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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
7
DePalma drove the 100 mile auto race in 1 hour 1 minute 1 second, a new world record for the distance. He also smashed the half distance record with 36 minutes 29 seconds, surpassing Teddy Teastoft’s prior marks.
The Northwest daily report lists winter wheat in Oregon at 102 percent, spring wheat at 100, Washington spring at 99 and fall at 100, with Idaho spring wheat rated at 99 percent. The summary notes Idaho, Oregon, and Washington show high crop conditions across the region.
Memorial Day services in Washington honored the Maine explosion victims. Taft and Michigan Senator Alden Smith spoke at the cemetery ceremony where small American flags marked each of the 1000 graves.
At least 80 people die in Hungary floods today as hundreds of peasants are swept away and thousands of acres of crops are ruined. The catastrophe adds to a growing list of fatalities from the disaster.
A skiff capsized on a river riverfront drowning a husband and wife along with a child named King. Levy of the Eugene Amusement Enter secured control of a theatre on Second. Levy circuit expands to Spokane and Noirth Yakima with new Seattle venues. A man Motta, 12, is reported dead from a gunshot in Cal.
Elman B Myers and Clarence J Bartlett, both under 21, say they perfected a wireless telephone on Manhattan rooftops. They demonstrated a 1900 mile link and heard each other clearly, envisioning future nationwide use with all systems.
Market notes list salmon trout, finnan haddie, pork products, black cod, peas, butter, cheese, onions, and various imported items. Prices include salmon bellies at 15 cents per pound and butter spreads, with teas and walnuts among daily offerings at the Washington market. Local producers and shops advertise fruit, spices, and seafood specials.
Translated readable portion indicates dairy product butter from Dons Creamery is referenced. No clear event, date, or organizational actions are found in the readable text.
Five hundred women at a Joliet opera house matinee panicked when a mouse appeared on stage. The heroine froze and the crowd of about six hundred stampeded, injuring several as they rushed for exits. The mouse escaped.
Classifieds announce job openings for wireless operators cooks and barbers, including training and pay. Real estate ads promote rentals, furnished rooms, and apartments in Seattle near Broadway and Yesler, plus an Olympic area group of homes and homestead relinquishment opportunities with prices and locations.
Multiple farm land notices describe 6 to 40 acre tracts with rich soil, deep subsoil, irrigation-free moisture retention, near towns, promising mills jobs, and easy terms. Prices range from $36 to $4,000 per acre with varied credits, water rights, and fruit and vine offerings. Listings include Yakima Prosser Maple Valley Auburn area prospects with live stock and improvement notes.
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