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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
8
The public market on Pike Place becomes a fixed institution as growers sell directly to customers. Prices and offerings appeal to all incomes with items like tomatoes carrots and cucumbers at low prices. Salmon crab and clams were plentiful while vendors optimistic about next year promise bigger supplies.
Richards and Pringle Georgia Minstrels perform at the Grand tomorrow and Saturday with claims of their strongest season. The Gambler opens week at the Seattle with Burgess company. Laurette Taylor stars in Dora at the Third Avenue. The Military Maid ends at the Lyric. Lola hosts Pantages Vaudeville with new acts. Budd Ross Co stars at Rover the Jalil Bird at Star theater. Hungarian band headlines Luna Park. Wagner's band plays Scenic Park concerts. Coney Island attractions at Lake Washington resort draw crowds.
Three New York thread factories, described as among the world’s largest, will close August 24 and stay shut until September 3. The pause aims to let 6,000 workers enjoy a summer break, with reopening contingent on sufficient female staff returning to operate the machinery.
A Seattle 11 year old, Prentiss, slipped into the water while crab fishing at Scheme wharf in Bellingham. Dock worker L H Mace leaped in and kept her afloat until a rope reached him, saving the girl’s life.
Taft arrives in Lexington to speak tonight as part of an official visit. A separate item notes India tea exports for the year ending March 31, 1907 totaling 282,386,944 pounds. A New York firm named Macey holds a Washington fire policy on a large department store.
The United Mine Workers sub committee debates four general wage scales with mine owners. Workers report many conditions already settled and expect wage adjustments to meet their aims, with a report likely late today at the Labor Temple.
Omaha resident Bennie Meyerson, age seven, traveled 6000 miles from Liverpool to Omaha after escaping Russia via Mitau and the German frontier. His father L Meyerson awaits him as Bennie carried a card requesting to be sent to Omaha. The boy previously aided Goodman Meyerson by signaling guards asleep after a wine plot failed.
Fred Woodrough of Hamilton plans to marry Katherine Hooven once divorced wife of Exyeart Hooven of Hamilton. The prior sensational divorce proceedings, kept secret, centered on Katherine Ga ck born in Japan with ties to Tokyo and Honolulu. The pair reportedly to wed in Tokyo after past schooling at Oxford and Miami University.
BRYAN LUCKY BELVIDERE Illinois Aug 22 William Jennings Bryan rode in a Chicago Northwestern coach shuddered yesterday in a wreck. It was the fourth wreck in five months and Bryan again escaped without serious injuries.
Governor Mead issues requisition papers for H. A. Cummings sought in Seattle for wife desertion. Cummings once served as chauffeur for "Raffles" during the predatory exploits in the Queen City. Hat buyers urged to visit B. N. Brooks & Co. at 1331 Second Ave.
Congressman John J. Jenkins, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, warned in Wisconsin that refusal of state courts to submit to United States courts could lead to bloodshed and disruption of the Union amid clashes in North Carolina. The report, filed from Chippewa Falls, notes his strong stance and home base.
Special sale offers a wide selection of suit cases and traveling bags before vacation season ends. Featured is a cowhide leather 24 inch suit case with a heavy steel frame, leather corners, brass lock, linen lining, and shirt fold, available in brown or russet at a reduced price.
A jumble of rug and carpet entries shows various kinds and sizes with special price notes. Items include Tapestry Brussels and Hrussels pieces in multiple dimensions from 6x6 to 16x12, with prices and product codes intermingled.
The postwar Japanese electric railway plan is estimated at 390 million dollars in expenditure. Goldwin Smith, Charles Eliot Norton, and Daniel Colt have contributed to the New York Nation for over four decades.
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