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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1914
Page
5
Using shears a total of thirty thousand dollars off the 1915 estimate seeks to trim nine hundred sixteen thousand from the department allowance. A large sum is set aside for substitutes and related items. Gill believes most of this is unnecessary. He claims more than twenty five hundred dollars from streets and sewers estimates should be cut.
Dora Deen leads six colored performers on the Empress week bill with songs and buck and wing dancing. Senator Dan Murphy the German orator keeps the crowd laughing with world event jests. Eva Prout, 17, sings and dances. Elwyns perform a sketch Suppressing the Press. Irwin and Hersog provide song and comedy. Laypo and Benjamin open with fast comedy and acrobatic stunts.
Ethel Davis debuts at the Pan tages with a lively musical sketch titled The Fountain of Youth. The show features Charles King Virginia Thornton and Erman Seavey in a clever comedy drama about a suffragette training while Miller Packer and Selz deliver punchlines. Earl Taylor and Ethel Arnold perform with a baby grand piano, drawing audience applause for their songs. Chester King aston billed as The Chinese Pus zie impresses as a strong contortionist.
Calumet and Hecla Mining Co officials announce a ten percent wage cut for mine mill shop and smelter workers citing a weak copper market as the cause. The move affects salaries across the operation signaling broader cost cutting in the copper industry.
A letter from Winnipeg directors shows the Central Congregational Presbyterian church seeking Dr. M. A. Matthews from Seattle First Presbyterian. It states he may name terms and a fine new church will be built for him, and he is considering the proposal seriously.
Thomas Kleinogel, former Armour & Co. manager, died at the Arctic Club after a stroke at 7:30 last night. He had suffered a similar stroke on July 27 and had been in Seattle business for 14 years. Until his death he was connected with the Arctic Cleanser Co.
County commissioners and city council will convene Wednesday morning to decide if the plan to add two stories to the new courthouse should be submitted to voters for approval.
A collection of children and teen readers seek guidance on dating, etiquette, travel, and study. The column answers questions about smiling at boys, meals a la carte, engagement rings, finding suitable partners, Georgetown University ranking, school opening dates, bicycle parade decorations, gold coin content, and calendar day dates with neutral, practical guidance.
William Hudson, accused of robbing S. Makata of 15, fled into the Oregon Washington depot and hid in a garret under a large clock after a chase through the station. Detective L C Harris spotted him at the Rainer restaurant and the pursuit spread through Maynard Street as a crowd gathered.
The two year contract between coal operators and United Mine Workers District 10 is ratified by both sides. Worker referendum results show 1356 in favor and 192 opposed. The pact provides firemen with a ten cent daily wage increase.
The forecast notes a chill and dreary morning but the weather outlook from the weatherman remains optimistic with fair conditions predicted for tonight and the following day.
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