On the Other Fellow and the Umbrella Holdout at Benson
Seattle theatergoers recall a tale of Doc Hoye arriving from Ravensdale to attend Weather Beaten Benson at the Grand He read of a rainstorm and clung to his $37.50 umbrella. Anxious to claim it, Deputy Sheriff Drew and Dr Wiltse tried to enlist Ezra Kendall, sending a note that Coroner Hoye would loan the umbrella when needed. Kendall later praised the gesture while remarking that a coroner offering to save a life is odd.
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Drew
Ezra Kendall
Benson
Hoye le
Kendall
Hoye
Skins Cat Star Suffers Arm Injury in Fall
Marion Ohio September 5. While skinging the cat Tiva Young 15 daughter of Samuel D Young fell from a horizontal bar fracturing both bones of the right forearm. Earlier she fell from an apple tree and fractured her collar bone.
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Marion
Ohio
Silver service to honor battleship Nebraska exhibits at fair
Governor Mickey announced the $3,000 silver service will be exhibited at the Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland before being sent to Seattle. After brief shows in Lincoln and Omaha, it will travel to Portland for display until November when formally presented to the battleship Nebraska. Robert Moran of Moran Bros. notes the official trial will occur early next year.
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Nebraska
Portland
Mickey
Star
Omaha
Lincoln
Seattle
Robert Moran
Moran Bros. Company
North Seattle Improvement Club Meeting At 420 Denny Way
The North Seattle Improvement club meets Tuesday night at 420 Denny Way. Secretary John H Laycock will explain his moving sidewalk proposition and George F Cotterill is expected to make an address.
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North
In the Good Old Summer Time Phonograph Parade Feature
James Crowsby known as In the Good Old Summer Time appears in the Labor Day parade riding an old wagon with a phonograph. He struggles to operate the device before the music finally plays The Good Old Summer Time as spectators cheer from the crowd.
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James Crowsby
Estore
Crowded Fort Lawton Line Draws Sharp Criticism
Overcrowding on the Fort Lawton Fort Lawton line worsens with Seattle Electric cars carrying 126 to 160 passengers. Passengers walk home after failed attempts to board and some women faint as conductors struggle to collect fares. Hundreds walk two miles to Ballard line.
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Fort Lawton
Seattle Electric Company
Fort
Ballard
Man Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid in Mission Dispute
At a Nazarene mission in San Diego an unknown man challenged doctrinal points during evening services. He drank contents from a bottle claiming faith would protect him, but collapsed and died shortly after. the bottle allegedly held carbolic acid.
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San Diego
Cal
Nazarene
Extension of saloon limits on Third Avenue likely approved
The council appears set to extend saloon limits along Third Avenue from Cherry to Madison despite protests from churches and the Anti-Saloon League. Councilman Cole of the Fourth ward is cited as a supporter, though brewers may secure the votes without him. The license committee will take up the matter Tuesday afternoon.
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Third Avenue
Cherry
Madison
Third
Anti-Saloon League
Cole
Fourth Ward
Love Affair Not Boycott Sparks Assault on Union Secretary
The Mee wenger Boys union secretary George Hunt was beaten outside the Hotel Davenport by rival suitors in a dispute over a Seattle damsel. George Fairbanks is charged with the assault and claims he was in his room at the time. Police continue to follow leads as the case unfolds.
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George Hunt
Meewenger Boys’ Union
Hunt
Seattle
Davenport
George Fairbanks
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