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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1909
Page
8
A purse containing valuables vanished from a post office worker’s room during the exposition. It reappeared later in the Y W C A room with all items intact. Mystery surrounds who found it and why no name or reward was claimed.
A late August gathering featuring W. I. Hen of Oregon and Kee TL Keufoma of Dellingham promoted direct lawmaking by the people. The Direct Notation League of Waablogtos met to prepare for a campaign to push initiative and referendum laws in the near future. In Chicago, Rock Island officials cited a $9,000,000 rail equipment order as a sign of expected prosperity for the line.
The steamship Minnesota with a delegation of Japanese businessmen is due to arrive at Port Townsend at 6 PM, 24 hours ahead of schedule. It will stay overnight and depart Wednesday morning, met by a Beattle Chamber of Commerce reception committee at the Great Northern dock.
Seattle exposition announces two new attractions for the Seattle day event. A repeat of the Federation of Women's clubs French fete from August 21 will feature 400 children in a grounds parade and evening Auditorium show. Indian canoe races will occur on Lake Union with entries from Vancouver Island tribes and others from Puget Sound and Hood Canal, with cash prizes and strong intertribal rivalry.
The House Upside Down attraction on Pay Creek has not gone broke, despite a mistaken Star report. John Coughlin, a plumber and subcontractor hired by original contractor Wilfred Delage, filed a petition for a receiver in superior court due to payment disputes with Delage, per attorney Frank M. Organ.
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