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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1913

Page

8

Closing-Out Musical Instruments and Pianos Sale Ad

Select from Chickering Lohmer Hazelton Lester Steger pianos with deep discounts. Grand pianos $650 now $418, $850 style $486, regular grands $672, top price $1 050 now $768. Second-hand pianos $38 to $67. Orchestra instruments and accessories heavily discounted including Conn saxophones $100, clarinets $11.70, violins from $2.23, bows and cases low prices.

Chickering Lohmer Kim Hazelton Lester Steger

Vie and Chorus Girls Shake Off the Curtain

Fred L. Boalt recalls watching Tivoli chorus girls rehearse and undress as he hides backstage with Vic. A fat tenor quips the chorus is classy and hard working, while Boalt and Vic flee from the onstage stripping and cheeky banter.

Fred L. Boalt Tivoli Vie Reg'ler Vic

Unlucky Break Destroys Valued Violin in Cassel Performance

Professor Petschnikoff, renowned violinist, dropped a famed instrument during a Cassel recital. The violin, valued at $10,000, shattered beyond repair, marking a rare disaster in an esteemed concert.

Berlin Petschnikoff Cassel

City Board Cites Contractors Rule On Boarding Scheme

In an opinion Wednesday Corporation Counsel Bradford held the board of public works may revoke contracts if a contractor evades the $2.75 minimum wage by a boarding camp scheme. Charges allege workers pay $6 to $9 weekly for boarding to obtain employment.

Wednesday Corporation Counsel Bradford Board of Public Works

League Report Urges 25 Year Duwamish Franchise Limit

The Municipal League Public Utilities Committee recommends inserting a broad user clause in the Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co Duwamish valley franchise, limiting to 25 years instead of 50, with strong revocation provisions. George H. Walker chairs the committee. members include Carl Croson J Fletcher Lewis F A Osborn S M Brackett Harry F B Wilson H Day Hanford Otway Pardee J M Winslow A A Hadeen A J Quigley Harry H Fitch Hugh Moore and Howard Hanson.

Duwamish Valley Lightning Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co Public Utilities Committee Municipal League George H. Walker Carl Croson J. Fletcher Lewis F. A. Osborn 8. M. Brackett Harry FB. Wilson H. Day Hanford Otway Pardee J. M. Winslow A. A. Hadeen A. J. Quigley Harry H. Fitch Hugh ©. Moore Howard Hanson

Rail-rate complaints heard in Seattle session

Inter State Commerce Commission session in the federal building opened with Edward H. Hart as special examiner. Shippers from the Olympic peninsula testified alleging discrimination in rail rates by the Great Northern and Milwaukee lines.

Seattle Interstate Commerce Commission Edward H. Hart Federal Olympic Peninsula Great Northern Milwaukee

Poor Portland woman breaks window to seek jail food

Mrs. Mary Erickson, penniless and jobless, smashed a cigar shop window in Los Angeles to gain arrest and a jail meal. She traveled from Portland to improve her health and says she chose the 25 cent cigars as a reason to break in, hoping for employment and a suspended sentence.

Los Angeles Mary Erickson Portland Ore

Burglars Loot Furs From Clara Bernier Home

Two burglars burst into the residence of Mrs. Clara Bernier at 8817 30th Ave last night and fled with valuable furs after striking her brother-in-law Henry Ballinger, who collided with them on an errand and was dazed briefly.

Clara Bernier Henry Ballinger

Man Slaughter Convict Walks 360 Miles For Sentence

Buck Patterson, 56, convicted at Russellville for man slaughter, walked 360 miles to Little Rock after his commitment papers failed to arrive and again walked back to Russellville to obtain them, then back to the prison where admission was delayed by paperwork errors. The incident occurred amid a state court routine error and a separate Chicago hunting-season tally of 134 deaths and 125 injuries.

Little Rock Ark Buck” Patterson Patterson Russellville

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