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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1909
Page
8
Fragmented notes describe Gov Gillet and a California exhibition visit with a Pacific Coast audience of about 40 000 to 90 000. mentions framing pictures, wall pay, and a broad range of goods and displays at a fair.
A factional battle among Washington Equal Suffrage Association members flares over leadership and rules. Key players include Mia Deboo and Dr. Cora Smith Eaton vs Edith De L. Jarmuth and Leonia Browne as they push constitutional amendments and a new image. The June 30 convention looms amid threats of adjournment and strategic maneuvers.
Calendar of events for the A Y P E program and related groups at the exposition grounds. Activities include drills by Masons and Order of Eastern Star, cadet competitions, concerts by Washington State and University of Idaho bands, receptions, a airship flight demonstration, banquets, and a grand fireworks display at Pay Streak.
In Portland on June 15 representatives including G Boholvick of Wiegman’s Bank Amsterdam and J M Simons editor of Telegraaf discuss plans to build direct Holland Pacific coast trade after Panama Canal completion. About 1,006 people attend Railroad Day with tennis baseball trap shooting and lake excursion. Boats depart Colman dock for Pacific fleet at the navy yard in dry dock Minnesota steamer also in port.
Maurice Malloy testifies that Katherine Gould showed signs of intoxication on several dates in 1904 and 1908, as her husband seeks to prove she is an habitual drunkard in a separate maintenance hearing. The court limits evidence to proven intoxication or related records.
Theatrical group headed by Laverteh petitions to move funds to port the stranded About Town company to New York. The San Francisco trip, May Gotham gathering, and twenty week contract with return tickets are outlined amid promoter disputes and grand jury investigation into losses. Leases totaling about 40000 are questioned as imports decline and warehouse shortages affect sugar rice and other goods.
A San Francisco report notes seal coffee and rice importers facing losses as large quantities disappear from warehouses. The incident highlights supply chain issues and potential theft affecting importers in June.
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