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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
2
Classified notice notes Wells & Co of Pennsvers delivering The Seattle Star each afternoon except Sunday. One cent per copy with options 25 cents monthly prepaid. Offices located on Third Avenue with delivery via carbon manuscript plans.
A Manila rumor links arms for Filipinos to Hong Kong via the Syt-Vester Spitach firm with Cruikshank jailed and Bray connected. Authorities hope to eject renegade Americans from the English colony. The piece shifts to wireless telephony’s promise, predicting portable receivers transforming long distance conversations and social life.
General Eagan testified Armour & Co did bid to furnish processed beef. He questions why Chicago packers testifying to the committee say chemicals were never used on beef. They say only harmless chemicals were used to preserve hams. A new round of packer testimony may clarify the point.
An unusual political quip notes New Jersey attempting to absorb many bi trusts, warning of future indigestion as the state broadens its fiscal or policy scope.
The Mark Tapley mine shows fine ore veins with quartz in an old tunnel, estimated 12 feet wide. Iron Mask shaft at Republic reaches 65 feet with good ore and about 160 per ton in gold values. Lewiston claims assay 1 to 2.70 dollars. Mountain Lion tunnel extended 10 feet daily. Insurgent mine yields good ore and free gold specimens shown at Republic.
The Seattle Kennel Club hosts a major show at Armory hall with entries from across the country including Victoria and Vancouver. A 240 pound world class dog owned by W. D. Maddocks is among the attractions, along with Countess Noble of San Francisco. Judges EB Davies H T Payne and Josiah L Collins will oversee a rat killing contest and other competitions with Alaska prize and vigilant care for the dogs.
The Gerald Lapiner kidnapping and recovery revive interest in the Charlie Ross case from decades ago. Charlie Ross, age four, son of Christian K. Ross of Germantown, Pa, was abducted by two men while playing in front of the…
The Ross kidnapping case remains unsolved after efforts by Al lan Pinkerton and many investigators failed to locate the child. A suspect named Mosher died before questioning could occur. Police believe a ransom motive drove the crime as the family exhausted their fortunes. Mrs Rosas died from strain and her husband later went insane.
A San Francisco Chronicle sketch praises Admiral Dewey for his affable nature and discipline. Ernest John Stone recounts a Corregidor hospital corps private asking for a photo moment. Dewey cheerfully obliged, buttoning his blouse as officers posed, illustrating his approachable leadership.
The article describes spring fashion details including satin petticoats with velvet ribbons, white tulle neckties, duck egg blue shades, fishnet veiling, and nuns' veiling. Novel styles feature divided skirts in soft ta ffeta or China silk, ruffles, and new combinations like a white pique chemisette vest with foulard. Floral gauze and velvet flowers, renaissance lace boleros, and decorative tucks complete the season's look.
A lively boarding scene unfolds as a conductor urges passengers to hurry while a father carries a small boy and a mother leads a daughter who hops in excitement. A property man asks what remains to be seen as a Filipino actor is signed for Uncle Tom and plans for Littlevn’s transformation on tour are hinted at.
Washington April 6 Senator Morgan of Alabama an ardent advocate of the Nicaragua canal construction opposes proposals to annex Nicaragua to the United States He argues the US should not absorb Central American republics but help them grow and warns annexing one or two would invite broader territorial expansion and Mexico’s concerns.
Rachael T. Hempson of San Francisco sues J. R. Jameson in Superior Court to recover 6000 alleging she lent the money to support his surgical instrument business after expecting marriage. Jameson allegedly left with the cash and vanished to Beattie with no word since.
A digest of curious facts and notes on science and technology from the era. Topics include human weight from eggs and hens, balloon lifting gas, elevator origins, spider web rope for balloons, coffee history, candy market size, brain cell turnover, sleep methods used by Himalaya women, heart rates of vegetarians and meat eaters, match production speeds, and railway whistle signaling developments.
