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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1911
Page
9
More than 2,000 women gathered at Lois theatre seeking Daphne Pollard's surprise party free with Star coupons. The venue held 1,200, leaving 800 disappointed. Manager Inverarity offered balcony seats via Star coupons for Saturday and Tuesday matinees to ensure all readers see the show.
Holt and Jeffery received a contract to dig nearly a mile of the Lake Washington canal from the Fremont spillway toward Salmon Bay. About 267000 cubic yards of dirt will be moved under the project.
A Seattle committee led by J F Douglas formalized plans for a first annual carnival of boosting to attract tourism. Directors include A F Douglas president Metropolitan Building Co Howard Elliott VP Northern Pacific J D Hoge secretary Union Savings & Trust Co H R Williams president Chicago Milwaukee Pacific coast lines and other business leaders. In Kansas City a man laments his missing daughter Myrtle who ran away with a young man she knew.
Reynolds County authorities tracked the escapee known as Kid McCullough alias J H Hall alias Bob Kennedy alias Wm J Major the Red Sweater Kid from King County Jail to Denver and New Mexico. A wax lock impression enabled him to depart with a boy named George L Cole on February 16. Special Agent Warren traced him to Denver before losing the trail. A letter seeking his trunk under the Major alias prompted New Mexican officers to arrest him when he called for mail at the trap.
Rome faces potential riots as Rome street railway workers refuse higher pay and threaten to strike on Sunday. Turin exposition workers and state railway staff also threaten action. The pope calls Jubilee a time of mourning and cholera spreads in the south. Rising living costs may push Italy toward famine and bankruptcy. In Vancouver Washington Edwin and Henry Goodwin ages 9 and 13 died from alleged ptomaine poisoning after eating Chinese noodles.
Local ad notes That F W Stevenson Co buys and sells stocks on commission in all markets. Savoy Theatre will show Ogallalah Sunday for one day only. Stevens Cafe offers full course chicken dinners on Sundays from noon. Pinella the Tabor at 705 First Ave sells well fitting clothes in style and quality at reasonable prices.
Edward Goggins, a former Alaskan, was found not guilty of first degree murder in Judge Ronald's court after claiming self-defense in the shooting of William Marka following a dispute over cards on December 28. The jury deliberated for two hours before the verdict.
Former Bishop J. B. Edmonson must surrender the houseboat at the foot of 36th Ave on Lake Washington. his wife to occupy it under a court order. Edmonson, now a Great Northern sleeping car porter, began divorce proceedings claiming bishop status in Illinois Kansas and Missouri. wife Tommie Zenla Edmonson accuses him of cruelty including striking her with a wooden box.
Hoffman Cloak and Suit Co announces drastic reductions to clear a surplus stock of women’s and misses’ garments. New York Philadelphia and Chicago buyers overestimated Eastern market strength, prompting heavy discounts on suits coats skirts dresses and accessories. Prices drop from high values to deep sale figures to stimulate spring and summer purchases.
Fragmentary OCR note outlines a land sale or sale offer near Columbia involving 25 acres. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or full details.
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