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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1899

Page

3

Drive Out Fake Mediums Meeting In Anderson

In Anderson Indiana on April 28 leaders of spiritualist associations from eight states gather to curb fraud by imposing examinations and licensing of mediums. They expect regional action to gain national traction at the Chicago meeting on October 19 where the plan may expand nationwide.

Anderson Ind Indiana Illinois Ohio Kentucky Michigan Wiccanssa Missouri Pennsylvania United States Chicago

Emperor William Hosts Sham Battle for Garrison Flight

In Berlin on April twenty fourth the emperor startled the garrison by ordering full fire kit drills to the Temple Hatfield. The entire corps split into west and east factions for a staged battle with speed and precision. French officers visiting Berlin attended, given courtesy and lunch by his majesty.

Berlin William Temple Hatfield

Marriage Licenses Issued In Seattle Area Couples

Licenses to wed issued yesterday include James M. Bishop and Mary Johnson both of Seattle Joe Serf and Eva Wersfield both of Seattle Charles F Hernard of Seattle and Maude B Swinehart of Nooksack John Nelson of Maple Valley and Matilda Nelson of Kent.

James M. Bishop Mary Johnson Seattle Joe Serf Eva Wersfield Scattle Charles F. Hernard Seattien Maude KB. Swinehart Nooksack John Nelson Maple Valley Matilda Nelson Kent

Man alleges wife poisoned him in Indiana divorce case

Dr B E Patten of Terre Haute declares he is dying from a slow poison given by his wife before she left him three months ago. He asks the coroner to perform a post mortem to trace the poison. Coroner Willis notes Patten first made the claim three weeks ago. Patten married Mrs Caulkins of Newmarket less than a year ago. she sued for divorce three months earlier, claiming he was a drunkard and sought her property. He says an unknown medicine was given to him and is the cause of his illness.

Tprre Haute Ind B. BE. Patten Willis Patten Dr. Patten Mexico

Sawmill Burned in Bossburg Blaze

Bossburg Wash April 4. H H Huffman’s sawmill engine and planer were destroyed by fire along with $200 in lumber. Fire began about 2 a.m. origin unknown but suspected to be sparks from a brush pile lit the day before.

Bossburg Wash Huffman Fie

Incorporation Filed for Merchants' Association Trustees Named

Articles of incorporation for the Merchants' association have been filed in the county auditor's office. Trustees listed are M. C. Nason, F. W. Baker, EB. Rosenbers, F. W. Mitchell, and J. B. Goldsmith. Capital stock amounts to $1090.

Merchants’ Association M. C. Nason F. W. Baker EB. Rosenbers F. W. Mitchell J. 8. Goldsmith

Trust Forming to Consolidate U S Farm Machinery Makers

A New Jersey incorporation is expected for a vast farm tools trust uniting major U S machinery firms. The plan envisions a $50 million capital with $15 million subscribed, linking reapers thrashers and traction engines to dominate agricultural production equipment. Negotiations have advanced among promoters and involved companies, aiming for a final meeting and formal consolidation.

Chicago Facor

Plan to reform pricing and cut middlemen in industry

The plan aims to keep prices steady and remove large commissions by selling directly to consumers. It would eliminate many middlemen and exchange of off machinery. A final meeting of plant representatives is set for New York next week to coordinate the combination and select which plants will be operated.

New York

Two killed in St Louis area as mystery shooting unfolds

Sara fini Garvoldi and Jallan, 4, were married and found dead Tuesday night in a ditch on the city’s northwestern edge. A Belgian saloon keeper, John Hebart, and his wife are jailed as investigators weigh a theory that striking clay bank workers shot the man after he deserted them and returned to work.

ST. Louis Sarafini Garvoldi Jallan John Hebart

National Tube Company Consolidation Moves Forward

Boston April 2 The National Tube consolidation progresses satisfactorily with broad cooperation among large interests. The new corporation will likely have capital of about 71 million dollars and be named the National Tube Company.

Boston National Tube Iub National Tube Company

Horned Snake Found in Kentucky Stuns Locals

Cadiz Kentucky resident J. Boren displayed a remarkable horned snake found in a field on April 1. The creature has a long horn at the end of its tail, can strike with a hoop motion, and allegedly impales prey with its venomous horn. Local reports say even a tree stung by this reptile may die within hours if sap is rising.

