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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1912
Page
6
An excerpt depicts Tam O Shanter witnessing witches and warlocks during a stormy ride from Alloway Kirk. Coffins, bloodied weapons, and eerie wraiths appear as Tam mocks the revelers and is pursued by a hellish legion, while his mare Maggie flees pursued by Nannie.
Sir Thomas Lipton plans to lure Emperor Wilhelm II King George V and King Alfonso XIII to send their royal yachts to the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. He will confer with exposition officials in the next two weeks to discuss backing this sail plan.
Moving picture operators of Seattle will stage a large benefit performance at the Coliseum on Friday afternoon. The show will feature movies vaudeville acts and musical numbers to raise funds for the 1913 convention expenses in Seattle with The Metropolitan Opera as a feature.
Mme Johanna Gadski, renowned Wagnerian soprano, will perform tomorrow night at the Moore in a concert first in a series organized by William B. Clayton. Her acclaimed reputation and past Seattle performances promise a large turnout.
Mayor Cotterill received an invitation to send official delegates to the American Road Builders Association annual convention in Cincinnati Ohio from December 34 to 6 1912.
The state will rest its case today in Salem at the murder trial of Jos Ettor Antonio Russo and Arturo Giovannitti stemming from the Lawrence textile strike. The defense plans to move to dismiss for lack of evidence, and if denied will begin presenting evidence tomorrow.
Seattle port officials introduced a resolution requiring performance guarantee bonds of 260000 and 60000 to be filed within ten days after the sale of 1000000 dollars in bonds for improvements under an agreement with the Pacific Terminal company and the Pacific Building company.
Gen Sir Baden Powell and Miss Olive Soames married at Parkstone Dorset. The couple left on their honeymoon by automobile through England after a ceremony conducted by the Rev Raddert.
A highwayman extorted 25 construction workers at a bunk house in New Rockford North Dakota on October 41. He lined them up at gunpoint and assaulted one man who claimed he had no money, knocking him unconscious. The victims cooperated after the attack.
John H. Learned, age one, son of Mrs. Florence Learned, sues Colman Dock Co. for $1000 damages alleging maternal guardianship injury from his mother’s death in a May gang plank accident. Father G V Learned joins suit seeking damages for the child’s fall into the bay.
In Iowa Palas a 5 year old son of Robert C Fowler swallowed his father's bull moose pin. The physician said no operation was needed though the boy required careful observation.
Ohio Supreme Court places a ten thousand dollar value on an eye in awarding damages to Martin Grajczak after a dynamite explosion at a railroad excavation. In a separate note from Los Angeles an elderly man named George Alexander, who recently arrived from Seattle, was found wandering and has no memory of his residence. He is taken to the central police station and will be cared for until friends can be reached.
The Harmony Homestead of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen will host a Hallowe'en party this evening at 1511 Fourth Ave. The event features cards and dancing for members and guests.
A dense catalog of grocery items with assorted prices including sugar at $1, flour 25c, various canned goods, dried fruits, butter, cheese, salmon, herring, mackerel, olives, oils, and other provisions. Numbers and brands are interspersed as a raw market inventory excerpt.
New York Oct 31 Speculation focused on who will fill the vice presidential slot with Taft after Vice President Sherman’s death. Republican headquarters suggested Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri or Senators Albert B Cummins of Iowa and William E Borah of Idaho as leading possibilities.
Portland will host the Pacific Northwest Land Products Show next month with a display of beetatoes grown by L. W. Rinehardt of Silver Springs. The hybrid tubers mix an Irish potato shape with deep purple meat and are described as delectable.
Mexican rebels search the region south of the border for a U S Cavalry private who at midnight shot and killed 22 year old Senorita Garcia daughter of a Southern Pacific foreman He said the girl repulsed him and the soldier fired two shots into her body during a dreamland dance event tonight.
Messy real estate item describing multiple parcels near city limits including 80 by 120 level tract with sea sound view, 150 by 294 tract, 100 by 284 tract, and 30 by 100 near Rainier Boulevard. Terms shown as monthly payments from 5 to 10 dollars per month, with specific prices and sizes.
Land near Oak Harbor Whidby tala touted as finest tanning community with near schools and delivery services. West Wheeler Ole Hanson advertises low prices, favorable terms, and a sank boa claim. RINKLAND CHICKEN RANCH lists 10 acres with 6 cleared near the road offering a mountain view and a money making investment in a Seattle suburb for 750 with 200 down and monthly payments.
An Eastern woman seeks to exchange property including 80 acres of cultivated land near Yakima with water rights, a 4 room house, barn, warehouse, and a mortgage plan. Also listed are 40 acres in Kitsap County with a cottage and mortgage to assume, plus exchange proposals for vacant lots and other properties through REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE CO.
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