Moose Christmas Tree Arrives at Dreamland for chimney kids
A towering fifty foot Christmas tree arrives at Dreamland in Seattle amid a festive rush. Mique Fisher and Reliable Transfer hustle the massive fir through crowded yards and doors with help from local crews. Dreamland opens its doors at 1 PM on Christmas afternoon inviting every chimney kid to share in the season.
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Star
Art Mique Fisher
Chicago & Milwaukee
Mique
Dreamland
Yard-Master
Chicago
Milwaukee
Miquel
Rink
Cascades
Seattle
Banta
Tame 'Cats' Dumb Phrase Sparks Tragic Irish Fear
Dec. 13. All England angers over the phrase tame cats as a grim trio of deaths and a questioned murder connects a wealthy Sheffield couple, Sid Nowill and an Egypt acquaintance James Delay, to a Newquay cliff tragedy involving Mrs Marian Nowill.
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All England
Mariani
James Delay
Newquay
Delay
Nowill
Poe
Sidil
Sheffield
Egypt
Fee
Rec
Will
82 Year-Old Dr Fraser Enters University for Learning Race
At 82, Dr Edwin Fraser is named the oldest undergraduate in the United States by the University of Washington. He returned to college after practicing medicine 47 years, pursuing chemistry research and a cancer cure while he keeps a relentless pace with death. His zeal and longevity inspire classmates.
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University of Washington
Edwin Fraser
United States
Fraser
Dr. Fraser
Hannadell Medical College
Chicago
California
Fill Your Market Basket at a Saving
Public markets in Seattle offer specials on Christmas dinner items at the Sanitary Market and Pike Place Public Market. Details and full particulars appear on pages 6 and 7 of today’s Star along with contact information for placing want ads in the newspaper’s wide circulation.
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Seattle
Pike Place
Star
Main
Elliott
Union St
Conference for Peace Gives Way to War Talks
Turkish and Balkan envoys in London fail to break deadlock over Adrianople provisioning. Turks demand to re supply before terms, Balkans refuse. Conference adjourned until Saturday for Christmas holidays, raising the prospect of renewed war.
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United Press
London
Near East
Adrianople
SANE ANSWERS TO FOOLISH QUESTIONS
A reader asks about a betrothed partner and trust issues with a fiancée, a patient seeking remedies for a ten thousand dollar windfall, and dental care. Answers advise verifying honesty by observing behavior, meeting when convenient, preserving teeth in a box, and taking baths as needed or in July for some.
Blind Lame Come to Get Magic Cure in Seattle
Rev. F E Yoakum of Los Angeles hosts a healing meeting at Carpenters Hall in Seattle. The crowd includes blind and crippled attendees seeking cures through prayer and anointing, with stories of miraculous recoveries shared after testimonials.
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Rev
Yoakum
Palestine
Seattle
F. E. Yoakum
Los Angeles
San. A
Dr. Yoakam
Desperate Saturday Night Thief Thrills City
Alex Thompson, a 24 year old Russian sailor, surrendered to the city jail after a wild spree in downtown streets. He fired at a chauffeur, robbed a saloon and grocery, and shot two men, including Steve Kailes who bears a bullet in his skull.
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Thompson
Alex Thompson
Ruseia
Hawaiian Islands
Steve Kailes
Kailes Oe
Fujiyomo
Students Work on New 36-Letter International Alphabet
Chinese and Japanese students at the university draft a merged alphabet combining English German and Russian elements. The proposed system would use 36 letters to simplify language and facilitate cross-cultural communication.
Oregon Delegation Urges Limiting Fair Fund
A Multnomah representative from Oregon urges trimming the $500,000 San Francisco fair appropriation to $150,000, arguing the state cannot afford the larger sum. Following Dr. Wood of Washington county who advocated a cut, lawmakers in Portland will press for a reduced allocation.
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Oregon
Portland, Or
Wood
Washington County
Multnomah
Auction Sales Across Cities Highlight Vintage Items
In Berlin four ancient horses were sold at public auction in Gotham, bringing 1.20. In Paris a sculptured marble clock from the Louis VI period sold for 4532 at a hotel Doronot auction, with Marius Bernard porcelain fetching 52663.
