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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1902
Page
4
Hyata Shing Co leads a push through Seattle industry sectors as executives outline plans to expand operations, attract investment, and create jobs across regional markets this year. The company signals confidence amid rising demand and strategic partnerships with local firms.
Soot and grime plague Seattle business and homes as smoke from chimneys darkens the city. The piece urges strict municipal action to curb soot production and insists on fines and enforcement to force cleaner practices and protect commerce and cleanliness.
A New York correspondent labels Astor as ungrateful to the United States and calls for an income tax on foreign property owners. The piece argues Astor, the wealthiest New York landlord, has no loyalty to American institutions and profits from rents without contributing to public life. It suggests fining or taxing aliens as a corrective measure.
Eugene Ware of Topeka Kansas selected by the president to succeed H. Clay Evans as commissioner of pensions. He is a prominent lawyer and a noted poet known as the Iro Quill with many short sketches published.
Seattle will gain three new ocean boat piers within six weeks to ease freight congestion. Two piers belong to the Northern Pacific railway and one to John B. Agen, with the Agen pier between Arlington and Schwabacher docks. The John B. Agen pier spans 320 by 100 feet, with substructure done and warehouse work by Mathew Dow, costing about 12,000 for the warehouse and 38,000 for the pier, warehouse to be completed by May if materials arrive.
A Vermont child misfortune stumps doctors as a skin worm crawls under the skin of a girl. In Germany Uelzen imposes a 11 PM curfew on married men, with fines and informer share. wives spark a municipal limit on bachelor excess. The Moroccan sultan bans autos after a chaotic test drive ends in a crash and beheading threat.
Albert W. Waddell was arrested by Detective Lane and Policeman Stewart on a charge of brutal assaulting his wife Florence Waddell at the Colonial hotel corner First Avenue and Beneca Street Wednesday evening. Mrs. Waddell seeks divorce and a restraining order was issued. Waddell held in city jail with bonds set at $400.
Special to the Mtar reports Davisons sold a 10 acre draft near town to Jacob Balladay as court adjourned to meet Monday. A prosperous tone pervades with the Dawn office installing a new cylinder press. A jury found Joe Hughes guilty of murder. Frank Williams awarded $1000 in the Hay case against Kohler. Rameny Brow purchased 220 acres of dry land.
A new steamer will be built and operated by the Seattle, Tacoma and Everett Navigation Co for the Seattle to Everett service. The vessel will be a modern stern wheeler and operate jointly with City of Everett, offering a larger and faster voyage than the existing steamer City of Everett.
The steamer St. Paul, recently arrived from San Francisco, will sail Saturday for Unalaska via Lynn Canal. She carries a large cargo of supplies and coal for Alaska Commercial Co. stations and then returns to San Francisco.
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