Fauntleroy protest over crowded car line complaints
Local attorney D. J. McCarthy forwards a letter to The Star detailing crowded Fauntleroy car line conditions during peak hours. He argues Seattle Electric Co. neglects service, harming women and children with jammed aisles and unsafe boarding. Public protest to city officials is urged.
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Fauntleroy Park
Thia Ine
Seattle Electric Company
D. J. McCarthy
Fauntleroy Line
Mr. Carthy
Mr. McCarthy
Boston
Seattle Electric Co
Paunt Lerey
Undefined legal duteroimt passes in Ayte Yeon case
A fragment notes a man bestowing a legal duteroimt in a unique Ayte Yeon related matter. The wording suggests a formal attestation and a duration of over a dozen years observed by the involved party. Additional context is unavailable from the fragment.
New Shoplifting Schemes Baffle NYC Stores
Detectives in New York department stores identify two new shoplifting schemes used by socially prominent women. One hides items under tight garters and skirts to slip past rubber bands guarding jewelry. The other conceals rings in a hollow slipper heel filled with beeswax, allowing a quick exit before reclaiming the ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Special Service
New York
Seattle Symphony ends season with tribute at Moore Theatre
Hearty applause marked the Seattle Symphony Orchestra season finale at Moore Theatre. Director Michael Kogrize and the musicians were honored with a silver loving cup and a scarf pin amid praise from Charles Spooner. The 1907 1908 season closes with Pilgrim's Chorus and Tauhauser overture, plus Schubert's unfinished Symphony in B minor and Weber selections.
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Seattle
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Moore Theatre
Michael Kegrize
Sydney Brown
Kogrize
Seattle Symphony Orchestra Society
Charles P. Spooner
United States
Pilgrim's Chorus
Ladies G A A notes and school dances at Junction hall
The Ladies G A A of Hallard host senior and alumni dances at Junction hall in May. Bal lard High School holds its first senior dance May 29. A reception for the Federated City Club follows a monthly meeting at Columbia hall. Hazel Smith and Gertrude Schmidt give a program at Columbia hall. Alpha club hosts a Monday afternoon on Higher Thought and Talent Investment. Rainier street lists and a talk by EB Backus highlight events. The Nat naturalists mark Darwin’s centennial with AAAS in Baltimore.
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Ballard High School
Junction Hall
Mallard
Schubert Club
Federated City Clube
Columbia Hall
Mise Hazel Smith
Plannet
Gertrude Schmidt
Mise Smith
Mee Fiddel
East Decayway
Alpha Club
Preachers Not Afraid to Talk Actors Fill the Pulpit
In New York Rev. Walter Heatley ministers to a shift in clerical recruiting from the stage. Bishop Potter leads the Actors' Church alliance formed in 1889 as pastors lament lack of candidates. Bentley aims to convert actors to ministry, citing a veteran comedian who left the stage at 56 to join the pulpit.
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New York
Potter
Actors’ Church Alliance
Walter KE. Bentley
Church of Ascension
Brooklyn
Episcopal
Walter E. Heatley
Church of the Ascemian
Heatley
Bentley
John
Dowie Kissed by Sybil Peterson in Muskegon Court Row
Gladstone Dowie, son of the late church overseer, was kissed by Sybil Peterson after a court awarded her 60 for domestic services. The incident surprised Dowie who had vowed never to yield to a woman, and he left the courtroom angry and wary of further contact.
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Muskhgon
Mich
Gladstone Dowie
Christian Catholic Church
Sybil Peterson
Gladstone
Miss Peterson
Muskegon
Public Market displays by local ranchers on Saturdays
Saturday market scene shows full street of wagons from local ranchers with army wagons from Fort Lawton supplying Uncle Sam’s boys. Prices include lettuce 24t per bunch, rhubarb five pounds for 1c, cucumbers 1c each, celery plants 100 per dozen, chickens 18c per pound, apples and other produce listed with varied prices.