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Berlin
Gotham
Paris
Otel Dronot
Marius Bernard
Wilson to sleep again in birth home on 56th birthday
In Staunton Virginia on December 28 1912 Woodrow Wilson will awaken in the same bed where he first saw the world and spend his birthday at his birthplace. He has accepted an invitation to a jubilee celebration in his honor and will stay in the manse where his father lived.
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United Frees
Princeton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Staunton
Woodrow Willison Heads Pardons Board Session in Trenton
President elect Woodrow Willison sat with Gov. Wilson in Trenton today to review 70 cases for Christmas pardons. The session was described as an unpleasant duty that pulls at the heartstrings as prisoners' fates were weighed.
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Trenton
N. J
Woodrow Willison
Wilson
Garros Completes Mediterranean Flight to Rome
French aviator Roland Garros finished a two leg journey from Africa to Rome. He flew from Tunis to Sicily on December 18, covering 160 miles, then continued to mainland Italy landing in Rome an hour ahead of schedule.
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Rome
Roland G. Garros
Africa
Garros
Tunis
Sicily
Mediterranean
Italy
Doctor makes boy an entirely new eye and saves his sight
A New York doctor grafted living tissue from Herman Atern’s leg to form a functional eyeball, restoring sight in one eye while preserving the other. The patient returned home for Christmas as surgeons plan to attach a prosthetic film to the damaged eye.
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Boy
Harry Burton
New York
Jesus of Nazareth
Science
Herman Atern
Sterns
Herman
Mt. Stnal Hospital
Viceroy of India Shot At On Elephant in Delhi Parade
Baron Charles Hardinge viceroy of India was wounded in the shoulder by a bomb hurled from a housetop as he rode in a procession at Delhi Fort. One attendant was killed and another wounded eight times. Lady Hardinge fainted but was unhurt. The attack followed rising native opposition after Delhi became the seat of government. Hardinge, 54, has served 32 years in diplomacy.
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United Pross
Delhi
India
Charles Hardinge
Hardinge
Baron Hardinge
Delhi Fort
Guy Douglas Arthur Fleetwood
Council of India
Calcutta
George
Mary
22 Lost as Florence Crew Searched Near St Johns
United Press report from St Johns Newfoundland notes 22 crew members aboard the Furnesa line steamer Florence when it foundered on ledges west of St Schotta. Searchers comb Trepassy for survivors amid caves and huts hoping some reached land.
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United Press
Johns
N. F
Furnesa Line
Florence
St. Schotta
Christmas Music At Queen Anne Congregational Church
Evan Williams Mme Schumann Heink Louise Homer and the Trinity choir of New York City assisted in Christmas music at the Queen Anne Congregational Church Sunday. They performed in a Victor talking machine program as part of a season of special church music across the city.
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Evan Williams
Mme. Schumann- Heink
Louise Homer
Trinity Choir
New York City
Queen Anne Congregational Church
Victor
Og Machine
Price of Eggs Conference Schedules by Westlake Market
The Westlake Market invites city women’s clubs to a conference to discuss egg prices. The Federation of Women’s Clubs has not acted yet.
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Westlake
Federation of Women's Clubs
Reform Foes Block Taylor in 1913 House Speakership
In the 1913 session the bid to make Howard D. Taylor speaker failed as 49 lawmakers from Republicans, Progressives, a Socialist and Democrats resisted. Thomas J. Corkery of Spokane emerged as likely next speaker while Corkery and allies called for the house to elect its own committees and overhaul Taylor’s bloc appointments. A long list of lawmakers across parties pledged not to support Taylor, signaling a dramatic shift in leadership and committee control.
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Howard D. Taylor
House of Representatives
House
Taylor
Thomas J. Corkery
Spokane
EB. L. Farnsworth
Lincoln
Thomas F. Murphine
Seattle
H. W. Holmes
Snohomish
Corkery
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