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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1901
Page
3
Stine the newly appointed matron describes her efforts to shelter and place unaccompanied homeless girls. She monitors trains at the depot and routes them to rooms and employment while awaiting their mothers or proper guardians. She cites observing groups and intervening to prevent predatory approaches as she carries out protective duties.
A damaged OCR recipe lists ingredients and instructions for strawberry shortcake. It mentions flour, salt, cream, sugar, milk, berries, butter, and baking in a greased pan, then assembling by layering shortcake with cream. The text is garbled with misspellings and incomplete quantities.
City council meeting ends with no debate as members kill the pro liquor license ordinance. A draft bill to fix license fees at 456 dollars is rejected.
In Pa on May 11 a diverse crowd including parents and grandparents gathered as Father Curran led pledges of abstinence. A large parade followed through city streets, while Curran and clergy celebrate the success and anticipate more pastors joining the pledge effort.
The University social scene featured students from California athletes and track team members at the Queen Anne club. The afternoon program included dances with a waltz and two-step, while a later event at the University dormitory is planned for Washington tonight.
The Bearta will depart the drydock at Tacoma after finishing touches and head to Siberia to load reindeer for Alaska near Nome. Quarantine officer Dr. Foster requires yellow flags and port inspection for Alaska steamers due to smallpox in Sitka and overall outbreaks among indigenous groups. Lt Johnson arrives from Newark to command the Scout at Friday Harbor as the Capital City takes over the Olympia Seattle Tacoma route aboard the Olympian.
The rate war to southeastern Alaska continues with reports of further smelting activity. Steamboat men met yesterday to resolve issues but could not reach an understanding.
A. D. Mulvey HM R Wilson and Co EK Sargent, directors of the Mt. St. Elias Fish Packing Co, departed on the steamer Bertha for Yakutat Alaska to supervise wharf construction and plant improvements.
The Bayard Veiller drama No Nathan Hale blends comedy and tragedy with a dramatic last act. Howard Kyle and Alice Adams portray Hale and his love, amid praise for the Frawley company and Seattle’s support for high quality drama.
Heavy plot lines promise time consuming performances as Mr Frawley and Mies Van Buren take leading roles in a repertory run. Mies Van Buren shines in Ma dame Bans Gene while Charles Erin Verner’s company headlines Houdeault’s Arran Na Pogue, introducing Irish characters to the audience.
The text outlines characters contrasting a faithful light hearted peasant with noble figures and a harsh class known as the process servers. Women in the company are set to shine in their various roles showcasing talent and versatility.
A City Street Committee meeting resulted in referring the Queen Anne avenue cement sidewalks and plank roadway proposal to a special committee. An ordinance to spend 225 dollars for plank paving was amended to 400 dollars and urged for immediate passage.
Artah Na Pogue offers Miss Ida Marcone a life changing role in Mire Maude Miller’s Faltering Fanny Powers. Vernon company debuts Current Cash at Third Avenue theater with many novel melodrama elements unseen before. Afterward Hal Reid’s Roanoke closes the week, praised for its Old Virginia life setting.
Readable text notes stock reduction to clear pattern that may be in fashion at 1409 Becond Ave and 1107 Second Clare. Mentions Cline's Diano house Callen M.D. Pease-Jonhneon Co for Walnte and efirte.
Y M C A directors weigh enlargements to add space across departments with emphasis on the gymnasium. Daily arrivals of new members and transfers push total membership toward 800. the association seeks solutions to accommodate growth.
Supt. of Streets Little appoints CP. Tatro as an additional street and sewer inspector. The selection comes from civil war era eligibles, including J. Mt Pe, Charles A. Upper, and Bine Welf.
The death of A R B Gray 69 at his Mercer Street residence follows paralysis with a Michigan birth. He leaves a widow two daughters and a son. Funeral from Mutterworth chapel Sunday May 12 at 2 00 PM. Rose Hoffer 26 died at 806 Firet Avenue and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery after a Church of Our Lady of Good Help service.
Washington May 11 High school cadets held a review and sham battle at the Washington monument. Wu Ting Fang Jr the son of the Chinese minister stood firm defending the American flag unit while his mother Mrs Wu watched from her automobile and then ferried him home. The parade followed to the armory on Pennsylvania avenue led by the Marine Band.
In New Haven on May 11 Mrs Ante Marta Rathbun was found guilty of poisoning her husband by poison placed in coffee she served to boarder J. Hart who drank it. Rathbun and Hart were convicted of criminal intimacy after the husband’s death. Rathbun fainted when the verdict was pronounced.
The remains of Robert N Pollock who died by his own hand at a York hotel were shipped to his former home in Cleveland last evening. Prices on fine paper hangings offered by Christopher Bros and Paint Co are advertised with contact details and locations in the city.
An old newspaper fragment lists Colgate Toilet Water in various sizes priced around 1 to 1.5 dollars, along with Wrights and Palmer extracts and other brands like Lazel and Nicksecker. The ad reads as a catalog of beauty and scent products with unit prices and vague descriptors.
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