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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1912
Page
8
A promotional notice asserts Pape's Cold Compound cures colds and grippe within hours. It claims no quinine is effective and promotes a 25 cent package as the sole remedy, touting three years of research and universal availability through druggists.
The program features Princesse Luba Miroff at the Empress and Eleanor Haber at the Seattle with an excellent Russian dancer. Harry Von Foasen appears in characteristic humor with songs. Cadieux performs wire walking while Kitty Rous delivers catchy melodies.
A sketchy review notes Earl Flynn at the Pantages and Metropolitan with “Madame Sherry” and “The Squaw Man” among vaudeville and moving pictures. The piece references Mr. Beach’s impressions of regional lawlessness and freedom shaping his writing.
Forbes Robertson brings his famed Shakespearean presence to the Moore Theatre for six nights and two matinees in Jerome K Jerome’s The Passing of the Third Floor Back. The performance blends mystery and morality in a modern style with a memorable Stranger character.
Robert Hilliard brings A Fool There Was to the Metropolitan for one week starting Sunday night in his third farewell season on a trans continental Pacific coast tour. He portrays the American diplomat ruined by infatuation with a sirenic woman, backed by Virginia Pearson Stella Archer Ruth Onneby and others amid a vivid ocean liner scene.
Eu gene Presberg stages Rex Beach story The Barrier at the Seattle theatre with a matinee tomorrow afternoon. The Barrier is Beach's best known work based on a six year journey in the last West. The play features frontier wilderness and distinctive near to nature characters.
Alexander Bevan's Romany Opera company shares headline honors with the mysterious Juillet on the Orpheum bill next week. James F. Dolan and Ida Lenhart perform Some Mind Reader. Mullen and Coogan sing dance and comedy. Three other acts join the program.
The Empress bill next week showcases the Mezzetti troupe of eight acrobats eight performers seven men and one woman led by known athlete Bill Gleason. The Baseball Four will perform songs dances and baseball repartee with Princesa Luba Meroff praised as a gifted singer and daughter of a Russian naval officer.
Six clever acrobats from the Cuban Abron family form the moonlight act on the Pantages show opening Monday matinee. The International Grand Opera Quartette adds opera selections. Also featured are Orilla Barbee, Arthur Hill and company in The Strenuous Daisy, Karl Flynn and Nettie M Laughilin as The Musical Comedy Pair, Pewitt with the mysterious face, and Leo Fillier the eccentric violinist.
Mayor Dilling dismisses talk of suspending Comptroller Bothwell over recall petitions against Councilmen Blaine and Wardall. He says Bothwell’s term ends soon and sees no serious matter. The idea reportedly came from Blaine Wardall supporters and could be raised at Monday council session.
Three of the six candidates for corporation counsel failed to attend the Quiz Congress at the YMCA auditorium sending regret letters citing prior engagements. Alderson and Horner advocated recall without qualification while Tindall supported stricter limits on judge recalls.
Special Patrolman P. J. Merrick reported a thief beat him last night and robbed his wallet containing 12 dollars before escaping. Merrick fired a volley of blows as the suspect fled.
John Turner, awakened to post bail for friend John Tuttle, found no funds and left for more. Two hours later police escorted him in, muttering a misfit joke about his drinking. Beattie Automobile School on Broadway listed in the background.
A Western tourist aboard in Assuan Egypt notes two Englishwomen and a Washington state man at his table. The man plays chess and uses an echo while eating, the group jokes as he dominates cross roads store tournaments. He lights by candle after 11. An Arab with a four gun approaches the boat to lure tourists with wolf tales.
A compact exhortation urging creative expression through painting, music, dreaming and speaking. It motivates artists to unleash their best talents regardless of crude beginnings, promising that effort can lift dreary souls and brighten dark places.
The Agriculture Department proposes killing surplus roosters after hatching to reduce egg losses. It cites a $15,000,000 annual farmer loss and $45,000,000 in bad eggs, arguing infertile eggs extend shelf life and prevent blood rings, improving egg supply and breakfast quality.
