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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1912
Page
2
A Capitol Hill rich old husband buys a costly dress for his wife. she sells it for a discount to a high society shopper, clearing a debt from a bridge game. A vaudeville performer buys the same gown, and a second-hand shop profits from quick turnover and modest gains.
The report notes a nighttime hold up by a highwayman near Lake Forest Park after a card party. Police seek the suspect as residents are warned to remain vigilant. A local bread and produce ad lists a variety of foods and prices for home shoppers.
The City of Seattle arrived from Southeast Alaska after a gale off Ketchikan delayed the voyage by 12 hours. It carried 10,000 cases of canned salmon and 101 passengers. A Queen Anne high senior class elected Margaret Wayland president at its first meeting of the year. The Polar Bear schooner returned to Seattle after four months north with 100 walrus hides and 200 tusks after ice floes near Wrangell Island forced a Nome return. James E. Calibreath of the American Mining Congress will speak at Arctic Club about Alaskan leasing. A park board committee reviews West Seattle Stadium plans.
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