Cleveland municipal dance halls draw profit from summer events
Cleveland earned seven thousand dollars in profit last summer from two city run dance pavilions in parks charging three cents per dance. The article compares their revenue to Seattle’s Leschi pavilion and notes strong public demand. A park board majority supports a Leschi style municipal hall if demand exists and invites reader opinions.
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Leveland
Ohio
Leschi
Seattle
Cleveland
Park Board
City Park Department
City Dance Hall Idea Returns Big Profits in East City
Cleveland's municipal dance halls at Edgewater and Woodland Hills generated rapid profits after adopting a 3 cent per dance rate. Park Superintendent Fred C. Alber introduced maple floors, supervision, and attendants to curb misbehavior. From August to September 1912 receipts reached $7,394.31 with expenses of $5,160.02, leaving a profit of $2,234.29.
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City Dance Hall
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Park Fund
Edgewater Park
Woodland Hills Park Pavillion
Edgewater Park Municipal
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Nab Bandits Near Scene of Train Job
In Pendleton Oregon two men Albert Meadows and Clarence Stoner were captured twenty miles from Kamela after confessing to the O W R N passenger train 6 robbery in which a third robber was killed by Deputy McDuffee. They named Charles Manning as the leader and said Manning, Whitney and Stoner were Cokeville Wyoming residents with Manning leaving a widow and four children.
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Ore
Kamela
Albert Meadows
Clarence Stoner
McDuffee
Hugh Whitney
Charles Manning
Stoner
Whitney
Cokeville
Wyo
Meadows
Menning
Manning
Lords Pass Irish Home Rule Amendment Excluding Ulster
The House of Lords approves a bill amending the Irish Home Rule measure to exclude Ulster from operation for six years and permits Ulster counties to vote every six years thereafter on acceptance. Also notes interior scenes of Edgewater pavilion and Woodland Hillis park pavilion floors.
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London
House of Lords
Ulster
You Ought to Know Do You Ought to Know
A reflective prompt challenges readers to recall the design of silverware used at home and to test their daily attention to knives and forks. The piece urges keen observation and mindful eating habits.
Japs Attend Garden Party at Puget Sound Navy Yard
A large group of Japanese cruiser officers and sailors left for the Puget Sound navy yard this afternoon to join a garden party in their honor hosted by the Puget Sound naval station officers and the Pacific reserve fleet. The event runs from 3 to 5 p.m.
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Puget Sound Navy Yard
Puget Sound Naval Station
Pacific Reserve Fleet
Missouri Clubwoman Pushes $200 Dowry Marriage Law
A St Joseph society woman proposes a Missouri law requiring couples to show at least 200 before marrying. She argues poverty fuels divorces but the column doubts Cupid will be swayed by cash. The writer notes love often outgrows money and cites letters to The Star praising generous hearts over material constraints.
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St. Joseph
Dan Cupid
Star
Cupid
Missouri
Missouri Society
Dry petitions chased by auto in Seattle smear
The First Methodist church heard Rev. Adna Wright Leonard recount how prohibition initiative petitions were hurried from Seattle to Olympia at 3 am. Police accompanied three armed occupants in a Ford as a touring car tailed them. the pursuers ditched and the petitions were filed with the secretary of state by night.
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First Methodist Church
Adna Wright Leonard
Prohibition
Seattle
Olympia
Ford
Alys McKey Bryant Aims For New Altitude Mark
Alys McKey Bryant declares she will break the 19300 foot altitude record set by Silas Christofferson. The aviator, famed for the 1913 Potlatch flights, plans to arrive in Seattle to begin a series of Harbor Island flights following the death of her husband John Bryant.
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Silas Christofferson
Alys McKey- Bryant
John Bryant
Victoria
Seattle
Harbor Island
Seattle Morning Paper
City to complete Fourth_av connections after injunction ruling
Under supervision of Lighting Superintendent Ross and City Engineer Dimock, the city is ready to make the necessary physical connections for municipal cars on Fourth_av. about half a day’s work remains. The actual connection will wait until after Friday when the old Hanfordized injunction is reviewed by three federal judges for modification.
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Ross
Dimock
Hamiltons Aide Balks On Recall O K With Murphy
A complaint to Prosecuting Attorney Murphy’s office claims J M Oglesby Vashon Island school director refused to verify recall petitions against county commissioner Lafe Hamilton as required by law. The office declined to act without an official county auditor request. The only other official capable is J E Brockway, road supervisor and ex graft convict retained by Hamilton.
Letter From Dick McBride Causes Mayor Gill Delay
A missive from Dick McBride premier of British Columbia thanks and declines attending the Pot latch hosted by Hiram. The mayor Gill received the letter today and noted the careful rise of the invitation.
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Mayor Gill
Dick McBride
British Columbia
Hiram
Japanese Training Squadron Leaves Elliott Bay
Two cruisers form a Japanese training squadron depart Elliott Bay for sea duty. The flagship coaling today with preparations for sailing to sea to follow by night.
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Elliott Bay
Scotland Yard Outdone by Clever Cakes Heist
A humor column item notes H P Eubanks offering leniency to cake thieves who call and pay, or face lawful action. The item parodies police satire and preserves quirky local shorthand from Arkansas and Illinois papers.
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H. P. Eubanks
the Alpin Cor. Perry Co
Ark
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