Cadiz Kentucky Mr. Bowen Uuta

Idaho Farmer Sentenced For Court Contempt

Thoa Eaves, a farmer in Moscow, Idaho, was jailed for contempt after years of legal dispute with Balfour Guthrie Co over a mortgaged farm east of the city. Foreclosure occurred two years ago, and despite a district court injunction he refused to surrender possession. He was sentenced to several days in jail as the case has zigzagged through courts with many local attorneys involved.

Moscow Idaho Thoa. Eaves Balfour Baitile Guthriel Co Bal

Polk county develops goats and poultry industries

In Dallaa Oregon on April 9 the hill lands of Polk county are rapidly advancing two key sectors goats and poultry. Angora goats thrive on the grub lands and poultry shipments from Dallias have more than doubled in the last year with expectations of further growth soon.

Dallaa Ore Polk County Dallias

Installing the Pastor Cheney Pastor B F Doane Installed

Rev B F Doane is formally installed as permanent pastor of Cheney Congregational church Following an ecclesiastical council examination the program includes a sermon by President Penrose an installation prayer anthem addresses and the right hand of fellowship Doane graduated from Amherst College in 1890 and Dale Divinity School in 1898 and was ordained in Bridgeport Connecticut in 1898 before serving Dayton Washington and finally Cheney two years ago

Cheney Wash B. F. Doane B. L. Penrose Whitman College William Davies Spokane F. W. Stevens T. W. Walter Colfax J. D. Jones Medical Lake Deane Amherat College Dale Divinity School Bridgeport Dayton

Walters Held On Worthless Check Charge In Rossburg

Colville Washington April 24 W H Walters Jr alias W H Caruthers long sought since 1906 is jailed charged with passing worthless checks on Rutherford Bros and P Fitzgerald at Rossburg Walters was recognized by Deputy Griswold at Republic and warrants sworn by Rutherford for obtaining money under false pretences a forgery charge may follow against Walters

Colville Wash W. H. Walters, Jr W. H. Caruthers Rutherford P. Fitzgerald Rossburg Walters Griswold Republic Denny Tita

Buy Clipper Bicycles Advertised by agent

F M Spinning, agent at 1022 Becond Avenue, promotes Clippertype bicycles for exercise and general use with emphasis on purchasing options and related products.

Plerasur F. M Becond Avenue

Salesmen organize to press higher pay amid anti trust push

Chicago April 28 traveling and resident salesmen plan organization to prevent wage cuts and push for higher pay. Twenty Chicago men met at the Palmer House adopting a program to form local clubs nationwide to lobby for anti trust legislation and oppose monopolies. C M Moore urged a BIH draft to bar stock collateral and trust investments, with city salesmen forming political blocs to back anti trust candidates and a George Dewey club to be chartered soon.

Chicago United States C. M. Moore George Dewey

Leg Crushed by Train at Fort Simcoe Gravel Pit

Homer Gilman, a 19 year old son of a Fort Simcoe teacher, had his right leg severed below the knee when his foot slipped while attempting to board a moving gravel train at a pit south of North Yakima. The leg was amputated after transport to town. no fault was found with the railroad employer.

North Yakima Wash Homer Gilman Fort Simcoe

Mining News From Nelson and Nearby Mines

Reports from Nelson British Columbia note the Duncan Mines company will take up 60,000 dollars in bonds on the Granite and Royal Canadian groups near Eagle Creek. The Dandy group and others, totaling twenty properties on Toad mountain, pass to Duncan Mines. Wilcox mine at Ymir is being incorporated as Broken Hill Gold Mining Company with one million shares.

