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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
8
Collins celebrates a five day Potlatch and carnival at the playground starting August 26. The event features a formal opening, grand opening, athletic night, all nations night, a Mothers Day matinee, and a grand carnival night with red white and blue lights and a queen’s throne.
The Women’s Home Consumers’ League holds its first meeting this afternoon at Mrs. F. K. Adams’s home 306 B. 424. The group aims to encourage Seattle housewives to buy Seattle made goods and plans monthly meetings across the city with refreshments served.
Dan Landon progressive candidate for congress against Standpat ter Humphrey left for Bellingham last night to start his preliminary campaign at a settlers picnic. He plans to go straight to the people for support and cites his legislative record as open to voters. Last day for filing tomorrow. county auditor closes at 1 pm and late arrivals miss the deadline.
Subscribers to The Seattle Star urged to report missed or substituted deliveries at once. The Mayors office in Cleveland notes Mayor Newton D. Baker led the grand march at the opening of the citys first municipal dance hall with tickets at three cents. An informal dance is planned by the Carl M Thygeson camp in Leachi park pavilion Wednesday night.
Boston notes Mrs. Charlotte Anne Froman entering her 92nd year credits longevity to never wearing a corset and not bathing too often. In New York, tight rope walker W H Hill saved Kru ser from death by a 60‑foot wire push at Luna Park. Erie reports Commodore Perry’s Niagara, sunken a century, to be raised and rebuilt with hull in good condition.
The Kirk land ferry engineers will remain on duty until replacements are found. They seek higher wages but prefer not to quit and disrupt service.
W. J. McLaughlin a saloonkeeper living at 167% Main street filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition yesterday. He lists secured debt at 2218.75 and unsecured debt at 1706.15.
Aul t Mothering it and helping it im scratching for worms, Jeremiah, a black cat on the L Brown ranch, has adopted a month-old chick.
After a day of arguments Judge Cushman took under advisement the question of jurisdiction in the receivership of the Seattle Renton and Southern Railway Co. Crawford seeks a state court receiver claiming Peabody interests block $1,000 stock loan interest. The Peabody side won receivers from ex Judge Hanford whose record was reversed by the circuit court of appeals.
Tomorrow marks Single Tax Day at the Chautauqua grounds Mani tou Park with a 3 p m program. Councilman Erickson Will Atkinson W H Kaufman Bellingham George T McNamara Adelia M Parker Ot way Pardee Mary C O'Brien and C L Miller discuss the issue from many angles. Will Atkinson wrote single tax songs performed by Miss Florentine Schage. W H Kaufman will speak on $14 000 for You in the evening.
A. N. C. Treadgold in London consolidated Tread gold interests in the Klondike with the Canadian Klondike company. The new firm will be named Canadian Klondike Co with J. W. Boyle as general manager. The deal involves property worth millions.
Mise Adelia Parker of the Seattle schools will exhibit and explain an educational apparatus at the Chautauqua today. Italians of Seattle plan a two day festival starting Saturday August 31 to raise money for a church. The steamer Victoria has been chartered by the Settlement House and Council Jewish Women for an all day excursion up Hood canal August 1 for the benefit of the Settlement House.
Mrs N Fagan of 2012 Seconday nearly died after mistaking antiseptic tablets for headache medicine. Dr Badmgartner acted quickly to save her life.
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