Pianos Offered In Massive Half Price Sale
An Eastern piano maker ships two carloads of instruments to a storage warehouse and then to D. & Johnston for disposal. Forty two pianos in eighteen $7 style and twenty four $400 class offered at $232.50 each with $7 monthly payments. Unprecedented reductions aim to clear stock quickly despite a slow piano trade season. Delivery free through D. Co. and The Piano Emporium.
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D. & Johnston
Sony Instruments
Ramenter
Bion Co
Hidg
University
John
Stranger victim of street car found near trestle
A man believed killed by a street car was found dead under a car trestle at Norman street and the Seattle boulevard. A notebook identified him with the name Harry Swanberg and a contact note for Mr. A Hayden of Lindal Sweden.
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Norman St
Seattle Boulevard
A. Hayden
Lynedal
Sweden
Harry Swanberg
Tacoma Physician Swallows Poison
Dr Charles McCutcheon longtime superintendent of a Tacoma hospital swallowed a dose of medicine for external use only after awakening at night He had rheumatism and gout and kept sodium salicylate and wintergreen at his bedside He was a prominent Mason in the northwest Seattle federation W C T U plans an annual picnic at Volunteer Park with a strong program for the afternoon.
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Tacoma
Charles McCutcheon
McCutcheon
Seattle Federation
Olivette at the Grand features Mable Day as lead
Mable Day returns to Seattle in Olivette at the Grand, succeeding Eleanor Kent who retired last Saturday. The comedy proves pliable and its scenes can be stretched to suit local conditions without spoiling the grace of the show.
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Mable Day
Seattle Pany
the Grand
Eleanor Kent
Play unfolds in French Spanish ambience on Mediterranean shore
The drama centers on intertwined love affairs set in a French Spanish milieu on the Mediterranean coast. The production runs for the week as the engagement at the Grand nears its close.
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Mance
Mediterranean
the Grand
Honest Hearts Opens Week in Seattle With Melodramatic Scenes
Rural life tale Ole Kaintuck is framed by Honest Hearts at Seattle venues. Emma Huting as Marty, praised for her performance alongside T. Henderson as the male lead. James G. Morton voices the aging figure well while John Teall boosts the comedy with lively support.
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Ole Kaintuck
Seattle
Emma Huting
Marty
Gilets
Han
Cincinnati
T. Henderson
James G. Morton
John Teall
Temperance Town delight at Lola with new cast
Charles Hoyts satirical piece A Temperance Town set in Vermont proves popular at the Lola yesterday. T. Daniel Frawley adds strong performances and F.C. Huebner, Harry Cummings, Lee Beggs, Edward Kimball, Miss Mary Carr, and others give notable portrayals. Sullivan Considine road show opens at Coliseum with matinee and evening shows daily.
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Charles Hoyts
Vermont
T. Daniel Frawley
F.c.huebner
Uncle Joe
Harry Cummings
Bingo
Lee Beggs
Mink
Edward Kimball
Squire
Sullivan & Considine
Coliseum
Pantages Opens Week with Leon Morrin Co. Act
The Leon Morrin Co. trained pony and dog act headlines the week at the Pantages. A feature at the Star shows George Street & Co. performing scenic impersonations of famous military commanders in a new show debut this afternoon.
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Leon Morrin Co
Pantages
Directoire
George Street & Co
Star
Indians Fail to Arrive at White City Show
Due to a railroad schedule miscalculation the Arthur Dexter Indian show advertised for yesterday at Madison Park White City failed to open. The opening date will be announced later.
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Arthur Dexter
White City
Madison Park
Thieves Target Beattie Homes Lifting Liquor and Goods
Burglars roam Beattie splitting cases of beer from the Phelan home basement and stealing a Silver Watch and Mexican job from Misa G. Raves at 224 Arcade. Sotheran at the Carlton Hotel reports a room entry and clothing theft. Cameron at the White House Hotel says a suitcase with clothes was taken.
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Beattie
Phelan
fic-Pepedtionn
Misa G. Raves
Sotheran
Carlton Hotel
K. J. Cameron
White House
Hero dives to save companion in Lake Washington canoe accident
Walter Be Withrow and a young companion nearly drowned when their canoe capsized near the shore as a steam launch passed close by. Withrow’s quick underwater rescue kept a Sunday outing from becoming a tragedy. The incident spurred calls to keep steamers farther from shore and improve night safety on the lake.
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Lake Washington
Walter BE. Withrow
Queen Anne Avenue
Withrow
Cascade Boat House TF
Hall
George C. Gorham
Cascade Boat Club
Madison Park
Laurelhurst
Laurelhuret
Swan
Louis Roeach
Hypnotic Spell Case Sends Norwegian to Jail
Norwegian painter Habberstad was fined sixty dollars and sentenced to twenty days in jail for neglecting his wife and holding a young English woman under a hypnotic spell. He was arrested after leaving the race track with the woman as multiple witnesses testified to his pattern of idle living and manipulative conduct. The woman involved was discharged with a warning to improve behavior while Habberstad faced strong warnings from City Prosecutor De Bruler about future offenses.
