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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1911
Page
7
Immense audience hears Gipsy Smith denounce fashionable churches and divorce rates. He engages 7500 listeners with a direct appeal, leading a 500-strong chorus under Rev. Ralph Atkinson. Local committee notes daily cost of 755 dollars and Sunday collections of 453 dollars.
Mayor Dilling schedules a joint meeting with the board of public works and city council for Tuesday afternoon next week to discuss the construction of the big Cedar River dam.
The Los Angeles Times explosion trial of James B. McNamara earned a victory for the prosecution as Judge Bordwell ruled jurors may hold opinions about the cause of the blast without bias if not tied to guilt. Defense argued any opinion should disqualify jurors, but the court allowed opinionated jurors with limits. The panel will likely be drawn from rural county outlying areas as many locals express views.
In a Seattle noon bustle a small boy about five is helped into a restaurant after his cry echoes along the street. A waitress hears him and offers aid, turning a sudden moment into a remembered kindness amid a busy day.
A girl consoles a boy after his nose is bloodied by sharing a big banana. The kindness eases his pain and humiliation, and he mouths thanks with a fruit filled mouth before slipping away.
In Boise Idaho on October 23, Commo dore Gary, 60, shot his wife with a shotgun in the morning, then killed himself by shooting at a wall. Neighbors were told to call officers after the fatal act. No motive was given. A streetcar delay occurred when a Union Transfer wagon blocked traffic on Prefontaine Place for about 15 minutes.
United Press reports aviator Robert G. Fowler resumed his coast to coast flight from near Banning California when his engine failed at about forty feet. He landed safely and dispatched a telegram to Yuma Arizona requesting a new motor. The accident is expected to delay him about two days.
Chief Bannick says he will retain Officer Bianchi despite the Friday shooting of Frank Harris. He asserts Bianchi acted to stop a thief, believing the act was in the line of duty. Harris lay dead at Butterworth morgue pending further proceedings.
Poet and humorist Wallace Bruce Amabary will headline an evening at the university auditorium tomorrow, presented by the Lyceum lecture course after Df Murdock and Senator Chamberlain.
A dirt car at the Dearborn Street regrade site struck Carlo Boluce 31, a contractor for Whiley. He died at Seattle General Hospital after being struck at 7:45 AM and lived at 1333 Sturgis Road. The incident left a widow and two bereaved children.
A fragmented page shows listings from Westlake Market and Public Market with various prices for lemons, rice, butter, cheese, eggs, meat, vegetables, beans, and staples. Items include salmon, lamb, pork, bread, lard, walnuts, and flour priced per pound or per sack, indicating a broad local produce and grocery sale catalog.
A narrator recalls visiting Miss Green and learning her brother from Duvall had failed to sell his farm. The Star newspaper leads to a Seattle reader noticing the farm tale and sending a reporter, who confirms the brother has sold out, is sick, and will spend the winter with Miss Green. The speaker regrets not asking for a tatting pattern.
Classified notices advertise matrimonial services and a wide array of housing and land offers around Kirkland and Seattle. Listings include a marriage bureau free to women, a widowed American seeking a gentleman, room and board options, furnished apartments, and multiple land and acreage deals with prices and terms. Local transport links Madison electric car and Kirkland ferry are noted for property viewings.
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