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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1915
Page
6
The report lists stalls 16 through 72 at a public market featuring dried apples, fresh milk, butter, eggs, meats, and cheeses from many vendors. Notable items include Yakima potatoes, freeh egae, fresh churned butter, various cuts of beef, lamb, pork, and a range of cheeses including Edam and Swiss, with special pricing and ticket offers noted.
Tuesday night’s charity performance of The Vaeslys Show directed by the Catholic Reformation league at the Moore drew a large Seattle audience. The evening featured music dance and patter with no plot and every number earning an encore. Kathron Wilson Everett Hove and Mrs Alexander Pantaces shone with violin and stage presence. proceeds support the league’s charitable work.
Report by Puget Round Traction Light and Power Co. for the Northwest system including two interurban lines shows 1914 net income of 4 769 288 dollars with operating expenses of 3 329 355 dollars. Preferred stock dividends were six percent.
Theodore Cath akes, a jitney bus driver, reported tampering with his vehicle this week. He told police he suspects a plot after discovering a punctured tire and attempts to blow up the machine during separate incidents near Third and Upion.
Tributes rise in Trinidad as John R. Lawson, labor leader, faces life imprisonment for Nimmo mine guard murder. Women from diverse backgrounds rally, recalling his protection of workers during the deadly Las Animas County clash and pleading for courage. Pearl Jolly among those who met President Wilson.
Senator Weeks urges learning from the European war to shape U S naval policy and reserve army size. He notes submarines’ rising utility and praises Bremerton yard, while criticizing Wilson era policies and calling for protective tariffs amid treasury concerns. He leaves the city after addressing the Young Men’s Republican club.
At a Labor temple meeting yesterday afternoon 80 members signified intent to apply for jitney bus bonds. Bonds will be issued by Walker Insurance Bond Co with offices in the Smith building. Applications may be made at the company's office.
The 1915 city directory issued by R L Polk & Co estimates Seattle's population at 304 926, about 20 000 below the U S census figure of 321 931. The estimate multiplies 135 626 names by 2 percent to account for women and children not named.
J. Jackson a black man, held 60 days in the county stockade for vagrancy, was ordered to sign a stamp pulling contract. He reportedly balked, writing a letter to Jailer Halley saying he would not pull stamps because they are hard to pull and make him sick, signing as J. Jackson.
Sentenced to six months in Alameda County Jail after returning from Seattle where he fled under indictment for using the mails to advertise a fake medical concern.
The Public Service Commission will hold a Seattle hearing Monday at the Chamber of Commerce rooms on re routing the 23rd age line. A Tuesday session will review the city's transfer exchange request across all car lines. On May 27 the commission will address the Wallingford avenue and North 40th shuttle re routing proposal.
A lifeboat from the liner Lusitania, picked up off Eastnet, contained the bodies of four women and two children who had died of exposure. The telegram said the boat was floating upright and in good condition.
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