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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
2
John Parker, a boarder at Mrs. Curran's home, attempted to elope with Cecilia Curran but mistakenly fled with her sister Mary. Detectives probe an unusual case as guardians compare teeth to identify the correct twin while $80 disappears from the Curran family cash stash.
Sam Haller ran multiple shows at the Exposition on Seattle Day drawing 15 000 attendees for the Battle of the Ocean and the Merrimac. He advertised season passes for souvenir tickets, leading to a rush and a misread that required him to rush an auto to clarify admission rules.
Mobile vendors rushed to town selling Star copies andada tickets while posting at show offices. The agent distributed 9000 season passes for Battles of the Monitor and Merrimac and Gettysburg attractions. Every seat sold for each performance and the fair closed only with difficulty, as crowds packed the gates.
Six hundred prominent lumbermen of the Hoo Hoo order with families attend at the exposition. A Portland and Seattle lumbermen baseball game is set for Dugans Park this afternoon. A reception and dance at Hoo Hoo House close the day with suggested pay streak stunts.
Two railroad locomotives collide in a dramatic fireworks finale at the Pay Streak foot of Lake Union. The Wilcon company stages an elaborate, animated sequence with engines flashing to opposite ends before moving together and exploding in repeated blasts.
Members of the West Woodland Improvement Club adopt a resolution urging the Seattle Electric Co to receive a franchise for city streetcars on West 45th to 65th avenues and Sixth Ave Northwest. They petition the council to grant immediate approval for the service.
Spalding showcases Wo Plasters claiming thousands of cases of relief for neuralgia and ailments. Mr Spalding, the advertiser, personally fronts the display at the First Avenue store and invites a talk with him.
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