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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1911
Page
7
Seattle shoppers embraced an early rush this season, with department stores reporting record Christmas business for the period. Stores kept longer hours in some cases and the pie in Seattle has not yet seized the early spirit everywhere, though many retailers note aging patterns from prior years.
Senator Rayner of Maryland condemns Russia in the 1832 treaty dispute as autocracy, urging an end to religious persecution. He argues the Russian emperor must change the church’s cruelty or face a severed ties with U S liberty and interSOCial relations.
Actor James K. Hackett wed Miss Beatrice Beckley of London in Milwaukee in a ceremony held in a local attorney’s office. Civil Judge John Donovan conducted the knot with a handful of Hackett’s company members as witnesses.
Mrs. Crete Thatcher fought off a robber who tried to force valuables from her home. The intruder, described as a poor tramp, was subdued when she kicked the knife from his hand, injured him with a punch to the nose, and tied him to a veranda post before police were summoned.
J. B. Livingston awoke from a dream about a melting safe at the saloon where he worked. He found smoke and smoldering sawdust beneath the floor, fought his way to the stove and extinguished the flames before they spread.
Washington reports the United States has joined a world note to the peace conference at Shanghal urging prompt agreement. The note implies intervention if no peace is agreed upon, though the language is indirect.
Four men blamed for a deadly wreck on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line near Odessa Minnesota. Eleven people died and 253 were seriously injured as a train collided after a block signal was reportedly set to clear and a rear approaching special failed to stop.
In a letter to the council Joe Smith urged hiring one or more reporters to investigate and present all election fraud complaints and evidence to the prosecuting attorney. He noted prior attempts were by private parties and called for official safeguards to oversee registration and balloting.
Mayor Dilling backs a municipal sanatorium on Beacon Hill after a Seattle TB study. The plan would move Henry Hospital to the Beacon Hill site, with Henry offering a $26000 administration building. In 1919 Seattle saw 292 TB deaths and about 2500 active cases across all stages.
Daniel Staley state railway commissioner has been unconscious since December 15 after being drugged to sleep to treat nervous trouble. If no improvement by Christmas he will be further sedated. Dr. Hugh T. Patrick of Chicago prescribes the course.
The jury to try J Ogden Armour and nine Chicago beef barons on Sherman anti trust conspiracy charges was completed with one juror qualified after a defense withdrawal. Jurors include J B Harvey Edward J Ryan Asa Ranniater HM L Hucklin Adam Clow Borton Meyers W K Thomas Thomas Scott Jacob Glei m J hy wards H C Hates and C H Nare. Kantner Singers entertain at Edgewater Congregational Church with Penryn Kantner delivering humorous readings.
The Renton council heard first flood damage claims totaling 63 350. City of Renton seeks 7 500 for a dam Judge Gay requests 14 700. Hen Pickard presents 22 750. Other claims include P. J. Eliott 11 100 and Bdw 25 000 for broken pipeline repairs. Flood costs show 593.67 in labor and 2 717.50 in the water department.
Superintendent of Buildings Ober urged a charter amendment to cap building height at twice width and not exceed 300 feet. He argued for health and fire safety. He also proposed empowering the superintendent to order vacation of unsafe buildings to protect life and property.
The listing shows price notes for Wisconsin cream cheese 16 cents per pound, cottage cheese 2 pounds 16 cents, Pioneer milk 24 6 cents, Iowa creamery butter 70 cents per pound, caraway cheese 26 cents per pound, and other staples like pickled items and meat cuts. Exchange hints at regional producers and reduced prices across dairy and pantry goods.
Notices include the annual meeting of a corporation at its office on the corner of Heoond Avenue and Werth Street in Centuo on December 1912 at 3 PM for company business and other matters. Also listed are multiple local funeral directors and undertakers with addresses in Indianapolis and surrounding areas.
Classified ad offers farmland near Oak Harbor on Whidbey Inland at 35 dollars per acre with a 100 dollar cash requirement and 15 dollars per month balance. Promises good soil, nearby school, and potential profits for a live buyer, with multiple acreage options from 7 to 20 acres and other listings in Quincy Valley and Mabton.
City real estate ads describe multiple properties near Seattle and Kirkland areas, including six room bungalows with two year terms, cottages with low down payments, Lake Washington views, and near public transport. Listings include Cottage Realty Co and Burke & Farrar with contact details and pricing.
Real estate advertisement lists various prefab and small homes for sale in Seattle area including a four room modern house with 560 by 100 foot lot at $1,800 and a five room cottage with $350 down. Washington Realty Co markets near Rainier Beach and Eastlake car lines with views and payment terms.
City real estate ads show improved ranch homes near Kirkland and Lake Washington, lakefront tracts, city lots, and finance options. Local brokers Sturtevant Co and Seattle Trust Co advertise mortgages from 6 to 7 percent with terms and quick approvals. Furniture sales, used goods, and misc. services fill the classified page alongside legal and loan notices.
Phoenix unions issue a call for delegates to a January 20 state convention to form a State Federation of Labor. The aim is to ensure labor laws enacted by the legislature are effective and not undermined by loopholes inserted by corporation lawyers.
A draft advert promotes Pines cough syrup in a scent bottle claiming instant relief within 24 hours for coughs including croup and whooping cough. It touts mixing with sugar syrup, hints at a cheap home supply, and offers a money back guarantee with distribution through Wayne, Indiana. The text imitates a patent medicine tone and lists soothing benefits for throat and lungs.
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