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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1913
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR text references a resident and a local matter. Readable portions mention ownership or control and a community context, with unclear specifics about party names, dates, or actions. The item remains ambiguous but indicates a formal notice type.
A. B. Snohomish Washington wins today’s worry contest with lines about coats and heat. Police hunt a woman in a black plumed hat after Herbert Johnson’s $4 pocket theft.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and aides were in Portland en route to Seattle when reporters asked about naval actions over Seattle riots. Daniels said no action would be taken against sailors who participated in the incident and noted no Navy report on the fleet’s involvement.
Fr Green of San Francisco, president of the Casualty Co, rejects accusations he misused company funds and eloped, saying he is not short in his accounts and that jealousy drives false rumors. He notes he retired from the company about a year ago and cites no truth to the charge.
A person in a hot space experienced relief as heat was reduced or redirected, easing discomfort from extreme temperatures. The incident focused on thermal exposure and the impact of heat on a single individual during an indoor event.
Fragmented text references a doctor and a bake treatment with unclear meaning. It lists an address at 220 221 299 029 in savings bank building at Been nd Ave and Pike St with hours 8 a.m. and Sundays 9 to 12. The writing is garbled and lacks coherent facts.
In Bayridge Brooklyn the Sec ond Battalion Naval Militia arms drill features four miniature ships racing along a polished floor. Two boys operate each hull and a pair of militiamen, one at the helm and one signaling from the mast, simulate battle with smokeless powder and gears.
In San Francisco on July 21 General Passenger and Traffic Manager C L Stone announced tentative Western Pacific plans to build branch lines in Idaho and California within six months. A Boise to Winnemucca link is suspected. Stone said a large sum of money has been secured and will be spent on connecting branches to the Salt Lake to San Francisco main line.
Ray Diamond, serving ten years for robbing Glendale bank of 2800 dollars, said he will use spare time in painting and drawing. He cited liquor and tobacco use as the cause of his brief criminal career and noted his artistic ability.
Articles of incorporation filed for the Washington Public Service Corporation to supply Olympia with a new water supply. Capitalized at 150000 dollars, with Wilbur B. Foshay, Benjamin C. Condit of Portland, Millard Lemon, Charles A. Harmony of Olympia, and Lewis P. Hornberger of Seattle as incorporators.
City news notes a Seattle establishment expected for the Peruvian Steamship and Floating Dock Co after a visit by (. F. de Berna, Pacific coast agent. Also today a rose and sweet pea show is hosted by Mrs. Harry Hall on 42nd Ave. Lakewood club backs the event. An accident report states W. F. Ennis of Kent escaped injury after his buggy was struck by a Northern Pacific train. Armored cruiser California departs Seattle for Tacoma for a four day stay.
Seattle’s Colonial theatre at Fourth Ave and Pike St gains quick popularity with spacious seating, handsome design, fine ventilation, and wholesome films. Manager John Hamrich, after success with Queen Anne, aims to build one of Seattle’s largest picture houses by aligning with local tastes and expanding into a bigger venue.
The Seattle-Eastern Corporation is incorporated with a capital of $100,000 to promote industrial propositions in Seattle and other parts of the Northwest.
Fort Wordens hosts ten companies of coast artillery and regulars for annual instruction in handling heavy guns. Five coast artillery and five regulars drill on the hill with warlike conditions shaping the program.
DenverJuly 21 socialists and I W W street speaking ban lifted. George Falconer a socialist says he arranged a street meeting for tonight and will pursue a court test. He indicates national socialist headquarters back of him and hints at a case of national importance.
Mrs Annie Miller asserts sailors began the disturbance during her talk at a meeting that sparked riots in Seattle. Mayor Cotterill holds an affidavit detailing the incident and sheds light on what occurred at the gathering. The report notes the sailors initiated the trouble while she spoke.
Sanitary section lists fruit jars 40c to 1 per dozen, chocolates 27c lb, olives 7c qt, macaroni 4 lbs 2.50, doughnuts 2 for 50c, rolls 2 for 50c, pineapple 2 for 50c, catsup 1.00, dates 4 for 28c, figs 2 lb 18c, peaches 10c lb, lamb chops and pork steaks priced by the pound, bacon 25c lb, peanut butter 2 lb 6c, cottage cheese 10c lb, eggs 80 dozen.
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