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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1899
Page
3
A short OCR fragment mentions a toy and a dog item with dubious wording. The readable text discusses a novelty or 1¢ note and references ownership or value in a cryptic manner. No clear events or names are established.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company lists sailings for the Queen, Walla Walla, and Umatilla from Seattle to Port Townsend and Victoria with frequent departures beginning March 6 and continuing roughly every fifth day through May. San Francisco departures run via Victoria and Port Townsend on a parallel schedule. Alaska service ships Cottage City City of Topeka and Al-Ki leave Seattle on select dates with similar every fifth day cadence. The company may change sailings and hours without notice. J F Trowbridge Puget Sound Supt Ocean Dept Seattle. Uptown ticket office 618 First Ave Seattle Goodall Perkins & Co Gen Agents San Francisco.
Victoria reports P. Butler and J. Jones two Monaways were found aboard the steamer Laurada from Seattle to Skagway. They could not pay passage costs, Captain White landed them at Bella Bella on the Pacific coast. Canadian customs laws impose a possible 800 dollar fine with costs. failure to pay within thirty days could lead to confiscation if Laurada is seized by authorities.
A sedate girl and a frivolous one debate flowers and fashion. The frivolous speaker misreads violet talk as bonnet trim gossip, prompting a sharp comeback about woods and fields versus vanity. The Washington Star notes the playful misinterpretation.
A doctor proclaims no heart disease after a examination marked by regulation and testing. The patient quips that the fee would have killed him if a real condition existed, then mentions bonnet trimmings in a lingering fragment.
Portland April 14 preliminaries for the National Editorial association entertainment are under way with a $6000 expense fund. The committee, led by J. Herbert, expects a large turnout and features a Gene Field memorial. Herbert offers 2600 extra Portland Oregon illustrations for 409 dollars and a 16 page Portland description. Maygen and Yaquina May railroad courtesies are invited, and local support and speeches boost fundraising.
Friday morning trade on West street shows steady quotations with no changes. Prices for grain, butter, poultry, live stock, hides, wool, and dairy commodities are listed, along with jobbing quotes for sugar, flour, coffee, and cereal products.
A rundown of recent real estate transfers lists multiple buyers and sellers, including Thomas J Bilis and wife to Wat son Allen in Park district, Hans M Hansen and wife to Daisy M Hansen, and George W Dilling to Carrie G Smith. Also noted are transfers in Gilman Park and Squire Park additions, with prices ranging from 150 to 6000 dollars and various lot and tract descriptions across Bothell, Fall City, and Kirkland areas.
The Pigott and Franch Company at 104 West Washington Street in the Dexter Horton Bank Building advertises the only Linotype printing press in the Northwest. They offer catalogs and pamphlets at specially low prices and urge customers to save money by taking advantage of the opportunity.
In Chicago on April Mo Two highwaymen robbed a Lake Shore train at the Lake Shore depot in Grand Croming. They abducted a passenger on the rear platform bound and gagged him, dragged him to an empty freight car, and looted his valuables. The victim, Harry Ketcham of Laporte, escaped after about half an hour. They took money, a gold watch worth 75, and ripped a gold ring from his finger.
Donald Perrier was convicted of murdering Jennie Anderson in New Westminster British Columbia and Chief Justice McColl sentenced him to hang on May 30.
Ching Hing, the Chinaman arrested recently by Detectives Cudihee and Powers on a lottery charge, was released after questioning and freed from custody. The case centers on alleged illegal gambling activity tied to a local lottery operation.
State building suspect released yesterday afternoon after detectives found no money changing hands despite locating lottery tickets bank pads and pens. Ching Hing handed Judge Cann a heavy wooden mallet seized during the raid, but no charges were filed.
War department directs purchase of a light draft high power steamer for Capt. Glenn and party of explorers. They plan to depart in about two weeks and ascend the Bushima river. Capt. Robinson seeks a suitable vessel. none found on the Bound yet. The Canadian steamer Ducherney at Fort Wrangel is being inspected by Capt. C. P. Elliet who has gone north for review.
A party picnickers at Lake Morced near San Francisco reported two deaths after a girl fell in chasing a floating object and her aunt Miss Katherine Williams attempted a rescue. Both bodies were recovered with no help available.
New York travelers Mr and Mrs Bradley Martin plan sale of their house destined for a lavish Mayfair estate in London. Other items note fashion feathers on hats, gift trends with live white rabbits, a roller coaster loop at Coney Island, Easter decor concerns at St. John’s Jersey City, and Grand Central remodeling costing about 500 000 dollars with nineteen tracks under one roof.
The Orient magazine comments on Lord Charles Beresford after his China visit discussing a possible Anglo American Japanese alliance to stabilize the Far East. It notes Russia China France Germany and Britain as factors shaping power balance and urges a strong united front to protect Chinese integrity.
New York report states Mrs. Marah Schwartz, driven by ill health and fear for her husband’s ventures, drank carbolic acid at home. Her husband Samuel Schwartz claims Col Robert Ingersoll’s writings on death by own action influenced her and cites a quoted passage as a cause. The widow left four children, eldest seven.
Deputy U S Marshal John Stringer learned from papers that Governor Rogers appointed him second lieutenant of Company EB in Manila. He phoned the governor who then cabled to Manila appointing the acting first sergeant as first lieutenant. Stringer, once a member of the company, had been honorably discharged at San Francisco.
Colfax Washington reports steady rain all night and into the morning soaking the ground several inches. The warm showers benefit crop germination and soften ground, halt spring field work only briefly, with roads improving and farm tasks set to resume tomorrow.
A gas explosion at the Veda Rica silver mine in Sierra Mojada Coahuila, Mexico, three miles south of Presidio Texas, traps miners as dry timbers ignite and the shaft fills with heat. Twelve men are reported dead.
The City of Mexico Herald reviews McKinley as adept at political reading, bending to popular storms while steering the helm. It recalls his exile after tariff condemnation, his measured patience, and eventual rise to the presidency, drawing parallels to Talleyrand Disraeli and Grant.
George B. Edwards an engineer for the Oakland Transit company at the Piedmont power house was found dead in the engine room at 2 this morning with his hand on the throttle. He had shut off the power stopping the plant at 1 40 and death followed at the end of his watch.
Stratford saloon keeper Smith and two friends took a buggy ride when the horse suddenly reared and threw them. The frightened horse dashed along Third street hitting an express wagon near the police station and finally crashed into a telegraph pole by Washington and Third. Smith later sought a warrant for the arrest of the horse.
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