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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1911
Page
8
In San Francisco a streetcar passenger collapsed and died after the conductor asked for fare. The victim, identified only by the name M. E. Strada found in his hat band, lay with glassy eyes as the car continued toward the next stop.
Complete returns from the Wellington colony election show nationwide prohibition in New Zealand defeated by a margin of 53,258 votes. The result reverses months of campaigning and will affect future policy in the region.
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas presides over the senate for a week during Vice President Sherman’s absence. A Kaw Indian and a 30 year lawyer, Curtis becomes the first Indian to so preside in the chamber.
Readable fragments show a market price rundown with items such as bananas lemons oranges cranberries and various meats and fish. Prices include bananas two dozen for 19 cents and lamb chops at 12 percent cents per pound along with several other staples and fish prices.
The trial of Mrs Christina Olson for allegedly horsewhipping Judge Main was postponed again and is rescheduled for January 17. It was moved from yesterday morning to the afternoon due to calendar congestion and a lingering case, with Judge Gay ultimately pushing it to next year.
Dr Otto C Josien a wealthy practitioner faced trial in Judge Lawlors court charged with seducing Ethel Wil Mame a 17 year old candy sales girl under promise of marriage. A large crowd of prominent social women gathered outside as the empaneling began shortly before noon.
A poem-style meditation on the cost of liberty. It honors those who fought and died for freedom, asserting that progress requires struggle, sacrifice, and enduring toil rather than wealth alone. It argues that worth is measured by effort and courage.
The Moore The Lombard Opera Co presents La Boheme while La Tosca headlines La Tosca at Empress and Grand Vaudeville venues. A stock company ambitiously mounts La Tosca and earns praise for Cesare Angelotti by Lawrence and for Miss Vane’s strong performance.
In Seattle the Lom bardi Grand Opera Company presented Thais at the Moore Theatre last night. Alvina succeeded Levy as principal soprano and impressed after Levy’s Rigoletto performance. Maggi as Athanel the Cenobite complemented the prima donna, and the second act scene drew strong audience response. Thais repeats on Wednesday afternoon and Saturday evening.
The Seattle theater presents Dont Lie to Your Wife with Dave Lewis delivering witty humor. A misadventure on Broadway with three chorus ladies supplies many chuckles and Alexander's Ragtime Band closes the second act cheerfully.
Myrtle Vane delivers a clever engaging performance at the Lois theatre drawing audiences with wit and charm. The revue showcases her talent with sharp dialogue and stage presence promising continued appeal in upcoming shows.
The Empress offers strong comedy with A Night In a Police Station as headliner. The act features four chorus girls, a chauffeur, four officers, a broken down actor, a police matron, and a waif. Lieut OConnell and Mary McSwattigan carry the show. Fernandez Duo open with a broad imitash of various sounds and R R Raymoth adds multiple voices. Marie Fitzgibbon impresses in dialogue and jokes.
Hal Davis headlines with a comedy sketch The Unexpected at the Pantages this week. The Five Martells perform a notable bicycle act, Davis and Cooper deliver songs and dances in The Classy Pair, Los Aribos present tumbler routines, and Gertrude White offers recitations as a high point of the program.
Seymour Felix stands out with Amelia Caire in The Runaway Kids at the Orpheum. Critics note his youthful talent and Cohan like style. The Right Road sketch, plus pianologue by Harry Puck and Maybelle Lewis, and Won by a Leg provide solid acts.
Christ Meindel, confined for criminal insanity at Walla Walla penitentiary, was pronounced sane by a jury in Judge Gay's court and released. Annual Metropolitan Club election held. Dr A Rutherford elected president. Seattle Retail Clean Dealers' association also chose a new president J A Bigeon. Washington Creamery Operators' association opens a two day session in the New Chamber of Commerce room. Major John Stringer, chief deputy sheriff, underwent appendectomy at Providence hospital. recovery expected. International Welfare union pursues Co H Gay. his wife, living at Stockton California, seeks him. James Wickersham, Alaska's congress delegate, spoke to Queen Anne high students.
In Olympia authorities hunt J Magekawa for the ax attack on Mr. Sato who was struck while working over a stove. Mrs. Sato is not expected to live as the case unfolds with a careful investigation by local police.
J H W Traynor of Lexington brother of Henry Traynor the Kentucky Stables manager who was found dead in a sink hole travels to Seattle to pursue the investigation. Mrs Agnes Bull aged 63 longtime Seattle resident since 1891 has died with funeral services set from But terworth's tomorrow at two in the afternoon.
Report from New York describes General Henry W Halleck taxing wealthy Southerners for feeding and clothing Union refugees in St Louis, a move seen as unpopular among those taxed. Other items note Fifth Avenue police hunt “Jack the Snipper,” defective scales found in Poughkeepsie stores, a clemency move for George Ury in Columbus, and Elijah Sanford’s manslaughter case in Portland.
Chicago on December 12 reports Bishop Samuel Fallows of the M. E. church told fellow clergy that David expressed a blues influence in a biblical verse.
A collage of brief items from Dec 12 reports across cities. Mentions of a judge swapping a ruling, a bizarre Chicago marriage, a railwayman filming his son, waiter wage demands, a costly appeal over one cent, a mill heir taking a low wage job, taxation bureau chair election, a marriage anniversary tragedy, elopement mishaps, Bachelor Girls club rules, a Tulsa man kept alive by forced respiration, Clark campaign posters, a Harden hair cut, and a veteran’s fatal heart attack at a banquet.
The page lists a mix of film showings from theatres including Mot ion Picture Shows with titles such as The Secret of the Conventional Getting Even With Emily and The Long Arm of the Law. It also notes a Vienna dispatch about Austrian women advocating for state support for mothers, decent nursing, and recovery from work.
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