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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
12
A collage of old classifieds advertises for sale items including doors roofing nails furniture and decor. Also notes listings for loan offers and livestock with various contact hints and street references like Pike Street North Avenue and Madison. The fragmentary text suggests broad retail and personal notice activity typical of a midcentury newspaper listing page.
Work began on the AcYoP Stadium for the Khe' Creag circus set for July 28 and 29. Tent poles and overhead rigging rise to form a full circus tent with three 95 foot rings, two stages, and charioteers. Ten to sixteen thousand visitors expected en route home from a national convention in San Angeles to Seattle to attend the show.
Fragmentary OCR likely from a legal or property notice. Names and details are garbled, with partial addresses and terms like rent and propriety. No identifiable date, action, or outcome present for a complete summary.
Residents near Ballard Beach protest Seattle Electric Company car service dubbing the line lemon apodial. Delays at 24th Ave cause long waits as cars run on a 15 minute headway, with crowds piling at the end of the line. They demand a siding built midway to restore homeward timing.
George Lorentz of 3 West Donny Way was injured in a rear end collision between a Ballard Keach and Fort Lawton street car at the Detention home. He has a probable broken wrist and a badly wrenched left arm after the Ballard car rear ended the Fort car. The motorman failed to stop in time. Lorentz was seated in the front end of the Ballard car and was injured when it recoiled. In White Plains Harry Thaw laughed at Evelyn Thaw’s testimony claim and said she only wanted him confined in jail or an asylum.
H R Schmohl seeks a receiver for the Gold Camps of Alaska attraction on the Pay Streak. Judge Gilliam will hear the motion next Monday morning the 19th. Schmohl alleges W G Tanner, concessionaire, owes him for a large portion of material and labor used in building the structure.
Albert Beck reported a body floating in Lake Union today. The deceased is believed to be Hicks, a resident of the nearby area. Investigation underway as officers await identification.
Tacoma activities include Drugists Day, Washington Press Day, Educational Congress Teachers Day, and events by the National Council of Women. A busy schedule features concerts, plays, exhibitions, and lectures at the Educational Building, Pine Arts, and Good Roads venues with names like Ian Fraser and A Rose HI listed among presenters.
Madison park opens next Saturday night with Cheyenne Bilis Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders presenting a vivid portrayal of Frederick Remington’s The Might Over the Water Hole. The Mountain Meadow massacre reimagined with Slouz and Cheyenne Indians, plus comedy, trick riding, Pony Express, ghost and war dances by a large Indiana troupe and other riders. Tickets go on sale.
Three days into the hunt for a supposed murderer, Chicago police recovered the body of Claude Hunt a young farmer from At Joseph county Michigan. They link his death to the Mamie Davie murder at Klinger Lake and consider alternate theories including a possible leap into the lake by Davie in a personal crisis with Hunt attempting a rescue.
About 260 editors from all parts of the state gather in Seattle for the 23rd annual Washington State Editorial Association meeting. President Albert Johnson of Hoquiam leads registration at James A. Wood's office as AYP officials host events, tours, and a lakefront excursion including a Pay Streak evening and the Battle of Manila fireworks by Hitt Bros.
Professors David Starr Jordan of Stanford University and Prince of Ottawa, with members of the International Fisheries Commission, are in Winnipeg to plan joint protection methods for the Columbia River salmon fisheries and fisheries in the Straits of Georgia and Puget Sound. They will proceed to Vancouver to outline best practices for Canada and the United States during the peak fishing season.
W Herbert Doig and Edith Pletcher wed at Bethany Presbyterian Church last evening at 8 30 assisted by Rev W A Major and Rev James M Wilson. Bridesmaids Mira Fletcher Theo Major. Best man Frank Doig mower girl Dorothy Byers. Bride wore empire gown of white flowered silk with roses. Myrtle Doig sang If I Had a Thousand Lives. Bertha Tellier played Mendelssohn march. After ceremony a reception at the mother’s home on Boylston Ave. They plan Puget Sound trips and will reside at 914 Miller St after Sept 15.
Massive crowds surge to enter reservation lands in Washington Idaho and Montana as Uncle Samuel opens access causing long lines at Union depot. Registration reopened August 5 but many rush to be among first to secure transport to Spokane Coeur dAlene Missoula and Kalispell. English naval experts clash over arming provisional Dreadnoughts with 15.54 inch guns amid mechanical and financial concerns.
The Kir tinas lant night opened to a dazzling performance led by Harry Whitney Treat with a fifteen minute grand march. A galaxy of national dances from Scottish Highland to Italian Tarantella showcased Miss Hawkins and a 250-strong troupe in brilliant costumes and spectacular lighting. The Wheel of dances and the Swing Song drew rapt applause as the show closed with the Margo vian Peasant dance, a complete and unqualified success benefiting the Orthopedic hospital.
In Los Angeles a brief Grand Lodge meeting preceded a day of outdoor ceremonies that attracted thousands of visitors. In Philadelphia a building collapse killed eighteen people including three women, two men and a boy, with many bodies recovered. In New York John Masside, son of a Havana sugar exporter, shot and killed himself.
In Chicago the national trial of Jim Gingles, a lace maker accused of theft, concluded closing statements and began final arguments at homeye court. The proceedings focus on the alleged theft charges and the defendant's defense.
Jolonal Troonevelt in the current Quttouk applies a healing dutremat to wounds inflicted upon predatory wealth He passes the salve box to Andrew Carnegie et al The outlet notes multi millionaire presence aids national prosperity but draws a barrier between wealth and individuals It argues wealth can contribute to national good if it shar es prosperity with the country
Nal vasha reports Col Roosevelt and his party in good health at Camp Roosevelt near Salgosol. The group endured a harsh desert ordeal, marching two days and nearly two nights without water before reaching the camp, where tents were pitched Wednesday evening.
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