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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1911
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes show a likely report about a person named Py Wore being examined in relation to a state investigation. The text also references tensions with the public authorities and possible national or regional context, but the readable content remains incomplete.
A humorous verse fragment references harem skirts and a barbed wire fence. The note mentions military activity and new generals. The first edition of Izaak Walton’s The Compleat Angler sold for 3500 dollars, with a playful line about bait the sum would buy.
Reports from Dr. A J Steelman on the first year of the local Society for the Friendless. Tremayne Dunstan to preach nightly at Keystone Congregational church next week with a Claude Madden directed chorus. The Holy City to be sung at Plymouth Congregational church. Parewell sermons at Mt. Baker Park Presbyterian and Interbay Presbyterian. Layman missionary conference prep in Pirot Presbyterian. Lumbermen from across the state visit Seattle for the season. Special Sunday services at First Christian church with Dr. Garvin address. Bethany Presbyterian orchestra, led by Walter Whittlesey, to give extra program tomorrow night.
March 23 article notes London population of 26 932 with Trafalgar Square and Nelson column. Describes city proper area, commuters, double decker buses, scarce street cars, then hints at moving to Paris as a bigger playground city.
Labor notes announce its first annual ball next Thursday at Baglee's on Seventh Avenue and Pine. Eight hour day refinements spread to Seattle shops. T H Bolton leads Bakers union organizing in North Yakima and Aberdeen. J Allen Smith to speak on Municipal Government. Waitresses union weighs new eight hour wage scale. In Oakland a contested divorce sees Charles Grass accusing R D Finnie of party and social misdeeds toward Wanda Grass. 24 Sacramento witnesses attend the court.
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