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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1912

Page

6

Prince Flora the Small Boy Monkey Statue on Stage

Flora, billed as Prince Flora at Meeks Theatre, is described as a chimpanzee performing movements of a small boy. The act shows him dressing, eating with utensils, riding a bicycle, and reacting with signaled emotions. Observers note human-like eyes and a suggestion of a missing link, ending with his fate as a small boy until he dies.

de Flora Meeks Theatre Prince Flora Theodore Flora

Milkmen's Ball Ends With Respectful Toasts and Dance

Local milkmens annual Milk Wagon Drivers union gathering ended with dances and pardons for late visits. Fragments describe wives, Beattie businessmen, and a celebratory mood after a night of two-step and waltz. The ship J J Logsio ran aground at Point Arguelio and is a total loss, crew saved. Camino is helpless off Hecuba Head with tugs en route.

San Francisco J. J. Logsio Point Arguelio Camino Hecuba Head

Mayor touts fire department reform at large meeting

In a crowded gathering, Mayor Cot A urged support for a new financing plan aimed at improving firefighter conditions and efficiency. He argued the system costs about $2 annually per $2,000 of value, calling it the most economical long term and saying Seattle should prove its practicality to benefit thousands of firemen.

Cot A Seattle

Four Collisions Reported In City This Morning

Police logged four crashes involving autos and a street car. J R Sterrett’s auto collided with a Reliable Transfer wagon at 20th Avenue and Denny Way. the wagon sustained minor damage while the auto was badly damaged. Belmont hotel driver Ralph Chapin struck Miss Simmons at Pike and Bixby, knocking her down but she was not hurt. M Kobayashio, driving a wagon of vegetables, was hit at Jackson and Tenth, bruised and taken to hospital after tipping onto the curb. J Yamamoto, a Drexel’s cafe worker, was struck by a Mt Baker Park car at Eighth and Jackson.

J. R. Sterrett 20Th Ay Denny Way Ralph Chapin Belmont Hotel Miss Simmons Pike St Bixb Av Pike At

Stammerers Class Opened at Broadway High School

Classes for stammerers will be organized next Monday afternoon at Broadway High School under Mr. O. H. Ennis. Superintendent asks all pupils who need correction of stammering to attend. Mr. Bants will arrange the course.

Broadway High School O. H. Ennis

Turkish advance through Juma Pass toward Sofia

A Constantinople message says Turkish forces push through Juma Pass toward the Bulgarian capital Sofia and advance via Tumrush toward Philippopola. Sofia reports Bulgarian forces have captured Turkish towns Tzarevoselo and Gornadsumala in eastern Rumelia.

Vienna Juma Pass Sofia Tumrush Philippopolla Rumelia Constantinople Tzarevoselo Gornadsumala

Bulgarian Troops Take Mustapha Pasha Frontier Town

A Sofia dispatch reports Bulgarian forces occupied Mustapha Pasha on the Oriental railroad and killed or captured several hundred Turks during the action.

Bu Apest Mustapha

Girl Cowpunchers to Show Here at Madison Park

A crowd of cowboys and riders from Calgary and Pendleton arrives for a Wild West show tomorrow at Madison Park staged by Rose Wentworth Carr. Riders include the Bose brothers Frank and Hazel Walker and others. Misa Carr is noted as the world’s reigning bareback champion. Hazel Barclay of Castle Rock identifies Mrs. Mabel Schobe’s body found in the bay and plans funeral services.

Calgary Hazel Barclay Castle Rock Waeh Seattle Mabel Schobe Bay

Hellingham Line Changes Directors and Seattle Offices

The Hellingham Day and Pritted Columbia route was yesterday formally taken over by the directors of the Chicago Milwaukee and Pu ne Sound. The Hellingham line will have a new board of directors and have offices in Seattle.

Hellingham Columbia Road Chicago Milwaukee Pune Sound Seattle

Notice to Electors Beattie City Fire Department Ordinance

Notice to electors under city ordinance 80038 for Beattie, adopted 1918, relating to management and operation of the Beattie Fire Department. Provisions split into day and night platoons with specific hours, health housing, and enforcement. Public vote to ratify later scheduled. publication date September 27.

Beattie Aald City Council Beattice Seattle Ginesone Ayers Mereth J. P. Agnew McReay Ordin

Real estate and trades offered in Seattle area markets

A collage of ads lists acres north of the city for 260 to 750 per acre, farms near Granite Falls, Kirkland, and Poulsbo for sale on easy terms, plus trades including a blacksmith shop and various cottages. Brokers Merritt Realty and Britt Realty Co advertise exchanges and property near New York Block and Pacific Highway.

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