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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
2
In Goldendale Washington on March 15 Ed Robertson and Frank Aldrich argued loudly at a moving picture show. Each man was fined 26 dollars. Aldrich quipped that the price was cheap.
A vintage advertisement touts mercorised wax as a quick private method to remove faded skin and reveal a fresh complexion. It claims nightly use as a cold cream, washing off in the morning, reducing freckles liver spots pimples and other blemishes with a youthful look.
Yesterday a body of a man about 50 was found between the Great Northern and C M P railway tracks near Holgate Street. Police were notified and the circumstances are under investigation.
Mrs. Martha Moore aged 67 died yesterday at her son C. Moore's home 2227 Moylston Ave. She had lived in Seattle and was active in church affairs. Funeral services are set for 9 o clock tomorrow at Bonney Watson's.
The report covers the St Patrick’s day subscription banquet at the Arco th club and Coliseum program preparations with a 3:30 Sunday start. It also notes Louis Lepper’s Seattle club talk on playgrounds and the second annual May Festival music plans with multiple concerts and a 1,000-voice chorus.
The Puget Sound Electric Co. which runs the Interurban line reported January net earnings of 4734 dollars. Stone Webster officials say the month was profitable and better than many prior months.
D Danielsson, a rancher near Woodlawn, jingled a coin, a pocket knife and a dynamite cap in his trousers pocket when the cap exploded. He suffered serious lacerations to his hand and leg.
The piece blends theater ads for Moore Louise Tanning Halkas Princess and vaudeville at Pantages Orpheum Grand with a Seattle lodge meeting at Bagtes Hall where State President Lincoln Davis will be initiated. Also notes St James cathedral hall opening March 17 and obituary for Mary Calhoun at Mount Pleasant cemetery. A wireless station at Fort Sam Houston shows 2000 mile reception.
King Edward L Webster hosted a July 1911 Arctic club banquet for Seattle's royal court. Toasts reflected on Potlatch past and future, and Queen Daphne Pollard received a royal toast amid lively celebration with totem poles as decor.
Peter Sharp faced a divorce action in Pittsburg Kansas after attempting to live with two wives. He had separated from his first wife Catherine during the Chicago fire and later married Delia Sharp thirty years after the separation. Delia did not appear in court as the suit was dismissed.
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