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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1909
Page
6
In San Francisco a 21 year old sailor named Charles Allen allegedly hacked at Susan Dulac with a razor in Bartlett Alley. She lies in critical condition after more than 200 stitches as police question him amid claims of memory loss and potential stabbing.
A complete program for Odd Fellows day at the AS exposition schedules a Sept 23 parade on Patriarchs Militant grounds, a dress review by Gen M A Raney and staff, and a Cantona prize drill at 2 PM in the Stadium. Cash prizes total 8000 plus cups. Sacramento Canton 1 leads entries from Walla Walla North Yakima Portland and more with possible Canadian canton entry. A dinner for Patriarch Militant officers follows at 6 PM and a Grand Decoration ceremony at the Washington State building at 8 PM under Gen Raney.
Report from the Lonsdale wave the south says American conductors are being discharged on the Tehauntepec railroads with Spanish succeeding them.
W P Romana a Seattle resident now in fruit raising East of the mountains says they will bring funds to the Yakima valley exposition. About 1 000 will meet in Pioneer Place then attend the fair with brief addresses by Senator Wesley L Jones Judge C H Hanford and President Chilberg followed by visiting the Pay Streak.
The body of Lieutenant James E. Sutton of Portland Oregon will be disinterred Monday September 13 from Arlington Cemetery for an autopsy. Present will be Mrs Sutton the dead man’s mother Raymond Spear of the Navy Department and Dr Vaughn who will perform the exam.
Chicago reports a surge in dressed beef values with No 1 rib and loin s rising to high levels not seen in years. An industry claim links the increase to higher production costs and a reduced cattle supply, aided by data from the Union Stock Yards and Transit Company showing a large year to date decline in cattle numbers.
Over twenty thousand dollars worth of elaborate silk costumes will be worn for Chinese Day at the exposition next Monday. The outfits will be shown first on town streets and later at the fair, with a program at the Auditorium featuring Chinese speakers and musicians. President Chilberg will give a welcoming address, and Imperial Consul Goon Dip helped arrange the display.
Los Angeles based Mixa Winnifred Bronson is described as a dead shot with a revolver and a rising detective. Her career spans school desk to college degrees, police detective work, and department store investigations as she eyes civil service exams. She warns that discretion, not bravado, helps women succeed in detective work.
Sleeves grow more ornate with fullness at the elbow. Tags are unconventional and handmade of heavy cords, leather, or thick silk. They close with draw strings trimmed with tassels. The pretty collars tabots and cuffs are all handmade, keeping girls fresh and dainty as accessories rise in fashion.
Prisoners were the unintended recipients of narcotics hidden in a bouquet and in a pasted novel. Deputy Mills found morphine in two book leaves and cocaine in a flower stem, prompting tighter screening of magazines and gifts sent to inmates.
Henry Rief, a game warden, was ordered by Judge J T Ronald to appear Friday September 17 to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court for failing to pay $40 per month alimony to his wife Martha while their divorce case proceeds. The rest of the text mentions inconsequential events and does not provide additional verifiable facts.
An unknown man was knocked down and badly bruised by a Capitol Hill Street car at Sixth Avenue and Bixth Avenue. The incident left him injured with unspecified details available.
A San Jose event features Mr. H. E. Jones delivering an illustrated lecture on San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley, with a reception and complimentary prunes in the evening at a city building.
Northwest readers invited to mail a pen handwritten entry for a chance to win one of five pianos including a Kohler & Chase upright grand. Prizes include a superb pew tone Kohler Campbell piano, with judges selecting winners from advertising departments of three papers. Entry requires address, essay frequency, and handwriting accuracy.
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