Mrs. Thomas Meehan of Willapa, aged 76, died in South Bend on January 13. She was the daughter of George William Ganisch, governor and jailer on St. Helena who held Napoleon during his exile. She recalled life on the island and once owned Napoleon dinner service relics, now only silver serving pieces remain. Born August 24, 1835.
In Los Angeles on January 13, four pilots Phil Parmalee Clifford Turpin Glenn Martin and H W Gill joined the first manhunt to search the San Fernando hills for two bandits. They circled for four hours with strong glasses but found no trace of the fugitives.
Guy B. Willis of Oakland and his wife, said to be Mark Twain cousins, sue San Jose police officials for false arrest and imprisonment. Willis seeks $20,000 for alleged indignities to his wife. The couple, prominent in Sacramento county, were arrested during September street carnival.
At midnight the engagement was broken in San Mateo. Mutual friends telephoned Bether Nelson and William Young. By 2:30 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. Young arranged rice and old shoes as part of the farewell.
H. W. Rogers' Optical at 905 Std av has upgraded furnishings and equipment, claiming to house one of the best equipped optical stores in the city.
United Press reports eighteen deaths from the cold in the last 24 hours. Three died in Chicago, two frozen at Hammond Indiana, three at Fargo North Dakota, two in northern Minnesota, one at Valley City North Dakota, and six in northwestern Texas. Arcadia Wisconsin records 55 below as the coldest reading.
Semi official report from Bluefields Nicaragua states President Adolpho Diaz will abdicate to General Luis Mena. Diaz plans to sail to New Orleans next week for a three month tour and is not expected to return. The army backs Mena’s claim to the presidency.
Newton Clemson reported missing wife found near Ross bridge in San Anselmo. She was in minimal clothing with slippers, shivering, and authorities noted a cold night recovery after a bloodhound search.
Alberta Francisco Beutler, one day old daughter of J C Beutler a well known hotel proprietor in Detroit, is said to be the first Esperanto baby in America. Her parents are early adopters of the movement and the father plans to raise her learning Esperanto before English or German. He also aims to raise her as a suffragette.
8B Y Burns was struck Thursday evening at Fourth Avenue and Pine by an automobile owned and driven by F J Searing. Burns was taken to the Minor hospital with a severe concussion of the brain.
A U S district court jury awarded laborer J. P. Johnson seven thousand five hundred dollars for injuries from a premature dynamite explosion on theupper River railway. He alleged the dynamite was dangerous for being kept over two years.
Police arrest Ching 800n a Chinese man for carrying a loaded revolver in the Chinese quarter following the murder of Dom Wee. Wee was buried yesterday as authorities prepare for another outbreak.
Deputy Collector RK E Cheatnut fines Capt J G Green of the steamship Virginian 550 dollars for 60 tins of opium unmanifested. Green gives notice of appeal.
Crowds packed Lincoln High School auditorium for a school orchestra concert featuring fourteen numbers and two requested selections. Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Schmitz, original donors of Schmitz Park, have donated eight additional acres to the park.
Rev. John C. Baker age 84 founder of the only Pacific coast publication died yesterday on his Bellevue Washington ranch. He is survived by his wife and eight sons and daughters.
The week brings a free Y M C A lecture on The Dairyman's Equipment by L W Henson with both genders welcome. R H Thomson to give a Monday evening illustrated talk at the public library about Bogue plans. Smallpox in jurors at Princeton circuit court. North Dakota drainage law upheld by the state supreme court. St Patrick's cathedral spire workers light 306 feet up despite gales to welcome Carolinal Farley.
Fragmented text notes an annual YM A event with a dinner at 6:16 in the evening. Mentions New York, a house keeper, and a hostage incident tied to nonpayment. Also references Princeton, Sampson, and a general discussion of politics and patriotism with chaotic phrasing.
Wealthy rancher Louis Bailey and his wife are feared missing after Bailey reportedly left San Francisco with money. Police search underway in California areas as relatives seek answers about his disappearance with unclear motives or suspects.
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