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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
6
A child’sTB of the ankle bone nearly led to amputation before Nature's Creation was tried. After six bottles there were strong recovery hopes, with three more bottles planned to confirm cure. Parents Milon Wodell authorize publication to help others seek treatment.
The Ayers Terminal Co and Erickson Construction Co submitted competing bids for Harbor Island lease terms. Erickson seeks a 30 year lease at 5 percent annual rent with port operation of the terminal railroad and extensive improvements costing up to 1.8 million dollars. Ayers offers a 3 year lease with plans to buy ten acres and operate the railroad themselves, proposing bond retirement terms and future purchase options.
In Baltimore on June 20 progressives disputed Judge Alton B Parker as temporary chairman at the Democratic National Convention. Parker led subcommittee votes while Bryan backed Theodore Bell for permanent chair. Activists from Clark Wilson Harmon and Underwood opened their campaigns. Republicans in Chicago awaited.
Admiral Usher orders the battleship Mississippi from Guantanamo to Santiago to land American marines for the protection of El Cuero and its inhabitants facing massacre by 300 Cuban rebels who arrived before the town.
Graduation exercises completed at West Seattle Lincoln Broadway Queen Anne Ballard schools. West Seattle 120 diplomas, Lincoln 120, Broadway 309, Queen Anne 128, Ballard 31. William Piggot, board president, distributed the sheepskins at the Coliseum.
The Vashon Island strawberry festival drew 2000 people from Seattle Tacoma and nearby towns enjoying 100000 berries. Attendees praised hospitality and returned to farms as harvest continues with an estimated 2006000 quarts to be shipped this year.
Kansas City June 20 John P Cudahy the millionaire packer and Edna Cudahy who were divorced several months ago are husband and wife again today the couple having been remarried here yesterday.
Chicago reports a surge in calls for a third candidate as Taft and Roosevelt are pressed to withdraw. Delegates insist party unity outweighs individual loyalties, with Hadley of Missouri emerging as a leading alternative amid factional tensions. In other notes, Joe Nicholas and Earl Heap, 17, are held on Illinois Central track wreck plot charges, and Eunice Trene Parker dies at home, a Broadway High School alum.
Governor Harmon will not attend the Democratic national convention in Baltimore. He will remain in Columbus at the executive office to receive reports of the proceedings.
London reports schoolgirl Alethea Garstin gains Royal Academy exhibitor status for her oil painting The Chairmakers depicting a dim workshop interior with two glass doors and two figures at a table. The piece shows strong color handling and atmospheric gloom promising future talent. Pele Mele dialogue provides a humorous aside.
Joseph Gray, indicted for the 1893 killing of Rose Simmons in Bowling Green County, returned voluntarily after 19 years as a fugitive and was acquitted by a jury that was out 19 minutes. Gray testified he acted in self defense and said his conscience troubled him after the shooting.
Five speed maniacs were apprehended yesterday in a police tailing case. The list names F. K. Struve of John Davis & Company, Phillip Hinch a collector, A. Tope a merchant, M. Pixley a clerk, and Phillip Gray a motorcycle agent. The offenders faced fines calculated at one dollar per mile per hour.
Mount Baker Park hosts the first annual rose show organized by the Mount Baker Park Improvement Club from Friday to Sunday. Admission is free as gardeners compete in professional and amateur classes with 10,000 park-grown roses on display by the park board.
A London book priced at 1250 dollars, bound in gold morocco, is offered by Mayes Brothers for sale to an American collector. It includes relics linked to Lord Byron with three glazed frames holding ringlets of hair of the Countess of Guiccioli and Lady Caroline Lamb.
The Sweden summer Plenle at Portung on Sunday June 23 is highlighted as the season’s top event with anticipated crowds and activities. Local organizers invite residents to attend and enjoy the festive program.
The submarine F 3 undergoes final trials this afternoon in the bay’s lower end, testing on surface and underwater at 200 feet. It recently returned from Port Townsend after strong speed tests and proved an excellent undersea machine. Sea tests will follow at Cape Flattery.
The Alhambra Building company purchased the Alhambra theatre from the McLaren estate. The structure will be remodeled for mercantile use.
R. J. Elliot won a $1000 damage award against the city of Seattle in a Cedar River dam break case tried in Judge Main's court. The November incident caused damage to his farm.
The excerpt appears to reference a bank report or edition related to King, shore name, and belief. Specifics are unclear but suggests a financial or archival note within a 19th century context.
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