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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
8
The death of Thomas Coatchelly occurred when he visited his mother in law Mrs. Lillian M. Perkins in New London Connecticut to see his baby. After being refused entry he forced his way in and was killed by a shotgun blast fired by Mrs Perkins. Sheriff notified by telephone from Norwich.
The steamship Seeandbee arrived in Buffalo today carrying members of the Cleveland Manufacturers and Wholesale Merchants Board and their families. The party chartered the vessel for themselves and for Western New York and Pennsylvania customers visiting for the maiden voyage. The Seeandbee, 600 feet long and 97 feet eight inches wide, is the largest side wheel passenger steamer on the Great Lakes, with a 6000 passenger capacity and a top speed of 22 mph.
George Ade's The County Chairman, performed by Bailey & Mitchell at the Seattle Theatre, lures nightly audiences with satire of town graft and politics. The play runs through Sunday, with affordable 20, 30, and 50 cent seats for upstairs and downstairs sections.
Pretty 22 year old Mrs Lottie Gross has ten months on Blackwell's Island for stealing to clothes her 4 year old daughter like the children of the wealthy. She confessed she had a good home and husband but could not resist seeing her baby dressed as Fifth Avenue children.
In Joplin on June 20, Harry Wilson a railroad worker tried to engage Vernie Goff who questioned him. Goff then flashed a police matron’s star and had Wilson restrained as a masher.
In Albany on June 20 a city court jury ruled old large copper pennies remain legal tender and must be accepted as fare. Joseph W. Texter paid a trolley fare with four big pennies and a modern cent. when refused entry they removed him and he sued the United Traction Company, winning $27 in damages.
C. K. Sturtevant, Seattle real estate dealer, and C. D. Hillman arranged a 6000 acre purchase in Snohomish County adjoining the Tulalip Indian Reservation for about 200000 dollars. Sturtevant plans to build a cannery plant and 300 homes for prospective buyers.
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