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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1916
Page
6
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Vaudeville bill at the Alhambra features Sophie Tucker backed by five instrumentalists with a claim to ragtime as classics, plus Bert Fitzgibbon and Cranberries sketches. Pan tages presents O Neal Wamsley and a large troupe with Raul Pereira’s violin sextette and other acts. The Orpheum offers The Trail of the Lonesome Pine with Charlotte Walker and cast. Palace hip showcases The Florence Troupe and more. Oak stages A Night on a Roof Garden with Monte Carter company and Dancing Chicks. Metropolitan debuts The Garden of Allah with desert vistas and staged drama.
A collection of reader letters discusses citizen duty against bootleggers and corrupt officials, urges reverence for the uniform worn by police when on duty, and queries about Queen Liliuokalani. Explanations cover Hawaiians dethronement, residence, and age, plus origins of the name Lilith and the term lullaby.
The Grand presents a varied Sunday bill with the Larson Duo in singing and violin, Richards and Malan in comedy, Scotty Prichard in dialect comedy, Van Horn and Ammoran roller skating novelty, plus Thomas and Kerr in a dance song and patter set. A photo program includes Poison Lips Mountain Tragedy and Ol Queller. Schumann-Heink to sing in Seattle on Friday November 17 under J W Sayre.
Chicago, Oct 28. Professor John Coulter of the University of Chicago says the fuzzy marsh plant typha may rival cotton. He notes Germans have made cloth from typha and believes it could be grown commercially cheaper and woven into cloth to lower living costs.
New York dispatch notes Broadway has lost its glitter as theaters and elite clubs move off the Great White Way for side streets and hotels. The era of Lillian Russell, Diamond Jim Brady, and Rector's fades as excavators reshape the area for a new subway and commerce.
Mayor Gill sent back two recently passed appropriation bills for council approval. One proposes 1400 dollars for a stenographer in the fire inspection bureau for fourteen months, with the mayor noting departments tend to request maximum help. The second veto blocks 935 dollars for improvements to the Washington gridiron, already costing 4000 dollars.
Pittsburg reports a looming iron ore shortage before spring as Great Lakes freighting slows with lake ice. Carriers have little time to build a reserve, rail rates will raise pig iron costs, and 65 million tons are needed to bridge to April navigation. Optimists fear boats cannot deliver enough ore to boost reserves to 60 million tons.
An old style advertisement touts Cascarets for liver and bowel cleansing. It promises relief from biliousness constipation headaches sour stomach and bad breath with gentle effects that do not shock the liver or upset the bowels. It also suggests giving Cascarets to sick children as safe for tender bowels.
The Argentine province of San Juan is said to host extensive coal deposits, though officials note the coal may not match Welsh quality. Experts have yet to test quality or size of the fields, but coal could aid Argentina’s development by providing cheaper fuel for industry.
New York observes the 160th founding anniversary of the Scotch Presbyterian church starting tomorrow. The event will review its long history dating back before the Revolution, with ministers and former parishioners planning to attend. It ranks as the city’s second oldest church after the First Church founded two centuries ago.
Edwin J. Bron challenges Lundin for King County prosecuting attorney. Bron accuses Lundin of wrong priorities and urges a mature, representative slate of deputies. He cites his own legal background and vows to meet Lundin in a public examination to prove fitness.
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