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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
7
The readable fragments indicate a sports tee time note or listing with numbers 150 178 and names or codes Lad Yy Bree. Details are sparse, but the item appears to record scheduled tee times or scores for a week one event.
United Press ledes report from San Francisco that strike conditions on Harriman Lines in the West form the core of Secretary Scott's briefing. It notes depleted shops in Wyoming and Nebraska, foremen and superintendents taking striker duties, with seven engines dead in Laramie and passenger trains delayed up to five hours. Milford says two limited trains to be discontinued. Fresno reports all trains late and no work by strikebreakers.
In Toledo Ohio on October 12 the General Electric and 35 electrical supply firms withdrew answers to the government suit claiming an illegal combination. Judge Killite ruled many acts illegal and ordered GE and subsidiaries to dissolve, setting future conduct rules.
A musical tea at Mrs. John W. Considine’s home netted a sum for the Caulldren's Day Nursery fund. Signor Franco Miss Rice and local performers entertained, with engagements by Signor Gogorsa Mme Emma Eames and others including the Two Roses from the Empress theatre and Miss Florence Considine.
Union men in Seattle plan to recruit 15 000 members and 7 000 housewives to buy union labeled products. A card label league will be organized to missionary among members with Mrs Rose B Moore of Spokane as state organizer meeting local leaders and mass meeting scheduled to discuss steps.
Lowman President J D Lowman honored as head of the new Chamber of Commerce at its first meeting. He sought relief from duties but nominations closed and he was unanimously chosen. C B Vandell elected secretary with J F Douglas and Edward F Sweeney as vice presidents and Ralph S Stacy as treasurer.
Health ad claims instant relief and permanent cure for piles with a free trial package mailed in plain wrapper. It promises many cases cured without further treatment and urges avoiding surgery and doctor bills.
In Lacrosse Wisconsin Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines a man one cent after a guilty verdict for mailing a bill in a transparent envelope. The case follows his $29 million altitude record fine against the 8.0 Co. and marks a new minimal punishment record.
The piece notes coffee costs climb for Seattle housewives while production and roasting profits remain steady. It attributes the price increase to a manipulator and cites an average 5 cent rise per pound over recent weeks, affecting morning, midday, and evening meals.
Tacoma marks the first Columbus day in the state with a community event at the high school. Gov. Hay and Rep. Warburton will speak as the Knights of Columbus and Italian societies coordinate the festivities. Banks and the post office close in observance.
Governor Hay announced the selection must be a lifelong dedicated public servant, capable of withstanding future political substitutions. Seattle forms a commission to investigate the white plague at the request of commercial clubs, the Anti Tuberculosis league, and the King County Medical association. The panel includes Dr. J. E. Crichton A. B. Stewart Leo Kohn Alan Pale and Rev. J. E. O'Brien. first meeting set for next Monday.
A garbled OCR shopping list mentions bottle catsup at 26¢ small cans, salad oil, cocoa, macaroni, walnuts, cheese types including Sippy and Young American cream brick, peanut butter, crab apple jelly, jack cheese, ham creamers, hominy, Tokay grapes, Yakima potatoes, cabbage, bananas, cucumbers, lamb cuts, rib roast, bacon, and pork products with various price hints.
An advertising blurb touts Knowlton's Danderine as a 25 cent bottle that stops hair loss and itching, cleanses dust and oil, and supposedly doubles hair beauty in minutes with promises of new soft hair growth after weeks of use. It targets dull, brittle, or thinning hair and claims scalp purification.
Edw. Hines, named as a collector slush fund figure, met secretly with the senatorial investigating committee for about half an hour. The session aimed to shield Lorimer inquiry factions, with Hines slipping in and out through side entrances. Former State Representative Shepard testified that Geo Alscher of Aurora asked him to back Lorimer if Beckett and Richards would not get posts.
An essay argues personal liberty is essential in marriage. It condemns spying and constant control by spouses, urging mutual freedom and self-respect. Without a great mutual love, the marriage bond harms the soul. Slavery within marriage is a crime.
Eight indictments accuse Tacoma officials of padding the 1930 census count from 116000 to 83743. Guy E B Kelly denies fraud. A W McKean, a special agent, fled the country after charges. Investigators plan to pursue other enumerators if they testify.
News from Hankow reports rebels controlling almost all of Nupeh province and planning to topple the Manchu dynasty. A high ranking Chinese general confirms most provincial troops have joined the revolt, marking the era’s most serious uprising since the Taiping rebellion.
Mrs John Howe wife of Prof John Rowe of the Easton High School was injured when a .1 caliber revolver shell exploded after she threw it into the fire with sweepings. She was sweeping a bedroom at her home when the incident occurred and may be destroyed.
Thousands of cob webs drifted across Junction City Kansas after noon with winds from the southwest. The webs rose high in the air from twenty to two hundred feet and many spiders could be seen clinging to the threads as brown webs tornado the sky.
New York man Patrick Averill climbed on his apartment roof after finding a locked door to reach his newborn child. He dropped through a ventilator five stories to the ground and died.
Revolt forces in Hankow Han Yang area gain full control of the native quarter and recruit heavily. Native banks refuse government notes and rebels issue paper currency. Threats of instant death issued to anyone interfering with foreigners. In New York Standard Oil case Licht owes 769.61 and has 13.04 in savings, court orders recovery.
A company with $500,000 assets offers 7 percent interest and two thirds of net profits for 160 acres in 80 debenture bonds of 100 each. The plan promises land care, guaranteed profit, and a chance to join with prior work on 600 acres of orchard land.
The notice asks who makes this offer and states 480 $100 debentures will go on sale Monday the 16th at 9 a.m. It directs readers to call Moses Coulee Fruell Land Co. at 3046 Boston Elk. Main 496 or Ind. 437 for details and to view the illustrated folder, with displays at 1330 First Ave and 1023 Third Ave.
Short, garbled classified style text lists a brown short-haired female puppy in need of a home. It includes scattered contact cues, partial addresses, and mentions of funeral notices and local services amid fragmented lines and stray numbers.
Large classified listing offers numerous farms and ranches for sale or on terms near Seattle, Kirkland, and Puget Sound. Highlights include 20 acre to 40 acre tracts with water, buildings, and railroad access, several 25 to 80 acre parcels, and multiple buyer incentives. Local real estate firms Burke Farrar and Jackson Knighton advertise opportunities with down payments and monthly terms.
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