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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
4
A Paris theater scene notes Grand Duke Boris searching for a companion among stage stars. Arlette Dorgere, praised in Paris Today, impresses audiences and nearly wins the grand duke’s favor before a pivotal moment where he awards a gift from his pocketbook.
Navy personnel will be sent to Los Angeles to study aviation under leading aeronauts. Curtiss, who runs a winter camp, wired Secretary Meyer proposing an apprentice course here. Meyer's approval promises experiments with aircraft as an adjunct to naval warfare. The piece notes Mexican revolutionary bitterness over missed chance to face Diaz.
In Painesville Ohio on December 15 a clash between Mayor J B Burrowa and Prosecutor E B Blakely over blocking a Passion Play at a moving picture theatre led to the mayor being arrested on a charge of breaking Sunday lawn laws.
Victoria British Columbia December 15 The campaign to replace British Columbia high license law with Canada temperance act ends in rejection of the proposal marking the first attempt at prohibitory law in the province.
In San Jose California Dee 15, a Reno born boy Martin McKay aged 12 is sought by police after being abducted for the second time in a week. Four unidentified men and two women took the boy from his father and drove off in a automobile. The report also notes an unrelated invention of a violin with piano style keys.
The piece portrays Mexico's population split between 16 million, with over 6 million Indians and a Spanish-descended ruling class. It praises Yaqui resilience and culture, notes their centuries long conflict with the state, and describes prevalent indigenous farming and crafts amid Spanish influence and traditional foods.
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