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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1912
Page
6
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The great contralto will perform Silent Night Holy Night in a Christmas concert at Eilers Recital Hall tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock. The program features Victor Victrola Edison Amberola and Columbia Grafonola reproducing voices of renowned singers. Harry Hunter will play Auto Piano and accompany Schumann-Heink. The venue is Ellers Recital Hall at Third and University St.
Miss Vivian Pierce, Star writer, accompanies Aviator Christofferson in a hydro aeroplane flight over San Francisco Bay. She describes lifelike sensations, the engine’s pulse, and the thrill of sailing above Alcatraz and the Golden Gate as Christofferson pilots at speed toward the sunset. The piece highlights a pioneering woman observer and the budding era of air travel.
In Chihuahua, 150 Mexican raiders attacked the Dumbre ranch owned by Americans. Fifteen neighboring ranchers defended the property for two days until the American consul at Parral dispatched a force that routed the robbers, killing 25.
Washington Dec. 18 More than 5 990 000 from sales of property taken from Southern owners after the Civil War would be repaid to Southern claimants under a house passed bill. It would amend judiciary laws to dispense with loyalty proof for these post war property proceeds. The bill has not passed the Senate.
Doctors at a Children's Homeopathic hospital in Philadelphia saved five month old Nathan Dubinski by shaking him upside down to dislodge a penny lodged in his throat after initial attempts failed. The infant was brought in in the last stages of strangulation and the coin was finally expelled.
Washington December 18. Congressman Hawley of Oregon seeks an emergency federal survey of Coos Bay harbor as sea intrusion has damaged the jetties. A government dredge costing 250000 dollars will be prepared in Seattle and ready to work next June.
In Evanston a fad called eurythmy spreads among wealthy society girls who practice the Grecian dance in light brown union suits and chiffon veils. Instructor Mrs. Martha Russell notes the style’s Grecian roots and evolving costumes, with some experimenting tan stockings or bare ankles.
Mrs. George Hill of Beach Haven tried to cross a rail yard by climbing freight cars at Wilk Arre Pennsylvania. The train started while she was on the cars and she clung to a brake rod as the train sped for 15 miles before stopping.
Telegraphs flooded New York as Woodrow Wilson spoke at a Southern Society banquet. He warned panic mongers that financial upheaval would invite wrath and stressed the need to uphold promises to the people. Louis D Brandeis praised the address as sincere and indicative of action to be taken.
The Chamber of Commerce votes to back Mayor Cotterill and the council against abandoning the masonry dam on site 2. It rejects switching to an earth and rock dam but urges test holes on the north bank to assess seepage and groundwater flow. It also advises bidding for the dam with a reserve to use day labor if bids are too high.
Premier Daneff of Bulgaria warned that Balkan states will end talks with Turkey unless Greek envoys participate in negotiations. He said if Turkey refuses Greek participation the next session would be on the battlefield at Tchatala, signaling potential end of the sultan's reign in Europe.
President elect Woodrow Wilson and William J. Bryan will dine together in New York on Saturday night for the first time since the election. The meeting is expected to cover cabinet appointments with Bryan, who reportedly does not want the secretary of state post and favors the treasury or justice positions.
Helena and Ludwig Johnson sue Puget Sound Electric Co for $15000 damages over injuries alleged in the Riverton wreck of November 28, 1912. The suit seeks compensation for harm suffered in the incident.
The South Park fieldhouse, managed by the park department, will open tonight featuring a literary entertainment. The new facility is the city’s largest, with a 40 by 60 foot stage, rooms for dramatics and social events, shower baths, and a gym. The auditorium will host various entertainments.
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