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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
12
A disjointed text fragment discusses personal expenses and willingness to prove something. It mentions chasing, being certain, and a general sense of resolve mixed with uncertainty. No clear events or identifiable names are present.
Fragmentary notes describe Bremerton Navy Yard expansion with talk of power, water front development, and local payments. Mentions growth around the yard, possible new farms or facilities, and public mention of costs. Specific names or dates are unclear in the text.
Fragmented OCR from a 19th century notices page shows scattered phrases about patents year 189 and legal notices. Names and locations are incomplete and illegible, yielding a fragmentary record of attorney references and property fixtures.
The Orpheum theatre benefit at 8 pm tomorrow includes a black art panel trick by Abdullah Mebitoni alias Carl Reiter, drawing eager advance ticket sales and talk of a bumper crowd. Num. performers include Portis Hartman and Little Miss Emma Hunting with hopes Nat Goodwin and Edna Goodrich may appear. Mayor Miller doubts a holiday, but the box office reports strong demand.
Aberdeen singer Lena Duthie, a lyric soprano, will perform folk songs in Aberdeen style at Arcade hall on Monday night. She arrives with praise from Canadian and Eastern presses and will describe Ireland and Scotland through song with character-specific arrangements. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 207 Arcade building.
A.Y.P.E. program marks dedication of the Oregon State Building with Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons and Order of Eastern Star day activities. The schedule lists cadet camp break, Wagner a Y P band concerts, dedications, airship flights, receptions, and public attractions at the Oregon State Building, Pay Streak, and adjacent venues.
Broadway high school will hold graduation tomorrow afternoon in the Moore theatre. Seniors will take seats on the main floor and balcony by ticket. guests may gather in the gallery. The program includes music by the orchestra, salutatory by Miss Platt, readings on power and forests, an oration, and diplomas presented by Mr. Frank M. Guloo.
Oregon's handsome building at the exposition will be presented by the state tomorrow with dedicatory exercises at 1 o'clock. Gov Frank W Benson will arrive in Seattle this evening with his staff. dedicatory program includes speeches by Col EB Wood and Gov Benson, plus vocal solos by Miss Juston Miss Barker and John Clare. Hostesses include Mrs Governor Benson and numerous Oregon women.
Nanny Salih of Streets of Carlo hosted a Turkish themed dinner at the Pay St neighborhood. Guests sampled dishes by a renowned Turkish chef, enjoyed Turkish coffee, and toured a Mecca pilgrimage scene before a Turkish theatre and a Spanish theatre act along the Pay Streak.
The Washington State College team broke camp at the AYP exposition and left for Pullman after a successful encampment at the fair featuring humorous drills parades and concerts. The University of Idaho team will depart Moscow tomorrow morning.
The former royal favorite known as Little Bird, Matiita, rises from exile after Manuel I’s accession. She signs with Balih to star in a Seattle Spanish Theatre during the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, building a new stage career in the Northwest.
King County Day at the exposition was moved from June 26 to July. Strawberries will center the event as county officials launch a campaign to crown the King County strawberry renowned in the Wenatohor apple region. The same date marks Coal Mire Day and county mines are expected to welcome visitors. Oscar Conners was fined $100 in Lee Brown's court for violating the Sunday liquor law by selling titled bottles in an upstairs Hotel Western room at 106 Washington. He said he would rather stay in jail than pay the debt and leave a stake.
Charles Deacon, superintendent of the Union Printers' home for consumptives at Colorado Springs, arrives in Seattle to run a tuberculosis model home in the For estra building. The exhibit, occupying 400 feet near the Washington exhibit, is among the building's most noted displays and is run by the International Typographical Union.
Commissioner Knudson of the Hawaiian exhibit distributed bunches of bananas to officials at the fair. The act aimed to showcase the Manalian fruit as common to this country, with green bananas forming part of the exhibit as they ripen.
A choir of seventy five voices directed by Fred A Mills, a renowned soloist and choir leader, will perform at the Tabernacle Rapidist Church. The group joins the Davie Mills campaign, with the pulpit platform enlarged to accommodate the augmented choir.
The Ad Men meeting in the city paused for a morning rest after a banquet at the exposition grounds. The forenoon program was postponed and the group adjourned to Johnston's recital hall for six advertising talks.
The Central Labor council debated the new primary election law and adopted a resolution opposing the convention method for nominating state supreme judges. A committee will meet with the King County Bar tonight to seek repeal of the provision and oppose the requirement that all jurors be taxpayers.
Winnipeg fire destroys the Great Wear Saddlery company building early today. President B F Hutchings estimates total loss at about 700000 with 75000 for the building and the remainder for stock and manufacturing plant.
The defense leader insists on Calhoun's honor while urging jurors to follow conscience. Prosecution counterattacks argue links between Calhoun and alleged crimes, urging verdict based on records and character.
Dr C E B Rhodes will show a moving picture of Hawaii islands Sunday at 2 pm in the Mental Science college auditorium Bryn Mawr. Admission is free. Electric cars run from Seattle every 30 minutes via Seattle and Southern to Washington.
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