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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1907
Page
3
The Grand Opera House hosts Salomy Jane with Paul Armstrong’s adaptation and a slate of New York acts, while Seattle’s Propector and Uncle Josh at the Lyric Theater promise broad vaudeville variety. Luna Park and Circus bills join a packed weekly lineup as old Mason James Hellows McGregor marks 106 years.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Washington and a block scene with unclear details. The text is unreadable in parts but suggests a caption or note about a block in Washington state. No clear event date or names are recoverable from the fragment.
A young boy fell from his father’s wagon into a full milk can during a washing day incident in Pa. He was found unconscious and died shortly after. Authorities described the death as drowning in the milk can.
In Missouri on September 1 a woman, Mrs DG Hows, choked and beat a man with no aid from bystanders. A policeman offered arrest, but she insisted the attacker’s punishment by suffocation was sufficient.
Sunday topics include Congregational Plymouth Third av and others with sermons by Rev. Joe Horn and Rev. Dr. Crafts. Pilgrim Broadway Republican and Oak Lake frequent services. many churches list morning subjects, evening lectures, Sunday schools, midweek meetings, and special anniversaries.
A reader notices a broad listing of church services and readings. Morning sermons at First Church of Christ and various denominations are noted, with times around 9 to 11 am and evening services near 7 to 8:30 pm. Also listed are spiritualist meetings and missionary talks by Rev. O H McGil and Rev BE T Lyon.
Secretary of War William H. Taft will spend Tuesday September 1 in Aberdeen. He had planned to sail for the Orient but now will remain until September 12. A public reception at the theater follows an afternoon gathering, with an elaborate banquet at night. Attending officials include Lieutenant Governor Coons and Senators Piles and Ankeny.
Secretary of War Taft arrives in Seattle Sunday around 2 45 p m and will immediately go to the Grand Opera house for a talk intended for men only under the authority of the event organizers.
Tickets for admission to a YMCA event are being distributed to men who call at the YMCA offices to obtain them, to prevent overcrowding.
Allison eight years old? F Gorham and Q F Merrifa, eminent domain commissioners under the new law, filed their first service claims yesterday for work connected with widening Thirday. Allison seeks 70 dollars for 14 days while the other commissioners request 105 dollars each for 21 days. Under prior practice each commissioner received 750 dollars.
In Bellingham on September 7 the Star Special Service notes there are no Hindus working in the city and only about thirteen remain, who plan to leave by night.
The passage notes workers, angered by broken promises of millmen to protect them, leaving labor for other towns. Many head south to Oakland California seeking railroad employment while others return to British Columbia.
Quaker meetings met in a temporary tent at the corner of Twenty fourth ay and First. Services included Eble school at 10 am and worship at 11 am and 2 pm. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 pm.
The G H Woodhouse Company invites customers to visit at 112 University Street to view home furnaces praised as the best. The brief notice promotes their products and location for shoppers seeking heating equipment.
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