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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1912
Page
6
The New Ownership sale at the Stone-Fisher store drew packed crowds in Seattle. Manager Fraser praised the careful orderliness and strong public reception, noting ads underestimated the response and expressing faith in Seattle as a strong business city.
The Seattle council passed two resolutions to compel Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. to extend streetcar lines. One resolution authorizes advertising for 10 new railway franchises while the other preserves old charter provisions but adds a clause safeguarding existing rights. The effort aims to force an extension despite opposition, with a review by Corporation Counsel Bradford and possible redraft of the enabling ordinance.
Northwest millers announce a 40 cent decrease per barrel in patent flour the first change in months due to lower wheat costs and aim to boost demand amid reduced Oriental trade export flour prices stay steady farmers still hold wheat for top prices despite slow Oriental business.
Seattle and all King County communities prepare for the Meadows fair starting September 9. The event will showcase agricultural and dairy products with many exhibits. Community prizes will reward top displays across the county, organized to avoid overlaps.
Two men from the Mackenzie river route report Vilhjmar Stefanasen and Dr. R. M. Anderson of Iowa have spent over four years in the Arctic studying ethnology for the American Museum of Natural History. They have boarded a whaling vessel to Seattle via Point Barrow, with tales of a newly discovered blonde Eskimo race. It is expected they will disembark at Nome or another Alaskan port and continue by steamer.
The Washington Chauffeurs' Club met at 1418 Broadway last night and proposed a state wide campaign for licensing and examining automobile drivers. A committee was appointed to collect statistics on auto accidents statewide.
A pet brown bear named Bess wandered into the First Baptist Church in Pasadena during a service and walked up the aisle. Patrolman Wolf removed the animal and escorted it back to its home after being summoned from his beat.
Barnum & Bailey's circus heads through Seattle tomorrow morning with tableaux as a feature. The parade promises the largest and most expensive wood carving collection in the United States, alongside chariots animals bands and clowns.
A child asks to borrow a pin cushion as Sammy Sellers, a neighbor, plays merchant with mud pies offered at seven pina, discounted from eight. The scene captures a simple neighborhood bargain through a parent child exchange.
Frederick Gunter died at General Hospital after ten days in a coma following multiple bee stings in his garden. The death is described as highly puzzling by local physicians and an official investigation will be conducted to determine the cause and circumstances of the fatal reaction.
U S Marshal Frank arrested Ercole Del Grande in Blaine on a charge of unlawful entry. Del Grande said a Vancouver seller offered bogus papers for four dollars claiming they guaranteed entry into the United States.
President Hesketh’s resolution to put the double platoon system to a November 5 vote failed to gain quick traction as wording confused readers. The department efficiency committee will take it up through the coming week and reconvene next Monday.
In San Jose the 16 year old Peter Bacchio fought eight deputy sheriffs for an hour in the county courthouse corridor. He broke free from handcuffs twice and caused furniture damage before agents subdued him. He was committed to Agnews state hospital by Judge P. R. Gosby and insanity commissioners.
The poem notes that fortune often exalts the smallest man to high status, claiming he will attract the biggest wife and receive the sharpest ridicule. It observes this pattern from childhood to old age and hints at the irony of such social dynamics.
At a special meeting the Columbia school board voted to pay warrants totaling 31 000 held against the city when it was absorbed by the Seattle School District. The merger had left warrants totaling 51 000, but officials refused to treat them as a legal claim on the district.
Open lands totaling 1 406 000 acres will go up for sale in September and October. The tracts lie in Shoshone country Wyoming Utah and near Billings Montana with expectations of low prices.
D Rayes, a berry grower from Oakland Coles county Illinois, put 20 silver dollars in a sack with corn cobs for safekeeping. He later dumped the sack into the stove and found the coins toasted when sifting ashes the next day, realizing he had burned his money.
Carson D Boren, one of Seattle s first netitors who arrived on the Exact in 1863, dies at his Hollywood area ranch aged 88. Survived by one daughter Mrs Samuel T Denny. Funeral set for 1 30 tomorrow from Miss M L Denny s residence 1220 Boren av with Dr W H G Temple presiding.
Eating match heads proved fatal for Laane Rowe three year old son of Mr and Mrs C C Rowe 1128 rd ave. He died in convulsions yesterday afternoon after consuming matches Sunday afternoon. The doctor was summoned but could not save him.
County commissioners refused to reinstate Captains Harry Cade and J. K. Simpson of the Kirkland ferry after they demanded a $25 monthly raise. They were deemed insubordinate, while two union engineers, Oliver and Kent, were hired as captains and the Kirkland ferry is now running regularly.
A trunk transfer at the Salerno apartment escalated into a fight leaving L. L. Randell with a fractured skull and C. B. Pichette injured. Janitor Onsent J. Hallberg fired a revolver and claimed assault before Randell was jailed after the confrontation.
Louis D. Brandeis is quoted discussing honesty in business. A bank president tells his son that honesty is the best policy and urges months of study to learn how many things can be done honestly in business.
In Axleton near Pittsburg Constantine Naturi, 16, dies rescuing a photograph of his sweetheart moments before a house fire collapses the roof. Her mother Mrs Frank Naturi jumps into the Monongahela River, later rescued by towboat crew.
A tree fell yesterday afternoon in Vancouver British Columbia killing Robert Eliott instantly and injuring fellow worker Thos Haines who suffered a fractured leg. Thomas Pretty escaped unharmed in the accident reported by wire.
A fragment describes a social moment with a hostess and a teasing exchange. A woman displays a torn dress and jokes about the rag time, signaling a lighthearted domestic vignette.
Police officer J. F. Camp filed for divorce claiming his wife repeatedly beat him so severely he could not work and lived in fear for his life. He notes he is six feet tall and 200 pounds, while his wife is about half his size.
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