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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
2
A New York millinery house offers three models of autumn ready-to-wear hats at a bargain price. Latin and Bengaline shapes with velvet facing, two-toned silk braid, wings and feathers, in colors from navy to black. Each hat, valued at $7.50 to $8.50, is sold Thursday for $5.95 on the second floor.
American railroad magnate E. H. Harriman was carried aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II at Cherbourg in a wheelchair after a European tour left him too weak to walk. Accompanied by his wife, children, and staff, he planned to retire to Arden, his Hudson River estate, upon returning to America.
Congressman George W Pairchild of New York argues for immediate government funding to expand Puget Sound Navy Yard after a personal inspection. Separately Earl Galer had a skin graft from his thigh to his chest at the city hospital following a recent logging camp accident at Bremerton.
From Tulsa Oklahoma to Beattie Washington and back Herman and Carl Livingston make a $500 each wager. Carl reports his brother stranded in Portland and unable to resume until funds allow. A grand improvement club conclave meets in Beattie Thursday and Friday with delegations from five states at the Fine Arts building on the exposition grounds. Mayor J P DeNatton of Hellingham will open the event Thursday at 2 PM.
The International Beauty Day event on the exposition grounds offers a $150 gold watch prize. Dozens of young women seek the approval of a committee of judges including prominent clubmen and manufacturers. Tickets will be handed out before 4:30 pm with final awards at the auditorium.
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