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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1909

Page

11

Peary Pole Exhibit to Expand History Show Tracks

Manager Sam Haller of the Monitor and Merrimac exhibit reports the MacConnell company will amplify the North Pole trip show. The upgraded display blends Peary exploration notes with the 1900 expedition and will tour Buenos Ayres and Tokyo alongside the Monitor and Merrimac exhibit.

Sam Haller Monitor and Merrimac MacConnell Company North Pole St. Louis Peary Pole Buenos Ayres Tokyo Hampton Roads Monitor Merrimac Roosevelt New York McConnell Haller

Local Markets Report Mixed Prices for Produce and Meats

Market notes show varied prices for butter, beef, and dairy with local apples Wenatchee cantaloupes and tomatoes listed. The column mixes commodity quotes with a stray dialogue line about odds and a humorous quip about a woman in a hundred versus a thousand.

Brotlera Peice Wenatchee Enatchee Plume Wenatchee Partiatts Wenatchee Cors Walla Heme Rwa Hartretts Jack

Chinese telephone girls take over Oakland exchange

The Oakland California telephone company will hire six Chinese women as operators to run the trunk line exchange. The plan aims to reduce cross spoken conflicts with Chinese subscribers and crews, with Misses Yut Gee Moy Moon Sun Lee Soy Sue Took Ng Moy Foon Lin Sut Goey Sun Mook Lut named for the role. The venture will expand to San Francisco and other state offices once trained.

Oakland Misses Yut Gee Moy Moon Sun Lee Soy Sue Took Ng Moy Foon Lin Sut Goey Sun Mook Lut Oakland Exchange San Francisco Amalier

Tribute Paid Seward at Fair with Alaska Statue Unveiled

The memory of William H. Seward secretary of state and Alaska purchaser was revived at the A Y.P. exposition with a statue unveiled by his son. A half dozen orators praised Seward as the crowd heard a new poem read by Prof. Badmund Meany, who helped raise funds.

William H. Seward Teate Lin Alaska New York Statesman Telestatue New York State Seward Albany Badmund Meany

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