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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1906
Page
5
A dispute in Shanghai over the discharge of British assessor Mr Twyman and police officers escalated when Chinese guilds called for a boycott and looting by rowdies led to the city hall being stoned and the police station burned as foreigners faced rising tensions.
City officials weigh a special election to authorize pavement and street railway work in Inday and Weatlake. Corporation Counsel Calhoun reports Mayor Moore seeks immediate municipal street upgrades, with Friday committee session to hear fuller views.
The essay discusses casualties among foreigners in Shanghai with two seriously injured and one Sikh police officer killed, while 40 to 50 Chinese perished and many were wounded. It surveys concessions controlled by France and Britain, American stance on self government, and the impact on trade and perceptions of justice amid boycotts and riots.
A garbled market listing from Yakima shows prices for potatoes onions lettuce apples and various fruit in per basket or per box formats. Mentions include California and Washington origin items with rates for crates per ton and per hundredweight, dairy butter and cheese notes, and poultry prices.
A sweep of short notes from suburbs on April 4 covers sidewalk planning in South Seattle with city officials and committees named for street numbering and grade work, Renton council granting a two year Citizens Telephone franchise, dance plans in Foster and more. Additional items report Georgetown annexation efforts and local crime notes, club activities, and a poultry venture in Atlantic City.
A narrator recalls meeting John Rockefeller in a humorous, surreal vignette. The piece portrays Rockefeller as a reserved, wealthy capitalist with peculiar habits, a cave like treasure hoard, and a frugal, private life. The tone blends satire and oddball anecdotes about his wealth and anonymity.
Judge Morris of the Superior Court held railroad right of ways subject to assessments for street improvements. The Spokane Ry bridge case found the Northern Pacific Railway Co must pay the assessment on the portion crossed by its tracks. The ruling will affect future projects and relieve taxpayers of part of the cost.
A 1906 letter describes an ideal husband as tall and strong with honesty, kindness, and faithfulness. The Ada entry praises Seattle as a thriving city, noting the editor has yet to find a description of himself among many letters.
In King County a suit seeks to lower property taxes on former Buenna town lots. The owners argue the townsite was misclassified as city property while Kirkland brick blocks sit vacant. They offer to pay 200 dollars on a 1600 dollar assessment as the case proceeds.
Nine prisoners were sent to the state penitentiary last night under traveling guards Esta brook and Charlotte. The group includes one Mt. Vernon man and county residents A Runer two years for assault with a deadly weapon Charien D Telley one year for larceny from the person S McCambridge seven years for burglary Frank Keefe seven years for burglary Frank Connell one year for burglary Joe Lavelle ten years for robbery John Croviteh three years for larceny from the person and John Peterson five years for burglary.
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