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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1913
Page
8
Federal officers raided Portola alley in Frisco where tunnels trap doors and barred doors formed a maze above a bed and behind tapestries. The four story brick building had no stairways and windows covered by heavy barn to trap inmates inside.
Portland, Jan. 2. A huge landslide toppled a Pacific Railway train three miles north of Mohler Oregon, throwing the cars off the track and leaving a smoking car suspended over an embankment. Passengers H A Youmans C O Snipe and H N Nesbit walked fifteen miles to safety. Two of the thirty passengers were seriously injured. the train was rifled, tramps believed to be camping nearby.
Eight square miles of the Padilla bay district were flooded by a high tide and southeast wind blowing water over dikes. Poultry and other livestock were drowned. Milltown and Beaver Marsh suffered heavy damage.
Moore Val es Surratt performs The Kiss Waltz as Metropolitan presents The Quaker Girl. Seattle Stock Co. shows Shore Acres. Vaudeville acts play at Orpheum Vaudeville Empress and Pantages venues. Grand offers vaudeville and motion pictures. Clemm er presents Photoplays and vaudeville. Melbourne Photoplays and Alhambra Photoplays are listed.
The poem notes the stress of paying bills on the first of the month and the surprise at large overdrafts. A Seattle KOTM installment is announced for January 6 at Stevenshall. A robbery at Hussy Hills Bank of New South Wales yielded 15500 in gold and silver.
Readable fragment notes the Guthrie era venue opening at Cashmere with a seating capacity. mentions officials and a visit to the Torrendale wreck site to assess next steps. Includes assorted regional items from Portland to Everett and Spokane, with various local names and events.
Subscribers are urged to report missed issues or substitutions to ensure service. Call Malin 9400 by 4 o'clock if the paper does not arrive and request the Circulation Department for courteous, prompt attention.
Wed night solemn funeral rites observed at the Press club for 191 departures. Undertakers and coponers led the vigil in a solemn observance noting the city’s loss. The Whew passenger launch Virginia IL, owned by West Pass Transportation, towed to Seattle to replace the old Virginia on routes Seattle Olalla. Steamer Bolduc of Inland Navigation delayed three and a half hours reaching Colmag dock amid heavy gale. Clark V. Savidge announced he will appoint J M Love Colfax as state land commissioner when taking office Jan 15. Seattle and Spokane gun clubs invited to the Jackrabbit drive on Jan 9.
Readable text notes Swiss Nainsook and Cam brie embroideries sold in broken sets ranging from 3 to 8 inches wide at special prices per yard.
The page advertises a January sale of linen items on the first floor including towels napkins and table linen. Items feature hemstitched damask borders heavy Turkish Toweling bath towels and linen napkins with prices ranging from 5 to 4.35 per yard and dozen quantities. Specials include bath towels 45 cents and table damask 83 cents to 1.40 per yard.
Reinforced Cotton Union Suits offered at 45¢ while Band Top and Lisle Union Suits range from 1.00 to 1.85 dollars. Mercerized Lisle options include 1.18 1.35 and 1.85 figures with embroidered yokes. Lisle and Mercerized Lisle Vests priced from 10¢ to 50¢. Second Floor.
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