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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1912
Page
7
Seattle Star reports unusual activity as the Y M C A starts a membership drive with a popularity contest. A boy can win a day with an automobile by bringing in new members and earning 600 votes per recruit. Readers of the Star may redeem a coupon for a free swim on Monday December 9 from 4 to 8 PM.
The Telegraph Company faces an open fight as workers threaten to strike. J Kane and other officials indicate six operators from the office of the company are involved, with tensions over unionization and organization.
Police report three men Rube Ep Jones Dale Clearwater Hodges arrested in Portland on December 7 for theft of about 60 calves and Blooded stock. Investigators say the trio confessed to rustling cattle across several counties and to stock piled near the city. Authorities are consolidating charges and pursuing leads.
A scanned item lists assorted market prices for staples such as eggs 20 cents a dozen and butter 4 Ge per pound. It covers items including tea potatoes prunes sardines milk and macaroni with per sack or can pricing and mentions a sanitary team and home made goods in the Main 6518 area.
About 1,500 people including students faculty and townspeople attended a four act comedy Making Good by the university Dramatic club in the auditorium. The plot follows a country boy aided by his sweetheart and ultimately by Edward Chabot who sends him home to start a successful newspaper.
Judge Albertson will decide Monday if Andrew J. Quigley may receive a recount of the county auditor race. Arguments on the motion to dismiss were heard yesterday afternoon with Byron Phelps and George H. Rummens appearing for the parties. The ruling hinges on whether Quigley’s complaint states specific grounds for relief.
Eleven trustees will be named from fifteen candidates after votes are tallied. The nine highest votes will win three year terms, the tenth two years, and the eleventh one year. Candidates include Hoge Bone Hughes Goldsmith Pary Fowler Close Green Cheasty Spooner Knoff McDermott Collins Heffernan and Theodore. The notice also mentions rooms at Hotel Virgins.
The Curtis Indian picture opera premiered to a full house at the Metropolitan theatre. The show combines colored Curtis slides with suitable music by Henry P. Gilbert, creating an entertaining and instructive evening. The score is described as authentic Indian music reflecting the savage past.
The state supreme court upheld Judge pro tem William H. Moore's decision that Puget Bound Traction, Light & Power Co. half fare applies only to compulsory school attendees. It excludes business colleges private schools and universities even if under age.
Judge King Dykeman issued a restraining order preventing the Lincoln high school site from being sold to pay delinquent taxes. The order shields the school land from sale and blocks any disposal of the property. defendant Bayley has paid taxes on the disputed strip since 1908 and claimed ownership. No final hearing date was set.
Robt J Widney, wealthy Los Angeles real estate man, shot in San Francisco, remains between life and death at Morton hospital. Frances Vivien Lyons is held in detinue at the city jail as investigations stall. bullet extracted but prognosis unclear.
Unclear text fragment mentions Stevens Academy near Pine Deedeg with private malt references and daily evening routines. No concrete events, dates, or entities present to establish a full card.
Classified job listings show a jumble of positions including trades, hospitality, janitorial, barber training, and construction. Several entries mention wages, advances, or temporary for full or part time work. Names, locations, and contact hints appear inconsistently within the garbled text.
The Seattle Star outlines subscription expiration notices and how to update addresses. It lists multiple branch locations with phone numbers for changing dates on labels and obtaining rates, along with various nearby offices and services.
A hungry burglar, out of work, was captured in Walter L. Clarkson’s house and offered a feast. Clarkson, moved by the robber’s appetite, released him and gave money to reach home instead of calling police.
Canvass shows the senate at 27 Republicans 9 Democrats 6 Progressives and the house at 50 Republicans 28 Progressives 18 Democrats 1 Socialist. The count may misstate the progressive and standout Republican lineup as some holdover senators are listed as Republicans. Senator Dan Landon is noted as a major King County figure.
W W Yokum testified in Judge Oilliam's court that weekly pay went to his younger wife at Moran yards. He said he did not know what happened to the money and sought peace at home. He learned Mrs Ida N Yokum, 49, had fallen for another man and the divorce was uncontested.
A naval board in Vallejo investigates a gunboat Vicksburg party where Mrs. Andrew Muller suffered a fractured skull. Two guests, Muller and Miss Jessie Gibson, differ on details as officers report she fell from the gangway amid a disputed hit with a beer bottle.
A bill to establish Russian consulates in Seattle and Honolulu was introduced in the council of ministers by Foreign Minister Sazanoff. There are nine Russian ministers in the United States, with the nearest in San Francisco.
A string of property listings in 0 to 6 acre ranges near town, with houses, barns, orchards, and several 2 to 3 bedroom homes. Prices range from about 900 to 3 000, with terms like installments and small down payments. Local firms McIntyre Realty, Burke & Farrar, and American Mortgage advertise viewable properties.
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