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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1907
Page
3
Telegraph reports March 12 a threatened attack by Nicaraguan forces against Galpa. Steamers carrying arms are said to be headed to the coast fruit center, signaling a serious blow to the area.
Two thousand workers including shipyard and carpenters in Wyandotte begin a strike over wages. Telegraph services report the action started this morning as workers demand higher pay from employers in Michigan.
The Star features three acts with Leslie J Rednard Dyllyn and Fred Leonard delivering strong impersonations and humor. Musical sketches, a projection of Pictures of All Nations, and the Jolly Musketeers add to a varied program as the cast performs in a lively, modernized show.
The weekly revue features two popular songs and the performance of Corinne as Mary. She reportedly brings tears with Mary to a Grand Old Name and receives eight to ten encores nightly. Cortane performs Be Long, Mary, a longtime Broadway and Chicago craze.
George Primrose's Minstrel company brings a big act about negro life on the plantation to the Grand for four performances Thursday through Sunday.
Miss Roselle Knott tours Australia next season after acclaimed roles in When Knighthood Was in Flower Alice Sit by the Fire A Modern Magdalen Cousin Kate and more. Tonight only she appears in her new offering Alice Sit by the Fire which the press and public praised highly.
The Seattle council received the mayor's veto of the Prefontaine Place franchise for Seattle Electric. The veto was laid over for a week to be considered by the corporations committee. The mayor rejected the franchise as a copy of the original and urged common-user privilege on Third Avenue trackage.
Johan W. Roberts, counsel for the exposition, declared the Piper bill would authorize raising money for the fair via shore land sales. The executive committee chose local architects to collaborate with the fair’s architects: Graham & Myers, Somewell & Cote, Bebb & Mendel, and James Hi. Sehack.
Fire engulfed the Iroquois hotel in Sault Ste Marie Michigan early today destroying the building. The house loss is estimated at 260000 dollars and 26 guests escaped in their night clothes with only the clothes on their backs.
Portland rail agent C. A. Hunter of the Rock Island system in Seattle declares room for three more transcontinental lines. The note mentions DEAN CIGAR and PATMAN leather boots as leading products at Hall on 1111 Piret Avenue.
Abraham Ruef made two futile attempts to gain release on bail before Judge Dunne. The court denied approval of existing bonds and refused to set new bonds at 10 000 on each of five indictments. The case adjourned to 10 o clock tomorrow with Ruef returned to the hotel under guard.
The Pennsylvania chartered by Northwestern to ship shingles from Puget Sound to San Francisco. The Eureka from Globe Navigation arrives and will be sent to Moran drydock. The Dirigo ran ashore on Alcatras Island with minor damage reported. A sale offer advertises hats at reduced prices from John Lindh Co.
Kirkland Juanita and Houghton residents oppose selling or leasing the King County ferries. A Kirkland Commercial Club meeting passed a resolution urging county commissioners not to sell the ferry for 80 days and to repair it. Local leaders argue the ferry is essential and that Snoqualmie Valley traffic should not be diverted to Snohomish County.
Wanted boys to join the Seattle Nowaboys union and sell Seattle papers. Initiation fee sixty cents. Good corners provided. Call The Star office 1309 Seventh Ave ask for John Gleason secretary. Wall can fix it at Peel? av 7.
Wilson Mizner returns to New York after a western absence and hints of great goings on if his wife Yerkes ordeal is not resolved. He stayed at a Fifth Avenue hotel with a friend and his purse is lighter. Excitement centers on the closing sale of Men’s Goods at John Lindh Co 1432 Second Avenue with all items at half price.
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The board of public works is authorized to purchase two electric street sprinklers for spraying along street railway lines this summer. The units will cost $12,000 with Seattle Electric Company to supply the cars and the city providing operatives repairs and the water.
Mina Lacy Broad, a missionary among the Piji islands, will lecture at Beattle seminary Rows at an evening hour in July on the Madagascar sect. The high school expects a record graduating class with about 250 seniors preparing to graduate next June, surpassing 146 last year.
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