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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1911
Page
8
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The Week at the Theatres lists Moore's The Gamblers at the Metropolitan and Seven Days at Seattle, with Myrtle Vane in The Chaperon at the Alhambra. Robie Gordone stars at the Orpheum, Empress features Ray Dooley, and vaudeville acts provide aerial and juggling entertainment with a New Year matinee drawing large demand.
Mont gomery and Stone, famed American comedians, will debut for a Seattle audience next Sunday at the Metropolitan theatre in The Old Town a show featuring Stone’s impersonations dance and acrobatics and Montgomery’s Japanese ballet cowboy ensemble and suffragette chorus. Madame Sherry opens the following week, January 7, at the same house.
Miss Ray Dooley and her Metropolitan Minstrels lead at the Empress theatre New Year’s week with seven versatile performers. James Grady and company present The Toll Bridge. Also on the bill are Judd and Clare, two acrobats Todd Narda Mer lin Mary Bailey’s Bull Dog Music Hall plus a card manipulator act.
Knox Wilson, former musical comedy star, headlines the upcoming Una Clayton production. Francia Morey, Her bert Griffin and George Lewis support the show, while Hawthorne and Burt perform The New Recruit in a light skit. Max Hart's Six Steppers will also appear.
The excerpt lists a mix of titled items such as The Revenue and the Girt and In the Clutches of the Vapor Bath, plus several others like A Story of the West and Mushroom Culture. It ends with garbled phrases asking who delivers storks and a question about pea soup and marrow fat, implying damaged text from a periodical page.
A series of five Sunday afternoon popular concerts will be given by the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra under John M. Spargur at the Metropolitan Theatre starting Sunday afternoon January 14. Soloists of wide reputation will appear and programs will be high class though these concerts are distinct from the regular symphony series.
A reflective verse explores the driving forces of work and life, asking why people toil from youth to age and across roles. It suggests love as a hidden motive behind fame, money, and success, with varying destinies from wife to mother as possible answers.
A sweeping year in brief notes includes the Maine explosion verdict as outside attack, Taft’s extended political travel, labor disputes and probes like the McNamara case, major fires with high deaths, tariff debates, and cultural items from Bernard Shaw to Chauncey Olcott. Notable events touch Spain’s births and centenaries, U.S. trial outcomes, and international tensions.
The notice lists events and anniversaries for 1912 including a presidential election, a leap year with February 29 birthdays, and milestones such as four hundred years since Florida’s discovery, Civil War anniversaries, and cultural notes on authors actors and sports figures. It presents a compact roundup in period style for readers surveying the year ahead.
Finance committee reports annual savings of five thousand dollars if the city carries its own buildings insurance. A resolution will be introduced to require the building superintendent to discontinue insuring the city's buildings.
In New York a group of scientific women wore kid gloves to inspect the Har lemme store safe and escaped with about 4000. In Olathe Kansas investigators pursue the missing murder case with bloody tracks and clues but no body found. In Kingston New York undertaker John J Murphy found signs of life when preparing a baby for burial. the child is expected to recover.
In Babylon New York on Christmas Day Samuel and William Maney aged 94 celebrated their combined birthday and Christmas at home with family. The brothers marked the occasion together, reflecting on long lives and family ties in a quiet observance.
On December 20, 1864 General J B Hood fled Decatur Alabama while General H Thomas and the Army of the Cumberland pursued him. Hood fled the city but Union forces decided to winter in Decatur after catching up to him.
By unanimous vote the park board yesterday urged the city council to submit a 600000 bond proposition for park and boulevard improvements. The plan includes new buildings for Collings and other playfields.
After years of effort a three ring circus on stage is achieved Ida St Leon stars in Freder ick Thompsons Polly of the Circus at the Seattle theatre for a week starting with a Sunday matinee One matinee follows on Monday New Years Day.
John J. Higgins of the Seattle Retail Grocers association addressed the King County Democratic club at Wolfé cafeteria at noon on weights and measures. Portland C. Hunt spoke on De y and John D. Wenger on nization in brief remarks following.
In Chicago on December 30 Father George Code of St. Edmunds parish became trapped in the church loft. He dropped notes through a crack asking for help and was a prisoner in the dark for hours before rescue.
Nell Gwynne, the vivacious heroine of Charles era, will hold forth at the Alhambra for the week starting Sunday matinee. Myra plays Nell and has long delighted patrons with the romance and stage presence.
