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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1911

Page

2

Interior Secretary Fisher to Visit Medford for Farewell Dinner

Secretary of the Interior Fisher arrives from Alaska on September 8 as The Commercial Club hosts a farewell dinner in his honor. J L Wilson is scheduled to speak at the banquet. In Medford 13 prisoners in a top jail cage sing while washing dishes during a test of the cell system.

Secretary of the Interior Fisher Alaska Commercial Club J. L. Wison Medford Thompson City

Young Batley Club Members Send Bouquet After Loss

A group of young men who dine daily in the Batley building basement as the Kind Words club claim they sent a bouquet to Ole Hanson, a fellow member, following his fall.

Batley Kind Words Club Ole Hanson

Picnic for 1000 at Point Defiance Park Tacoma on Labor Day

A Labor Day event hosted by the Seattle Lewsine will attract about 1000 participants at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma. Trustees of the Seattle Symphony met in the Chamber of Commerce rooms yesterday to discuss future organization plans.

Point Defiance Park Tacoma Seattle Symphony Chamber of Commerce

Burns in City Talks Prosecution of Vice Syndicate

Detective W. J. Burns is in town to confer with Prosecuting Attorney Murphy on prosecuting vice syndicate members this and next month. He plans to travel to Chicago and New York in two days and has recently visited his San Francisco office after leaving Los Angeles where he has been tied to the McNamara case. He will return in a few weeks as vessels report dangerous navigation through the Inside passage to Alaska due to thick smoke and heavy fog from forest fires.

W. J. Burns Fe Murphy Vice Syndicate Chine New York San Francisco Los Angeles McNamara Alaska

Fall and girls coats and suits from Peter Thompson line

Caracal and plain plush coats in high neck double breasted and sailor collar less styles, sizes 6 to 14. junior full length coats in English tweeds navy cheviot, sizes 15 and 17 with special prices. Misses and juniors Peter Thompson suits in serge, navy and checks sizes 14 to 20 17.50 to 27.50. Girls Peter Thompson suits in serge bodice attached to skirt sizes 6 to 14 priced 6.75 to 15.00.

Peter Thompson

Toilet Goods Specials From Lambert and Hanson Jenks

Saturday specials list Lambert’s Listerine large size at 63 cents Hanson Jenks offers Ilys Toilet Water in 1.25 and 2.00 price points and Ilys Sachet Powder at 75 cents per ounce.

Lyons Pond’s Lambert Hanson-Jenks Halcyon Rose

Special German Silver Mesh Bags for $4.00

Special offer on German silver mesh bags in reticule style with scale-chain handle and moire silk lining. Limited quantity at a very special price of four dollars.

Westlake Woman Burned By Poison Attempt Intercepted

A lodger Mian Ada Jones stopped a woman from draining carbolic acid. The injured woman, Miss Merrill, 28, suffered burns to her left arm but was declared out of danger after physicians treated her.

Westlakeavy Mian Ada Jones Miss Merrill

High Grade Toilet Soaps Specially Priced

Classified notice lists soap specials with prices for Oatmeal Soap 8¢ per cake, Lifebuoy 4¢, Palmolive 7¢, Transparent Glycerine 8¢, Woodbury’s 15¢, and other brands. Items sold in a basement salesroom with boxed packages and multiple cakes per offer.

Woodbury’s

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