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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1913
Page
3
Bremerton June 11. The cruiser Maryland under Capt. John M. Ellicott sailed for Alaska to test coal from the Ering river fields. The voyage will compare eastern coal on the trip north and Alaska coal on the return, part of which will be shipped for mineral tests.
Bob Bridges of the port commission and Judge Richard Winsor of the school board will be principal speakers at a mass meeting Friday night. The event, under the Public Ownership league, will be held at the Commercial club rooms to discuss port propositions on the June 17 ballot.
J Warren Hayne an air mining magnate sent a love message by aeroplane to Kathryn M Shary of Omaha Neb a passenger on the ship Tahiti bound for the South Seas The note followed Sharys earlier sea voyage on the Cleveland widow ship and her return with a prior rejection Hayne hopes his latest bold gesture will win her over and end his long pursuit in this San Francisco report from June 11.
The article describes a Melbourne premiere of The Hansom Driver showing a couple eloping in a cab with the unsuspecting driver noting the scene in a rearview mirror. It also lists upcoming showings at the Olympian Yesler Dream Grand and other venues with titles like The Vampire of the Desert The Deerslayer The Master Cracksman and The Great Peril. A public service commission hearing in Everett Saturday concerns the N P spur line into Monte Cristo.
The week brings Moore-Dark Metropolitan Fine Feathers Seattle The Regeneration Orpheum Vaudeville Empress Vaudeville Pantages Vaudeville Grand Vaudeville and motion pictures Clemmer Photoplays vaudeville Melbourne Photoplays Alhambra Photoplays and more showings across venues.
Curio hunters from across the country gathered in New York to bid for the furnishings of the famed Astor House. Items include chairs from the royal Prince of Wales suite and pieces from rooms used by figures such as Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, Henry Clay, Zachary Taylor, Jenny Lind, Fenimore Cooper, Walt Whitman, Winfield Scott, Edgar Allan Poe and Andrew Jackson.
In Milan on June 11 a jealous comedian from the same company stabbed Tonita Amarel, the ingénue who played the heroine in The Three Little Quakers. After the act he killed himself.
The Navy Department authorized the purchase of 100000 additional pairs of shoes for sailors after an exhaustive test and approval by officers and men. The selection followed thorough trials and high satisfaction with the fit and quality.
The University Community club will meet at the branch library at 10th and 650th N. F. on Wednesday evening June 11 at 7 45. Councilman Austin E. Griffiths and Port Commission Secretary Hamilton High Day will discuss the port commission proposition slated for June 17. All are invited to attend.
Jury in superior court awards 7900 to the injured Mrs Elizabeth Hell before her death. Heirs seek 27000 damages claiming her death was caused by the injuries. Separate note says hotel staff told to learn Spanish for Canal visitors.
London reports Princess Mary has become an expert photographer using an American camera. The note highlights her shift from royal duties to crafting images and her familiarity with photographic equipment.
Washington reports attractively salaried civil service jobs at six thousand dollars annually draw little demand due to strict civil service rules. The Interstate Commerce Commission seeks engineers draughtsmen surveyors and accountants for the physical valuation of railroads and other carriers under President Wilson to oversee the massive government project. The five governing board engineers will work full time earning ten thousand dollars each, funded to attract qualified officials for the national effort. A Pittsburg miner misreads moth balls as candy and returns to the shop. A Poorlovers’ night at the Press club features Dr Richard Burton as guest of honor.
Lill Lenson a suffraget arsonist confessed to burning Westfi house after an innocent man was charged. The Community news notes a college women’s club meeting set for Saturday June 14 at the Hotel Washington Annex with luncheon reservations via the secretary East 2354.
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