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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1913
Page
3
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Famous American actress Mrs. Fiske plans to appear as Tess in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles in a new moving picture produced by the Mrs. Fiske Film Co. at the Famous Players studio in New York. The five reel drama, completed after four weeks of filming, aims to elevate cinema as both instructor and entertainment.
Edwin J. Brown reflects on Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical The Condition of Labor, arguing the pope recognized class conflict under private ownership and the rise of industry. He notes rising living costs, stagnant wages, and the need for collective ownership of means of production to ensure fair rights and reduce worker oppression.
Howard Joslyn presents a Potlatch Wind Demon float for the opening night of the Potlatch pageant on Madison Street. The central figure emits Arctic wind sounds, with colored confetti showering the crowd as 12 mammoth floats illuminate the parade. Each float represents Potlatch themes and is escorted by Tilikum divisions in ornate costumes.
The four day Pacific Coast Employing Printers Congress opens in Ellis hall with Macyr Cotterill’s welcome. Delegates arrive from California Oregon Idaho and British Columbia. Prof Edmond Meany of Washington speaks on The Dignity of Your Labor and Seneca C Beach of Portland offers a general Pacific coast work report. A reception follows.
Delegates at the Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employed meet ended after a daylong session that enforced a rule forcing road and house crews of stage hands for the Ziegfeld Follies of 1912. A nationwide strike could affect 60 to 90 percent of theaters if the New York house does not comply.
Spokane reports reveal C. M. Anderson and Allan J. McDonald admit pawning the watch and revolver of telegraph operator BE Erwin, who was killed at Grand Junction Idaho. Anderson claims he slept in the depot and denies the killing.
An advertisement notes vegetable silk underwear and hosiery with a claim looks like silk and mentions a price of one fourth. The item is associated with 302 People's Bank Building at 2nd and Pike, signaling a downtown retail listing.
Blood and Nerve Tonic marketed as a cure for nervous disorders and a wide range of ailments. The German Pharmaceutical Co. Seattle claims fifteen years of specialist use and offers a month of treatment per package at $1.90 a box. Available through Onaker Drug Co and Yerue Co in Seattle with testimonials in each package.
At Melbourne venues through Wednesday two reels titled The Banshee and The Telltale Light from The Errand of Mercy program are featured alongside additional short works.
In Burlingamf Georgia on July 14 doctors announced Mrs. Warren J. De Gear wife of a San Francisco businessman underwent a blood transfusion in San Mateo and is rapidly recovering. Her daughter Madeline and friend Nell Dorman each donated a pint of blood after a severe anemia nearly left her deathbed.
Moore presents Happyland operetta for charity. Major venues show Metropolitan Dark Seattle Frank Rich Co Wedding Bells. Vaudeville circuits including Orpheum Pantages Grand Clemmer Melbourne Alhambra Photoplays.
Kitty Marion arraigned in London after hurling a package of suffragette literature through a Home Office window. She refused to pay a fine and was sent to Holloway jail, vowing a hunger strike and refusal to be released.
Chicago announces 24 hour marriage licenses starting today with Deputy County Clerk Mack stating he will issue licenses at any hour. Couples at midnight must travel 12 miles to South Chicago’s deputy office to obtain the license, reflecting the new bureau’s around the clock availability.
A Sydney epidemic grows, with 24 000 vaccinated Friday and total vaccinations near 70 000. Nine new cases today bring the tally to about 260. Half the city’s doctors assisted in the effort.
Dr Juichi Soyeda of the Tokio Chamber of Commerce along with Tadao Kamiya on a U S tour says war between Japan and America is impossible. They spoke at a Portland banquet hosted by the Chamber of Commerce attended by about 60 business men declaring Japan’s peaceful civilizational lead.
Waldo Sloan age 11 of Lewiston Idaho will seek a Carnegie medal for saving a boy named Treadwell from drowning in the Clearwater River. Treadwell cramped and sank three times before Sloan jumped from Holbrook bridge, dragged him up, and revived him with rescue work.
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