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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1907
Page
8
Humane Society members vote to purchase a camera and hire an official photographer to document animal abuse. Pending inquiries into Holy Rollers alledged cruelty against children found unfounded. health department to inspect. City boards urged to reconsider asphalt pavement use on Bil streets.
Marie Cahill wrote and will sing I Love You In My Dum-Dum Way in Marrying Mary at the Grand the-La for three nights. The number drew a sensation in the east and is praised as equal to her prior hits Nancy Brown The Bamboo Tree The Congo Love Song and My Hottentot.
Seattle churches plan joint Thanksgiving services by district with no denomination divide. Downtown offerings at Plymouth Congregational and First Presbyterian include Dr M A Matthews and Dr W A Spalding preaching. Capitol Hill and Queen Anne hosts list multiple churches with varied pastors and a 10 30 am start at First Protestant M E.
Paris dispatch reports the Lisbon municipal guard commander resigned citing insufficient forces to quell disturbances. The king authorized clearing reserves and empowered the commandant, who then withdrew the resignation.
A report from United Press notes the body of Leb Besshauser, 27, was found in Pendleton Oregon in what police describe as a suicide. Investigators are reviewing circumstances surrounding the death.
A horse buyer was found hanging from a girder in the grandstand at the football park by football player Cress Sturgis.
Detroit reports actress Eva Tanquay has canceled vaudeville shows and left for New York to undergo throat surgery, prompting admission of medical necessity and impact on performances.
The State Bank of Seattle reports many new savings accounts this week. It urges every depositor to earn money on their funds, noting 4 percent interest on savings. Corner First Ave. and Yesler Way.
Giuliette de Riso a nine year old prodigy from Milan will visit the United States this winter as the star of a major Italian company led by Leoncavallo. Her mother Carolina Bonfigdooli is a prominent Italian actress and her father a renowned comedian. Born into theater she learned roles from rehearsals and has impressed audiences in Milan Cairo and Europe.
Construction of the new Columbia River bridge at Wenatchee Washington progresses toward completion with traffic expected by year’s start. The steel spans grow from both banks toward a central meeting point as workers finalize assembly. Many passengers await steamship departures in New York for holiday travel.
Turkeys available at 18 to 25 cents per pound with geese around $2 for 10 to 11 pounds. Flowers offered below local florists quotes. A busy market day expected tomorrow as stalls fill and vendors prepare. Prices listed include produce, fruits, nuts, and flowers with various per unit and per basket costs.
Woodland Park Poultry Yards offers eyes and poultry with city sales rooms at 1809 Arcade Way. Phones Main 918 and Ind 5286 listed. Eggs come from their own ranch and are advertised to readers.
In Louisville Kentucky union workers at Louisville Railway voted to call off a strike affecting 760 employees. The move followed a night of voting with no条件 set, as participants acknowledged the action and the stoppage ended without conditions. Also noted is Mrs Cobden Sanderson arriving from Europe aboard the Philadelphia to lecture on the suffrage movement in England.
The secretary of the treasury sent a check for 19800 to the United States district attorney at Beattie to cover the cost of a waste disposal project for a public building to be erected at Bellingham, Washington, D. C.
Amusements note that A Night in Hoherla will be repeated tonight at the Grand. M re Capi with Eugen Cowles and a New York company arrives tomorrow for four performances of Marrying Marty. Max Firman stars in The Man on the Box for a full week at the Grand.
A busy week at city venues features The Royal Chef finishing the week at the fientth while The Reb licking Girls and a musical comedy play to a prolonged New York run. The Octoroon runs all week at Third Avenue as Married Life previews next week.
The stock company will begin a week long presentation of The Ensign at Lola’s after a brief run of The Nominee. The curtain rises on a period piece set to run through the week with local cast and venue.
The Coliseum presents eight headliners including Sota from the Hippodrome New York the Two Marconia electrical artists the Gaiety Quartette and other acts. The Star-Continuous vaudeville tomorrow Fiddle Dom-Dee and five more. The Lyric-Vaudeville features moving pictures and an illustrated song by Ada Gautier.
New Weather Observer B. Whitler reached Port Townsend today and will proceed to Tatoosh to relieve Observer Hobba as the weather reporting team shifts. Fountain withdraws from Socialist council race, leaving the ticket with one candidate. The notice also mentions a financial summary of a reserve fund in New York with paid up capital of 1,000 and net surplus of 54,000.
New York Nov 27 The Duchess of Marlborough and Mrs Clarence Mackay toured the Tombs prison in New York with Warden Flynn and the matron Mrs Flynn. The visitors compared the Tombs with English jails noting its cleanliness and mailed letters privacy. Harry Thaw was in the yard during the tour and remarks on his identity varied by account.
North Yakima Nov 27 Joseph Flannery accused of killing his wife near Toppenish in July and attempting suicide after. Jury impaneling process underway as trial readiness grows.
Local gallery at the Colman Building offers artistic photographs at reasonable prices with discount coupons available.
In Olympia on November 27, the supreme court affirmed the King County superior court ruling in the case of J. Connard Reiff, the plaintiff. The details indicate Flannery entered a plea of mental irresponsibility as part of the proceedings.
Warm homes easier to heat with a furnace promotion from G H Woodhouse and Co at 112 University Street. The sale price is listed as 65 dollars.
A court decision confirms the trustees to hold the Street Methodiat church property and quiets title in the respondent. The case involves Peter J. Leuke and others with petitions for pardon and potential forgery claims amid a contested board action.
National Municipal League held its annual meeting in Providence with Attorney General Hona re-elected president. Officers elected included Portland vice president Thomas a Portland and Willard lon Angeles Brainerd Beattie and others serving on the executive committee.
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