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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
4
More than 100000 youths attended a coronation celebration at Crystal Palace in London. Each child received a beaker with a royal portrait and autographs. The beakers commemorate the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary on June 22 1911.
A humorous note reports Seattle residents joining the no moustache no beard club as summer heats up. It recalls figures like Dr. J m c, Alderson, Kellogg, and others who once sported facial hair and now remain clean shaven, praising the club’s rise and the summer fashion shift.
In Paterson New Jersey on June 30 a 14 year old girl Louise Hoelzer daughter of Rev J M Hoelzer reports kicking a foot ball of fire that appeared in the parsonage kitchen during a severe electrical storm The ball shattered and vanished after entering the vicinity of water pipes The event drew awe from Louise and her siblings and neighbors
New York dispatch reports a group called the flower squad of trusted customs inspectors who allegedly passed trunks without checks. The sign was a lapel flower on an inspector. Mrs Jenkins awaits questioning as she nears federal grand jury testimony on customs frauds.
A market report shows a general price dip for many household eatables while cherries become plentiful. Royal Annes cost 66 cents per crate and Bing cherries about 1.25. tomatoes rise to 20 cents a pound. Other items include 3 for 6 cents carrots, 6 for 6 cents lettuce, and cantaloupe at 6 cents with better ones at 2 for a dime. Civic Center plan advances in Seattle, while Spokane rate case decision may come in September.
Mrs An toinette Perkins of Hackensack fired a revolver at a cat after a robin was killed on her lawn. Her first shot shattered a window in Wallace Burnham’s house, with two more shots near two children nearby. The cat ate the robin.
Naval hospital authorities in Norfolk are puzzled by cases of D. R. Shakford and G. B. Sheldon from the battleship Delaware. Both men, a warrant machinist and an oiler, were paralyzed in the bilge area within weeks of each other. Germanium compounds in the bilge are suspected as the cause.
About 175 contractors and sub-contractors met at Vancouver city hall to authorize a mission aimed at breaking the deadlock in the current building trades strike. The group represents independent contractors in the city.
A women’s club in Mexico City launches a suffrage movement, claiming 500 members among the capital’s notable women. They petition Interior Minister Emil Vasquez Gomez to grant voting and office holding rights and announce support for presidential candidates Francisco I. Madero and Dr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez.
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