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S Habberstad
Mornie Habberstad
Ender
Habberetad
Habberstad
de Bruler
Savings Talks No 12
A thorough Investigation of positions for Investment will save many dollars. An offer to buy shares of stock in a new enterprise is presented for consideration. Ask who offers the stock, if parties are known, and whether statements are trustworthy.
Notable Speakers for Har General Council Opening Meeting
The opening meeting of the Har General Council on August 25 features speakers W W Cotton of Portland for the Pacific coast, Judge CH Hanford of Beattie for Washington bar, Gov Albert B Mead for the state, and Mayor John F Miller for the city. Seattle Chamber of Commerce and the entertainment committee will provide each visitor a photo souvenir of Seattle. The Rainier club hosts a banquet on the 28 at the New Washington hotel. Bellevue last defeated the Nippons 3 2 at Wildwood Park, but fell 8 7 to the Press Assistants in the afternoon.
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General Council of
Har
Pacific Coast
W. W. Cotton
Portland
Bar of Washington
CH Hanford
Beattie
Albert BE. Mead
John F. Miller
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Committee On Entertainment
Seattle
Rainier Club
New
Washington Hotel
Racing Results From Today’s Card
First race saw Adelbert Belle win at 3 to 1 with Blondy even and Hen Trovote at 40 to 1 finishing with a time of 1 12 1 6. Second race featured Mini Naomi 4 to 1 HI Pavo 10 to 1 and Hazlet 4 to 1, time 1 01.
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Adelbert Belle
Blondy
Even
Hen Trovote
Mini Naomi
HI Pavo
Hazlet
International Typographical Union opens with wide attendance
The fifty fourth annual convention begins in Boston with printers from the United States Canada Porto Rico Cuba the Philippines and England present for the opening session. For the first time representatives from the London society of printers attend the gathering.
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United Press
Boston
Mase
International Typographical Union
United States
Canada
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippines
England
London Society of Printers
Bridge Luncheon and Social Events Across Seattle
A packed social scene features a bridge luncheon for Mrs. W. D. Cheney hosted by Mrs. A. J. Tennant and Mrs. James L. Lane at the Tennant summer home Have Loch on Mercer Island. Numerous teas, dinners, and club gatherings follow, including a Beattie council dance, a P. E. O. picnic at Loch-Kelden, and lawn social at the Franklyn Presbyterian church. Additionally, marriages and engagements include Norman Abbott and Winifred Keese in Los Angeles, Luella Stevens and Edward George Carey, Vida Glasscock and Frank Neale, Irma Ballou and James R. Gallagher, Edith Millett and William Walter Cheever, and a launching party hosted by Mrs. John W. Considine on Lake Washington.
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W. D. Cheney
A. J. Tennant
James L. Lane
Tennant
Haveloch
Mercer Island
Ridgely Auxiliare
Grant Sanford
Ridgely
Beattie Council
Beattie Council No. 116
Fraternal Aid Association
Perk
Lake Washington
A. PE. O
Opposition splits in First district race over Beckingham renomination
The First district county commissioner race divides as two business endorsed candidates challenge Charles Beckingham known as Pinochle. M J Carrigan and M H Haas dispute who can withdraw, while Carrigan rejects stepping aside in the crowded Republican primary with 174 candidates. The battleground centers on county commissioner and sheriff posts amid anti ring sentiment.
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Chariie Beckingham
Flrst
Beckingham
Carrigan
King County
Haas
Republcan
Farman may suspend flights until $20,000 raised
United Press reports Henri Farman will halt all airship flights for American enthusiasts if $20,000 is not provided today. Publisher William T. McMahon denies responsibility for Farman’s payroll, and it is believed funds will be raised by nightfall.
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United Press
ORK
Henri Farman
Wm. T. McMahen
Farman
America
Texans Challenge Southwest Freight Rate Increase
Senator Culbertson Attorney General Pollard and State Railroad Commissioner Mayfield of Texas file a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission to fight a 10 percent freight rate rise in the southwest. Signed also by Oklahoma Railroad Commissioner Love, the document names 63 railways and seeks cancellation of the higher rates.
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United Press
Washington
Southwest
Senator Culbertson
Pollard
Mayfield
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Love
Oklahoma
Immigrant Brokerage Suspect Sought in Sacramento
Sacramento police search for John Purre charged by Special Agent R. McDonald of the British East India service with bringing hundreds of Hindoos into the United States and taking their money on false promises of employment. He is said to have failed to fulfill contracts with the immigrants.
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Sacramento
Cal
John Purre
R. McDonald
British East India Service
Parre
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Los Angeles
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Mre Lohan
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Eaward George Carey
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Wash
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Mercer
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Mise Edith Millett
William Walter Cheever
Marion Cheever
Charles Somers, Jr
George Robert Cairns
John W. Considine
Donaldine
Eighteenth Avenue
Madison Street
Considine
Timothy D. Sullivan
New York
Bcotch
Beacoma Beach
David Rogers
Moran Company
Mr. Frawley
Daniel Frawley
Lols Stock Company
Isabel Richards
Meek Trunk 4& Bag CO
First Ave
Luna Park
West Seattle
Marion Street
Lina Park
C. J. Lathrop
Beatileon
Lake Union
Board of County Commissioners
M. J. Carrigan
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Uae
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Victor Auxetophone
Sherman, Clay & Co
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