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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
6
A jagged report describes a fair with decorative palms, stalls, and displays at the Hawaiian Building. Vendors showcase polished tables and cocoanut arrangements as visitors tour the exhibit, noting a yellow finished hall and ornate features.
An upcoming Broad Street event will present an oration by Rev Dr Linhorus to the attendees at St Marys. About 69 voters are expected to participate in theBroadway school ceremony and related broadcast.
Invitations have been extended to all city, county and government officials to attend a formal opening of the Japanese Village at the A-Y-P exposition next Monday evening. A special performance in the Japanese theatre will be given by a company of actors who arrived in the city on the Soo. Local Japanese plan a large entertainment for the occasion.
Australian coal sold in San Francisco fell from 9 to 7.60 dollars per ton by wholesalers amid a bitter feud between the Western Coal company and the Pacific Coal company. Retailers are expected to lower prices from 12 to 10 dollars per ton.
In Spokane on June 10, the Great Northern board of directors declined to submit railroad records to the Spokane county grand jury. Prosecuting Attorney Pugh declared the directors are lying and vowed to obtain the records despite a board rule restricting action. The dispute centers on whether the company will furnish documents linked to embezzlement allegations involving former counsel M. J. Gordon.
Patrick Moore, sole survivor of Commodore Perry's 1864 expedition, visits Admiral Bebree at Elliott Bay and reflects on Japan's gains since then. He recalls Perry's leadership, the 1854 voyage on the Vandalia, and the Tokyo treaty scenes as he recounts past hardships and wartime camaraderie with Perry's crew.
In a New York report a veteran sailor recalls Admiral Perry and the death of his commodore. The aging Moore tells how he and fellow sailors faced pirates and danger, and how Perry’s voyage remained vivid as fever took the commodore.
A head on collision in Portland Oregon early this morning between two street cars on the Union and Woodlawn lines left motorman G. Shattuck fatally injured. He was buried under glass after the crash. his leg was broken and his skull feared fractured.
In Berlin, the Kaiser announced plans to receive German American Shooting Society representatives in the United States to compete in the German Peace event opening in Hamelin on July 11. An audience with Americans is planned at Potsdam on July 7 if plans hold. Over 200 American marksmen and friends arrived at Bremerhaven aboard the Main for the event. The Rev John M Moore of Boston will address global missionary topics at Temple Baptist tonight.
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