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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1899
Page
2
A collage of brief items notes H Wells & Co advertising in Seattle, Moelk eljohn assails from war papers, Dreyfus fairness in Paris, a Paris exhibition risk, Prussia labor talk, Kaiser Wilhelm’s stance, Washington soldiers and Philippine scouts, and New Jersey trust activity.
Boston report on an official test of the ecophone aboard the Daniell Lamont tug. The instrument uses a vane and dial system to pinpoint ship whistles in fogs, transmitting sounds to cabin receivers. Tests show consistent accuracy as exhaust sounds from a harbor tug were detected far offshore.
A collage of maxims on duty, honesty, and marriage contrasts male vanity with practical wisdom. It notes that promises fade into excuses and warns that women seek ideals while men chase deals, with light humor about watches, cushions, and tracks. The piece also mentions the Siocan stock moving to 12 cents due to a strike.
In Harper’s, Dr. Andrew Wilson analyzes sleep in popular terms, noting how organs rest and breathing pauses occur during sleep. He argues sleep’s absolute necessity for the body, describing fatigue effects and instances of continued motion as sleep invades, with automatic brain centers taking over.
The text cites ship crews during the Nile and Burmese wars, noting exhaustion drives sleep even amid artillery and firing. It compares Damiens’s torture sleep deprivation with industrial fatigue, where workers fall asleep at machines despite penalties, illustrating sleep’s overpowering force against pain and duty.
A Lith town elder appointment tale ends with a minister's prank about pay and trousers. The reluctant elder is coaxed with five pounds and a year’s trousers though the gift proves a gag. The exchange turns on the elder’s focus on breeks over money.
In Louisville on April 17 the Council of Presidents of Women’s Clubs of the Paris Cities opened a crusade against slang. Teachers are asked to cooperate and cheap theaters are condemned as corrupting language. A Jeffer-sonville mass meeting will discuss the movement, likened to the Guggenheimer anti-swearing drive.
Licenses to wed were issued Saturday to John L Evans 4 and Trene Jewell 17 both of Teeaquah William Oscar Anderson 14 of Beattie and Clara Siloma Mortensen 22 of Bothell.
A. J. Smith of Salt Lake City died in Omaha after drinking chloroform and arsenic prompted by a reported planned suicide. A clipping about the supposed self destruction was found in his room as his body was discovered. He left a will bequeathing his body to the Omaha Medical Society.
Frank Albritz and his wife won a petition to adopt ten year old Alice Blanch Trowe. Judge Jacobs granted the request, making the adoption official.
In Chiliacothe Ohio on April 11 a gang burglarized Frank Davis general store in Adelphi and northeast Rees county. Thieves loaded a two horse wagon with goods, opened kerosene tanks, started a fire, and escaped. The Davis family woke injured but alive as authorities pursue the suspects.
In Chillicothe Ohio on a recent Saturday night William Kinneman a Deerfield township farmer was tarred and feathered dragged from his bed and run out of the county by masked men after warnings over his attentions to another man’s wife. He returned home and lies seriously ill with the tarred flesh. No suspects are identified.
In Springfield near South Charleston Mrs James Hustler was shot four times by tramp Carl Leckner as she served him water. The fatal shots, fired before four witnessing children, ended the life of the respected farmer’s wife. Leckner fled, sheriff’s office pursues.
Admiral ONeill of the Navy drafts specs for 24 000 tons of armor costing about 9 million dollars for six battleships authorized by Congress. Two US firms can handle such work, Carnegie and Bethlehem, but both have refused to bid below 400 4 ton. The department expects no bids within limits but will issue proposals anyway.
Hartford City Indiana April 17 Mayor Kinsley chairman of the Republican county central committee was arrested on a charge of shooting with intent to kill. Last night Carney Capper Sedwell and Elmer Mustard about 19 or 20 followed the mayor as he called on a neighbor. Capper alleges the mayor fired injuring him in the left shoulder while a building occupant fired at the fleeing trio. Capper identifies the mayor as the shooter. police deny knowledge of the incident.
Inspector General Breckinridge, back from a three month Cuba inspection, says Gomez is the United States' worst foe in Cuba. He reports a meeting with the President and argues Washington erred by backing Gomez over a Cuban majority, urging diplomacy with the Cuban assembly.
