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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1909
Page
10
Fragmentary notice hints at Morton Cohn Levy organizing a vaudeville circuit named for Winstock and Mary with a legal dispute involving Sues and a company connected to Attle and Queen of Del Lawrence. Details are unclear in the readable text.
The article discusses theater magnates planning a broad Pacific Northwest circuit from Oregon to California, with December to January periods in San Francisco and Seattle. It notes rosters and moves of actors and managers including Rose Coghlan, John Drew, and Paderewski, plus debates on stage ethics and piano endorsements.
The piece recalls MocKee Rankin and other 1880s figures as seen in recent seasons, naming Miss Putnam and her husband, and cites Ethel Barrymore and Maud Adams among new stars. Leigh Bruckhart was spotted in a bookstore buying a provocative manual.
In San Diego on Sept 24 Rev B S Wishard charged the Republican party with aiding the spread of Mormonism in the west. He urged Orthodox denominational pressure for federal action to curb the faith, claiming Republican leaders collude with Utah and Idaho Mormons and tolerate polygamy for political gain.
In San Francisco the machine boys at Ilinole Pacific Glass Works ended their strike and returned to work. They secured a 25 cent daily wage increase and boosted the strike’s impact by involving about 200 glass blowers.
President Taft faces a split between San Francisco and Oakland committees over a joint bay crossing. San Francisco plans a cherfe arrival and luncheon aboard a tug with meals en route to San Francisco. Oakland proposes escort by their delegation and a ferry crossing with lunch served during the voyage.
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