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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1913
Page
6
Four reels of the newest and best pictures shown daily at the Union Theatre between Union and Pike on Third BY opposite the post office. Do not miss the shows they are exceptionally good.
If Seattle lot owners knew we can build a modern bungalow on vacant property at about fifteen dollars a month and finish within six weeks, they would hire us. Our houses are mill framed, double constructed, lath and plastered, attractive and sturdy, saving on framing erection and material costs. Visit our exhibit house at First Ave and Wall St Seattle. 2502 First Ave Seattle. Telephone Elliott 1121.
Local patriots hope for a Wilson cabinet swing through Seattle this year. Secretary of the Navy Daniels has visited, with Secretary of War Garrison due August 4 and 5, followed by Secretary of the Interior Lane in late August or early September.
Eastern trainmen avoid strike after railroad representatives accept arbitration for wage increases. Government mediation board prompted capitulation as trainmen threatened to halt negotiations without a definite decision today.
Mrs Louise Hollembacks died in Enterprise Oregon from an electrical shock in the basement of the Enterprise hotel. She was found on the wet floor with one hand gripping a live wire, insulation worn away.
Six veteran ordnance engineers formerly with Vickers Armstrong and Co arrive in Vancouver en route to Japan. They will oversee work at a secret factory established at Muroran on Hokkaido, and confirm a new plant built separate from Kobe arsenal.
Bay City Oregon reports a launch named Elinor was slammed by a big wave and capsized. Geo H Stockwell, assistant manager of Reeves Shoe Co Portland, was swept overboard and drowned when a second wave tore the life preserver from him. A search is underway for the body.
Peter Quannstrom's widow, with six children, works nights to survive mortgage on a small house at 2735 18th Ave N W and meager insurance. The law finds her not destitute due to equity in the home, though Judge Frater suggested raising aid to $30 monthly until property matters settle. he granted 10 applications Friday.
George C. Mathers seeks $60 a month alimony from Mia Mathers in a cross complaint to her divorce action. He testified he felt unwell and thought his wife should support him. Judge Monroe presided as Mrs. Mathers won the divorce.
Chas Duhhemne finished filming reels in Vancouver and nearby Oriental quarters. The footage will be shown to U S audiences east of the Rockies to illustrate the Pacific coast dilemma over Oriental invasion. Filmed by Cinematograph Company at Governor Johnson of California’s request to support his anti alien land bill.
The concert pianist Andor von Coboly was arrested on charges related to leaving payable hotel bills unpaid. He was held two days in the city jail and released by Chief Detective Tennant after authorities noted a mistaken identity with a Hungarian fugitive who used the title Count Andrew N Czukar.
M F Garrity of Norton Kansas travels to Seattle to examine stocks and lands offered for sale in Kansas. He represents the blue sky commission seeking to guard residents from fake propositions amid Washington's rotten legislature rejecting the blue sky law.
In Spokane three snake charmers Hazel Mreant Bille Smith and Tessie Davin appeared before Commissioners and were granted a license on credit after promising not to harm their snakes. They sought quarters to display their collection. In Newport Oregon a brakeman H J Phillips 20 died after a crash between two passenger cars. Seattle leads Pacific coastline flour exports with top mills located there.
Sam Spicer, 30, was sentenced to life in the state penitentiary after a jury found him guilty in a sensational Alabama murder case. He hired Joe Green, his Black chauffeur, to kill Mrs. Spicer, and led the mob that lynched Green a few hours after the crime.
Los Angeles July 26 The jury that tried William Lacane an automobile agent on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of Eve Ivan Quick failed to agree. The 10 to 2 verdict favored conviction, and Lacane must return next Monday for setting of a second trial date.
Chicago figure Funkhouser vows to curb ragtime dances in cabarets. He declares ragtime and tango at public houses are a license not needed by proprietors and signals a harsh crackdown on dancing establishments.
July 26. Bishop Rowe declares plans to operate a coal mine for native benefit at Cape Lisburne in northern Alaska. He will depart for the north aboard the revenue cutter Bear to exploit coal found in a government reserve, citing exhausted fuel supplies and urgent need for action.
Ohio Congressman Frank Bartlett Willis gains national attention for spelling the term hydrocephalus at the National Press club in Washington. A former Ohio Northern University graduate and professor, Willis became known as the champion speller among journalists and lawmakers.
Fire Chief Stetson faced heavy questions from the finance committee over funding two weeks of vacations for city firemen. The chief said extra money for substitutes was needed, while the committee suggested a staggered vacation plan with no additional appropriation. The council will review the recommendation as the firemen likely receive their vacation time.
A promotional item touts a safe speedy cure for numerous digestive organ ailments. It claims a time tested home remedy provides correctivity and prevention against irregular action of the digestive system. The piece underscores quick, certain relief and urges readers to use the remedy at home.
In Juneau Alaska on July 26 witnesses testifying in rebuttal to the defense in the trial of Joseph McDonald superintendent of a Guanajuato mining company, charged with the 1902 murder of N C Jones at the Treadwell mine. McDonald testified the killing was in self defense.
In Calumet Michigan operators say mines will reopen only with enough troops to guard plants. Strikers roam streets but city remains quiet with few arrests as tension grows over strike breakers. In Nome Alaska Russian crackdown on liquor among natives follows shooting of a native policeman by Sea Wolf crew.
Old-time Alaskans J. J. Hosfeld and Edward McConnell head toward the Shushanna district aboard the Admiral after partners locate the scene of a new strike. Hosfeld notes the Dawson route is good but the inland Scolal glacier trail is tough mushing.
Mrs. F P Lacy of Keller Washington visits Spokane to join a family reunion at Mrs A C Olsen home 2502 Standard Ave. She had been reported killed in an Indian uprising 41 years earlier and read of the gathering in a Spokane item. She traveled to confirm the news.
Washington July 26 reports speed mania among rural delivery carriers using motorcycles and cars. One hour men dubbed lightning carriers earn about 4 dollars an hour while others spend the full day on routes. When wage increases come, lawmakers may consider that some men work only a few hours a day against the eight hour standard.
In Brookline Massachusetts a woman altered a will to leave her husband seventy thousand dollars on the condition he does not marry again.
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