Fragmentary text alleges a Dominican import for governance and criticizes General Hreckinridge as a brutal, tyrannical ruler. It contrasts with an alternative leader and forecasts trouble under the questioned regime.
London reports two men Raymond and Gelue were seized at Thorneycroft's yard in Chlewick on Sunday morning while out rowing for pleasure. They were found with a camera and plans for a new ballet scene, not a yacht, and had no intent to photograph the cup challenger Shamrock.
Five guests gathered in a stylish venue with one aunt from rural Connecticut who objects to the setting. The young hosts hide beer by ordering soda and other drinks while the aunt requests beer if it won’t upset them, provoking a burst of laughter from the group.
A Chicago woman physician suggests framing unframed prints with charcoal paper mats in soft tones such as hive gray tonetie fawn sage and rose to enhance wall displays. Her idea aims to elevate wall art appeal for households and galleries.
A double tragedy occurred near Lafayette, Kentucky, last night amid a family feud. William Freeman and his son Tom faced W A Dilla brothers, with one man killed instantly and the other mortally wounded. Tensions rose after recent legal wins by the Freemans and threatening notices posted on their doors.
The piece notes many methods to read a person by nontraditional means such as divination by shoes, ink patterns, or feet. London occult professors report slow business as residents remain conservative in how they learn about others.
The piece outlines superstitions about moles on the face and neck, linking their positions to marriage, wealth, prison, ruin, or death. It mentions effects for both men and women and notes implications for longevity, travel, and legal peril.
Baron von Kettler formerly secretary of the German embassy in Washington has been promoted to Pekin and will be the next German ambassador to the Chinese court. He was transferred to Mexico because he married an American girl from Detroit named Miss Ledyard. The appointment is described as a very important and honorable mission for the young man.
Railroad workers at Bloomington Illinois report a remarkable incident on the Chicago and Alton line as a Kansas City division freight train moving west near Prentice Illinois suffered a car being thrown from the track. The Globe Democrat notes the astonishing event as a rare mechanical derailment sight.
Greetings on spring fashion include violet straw hats with lilac accents and pleated brims, while Fender-cushions offer two foot wide fender padding around mantels. French mohair and camel’s hair fabrics join bead twined trims and tweed colors for evolving wardrobes. Carding inquiries in Hines remains common with courteous replies sent after recovery.
An advertisement notes buying Clipper Bicycles and suggests other options for exercise. It lists IF M Spinning as agent located at 1022 Second Avenue.
A London professor touts palm lines and moles as predictors citing a wife’s luck and a future mother in law, while another note mentions an auto train derailment where a car slid into a ditch but a track remained intact and the train reconnected.
A brief Chicago News item cites a quip advising men to marry a girl with a soft voice if they plan to occupy a flat. The remark hints the point becomes clear during the first quarrel.
We Ask no S Greater wn Favor of Prospective Patrons Than That They Visit Our School. Day and Evening Sessions Collins Block. Phone Main 416.
The collier Brutus returned to Mare Island Navy Yard with its hull encrusted in mature oysters from Manila Bay. The navy yard commander sent a sample box to the bureau of construction and repair, and local natives reportedly cleaned exposed bottom plates at no cost in exchange for keeping the oysters.
London April 17 The forming of a commercial syndicate to secure the sole right to establish transatlantic communication under Signor Marconi is under discussion The plan remains nebulous The French government has ordered Marconi to install his apparatus on a cruiser for experimental use If successful several French warships will be equipped
In Lowell mass on April 17 the case of Daniel B LeClair against Rev Isaac B Lekier for 5000 dollars alleges alienation of the plaintiff and two of his daughters affections. Dora and Eliza testified to seeing the minister kiss their mother with his arms about her. Mary Perron said she reproved the minister for his familiarity with Mrs LeClair and notes he claimed to have cast the devil out of her.
An Italian visitor in Moodus Conn opened fire with a shotgun after a brief robbery spree. A two mile chase ended with a rifle shot from Tod Gelgon killing the suspect. Bystander injuries to farmer John Gelston and Detective Bugbee.
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