request and the company pledged improvements finally announced. A Wallingford car added at 6:32 P M and Meridian line headway set to twelve minutes during peak hours. Discontinuation of the Wallingford shuttle is expected to be requested soon after.
Public timetable for steamer services H. HB Kennedy and Tourist from Colman Dark Beattle. Trips at 6 50 excluding Sunday, 10 30 wm m, 1 80, 2 00 excluding Sunday 2 20, 6 30 p m Saturday, 11 45 p m. Time table subject to change. Phone Main 4101. Price 606 round trip.
Six Beattle members of the grand council of the Royal Arcanum of Washington won important posts in the annual election at the Mth convention here. Local victors include Geo Aust vice president mil Brandt grand regent Tom H Brown grand secretary L M Glidden treasurer Paul Hyner grand trustee Thos D Hitchcock Tacoma chosen president.
In San Francisco April affidavits filed in Mrs Ella Heim suit allege attorney W T Hume former Portland district attorney and Rex Beach character in The Spoilers offered witness Joseph Wright a cut of the proceeds if he testified for Heim In the suit Heim seeks 6 million against Jeremiah and Alice Wilson J S Kimball and the Wilson Kimball Mining Co claiming a stake in the Ophir mines Alaska and a 12 million group value
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