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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1914
Page
2
Samuel C Calderhead a Waterville Railway Company manager writes from Waterville Wash praising James Wood for mayor and offers support from afar. The letter portrays Calderhead as a seasoned rail and business figure with deep Seattle roots and notes kin in rail and politics. The message frames Seattle's future as linked to strong leadership and commerce.
A letter endorses W. D. Wood as best suited to lead Seattle. The author argues Seattle’s $200,000,000 business rating requires a practical, moral mayor who will root out vice and rely on business sagacity. Wood is praised as a Christian gentleman with long service and untarnished record. His prior mayoral term, interrupted by being stranded in the frozen North, is noted.
The Meinette Lanole Troupe presents The Blindness of Virtue at the Moore theater tomorrow night with a four night run and a Wednesday matinee. The story follows a rector and his family as a young couple's romance triggers a crisis leading to blame and insight. The cast includes Rutherford Herman Harold Ainsworth Vera Fuller Metish Pallie Emery Marguerite Cellier and Marjorie Allen. Edna Marble headlines at the Tivoli while Dwight Meade appears at Seattle venues for the week.
A three part medley titled The Town In Review will be presented for one night only at the Metropolitan theatre under the auspices of the Young Men's Hebrew association. The principal sketch The Pied Piper of Potlatch Town lampoons the Potlatch era of Seattle in 1913 along one of its main streets.
The document extols W. D. Wood as a republican pioneer who favors nonpartisan municipal government. It highlights his long record of integrity, business success, Alaska trade leadership, and willingness to sacrifice party ties for Seattle’s best. It praises his upright character and argues he towers above other candidates.
The fragment describes a sequence of song and dance followed by a playlet titled Conscience. It hints at a staged program likely part of a local theater or school event with performers and a brief dramatic piece. The fragment provides no dates or venue.
Bai ley and Mitchell present at the Seattle theatre for one week a new play The Crime of the Law by Rachael Marshall detailing prison conditions and the transformation of a love driven youth amid hardened inmates. Also opening acts include Brazilian Argentine Tango Dancers at Pantages next Tuesday and Hal Davis company in Stockton a Busey Day with other acts and a 19 member Viennese troupe.
The Orpheum features The Knight of the Air directed by Frank Keenan as the headline attraction. Tivoli sketches include Allen, Hebrew comedian, and Edna Marble heading a new company for next week with Monday matinee. Dreamland by Charles Alphin explores a Nevada miner Roskisky with a new line of swagger chorus girls. College Days closes Tivoli run tonight and tomorrow. Bert Leslie headlines Empress next week with Berton and Jackson providing a tango net.
The Young Men's Hebrew association presents The Town in Review a minstrel and extravaganza show at the Metropolitan theatre Sunday evening. A pantomime sketch Pied Piper of Potlatch Town features a clown Piper and a magical flute drawing crowds to dance as stunts unfold amid a bustling Potlatch scene with sailors fights and an I W W meeting.
A prowler was shot at by Patrolman Arbogast near Brace & Hergert Milling Co offices at 700 West Lake Ave N but escaped. Mrs. Eliza Ferry Leary, widow of a Seattle mayor, frightened an intruder at her 1561 10th Ave N home when he leapt from a second story window. A velvet rug worth 85 dollars was stolen from Mrs. J Seamell at 1617 E Pike Ave. Home of T J Fielder at 218 Harvard Ave N was ransacked for a overcoat and two quilts. A thief took a silver mesh bag and 3 dollars from Miss A B Campbell at 1402 First Ave. An operator at Kingst station was relieved of valuables during a moving picture show.
The Washington State Federation of Labor met in Olympia and elected officers for the next year. President E K Maresh of Everett and secretary treasurer Charles Perry Taylor of Tacoma were re elected. District leaders include Harry Gall of Bellingham second district W J Coates Spokane third district Fr Clarke Walla Walla Vern Ene Neh Raymond sixth district J M Bolton Beattie seventh district Edward Francota Everett.
An advertisement promotes Dr Humphreys Manual of All Diseases celebrating sixty years of success. It offers a free revised edition detailing care and treatment with Humphreys Remedies and invites readers to write to Humphreys Homeopathic Medical Co New York for a copy.
The city council recommended a $75,000 loan from the garbage fund to the city street railway. It also approved $7,000 from the general fund for Fremont Avenue improvements and $10,000 for North 50th Street upgrades.
Room listings note rooms 36 and 37 in the Haller Building with contact via phone Elliott 108.
The Star reports the City Hall patient named Profanity Hill under care of Dr. Ober amid quarantine threats and noisy infrastructure bans. Treatments include hypodermic ammonia, salt injections, rest, and taps while specialists debate costs and methods including amputation with a steam shovel.
President Wilson plans to keep Col. George W. Goethals in the federal service. Goethals will not leave the government except at the President's will. Reports that he considered New York's police commissioner offer surprised the White House. An executive order to create a canal government with Goethals as governor was in the works.
The Commercial club dinner for the regional bank commission at the New Washington next Wednesday will feature a united demand from Northwest city representatives for Seattle as the reserve bank site. Messages have been sent to Idaho Montana and Washington urging commercial officials to attend and participate.
In Tacoma yesterday a superior court sustained charges of abandonment and non support against William Blackman former state labor commissioner. Carrie Blackman widow and daughter of former Gov. John R. Rogers was awarded a divorce and valuable Spokane property. Blackman who serves as secretary to Congressman Johnson did not contest the suit.
Stormy weather drenches Los Angeles as heavy rainfall, part of a three day Northern California system, floods streets and disrupts car service.
Ellensburg January 24. Mrs R C McCredie of Sunny Side former president of the State Federation of Women s Clubs delivered the commencement address to the mid year class of seven graduates from the normal school. She said she hoped to speed the day when sex hygiene would be taught by experts in schools.
Next Friday the Caledonian Society of Seattle and Clat Maggenzie No 164 stage a joint annual concert at the theatre to celebrate Robert Burns birth anniversary. The program features the Vancouver Pipers eight pipers three mer singers dancers and artists and a Rob Roy sketch by local talent.
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