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Fort Lawton
Uncle Sam's
Jersey
Wholesale Smuggling of Chinese Discovered in Detroit
Detroit papers report a large scale smuggling operation involving three Canadian groups. Chinese nationals were allegedly hidden in freight cars and ferries, then moved across the Detroit River and onward toward Chicago with insider help. The scheme reportedly yielded substantial profits for Windsor residents and others. Piper & Taft advertise a new line of ladies' sweater coats.
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Detroit
United States
A Wholesale
Piper & Taft's
Battleships at Pier 2 Offer Daily Boat Trips
Ten round trips daily operate from Pier 2. Visitors can take a round trip and view battleships from the waterfront.
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Pier 2
Ose
Dixonia Proposal Seeks Pole Region Rail Route
Dr W Dixon of Homerville Texas pitches a plan to build a steel cylinder railroad to the North Pole, lighting and ventilating chambers with electric motors to shuttle trains. He claims the pole country offers varied climates, rich resources, and a vacation paradise that could outpace Alaska and attract billionaires.
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C. H. Tavenner
Star Special Service
Washington
Pole Country
Dixon
Pole
Dixonia
United States
Mesala
Klondike
Congress
Uncle Sam
Bam
Met
Western Washington Sunday School convention closes with diplomas
The Western Washington Sunday School convention ended with 807 delegates registered and over 2 500 attendees across three sessions. Diploma recipients from Tacoma Puyallup Seattle and Tacoma were honored and Judge Wood was reelected president. Officers include Rev J H White and Rev J P D Lingh with a plan to expand departments and spend 6000. New Dutch minister J Loudon will succeed Van Swinderen in The Netherlands cabinet.
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Western Washington Sunday School Association
J. EB. Hood
Charlies Baly
Amy Mercer
H.C. Ewing
A. D. Strong
Mies Veronia Bathus
G. P. Crabb
A. Reeder
George Walters
Donald McKinnon
Charles Gehring
Mise Sadie Pearson
Tacoma
Lottie Giles
Mica Olive Stoleberger
Wil T. Henry
Puyallup
Flora Walker
Seattle
Tacoma Congregational Church
Judge Wood
W. D. Wood
J. H. White
J. P. D. Lingh
T. M. Gamble
Chester Thompson
Thomes KR. Kinney
Hellingham
J. A. Cathcart
V. K. Loose
Mra
F. J. Kerr
J. Loudon
Netherlands
Kent
Washington
KR. DeMarces van Swinderen
Luna Park Opens With Band Concerts and Attractions
Luna Park opens the season with a Melorn Fi lat Regiment band concert and daily free outdoor entertainment at 3 40 and 6 20 pm. Shows include Dare Devil James, Ratner's Tyrolean troupe, a 80 foot high dive, and Uncle Hyrum stunts. Manager Chae Looff invested $20 000 in improvements adding a vaudeville house and new garden cafe plus a Jungle theatre.
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Lam Park
Melern Fliat Regiment
Dare Devil James
Kirby
Uncle Hyrum
Ratner
St. Lois Fair
Chae. Looff
Frank Hall
Prof
Christensen
Local Firm Plans Build and Funding Details
A local firm outlines plans to establish offices in the building with expected costs around 250000 dollars. The project includes roadwork and utilities with a contract value near 176009 dollars. Community committees discussed the plan and approved initial steps before final work begins.
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MR. Merchant
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Vine Mise Schmidt
Venta
Oo Tach Woratt
Backus
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Even Tribune
Rainier Tell
American Society of Naturalieta
Charles Darwin
American Association For the Advancement of Science
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Pasitic & Ne Pert Co
Pure Law
Alwage
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Windsor
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Detroit River
Chicago
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Dixsonia
Land
North Pole
Associated Dentists
W. A. Moore
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Mra. T. BK. Werta
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Beattie
W. A. Spaulding
M. W. Miller
Louteville
First Ave
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Luna Park
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Olympia
Frank Hart
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Alma
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Hi. M. Herrin & Co
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Larson
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Miionon
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Aes Neuropathic
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Meter
Hyram
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Louis Fair
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Charles Looff
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