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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1911
Page
8
Mrs. Jos ge McDonald of Tucson Arizona fished at the pier when an octopus struck. The creature wrapped a tentacle around her ankle, causing her to faint as spectators struggled to free it until a fisherman used a knife. The two foot across fish was finally landed.
Readable fragments show retail prices for produce and groceries in public markets. Items listed include apples, grapes, cranberries, cauliflower, Italian prunes, cheese, butter, beef, and canned goods with per pound or per item costs such as apples 15 cents, butter 3 pounds for $1, cheese 34 cents per pound, and beef 15 cents per pound.
The listing shows per pound costs for cheeses creamery items and various seafoods. Prices include halibut at eight pounds for 74. shrimp and kippered fish, haddie and rock cod at several cents per pound. Milk and other dairy items priced in cents per quart, with mixed quantities and discounts noted.
Shopper listings show prices for salmon and seafood by the pound, lamb chops and pork cuts by weight, dairy and cheeses, and various produce. The piece notes Conley and Willie Dris will clash in Milwaukee next night for a boxing event.
San Francisco reports Luther Burbank unveils a new strawberry type the Patagonia that ripens first and keeps bearing. a single berry may weigh an ounce. Other items note Ottawa refinery completion aiding Canadian gold cash flow, a log pirates shooting in Everett, a peculiar wallet loss in White Salmon, a new Chehalis city council, post office records rise in Chehalis, St Joseph's College fire deaths in Granby, Taft considering a state bank for Colville Indians funds, and a fatal train crash near Mulvane.
Miss Florence Turner at 24 is hailed as a leading figure on the American screen with Vitagraph. A Vancouver item notes a child saved after a mother rushed in to extinguish flames. An unidentified body was found near Olympia with evidence of a struggle. State Auditor Clausen cites a 19 percent rise in department needs totaling about six million dollars. Ohio’s Atlee Pomerene to be elected U.S. senator in a joint session, then serve as lieutenant governor. A timber deal in Chehalis County nets one billion feet for one million dollars, with more timber sales listed.
More than 17 miles of pipes from Olympic Hot Springs to Port Angeles will create a health resort. The government forest service has granted permission to draw the hot mineral water, and bonds will be issued to fund the connecting work.
Miss Cora Evelyn seeks help from police to recover a ring valued at 260 dollars that contains ashes of her late sweetheart Charles Patterson. Patterson died in Binghampton New York about a year ago and his cremated ashes were placed in the ring behind a delicate film. The case requests public aid for locating the thief and returning the ring.
Queen Anne and Lincoln high schools meet in an Interscholastic series debate tonight. Gleason and Goelling represent Queen Anne while Corbett and McCheaney speak for North End School. The North End team supports income tax within the federal tax system.
The Dresden Investment Company proposes selling 7 percent of waterfront lots at the foot of Dennyway to the city for dock use. Property value is listed at $200,000.
A telegram from Judge Thomas Burke confirms Seattle as a leading contender to host the Navy League convention next year. San Francisco remains the sole rival in the race, with Washington, D.C. as the convention venue.
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