SEE SANTA CLAUS AND BIGGEST XMAS TREE AT DREAMLAND
In a festive piece by Fred L. Boalt the Dreamland rink hosts a giant Christmas tree with colorful lights operated by Joe Schermer. He invites big and little chimney friends to bring children and carfare funds, promising a joyous scene and urging community help to enable thousands of kids to attend afternoon festivities.
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Fred L. Boalt
Joe Schermer
Joe
Mique
Mique Fisher
Dreamland Rink
Jacob Furth
Jacob
Rascal
Santa Claus
Wife claims 32 plural wives for Reform preacher Dahlstrom
Everett December report details Martha Dahlstrom recounting Rev. Albert Dahlstrom's polygamous life. She asserts knowledge of 16 confirmed wives and rumors of 16 more, including seven at once in Denver. She describes life on a Granite Falls farm colony and ongoing divorce proceedings in Tacoma.
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Everett
Albert Dahlstrom
Star
Dahlstrom
Martha Peterson Dahlstrom
Denver
Tacoma
Edna Englund
Edna England
California
Edna
Hilda
Minneapolis
Firti Englund
Rey Dahlstrom
Chicago
St. Joseph
Mich
Ella
Granite Falls
Carlson
St. Paul
Rockford
Swan Johnson
Port May Sues For Rich Tide Lands
Several hundred million dollars worth of tide lands in Seattle and Puget Sound ports may revert to the people if a suit urged by Bob Bridges at the port commission meeting succeeds. Bridges cites a California Supreme Court decision recognizing inalienable right to submerged lands and seeks to test title to all tide lands in Seattle.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Bob’ Bridges
Port Commission
Bridges
California
Supreme Court
Northwest
Explosion in Mine No 14 Kills One at Black Diamond
An explosion at Pacific Coast Coal Co. Mine No 14 in Black Diamond left one miner dead identified as Jack Jackson and two others Amedia Rossi and Eugene Tellini seriously injured. The injured were taken to Black Diamond hospital for treatment.
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Pacific Coast Coal Co
Black Diamond
Jack Jackson
Amedia Rossi
Eugene Tellini
Weather Forecast Sees Snow Likely For Christmas
Seattle could see a white Christmas as Weather Man G N Salisbury predicts snow in the eastern part of the state and possible rain or snow in Seattle. The forecast for Seattle calls for rain with a chance of snow on Christmas Day.
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Seattle
G. N. Salisbury
Salisbury
Settle
Hyatt-Fowells School Demonstration Ad Prompts Audience
Still running today a phonograph demo at Pawnee church showing a record titled In My Harem as mischievous boys substitute. The Hyatt-Fowells School at 4th and Pine advertises improved bookkeeping and shorthand results.
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Springfield
Pawnee Church
Hyatt-Fowells
4Th
Pine
Hamilton Faces Club Probe Over Hamilton Acts
The Seattle Commercial Club may back a recall move after Tuesday’s vote to investigate County Commissioner Hamilton. E G Mills proposed a three member committee to report soon on nine charges including water purchases, noncompetitive bids for a courthouse, machinery buys, dock site and crematory contracts, and favored firms affecting county operations.
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Hamilton
Seattle Commercial Club
G. Mills
Mills
al Rutherford
Knudsen
Georgetown Water Co
First Arctic wireless SOS signals ship Sagnvaldjar ashore
The Arctic circle records its first wireless SOS. The Norwegian steamer Sagnvaldjar is ashore 600 miles north of Bergen. Bergen relayed the message after stations from Bordeaux to Europe monitored the distress.
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London
Arctic Circle
Sagnvaldjar
Bergen
Bordeaux
Zere
Loan shark Tolman seeks gubernatorial pardon in Albany
Former senator A C Towne acting for D H W Tolman the loan shark arrives in Albany with Mrs Tolman and four women managers to press Gov Glynn for a pardon He offers to burn $500 000 in loan papers but Glynn insists on the normal process Tolman was sentenced in October to six months imprisonment.
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A. C. Towne
D. H W. Tolman
Executive Chamber
Glynn
Sayig
Tolman
Record Shatters as Post Office Sets Holiday Sales Peak
Seattle post office reports a record Christmas sales surge with over $12 000 in stamps sold in one day and December total surpassing $140 000 at noon. The entire December 1912 total stood at $117 000, a prior record.
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Seattle
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Ugrees
Mountain View Farm
Granite Park
Maryland
Rev. Dahlstrom
Grand Jury
England
United States
McMillen
Pierce County
A. Warren Gould
Court House
Anderson Steam Co
A. C
Seattle Electric Co
Puget Sound Traction, Light Power Co
Duwamish Va
Arctic
Albany, N. Y
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