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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1913
Page
8
In a sunlit river tale Janie toys with a fish she has just baited while Tom hides his real aim to reveal his proposal. He waits as she revels in the game, unaware another fish is near. The exchange hinges on whether she will finally land the prize and speak the word he longs to hear.
Three crew members from the British steamship Claverley accuse Capt C Kragh of wage cuts and coercion to sail to England. William Bailey, bosn. John Samuels and Edward Roberts, ordinary seamen, testified before Deputy Shipping Commissioner Peterson and British vice consul Bernard Pelly. The Claverley delivered coal from Norfolk, Virginia.
An etiquette debate centers on Mr. and Mrs. John Clark eloping and gifting 450 wedding invitations to Loura J. Reilly, son of Congressman Reilly, who attended the breakfast as the sole guest. The question: should he give 450 wedding presents to himself, as others insist.
Three assailants forced George Thomas to ride in a taxi, robbed him of a few cents, and dumped him near his East 82nd Street residence after a frantic neighborhood tour. In Seattle, the infant Boyd Mortimer, 5 1/2 months old, dies in San Francisco and will be buried there for family rites.
White Sewing Machine Co offers 150 sewing machines all makes priced from 2.00, with new machines rented at 2.00 per month. Located at 1424 Third near Pike, phone Main 1525.
Prof Allan Hoben told divinity students at the University of Chicago that stylish dress diverts men from faces to forms and increases temptation in city life. He called split skirts and diaphanous gowns works of the devil and urged women to avoid fashion trends.
John Caesar, a basketball player, slipped offshore at Island Beach and sank. John Carmichael dived in with no shoes or trousers, retrieved Caesar by the hair, and brought him up. Caesar revived after exertion, with witnesses aboard a steamer and a veranda noting the rescue.
Vera Burson, a San Francisco telephone girl, staged a straw drawing between suitors BE A Tolley and Frederick Hadley. Tolley drew the long straw and will wed Miss Burson on August 16.
A seaside holiday chat about time flying by and evening mist as day fades into night. Two speakers reflect on leisure and the pace of a vacation at the coast.
National Piano Manufacturers offers drastic price cuts at 823 Third Ave near Marion St Seattle to raise 5000 by selling top pianos and player-pianos with $5 minimum down and double credit per dollar, ongoing until the target is met.
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