John Koch, a Chicago tailor, was robbed early in the morning. Police found Koch’s shoes hanging on a Christmas tree at George Borstner’s home, suggesting a suspect connection to the break in.
The finance committee chairman Blaine proposed a charter amendment forcing department heads to report to the council finance chairman. A yearly July estimate of expenses was to be submitted to the comptroller. The measure failed on a tie vote. Also the University of California Glee Club will perform at Moore Theatre Friday night.
Former Governor M. R. Patterson his son and Capt. P. O'Havey a Memphis detective left last night for Tennessee. The ex-governor's son recently held for the shooting of F. T. Seal of Port Orchard and found insane by a lunacy commission will be placed in a Tennessee asylum.
Under the Rainer Valley Improvements Association, a joint debate is set for Hillman City Tuesday evening on the Bogue Civic Center plans. Trustees of the Orthopedic hospital announce plans for Hospital Sunday, an annual event.
Mrs. Manson F. Backus will sponsor the launch of the first submarine destroyer built on the Pacific coast. The ceremony occurs Saturday January 6 at Moran ship yards.
Farrell, president of the O. and W. with headquarters in Portland, arrived yesterday with his son to inspect his Maplewood farm recently damaged by flooding.
D. Ross, superintendent of the City Lighting plant, spoke at Westminster Presbyterian church last night about the Cedar River flood that disrupted Seattle water service. He described demoralization of the water system and potential safeguards.
In Chicago on December 30 six county charges tied to inmates at the Oak Forest Infirmary were arrested during a Christmas celebration on drunkenness. One armless inmate was among the detained.
In St Louis on December 30 a valuable violin was taken from Julius Kaufmann four days earlier. A mysterious stranger appeared Christmas night and returned the instrument, causing Mrs. Kaufmann to faint.
Henry Watterson warned in Atlanta that if Roosevelt wins the 1912 election he would never leave the White House except feet first. The remark reflects heated political debate as the race shapes up in the era.
Berlin December 30 The Kaisers second son Admiral Adalbert age twenty seven plans to join the German Weert Atlantic squadron this summer. He will visit the chief American seaport towns during the tour.
Tony Politro, a Portland resident, owns fifteen thousand dollars in property but lacks stable work. He applied for a mayoral job to relieve destitute men with families, was recognized, and politely removed from the line.
In Savannah on December 30 the pastime of dig axing for gold said to be lost from a Spanish ship centuries ago has grown into a popular activity along the St. Marys river from King's Ferry to Coleraine attracting many local residents and visitors seeking treasure.
Camilio Giordini, visiting from San Francisco, was targeted by Frisco gang agents at the Chicago depot and robbed of 700 dollars before departing the station.
Martha Owens and Dr. Hugo Smith arranged a quiet wedding to support Rev Eck of Vancouver Washington who recently lost his power of speech. The ceremony was conducted in whispers as Sympathizers gathered in Portland.
Narrator presents a giraffe as the tallest and most graceful animal in Noah’s Ark. The creature boasts long neck, large eyes, and full awareness, travels with many siblings, favors carrots onions sugar and leaves, and claims to outrun a lion.
Chicago police say 15 year old Violet Buehler is married and at home not kidnapped. Investigators had searched tall Loop buildings for days after her disappearance, but say several men know her whereabouts and she vanished to avoid her mother's objections to a marriage.
Discovery of a vapor anesthesia method by Prof. Charles Baskerville of the City College of New York promises safer chloroform and ether use. Used in 6000 cases without death, it delivers anesthetic vapor via warmed water, with orange spirit to reduce odor.
New York reports that the famed tuberculosis poster boy, known as Smiling Joe, shows renewed weakness after a relapse. Dec 22 he was taken to Roosevelt Hospital for back pain, despite his brave spirit and continued public recognition that helped raise funds for a crippled children’s hospital.
In Mount Vernon New York two boys aged 12 and 9 sons of city official Thomas Houlihan drowned after they fell through thin ice on East Chester pond. A passerby who tried to aid them was rescued in exhaustion, while the older boy tried to save his younger brother.
Dispatches from Peking report most of the royal family fleeing the forbidden city. Prince Chan and the emperor are said to travel toward Tokio in disguise, while the dowager empress reportedly refuses to leave until rebels enter Peking.
A middle aged woman credits German American physician Dr Rudolph with ending years of heart disease fainting stomach and bowel troubles after medical treatments failed She travels with her husband to Alberta Canada and reports lasting health gains An ad invites inquiries to Dr Rudolf at Nestor Building 1619 West Biord City for those seeking genuine naturopathic care
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