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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1913
Page
6
In Nuremberg on January 8, a Bengal tiger and an African lion fought in the municipal menagerie. The tiger lured the lion toward a water trough, gripped the lion’s head through the bars, and pulled it into the trough. The lion drowned as the tiger held him underwater until death.
Advice for improving complexion with mercurial wax and sanolite. Apply a thin nightly layer of wax to the face, wash off next morning, repeat daily to reveal smoother skin. Also use a sanolite wash lotion to firm and soften, claiming rapid fading of fine lines.
The International Institute of Music of New York offers a free complete course in Piano Organ Violin Mandolin Guitar Banjo Cello Brass or Sight Singing to readers. Lessons arrive weekly and require a small postage and sheet music fee averaging 14 cents weekly.
A breezy historical note recounts Dr. Welch discovering the microbe later called Bacillus Welchii. It notes his long influence at Johns Hopkins University and his leadership of the American Medical Association in a campaign against medical quackery.
A mixed digest of quirky incidents from the Pacific coast region. Highlights include sixteen diners with a combined 1070 years, a firehouse quarantine in Aberdeen Washington due to chicken pox, and Abe Anderson seeking revenge after being robbed of his overcoat and $6. Also reported are a patrolman bitten by a drunken suspect, a speeding fine protested by Barney Oldfield, and a Romanian doctor who accepted unordered cigars as payment.
A sporting journal reports Emperor William has slain 67 228 animals in a long shooting career across 24 game varieties. The tally includes 38 578 pheasants 17 950 hares 3 442 wild boar and 1 whale.
New York reports a booming baby carriage business as manufacturers form a union amid broad demand across the country. The piece notes prosperity in the industry and the new unity among producers.
George Brumfield 55 cut the throat of his son Sherman 22 after a quarrel over marital separation and then killed himself with a throat wound. Sherman was rushed to a hospital with a chance of recovery. Neighbors heard a struggle at daybreak in the South End apartment. Mrs Brumfield remaining missing as police investigated.
Nine people died and eleven were injured when the National Museum in Rome collapsed. The disaster followed groundwork for a nearby apartment house, which weakened the museum foundations.
Gerson Sirota, the famed Russian cantor touring the United States, draws thousands in New York as he performs Hebrew melodies. Promoters offer opera sums but he declines, aiming to popularize old Jewish melodies among his people.
The cold wave in southern California has damaged the citrus crop. Estimates project 40 to 60 percent losses in the thin section, with total financial impact likely exceeding 20 million dollars though final figures await a further week of assessment.
Immigration Officer Thos F Fisher and police detectives arrest Jos Miller 25 and his wife Mary Miller Austrians at 107 Eighth Ave S. A trap door hid Miller until Monday as neighbors complained of white slavery. Three revolvers and three rifles found in the house.
The coasting schooner Chessakee, outward from Van Anda on Texada Island, sank after a heavy southwest squall near Vancouver Island. Four people drowned including Mrs Ella Simpson Miss Mary Pepper and a logger Daniel Courtney and a Chinese cook. 85 saved from 49 aboard.
Dawson report of Gilbert Skelly completing a 1000 mile journey to Iditarod route using snowshoes. He traveled over ice and snow in 26 days, despite his launch being frozen near Rapart.
The Commercial Club hosts a Pre Legislative Institute today and Friday from 2 30 to 5 00 with speakers including Judge R B Albertson C J France Mrs Blanche Mason and C R Case among others The event invites discussion on living costs immigration land reclamation for small investors charity supervision public employment agencies prisoner wages probation extended to adults and related social issues. A state wide conference will meet in Olympia January 20 21 and 22.
An order forbids red neckties vests shirts ribbons and bandannas for all railroad employees. Red outer garments may be mistaken for stop signals and are prohibited to prevent interference with train operations.
The famed prayer mat of Gordon, governor of the Sudan from 1875 to 1879, has been recovered and placed in the Gordon Memorial Chapel at Khartoum. Also reported: William Sheppard, 80, and Miss Amelia Torr, 63, wed in Norristown by Magistrate Harry. Sheppard’s first wife died recently.
Berlin dispatch reports Kaiser has a moving picture theatre in his palace dam area and entertains distinguished guests with a selection of films.
A vintage advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin cures indigestion in five minutes. It promises relief from sour stomach, heartburn, and dyspepsia, urging readers to buy a fifty cent case as a safe, magical remedy for home use.
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