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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1914
Page
2
June 24 Vancouver citizens gathered at Dominion hall to oppose Oriental immigration. Mayor Baxter led a large orderly meeting with Hindus and Indian natives present. a resolution to deport Hindus aboard the Komagata Maru was voted down by the crowd.
Seattle plans a sequence of receptions and tours for the visiting Japanese warships. Mayor Gill will meet Vice Admiral Kuroi aboard the flagship at 10 30 Saturday. A reception at the New Washington hotel follows in the evening.
Elimination tests Sunday will trim the July 3 and 4 Tacoma Speedway entries to 20 starters per event. Already 26 drivers have posted forfeits with six more expected before Saturday’s closing list. Notable entrants include Bert Dingley with a special car named the One and Lou Sorrell driving a 120 horsepower Plat.
The state reports 1253 more births in January to April than last year, noting this may reflect improved reporting under stricter birth registration rules. Rural districts are cited by the state board of health as responding to the revised law.
A car skidded and overturned in Portland when the driver braked sharply at high speed. Wedon Darling, a traveling salesman, was crushed and killed. Misa Rudeen suffered slight bruises. Darling attempted to pass another vehicle by veering into a ditch.
Captain Nicholas Wagner arrives in Seattle with 44 Paramita crew survivors after the cannery bark ran ashore on Akun Island Alaska. Wagner previously led the Star of Bengal wreck survivors in a disaster that claimed 111 lives six years ago.
Eduardo Suarez a mediator joined a noon gathering of real estate men and spoke in French before mingling with the crowd as M. J. Carrigan. The Whangdoodie quartet performed and Scott Bone addressed the audience in English.
A letter from No. 1178, editor of the Monroe reformatory Index, to The Star presents an article from Riverside Red Wing Minnesota youths. It argues that sit is intransitive and set is transitive, noting common errors in usage and referencing broader topics like suffragists organized in 47 years.
Reduced burlap for clearance offered in 36 inch width. Available in green brown and blue for home or camp decoration. Yard sale priced at 10 cents per yard. Limited stock and colors to choice first come.
About 100 hats offered in the basement saleroom with trims reduced to 1.00 and 3.50. Sailors and dress hats cover a wide range of tastes, now marked down from prior prices.
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