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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
8
Seattle plans May sprinkling on streets with railway lines using two tank car sprinlters purchased last year. The city will extend coverage over time, starting with electric streetcar routes to reduce dust for residents and commuters. Sprinkling will require turnout ice and standpipes, with sites likely near Lake Union, Hallard, and southern districts.
Multiple Seattle clubs and societies announce meetings concerts and lectures this week. Items include Lady Elks BP O E meetings, Classic Culture Club at Wilcox residence, Seattle Women's Club discussions on Browning drama and Lenten lectures, D A R chapters and Alpha Club gatherings, and a Saint-Saens program by the Cycle Singers at the Columbia recital hall.
United Press reports a tramp colony at the corner of Lyons Summit and Gary in Chicago amid a fierce local option battle. Grand jury testimony describes eleven drinks daily, a place to sleep and idle card playing as tramps prepare for indictments against those who established the colony.
J. Wallace Lough of Fremont won the diamond medal offered by the W. C. T. U. for the best ovation to aid the temperance cause. The contest occurred last evening at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium with five contestants participating.
An oat old style beauty note reveals Miss Julia Marlowe’s famed complexion secret. The routine uses cold cream a Swedish pumice stone and ice to create a peachblow glow. Apply rub rinse repeat and finish with powder for protection against cold wind.
Two members of local building trades unions organize the Hunders Construction Company to operate in building construction with all workers being union members. Articles of incorporation filed at Olympia list C. E. Larsen John Emerson Albert P. Gibson A. E. Johnson A. B. Berg D. Carieon John Carlson C. Sachrivan August Forsell Phillip Carlson C. K. Holman and Ernest F. Hoglund as incorporators.
Lands platted by the state land commission under the A Y P C bills are open for entry and purchase. The aggregate value of these lands, including Lake Union shore lands, totals 1 180 911 86 dollars. Upland owners with preference rights may pay full value or contract with one third down and two annual installments at 6 percent interest. The tracts run from Laurethuret Point to the old city limits.
After a decisive election defeat the present government faced, Count Katsura is expected to be named prime minister by the mikado. He has previously held the office and is described as a brilliant, thoroughly modern statesman.
Albany reports shift in expert opinion as antirace track bill nears final rounds in the New York legislature. Opponents now bet on a Senate kill, amid rumors of a corruption fund raised by race track interests and bookmakers, possibly up to 200000 dollars.
Hoate operates ten daily departures from Pier 2 to the U S Navy yard, serving naval personnel and civilian travelers with schedule details remaining to be confirmed.
The San Francisco bar praises press freedom over fear of the state supreme court. A proposed resolution to shield justices from criticism after the Schmits case was defeated by an almost unanimous vote.
Washington dispatch reports anti Bryan Democrats claim the Denver convention cannot nominate Bryan. They invoke Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota and say they already hold three more votes than needed, without any southern delegates.
Stockholm March 21 The government prepares invitations to world nations to take part in a forestry exhibition in Stockholm in 1910 detailing the show and the plans now rapidly progress.
Seattle Star Exclusive Service reports Adeline Genee, the Danish dancer, captivating Broadway in The Soul Kies. Her stage presence outshines veteran prima donnas as she rises from a London debut ten years earlier to a leading role, signaling a striking ascent in American theater.
Mrs. Wm. Park wife of Rev. Wm Park pastor of the Asbury M. E. church Whitmanav and 40th at Fremont will occupy her husband’s pulpit tomorrow evening and speak on Profit and Loss.
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