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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1911
Page
8
A reading on parrots and their habits describes their diets nests beaks and feet and ages while contrasting the fable of the Hare and the Tortoise with Jerry and Joe in a brief moral about speed versus steadiness. The piece notes parrots mimicry talk and playful temper alongside human comparison.
Theatres strip opens with the sketch All Rivers Meet at Sea starring Rita Davis Harry Burkhardt and Jack Daly with Bert Von Klein and Miss Gibson delivering a lively act Fokwoff and Gordon Milo Cecile & Co perform acrobatics and dance Martin and Lena balance and parody. At the Orpheum The Awakening of Mr Pip features Charley Grape Anna Chance in a vivid morning after scene with Raby Raymond company Os car Loraine imitates violin Reynold and Donegan roller skate and Schenk and Van present piano song and dialogue entertainment.
Berlin reports Prince Adalbert son of the emperor will travel abroad on the protected cruiser Bremen in July. He plans to visit New York and Boston as part of the royal voyage. Chicago notes a royal marriage and travel plans in the same dispatch.
Redwood City, December 26. William Langley, with two doctors close behind, raced through the main streets after declaring he was “nutty” over the Christmas give and take proposition, as onlookers watched the pursuit unfold.
The Chicago Tribune notes sparse attendances in some areas while St James Cathedral in Seattle hosts a papal blessing from Bishop O'Dea for an overflowing crowd. The Yuletta choir of 60 at the Swedish tabernacle and a new organ at Immanuel Lutheran underscore holiday spirit.
Judge Frater at the juvenile court organized a Christmas event at the county detention home on Ninth and Jefferson for 19 girl inmates. County commissioners and the purchasing agent helped, a Christmas tree was arranged and a turkey dinner provided. Inmates at the county hospital and poor farm, and the county jail, also received Christmas dinners.
December 26 1862 report of Col John M Harlan leading a fight at Holling Fork Salt River Kentucky against Confederate forces after Gen John Hunt Morgan. The piece notes a notable death in the U S Supreme Court and references a Free State element in the opposing force.
At the Pantages playhouse this Yuletide week Willard Mack presents Protection a sketch about underworld figures and a crooked cop with Maude Leone and W B Dwyer. Aubria Rich showcases singing comedy with strong pipes and delivery plus a lineup including the Marco twins and Mijares on wire acts. Guadelupa performs acrobatics and Georgia also appears.
Cupid charged into Christmas weekend with 26 marriage licenses issued Saturday morning, a near record. The week’s pace finished strong though overall average lagged. the sprint at the end was notable. Do soldiers shoot at aeroplanes with airguns.
A whimsical New York Sun snippet frames Stella asking if Jack writes daily letters and Bella replying yes, likening the habit to a president's message in an ingrained routine. The brief exchange evokes formal rhetoric and a light, satirical tone.
Stephen Crowley age 12 of 848 Thistle Street was struck by an auto driven by PF H Fox of 2520 Dearborn Avenue at Third and Cherry. The car passed over him but the boy sustained only a broken front tooth.
A man believed to be N. J. Carl berg had his leg crushed by a Columbia and Puget Sound railway switch engine at Jackson street yesterday. He was taken to the city hospital where the limb was amputated. Also, 20 Boy Scouts left for a Cascade Mountains trip at 10 this morning, with 800 local Scouts giving a large send off. Blue Funnel liner Antilochus arrived to load cargo for Europe and the Orient. Christmas was celebrated aboard harbor boats, notably the U. S. gunboat Concord with a turkey dinner and gifts. Inmates of Steilacoom received a donation from the Japanese Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Father Merl celebrated the golden jubilee of ordination in Santa Clara. Patrick Duffy’s quip about mare and water is recounted in Oakland.
Mrs Retta Thomason age 68, wife of Conway Thomason of 1002 KB Spruce Street, died yesterday at Providence Hospital. She had lived in Seattle since 1888.
The judiciary committee backs 10 amendments also approved by the charter revision committee. Proposals include Wardall’s preferential ballot system saloon district limitation enlargement of civil service powers and taxation revision. Three single tax propositions are offered by Griffitha cleon and the Chamber of Commerce.
Aberdeen Washington December 26 city officials promise a warm reception for 250 Industrialists en route from St. Louis to campaign against the street speaking ordinance. The LW W attempt to down the ordinance led to 600 citizens forming a special police corps and driving out agitators and followers. Citizens say they are ready to repeat if needed.
Hotels and restaurants in Seattle competed for artistic supremacy to craft the best Christmas dinner in town. Chefs staged lavish tableaus and settings, delighting patrons as the bevy of Beattie hotels and cafes showcased their culinary displays.
Rev Chan M Sheldon author of In His Steps and The Crucifixion of Philip Strong resigns from Central Congregational Church in Topeka Kansas. He will devote himself to lecturing on socialism and its implications after professing views on what if Christ returned.
Charles H. Anderson a New York broker and his wife shared a Christmas dinner by telephone. Anderson in a Denver hotel and his wife in Salt Lake City spoke through connected phones at their dining tables while waiters heard their conversation. The meal cost about 75 dollars in long distance charges.
New York December 26. "Smiling Joe" Marion ten year old boy once linked to a $250000 Sea Breeze hospital cure for spinal tuberculosis has suffered a relapse. His condition worsened after six years of special treatment and he is now bedridden in an East Side tenement.
In Santa Barbara Carlos Andrade and Jose Hernandez are dying from a street clash in which about a score of Mexicans participated. Juan Andrade survives a bullet graze after a button diverted the shot. In St Louis a 45 000 Italian jockey named Johnny Rogers lies dying in a hospital and authorities seek his Los Angeles based uncle.
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