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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1899
Page
2
The Seattle Star voices pride in the First Washington regiment for its exemplary service and bravery. It urges citizens to honor the troops upon their return, while noting mixed views on anti Filipino war policy and the obligation of soldiers to duty.
A critic notes judges are forced to donate thousands to campaigns while contrasting Croker’s alleged philanthropy with Aguinaldo’s demand for $200,000. The piece questions whether Croker’s model is an improvement, suggesting the system enriches itself from spoils.
The report notes James Quay ascends from a prisoner's bench to the U S Senate as though aided by a miraculous lift, remarking that such rapid advancement is uncommon without extraordinary means. It highlights the remarkable career leap and the disbelief it inspires.
A compilation of famous figures such as Columbus Rabelais Cervantes Moliere Terence Homer Mesiad Demosthenes Whitfield Wolsey Halley Mountain Hall Virgil Horace Plautus Johnson Cromwell Burns Shakespeare Fulton Webster Andrew Jackson Lincoln Jefferson Jefferson Gladstone and others noted as sons of tradespeople or farmers.
Japanese engineers relocated Jeukehan’s 10 000 residents from unsanitary conditions to a new district. They built a compact area with streets and public spaces on a prepared site and established a basic sewerage system, showcasing notable efficiency in execution.
The guidance urges loosening tight clothing and bringing the person into fresh air with the head lowered to improve blood flow. It advises cooling the face with water or vinegar, fanning, avoiding brandy, and allowing the parent to regain consciousness before offering cold water.
In Portland on April 22 Littlie Stones dress was seized by M Kane for an $18 dressmaker bill tied to another garment. Justice Kraemer ruled the dress a necessity and exempt from debt execution, planning an appeal to the state circuit court. Attorneys prepared for further proceedings and a bond was filed to fold the garment.
A Michigan widow with a new business hired an artist to paint a sign. The artist signed it W. A. H. and explained it stood for Wanted a husband. The widow replied with humor approving the extra dollar for the meaning.
In a Brooklyn Life piece a boy and his Grandpop discuss history. The boy asks if history says Spaniards settled the country and to what the new canon will refer. The exchange ends with Grandpop giving a dime.
The steamship Condor from Mae Fields Nicaragua arrives in New Orleans with one fireman missing. American Jack Martin is arrested by Torres on grounds he aided the Reyes rebellion. The captain and the Norwegian consul protest, but Torres confines Martin in prison.
A collage of quirky snippets notes global trivia and curiosities. It mentions Japan’s archipelago, Congo imports of walking sticks, a cat tugging on a tail, and officials like General Miles curious about golf. Miscellany covers mohair sales, brain fatigue, funeral meats, and an Irish chancery papers cache.
In Jersey City on April 22, Rev. W. J. Chalmers resigned as pastor of Parmley Baptist Church after a member married a divorced woman provoked by his stance on divorce. His reported sermon declaring a man who marries a put-away woman is guilty of infidelity sparked bitter factional strife and led to his departure to restore harmony.
Oregonian notes strong advance sales for the Hostonians engagement at the Marquam Grand Theater May 3 to 6. Tickets opened yesterday and drew large crowds, with first day grosses over 60 dollars.
Mrs John B Allen travels to Walla Walla as daughters join for a country home visit. Watchmaker William Fraser sails to San Francisco for his wedding to Nellie Gkipper and plans to live in the city after a Southern California honeymoon. Various social gatherings, clubs and church events fill Tacoma and Beattie society pages, with weddings planned for Manly Haynes and Elaine Hanford, and guests arriving from Olympia and Chicago. Concerts, golf, lectures, and theatrical outings accompany ongoing visits, travels, and club activities around Second Avenue and Queen Anne.
In Walla Walla paper, April 2, burglars broke into the Eureka junction depot of the W and C railway, stole the express safe and mail pouch. The safe was found half a mile away, opened with nothing valuable taken. the mail pouch, opened in a warehouse, letters scattered, no registered matter inside. A section-house break at Riverside station ten miles west saw a laborer held at gunpoint by a robber named Waddel, who then looted jewelry and a gun.
The account notes Thackeray and Disraeli meeting at an international exhibition in 1862 without recognition. Thackeray recalls that Disraeli had avoided him since the made up parody of Coningsby. The London Chronicle relays Mrs. Ritchie’s biographical notes on Thackeray.
Pigott and French Co at 04 West Washington Street in the Dexter Horton Bank building advertise the only Linotype printing machine in the Northwest. They offer catalogs and pamphlets at specially reduced prices, inviting customers to save money by letting them estimate costs.
The article notes the Great Salt Lake in Utah is six times saltier than the ocean, with an estimated 8,700,000 tons of salt. It mentions British doctors, Chicopee population, Khartoum rail progress, birds sold in Milan, camels in Pekin, Angora goats in California, and Count Tolstoi’s son in Winnipeg as part of a broad clippings summary.
At the Meattile theater Bruart Mobson's company presented The Meddlers with Robson praised for his Francis Eli performance. Marie Burroughs led a strong cast as the supporting army of entertainers.
A firebug in Ambler Pennsylvania attempted two blazes last night but both fires were quickly extinguished. He first lit a match at Dr. R. V. Mattison's stable by the public school, then ignited shavings kerosene and lathes near two piles of boards at J W Craft's lumber yard. The fires flared briefly before the fire company gained control. the guilty party is believed known.
In Chelaning Michigan on April 22 Mrs. M. B. Keith wrapped a kerosene soaked shawl around herself and set fire to a field. She died within hours from severe burns after being found. she had long shown signs of insanity. The report notes only two admirals remain with flags afloat George Dew ey and Sir John O Hopkins.
A series of 1898 transfers shows Lake View Cemetery Association selling lot 92 to Mrs. L B Foy for 3 dollars and multiple parcels changing hands among individuals and estates including Salmon Bay park add. and Yosler's second add. supplemental along with Savannah Train selling lot 12 bik E and related tide lands for 20000 dollars with a 30 year harbor area lease.
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