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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1913
Page
2
The VeithCammack Company hosts a men’s style show this week at Second and James store. An Adler Rochester factory exhibit features the latest suits and overcoats with new patterns and cuts on display.
Calumet Michigan September 16 1913 miner strike escalating as Calumet & Hecla manager James MacNaughton rejects government mediation led by Special Representative Joan Moffitt. Mohawk mine head Theodore Dangler arranged a Wednesday conference at the Houghton club while strikers rally and fear militia withdrawal could trigger violence. Western Federation president Moyer reports large strike funds and daily parades underscore resolve amid siege preparations.
Kansas City officials pass a nighttime riding ban for boys and girls under 21 in cars. The ordinance targets city streets and is part of a public safety measure issued by the council. The ad notes limited copies available from The Corner and His Friends at 617 Pike.
Congress member J W Bryan spoke to a capacity crowd of over 5 000 at Dreamland pavilion denouncing Blethen and the Seattle Times for alleged misdeeds. He linked Blethen to scandal and urged public boycott by withdrawing support from The Times and its advertisers.
Seattle merchants list locations offering six car tickets for a quarter after the traction company halted car ticket sales. The compiled list names Panton & London, MacDougall-Southwick Co, New York Outfitting Co, Frink etal, Golden West Grocery, Bon Marche, Freemont ay, Jewish New Year card store, Spring Cigar Co, and many others across Second Ave to Ballard and Georgetown.
A vintage beauty ad advises using mercorized wax as nightly skin treatment to remove the faded cuticle and reveal pink undertone. It claims one ounce buys a rejuvenated complexion and notes saxolite facial bath may ease crow feet, urging safe physician-approved preventives.
Provisional President Huerta pledged a militant tone in a message to Congress. He urged a larger army with 100000 troops 40 batteries 250000 rifles and armored vehicles funded by borrowed money, as tensions with the international situation grew evident in Congress opening.
General Porfirio Diaz former Mexican president marked his 83rd birthday with a banquet for 25 in Biarritz France. Secretary of the interior Lane may visit Honolulu before resuming duties. physicians advise. A woman's body found on Cape George beach near Port Townsend is unidentified and clothed in male attire. Commander De Whitt Blamer of the U S Navy to assume command at Bremerton navy yard after transfer from Buffalo.
Four year old Mary Harrison Marine Jr. swallowed a large safety pin while parents were away. Dr. Sands was summoned but the pin passed from the throat to the stomach before he arrived. The child has shown no distress at this time.
Madame Hussey Bey, wife of the Turkish embassy's first secretary, creates a new dessert nicknamed The Turkish Delight. The recipe calls for an orange half filled with grape interiors, topped with whipped cream on a sweet cake, delighting Washington society.
Paterson New Jersey on September 16 John Yuszkelvicz sought a name change insisting that only he could pronounce his birth name. The court granted the order allowing him to drop Yuszkelvicz and use John Jinks.
Foley Kidney Pills are advertised as natural restoring remedies for kidney and bladder troubles and urinary irregularities. The ad claims quick results, no harmful drugs, and lists Bartell's Drug Stores as the seller.
The Orpheum offers Charlotte Parry in Into the Light with a five character murder trial and phono voices. Ernest Ball and Maud Lambert provide musical and vocal flair. Ed Wynn entertains as a comic king while Bellelaire, Herman, Ted Lorraine, Hatty Burke, Robbie Gordon, and the Jungean family round out a varied program. Movies show Acting Mayor Hesketh at Dug’s park and Harry Thaw reels.
The tango leads the week at Pantages with Alliston and Trucco presenting the feature, opening with a waltz. Jose Meleno and company present a dramatic sketch The Indian Rustler is a big hit. Ameen Abou Hamid brings Arabian acrobats delivering rarely equaled feats. Other features include Santa Monica auto race pictures.
Miss Beulah Amanda Elliott of Greggwood Del reports complete recovery from a severe facial eczema after four years of ineffective treatment. She credits Reginol Soap and Resinolointment, used for two months, with clearing the sores and relief from burning and itching. The ad notes doctors prescribe Resinol for eighteen years and offers a free trial by writing Dept 168 Resinol Baltimore Md.
The Batley and Mitchell stock company stages The Traffic by Seattle writer Rachel Marshall. The play portrays girls pushed toward shame by poverty and the lure of a false happiness as a stark social lesson. Aileen May Dwight A Meade Charles Schad Guy Hitner Aida Due are part of the returning stock cast. The prologue warns virtue requires more than wealth and questions survival in cold and hunger.
The First Methodist church urges keeping Rev. A. W. Leonard for at least another year. A resolution to this effect was unanimously adopted by the congregation during Sunday services.
The Empress weekly program showcases The Concealed Bed a Scotch comedy by Graham Moffat with an all Scottish cast. Fletcher Norton and Maud Karl receive strong audience acclaim, Francis Gerard offers strongman acts Gypsy Countess plays the cimbalom, and the duo Ben Hastings Hans Wilson perform acrobatics with humor.
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