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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
8
An afternoon program at Ellerse Hall offers a free concert featuring a talking invention and an unbreakable receiver with a Kimball solo pipe organ. Reported to produce effects previously deemed indescribably beautiful, the complete program is described as significant and noteworthy.
A garbled listing of musical pieces and performers appears, mentioning pipe organ solos and various song titles. The text references Edison talking machines, performances by several named individuals, and a mix of titles like Landers Dream Bartlett Beg Those Tears and Forgotten Cowles on the organ, all presented in disjointed OCR fragments.
Former prosecuting attorney George F. Vanderveer seeks $35 for his pajamas and a leather grip plus other clothes lost on a trip from Bellingham. Justice Brown sent the matter to the superior court to decide the value, while the Northern Pacific disputes the price.
FP W Browne of Edmonds in Snohomish County, through attorney John W Whitman, demands the 1 cent per mile passenger rate be lowered to 2 cents. He asks the Public Service Commission to require free trunk shipment, lower minimum freight rates, and removal of the time limit on commutation tickets.
In Rome on July 18 the Swiss guards mutinied for a second time in a week protesting Captain Glasson’s strict discipline. They demanded his removal and the return of their regular commander Colonel Reponi, notifying Cardinal Merry del Val of their protest.
Aberdeen July 18. Pan Sik ala and Charles West, two workers on a donkey engine at the Coats Fordney lumber camp, are dead after a block broke and a log rolled onto them. Jule Daniela was badly injured.
Col Mulhall’s papers list numerous former senators representatives and governors as lobby targets or allies, naming figures such as Henry Cabot Logre and Samuel Sherman among others. The document cites influence by the National Manufacturers' Association across political rings in Washington over recent years.
Secretary Daniela arrives at Bremerton for inspections at Puget Sound navy yard then meets four navy yard committees on wages and ratings. He discusses Keyport torpedo boat station approval, attends Commercial Club events, and later joins Potlatch ceremonies with Tilikuma leaders. He urges business involvement in politics.
Superintendent Valentine estimates the municipal railway operation and maintenance will cost 338,608 for 1914, to be balanced by earnings. The Third and Stewart to Thirteenth W Salmon Bay line is 124,125.20, Division B Rainier Valley at 170,057.65, and Lake Burien line at 34,425.
In Chicago on July 18 a party of toy riders driving at a mile a minute fatally wounded Felix Wojoiwicz, a Polish laborer, as Patrolman Wing pursued the car for two hours firing two revolvers. The joyriders escaped. one is believed wounded.
Long Beach reports Edward Peoples and bride Ion Boxwell were cuffed and jailed after a honeymoon hazing. They were forced to parade, danced in a hall, then separated and confined. Peoples escaped Powell’s house and freed his bride before nightfall.
Hop growers in North Yakima report wind damage and a late spring will reduce this year’s crop. Early estimates of 30 000 bales are revised to 20 000 to 22 000 bales with a possible loss around 250 000 dollars.
Seattle plans to pay firefighters 748430 in salaries for the coming year, Chief Stetson estimates. The figure rises 272085 over last year due to the creation of a two platoon system and expanded staffing.
Dispatches report Greece Roumania and Servia may coordinate to crush Bulgaria. In Athens officials foresee immediate intervention by major powers to halt alleged Bulgarian atrocities. Secretary from the French legation travels to the devastated district to investigate King Constantine claims wives and daughters were outraged and bodies cremated.
A July 18 Portland fire caused an estimated $50,000 damage to the Fisher Thorsen Co. paint and oil dealers building. The blaze started from an unknown cause and, due to inflammables inside, was checked with great difficulty to prevent spread.
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