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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
8
In Wilmington Delaware on December 14 a huge swarm filled a twenty foot rain spout at Alfred Denney’s house. The swarm caused the family to abandon the dwelling as wash day stopped abruptly.
A Denver note quotes a debate on race and progressivism. It asserts the original progressive party included whites and blacks with Noah or Ham cited as ebony, and mentions Reverend J A Thosh Ha rel, a negro preacher, in a controversial context.
Philadelphia on December 14 Reverend Ely urged church members to consider dieting of politicians as a valuable experiment in the crusade for good government. He argued that restraint and disciplined living could improve public affairs.
New York December 14 Miss Carol Harriman daughter of the late B H Harriman is confined to her home with a broken toe while attempting to demonstrate her fancy dancing ability.
Frederic Thompson presents a true American play “Polly of the Circus” starring Miss Elsie St. Leon at the Moore Theatre for the week. The piece aims to lift gloom and share the line Whither thou goest I will go with the crowd.
El Presberg dramatizes The Barrier from Beach in a Seattle stage presentation starting Monday. The well known story promises a gripping adaptation as audiences await the curtain rise.
Seattle audience will see Will Cresey and Blanche Dayne headline next week's Orpheum bill. Cressy, noted as a prolific sketch author, leads a lineup that also features Lola Merrill and Frank Otto with After the Shower, the Harvey family wire act, Standish sisters singing novelty, Monroe Hopkins with Lola Axtell in song and dance, and Fred Warren with Al Blanchard, well known as minstrel entertainers.
Moore Lombardi Opera Company presents Salome. Metropolitan Local talent performs The Mystic Rose. Seattle shows David Harum at the Alhambra. Photoplays vaudeville run at Orpheum. Empress and Pantages offer vaudeville. Grand presents vaudeville and motion pictures. Clemmer shows photoplays and vaudeville. Melbourne screens photoplays and vaudeville.
News snippets report the bark Hesper arriving in Chile with its lumber cargo undamaged despite hard luck at Grays Harbor. Also noted are Sousa’s daughter to be married, wreck of the Dora at Benard, and various short dispatches from across the country including court actions and local incidents.
Resolved that the Catholic church means more to society than socialism will headline a debate at Carpenters Hall 1630 Fourth Ave Monday December 16 Prof Downer of Newburyport Mass will support the affirmative and Walter B Thurber will oppose In Seattle the Red Cross seals drive gains praise as organizers anticipate leadership switching from smaller sites to the city Washington Gov Hadley invites Gov Dix to a Republican banquet Dix answers I wasn't reelected but says that does not change his party affiliation
A quip from Marper's Weekly in New York mocks doctors prescriptions. In Yonkers a burglar is found by Coroner Poinberg after a basement disturbance and intends a scheme to net millions, ending in asylum. Mrs Mc Laughlin reports her husband’s weight gain during jail term.
A Boston Transcript item notes a sale on an installment plan at one dollar fifty monthly with a quip about the number of months. A Hartford report states doctors expect a cure for Alfred Winberg after his windpipe was sewn at St Francis Hospital. A Duwamish valley blasting case verdict awards two hundred fifty dollars to George Patrick against Grant Smith Co. A Newport News quip recalls a London court reprimand. San Francisco police link a possible white slavery case to the disappearance of Rose Rivers after she left for work.
Acting Mayor Bob Hesketh and Councilman Marble carry city duties as the mayor and remaining councilmen travel to Wenatchee for the League of Washington Municipalities conference, leaving the city administration in capable hands.
In Tacoma a miner Charles Meade opened fire with a 38 cal revolver at a dance on 14th and Pacific, shattering the floor. The bartender seized the weapon and Meade was arrested at the scene. Nearby, the Y W C A hotel announces an open house for December 18 from 8 to 10 p m with Alpha club hosting.
Weber and Fields troupe with 15 performers presents Fun on the Ocean at the Empress next Monday afternoon. Deck of a trans Atlantic liner staged mid ocean. Added feature I Died. Inez the cornetist featured. The Three Alex gymnasts arrive from Johannesburg. Harry Sauber sings. Biele and Girard are entertainers.
Reports from Paterson New Jersey cite James B. Wood admitting claims totaling 2460.28 from Hongkong and Canadian American banks amid a court case. In Spokane teachers protest exams while Seattle’s Nelson automatic tenders win rail contracts. John Considine returns from San Francisco after inspecting a nearly finished theater.
At Pantages a new bill opens with Monday matinee headlined by The Surf Bathers featuring George Ebeener Elizabeth Mayne and the Eight English Daisies. Ned Bailey's Posing Dogs touted as top animal act. other acts include Shelburne and Montgomery Killian and Moore and Libonati the xylophonist.
Aviator Walter Edwards, known for his long name, attempted a new aeroplane on a Friday the 13th. The aircraft fell 100 feet, leaving him with several cuts. He refused anesthesia as a five inch wound was stitched, joking with the doctor during repair. Engine trouble blamed for the crash. First appearance of former Judge Hanford in federal court since leaving the bench occurred Thursday. He represented Wallace G. Collins in an accounting tied to Eastern Washington Umberlands purchase. Street and sewers committee proposed Rainier avenue sewer up to Mead street at a cost of 77 997.27.
The text notes a promise between Gracie and Arthur to stand by each other while a narrator sits beside them on the sofa as they pass the parlor door. The scene centers on companionship and shared space in a domestic setting.
A North Central Washington legislators coalition advances plans to separate Chelan and Kittitas from the current combined senatorial district. The move comes as the coming session approaches, aiming to redraw district lines and representation.
Police locate a six week old girl baby left in the marshes near Camden. Angry citizens condemn the heartless act as the infant faces possible death.
A satirical poem by Berton Braley critiques a pervasive domestic figure the Fatherly Family Friend. It portrays him as meddlesome, pushy, and self serving, dictating advice on work finances and investments while exploiting family dynamics. The piece ends with a macabre joke suggesting quietly shooting him.
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