The article describes a sleepwalking prevention device using a metal sheet by a bed and a detailed vision of Manila as a center for a growing Pacific trade. It cites Dr. Marty’s study of 4000 French soldiers, noting criminals’ physiques may be stronger due to harsh family conditions, not inherent criminality.
An Englishman and an American debate national pride in a light dialogue. The American boasts of being a free American and jokes about his wife as an American, while the Englishman coolly counters with wit. The exchange ends with a humorous notion of forming an Anglo-American alliance for commerce.
The article portrays Menelik II of Abyssinia as a pivotal African ruler admired by France Russia and Britain. It notes his enlightened leadership uniting diverse groups and his awareness of world affairs. His reception of Russian and French honors and British knighthood highlights his status. A standing army of about 70 000 is described, with potential to rise to 210 000.
A fragmented list links philosophers and thinkers to views on man, nature, the universe, and spirit. References span Plato Protagoras Theophrestus Hermes Trismegistus Zoroaster Proclus along with other figures. The text ends with a colloquial line about a wife whispering and disbelief.
The jet rites over 326 soldiers brought from Cuba and Porto Rico were held at Arlington cemetery today. Interment began as thousands witnessed the solemn scene while government departments suspended operations and most businesses closed. Full military honors were paid to the deceased.
Mrs. Whitehouse of Portland arrived seeking her seventeen year old daughter Jessie who had left home Tuesday. Jessie was found in a store at Second Avenue and Madison by detectives and offered a position by F Blumkin. Mrs. Whitehouse returned with her daughter to Oregon on the late train.
U S cruiser Charleston bombarded Dagupan on Lucon after an outbound sounding boat came under fire from insurgents wounding an officer. The town was evacuated quickly as bombardment continued.
Jules Verne claims his Tour of the World In Eighty Days has earned Parla thea ters 27000000 dollars. He states the idea came from newspapers and reports by Reade and Sala and notes his active life as a bold sailor with sea adventures aboard his small yacht.
The Seattle market shows a quiet day with scarce asparagus and small fish, halibut abundant from Humboldt and Puget Sound smelts good in quality. Prices include oats 27 cents, barley 25, wheat 19, hay 7 a ton, alfalfa 8, poultry chickens 14 cents, live beef cattle 4 to 5 cents, hogs 4.5 to 6 cents, hides and wool varied, and jobbing quotes for refined sugar and flours.
A dense price catalog lists rye flour, split peas, pearl barley, wheat kernels, oats, corn meal, buckwheat flour and other staples with per 100 pounds, per 60‑pound sack, or per bushel, including coffee, nuts, dairy products, meat, fish, produce, and lumber prices across multiple vendors and regions with specific case and bag sizes. Namen entities include Washington creameries, Eastern Iowa, Puget Sound, and Yakima markets.
A united Clericus of the Protestant Episcopal churches from Columbia New Westminster Oregon Spokane and Olympia meets in Olympia starting Tuesday. Four bishops attend including Perrin Wells Barker and Rowe with about fifty clergymen expected many from British Columbia. Activities include papers at Trinity Parish church Lake Washington excursion public meetings at St Mark's and St Luke's Tacoma visit and receptions.
A mosaic of curiosities covers empire history invention and high society. References include Austria's colonial pause, Otis marriage in Wilkes-Barre, a mouse nest of tickets in Springfield, rainfall notes near San Juan, Irving M. Scott's book treasures, a French telephone attachment claim, global locomotive orders, a Hohenzollern name expansion, American millionaires adopting pseudonyms for privacy, and W. K. Vanderbilt traveling as Everard Green in Florida.
A New York citizen in a packed cable car gives up his seat to a stout woman who orders him to sit on her lap. He protests, she accuses him of impropriety, then clarifies she meant her niece behind him. The scene ends with embarrassment and a retort.
Burglars robbed Ss. N. Whittenberg's secondhand store at 120 Second avenue south about 11 o'clock Tuesday night. Whittenberg surprised the burglars returning to the store and they escaped through a back window.
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