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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1915

Page

4

Circus Prize Contest Rules For Young Writers

Ten fifth prizes of two reserved circus tickets and ten sixth prizes of one reserved ticket are offered. Send a list of wild animals to The Star's Wild Animal Editor before 6 PM Thursday August 5. Names must be spelled only with letters from "BARNES WILD ANIMAL CIRCUS PRIZE CONTEST". Open to Seattle area youths under 14. The largest word sets win prizes.

Seattle al G. Barnes Bre Viret Wild Animal Editor The Star Barnes

Bryan to Give Three Speeches in Seattle

William J. Bryan arrives Sunday morning to speak at a men only mass meeting at First Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. under YMCA auspices. Tickets are by invitation from the YMCA, with no general charge. He then attends a Commercial Club luncheon Monday at 6 p.m. before a charged lecture on Fundamentals at the same church.

William J. Bryan America Seattle First Presbyterian Church Y. M. CA Old Coliseum First Methodist Church Fourth Madson Commercial Club

Sousa Band Sets Seattle Stage With New Programs

The Sousa orchestra wowed matinee patrons at the Metropolitan with Impressions of the Movies and the West World Dwellers. Herbert L. Clarke the top cornetist, soprano Virginia Root sang Annie Laurie encores, and Miss Tompkins drew applause with a violin solo. The engagement closes Saturday night.

John Philip Sousa Metropolitan Theatre Sousa Seattle Sousa Entertainment Herbert L. Clarke America Virginia Root Annie Laurie Miss Tompkins

Repairs Put Lights Out in City Power Brief

City officials say Friday night power will be adequate despite a Cedar River dam repairs and a temporary loss of reserve at Lake Union. An auxiliary turbine failed Thursday causing a brief outage as crews build a new intake, aiming for reliable supply for ten years.

Seattle Cedar River Lake Union

Elks Lose Beloved Staged Elk On Roller Skate

A theft reports a mounted elk named Bill taken from outside the Elks lodge during the night. The prized display figure, a longtime lodge mascot, was stolen on Thursday night, leaving members surprised and seeking clues about the daring caper.

Bill Elks Elk Lodge

New Rubber Caps Shipments and Dress Materials Arrive

HE Toilet Goods adds several smart novelty caps including Narragansett Tam and Van Dyke with tassel at 2.75, Mary Garden and Elsa caps, Barnard cap, plus rubber skull caps and 25 cent slippers. New sheer voiles and lace-check Madras fabrics go on sale at 15 cents yard. Coronation Mesaline prints also reduced to 15 cents. Forty inches wide rayon-like fabrics listed as specials.

van Dyke Elsa Barnard

Summer Wash Dresses Sale Featured in Menswear Ad

A newspaper notice highlights two notable lots of summer wash dresses in the men’s wear section. The brief item spotlights Sergei collection pieces and signals a special sale event with emphasis on distinctive summer styles.

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