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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1904
Page
7
Captain N A Cates reports thieves have raided Ballard by stealing his new 12 by 4 foot tender boat built and launched at the dock. He values the craft at 90 dollars and offers 200 dollars reward for boat and thief. Cates is a well known local skipper and urges caution near Ballard.
Reports list an insane man in Wardner Idaho confined in Wallace jail, a government road survey from North Yakima to the Rataler forest, Lewiston carnival plans, diphtheria quarantine in Samoa, a fatal log accident near Orting, and other local items. Also notes a pioneer widow in Lewistown Idaho and a notable West migration to Woodlawn Oregon.
Anie state Old Man Khanish known as Blue Eagle, a lone Boomer Indian in Teton county Montana, lives with a trained moose named Bintame and harnesses it as a horse to haul wood and fetch groceries. He declines photographs, says a man dies after being photographed, and plans his neighbors to kill the moose when he dies.
Seattle theatergoers saw Rogers brothers in London a vaudeville comedy with lavish costumes and music yet weak jokes. Joseph Coyne stood out as an English fop though the part was borrowed. The show runs all week with melodrama at Third Avenue theater also drawing crowds.
The Two Orphans melodrama played at the Alcasar theater with the Redmond company delivering smoother staging and less pyrotechnics than usual. Clyde Granger stood out as Pierre Frochard the cripple, improving weekly and avoiding overacting. Alta Whipps was noted for her growing presence.
The run features Mitchell Ingraham as la Frochard and Ed Redmond delivering solid trade and character work. The blind girl appears in a better light than neval, while the production earns favorable mention for its overall interpretation.
Madrid May 2 court gossip says Alfonso will wed Princess Louisa of Orleans sister of Queen Amelia of Portugal and Alfonso's sister Maria Tereno to the crown prince of Portugal in a landmark royal arrangement.
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