Nelson B. C Netson Duncan Mines Company Granite Royal Canadian Groupe Eagle Creek Royal Canadian J. Johnston J. P. Swedberg Seattle Dandy Group Toad Mountain A. H. Kelly Neelands Kelly Wilcox Wild Horse Creek Ymir Broken Hill Gold Mining Company Montreal Bywater

Real estate transfers filed yesterday list numerous Seattle deeds

William M Coffman and wife transfer to Peter Hillen for 1603.91 dollars, lot 9 block 5 in West Niels Hell’s sixth addition, plus many other transfers including Mary F Campbell to Nook Hil add Lot 6 block 1 Nob Hill, Plymouth Woolen to John W Godwin for 650, various parcels in Gilman Park, Mercer's Second, Lake Union, and Craven's Amazon of Green Lake, plus several large estates and bank receiver actions.

Willam M. Coffman Peter Hillen W. N. Hell W. C. Meydenbauer Mary F. Campbell B. C. Douglass Plymouth Woolen Company PD. T. Denny J. H. Nagle MH. Denny A. A. Benny John W. Godwin A. A. Denny Broadway Kera Lippincott Calvin Philips Mercer N. Seattle Charles & Thurston Mary Moss Bucknam Catherine Hansen Gilman Park W. M. Thomas B. Gaz Lillian Turns H. H. A. Hastings Security Savings Bank Washington National Bank Columbia Ne & Fe & Seo George W. Fey Alexander McEachern Seo Mary Vernon W. N. Vernon A. J. Tourgmett Charlotte E. Gray Frank Atwood Craven Amazon Green Lake Add Pitner Heattle and Eastern Trust Company, Ltd Clark D. Tavis Lota Samuel J. Holmes F. Tellenon H. KE. Holmes

Prospecting Advances on Cariboo Miners Camp McKinney

Report from Camp McKinney GC notes a fine galena and sulphide ore showing on the Stosey claim near the Cariboo Steels and the Little Cariboo. A 60 foot drift exposes a 14 foot wide vein with good values and some free mold. A mill on Granite is under excavation as development work proceeds with encouraging results. Travel reports from Atlin estates indicate breakup and heavy slush making overland routes impassable until lakes reopen.

Caribood Stosey Camp McKinney L GC Cariboo Steels Little Cariboo J. C Nowa Atlin Estates Log Cabin Dennett

Garfield farmers busy as plowing and sowing spread

Garfield Washington and Pa louse county towns report unusual quietness as farmers concentrate on field work. In Whitman county thousands of acres are being plowed and seeded daily amid ideal sowing weather. Feeding should be well advanced by May 1.

Garfield Wash Palouse County Whitman County

Murdered and Robbed Women at Murphysboro

In Murphysboro two women, Mrs M K B Davie and Miss May Millstead, were found dead in their sleep at a house shared with Francie M Davie and a boarder. The room was ransacked with trunks opened. Miss Millstead had a gunshot wound and a severe head injury. Mrs Davie had a crushed skull. Authorities believe they died about 24 hours earlier. The crime occurred in a secluded wooded plot, near the Mount Carbon mine. The two were last seen alive when they accompanied Mr Davie to the depot earlier that day.

Murphysboro M KB. Davie Mise May Millstead Francie M. Davie Mount Carborn Misa Milleread

Man Declares Wish To Die In Lake Quinsigamond

In Worcester Massachusetts on April 28 a man in Lake Quinsigamond amid a flight from peril cried for help then urged others to shoot him and pleaded for life. He beat his head with an object, vanished underwater, and police search the lake for his body while papers in his clothes identify C H Coulter of Brockton Massachusetts.

Worcester Mass Quinsigamond Tog C. H. Coulter Brockton Masa

Locomotive Aids Capture Four Post Office Robbers

Burlington police used a switch engine to pursue and capture four desperadoes after a Latty and Mperry post office robbery. They robbed a stranger and threw him from a freight car while nearly killing a brakeman. Farmers cornered the suspects as they were driven toward Dourington. they were overhauled near Burlington and imprisoned.

Hurlington Marington Latty Mperry Dourington Burlington

Market Quotations From Friday Morning Weal Street Trading

Quiet city trade with weak outside business and next day steamship shipments expected. Prices listed for strawberries, grains, flour, coffee, butter, eggs, poultry, hides, wool, greens, and meat with figures for farm and jobbing markets in Seattle and Puget Sound regions.

Weal California Farina Java Costa Rica Aden Mocha Guatemala

Fragmentary Pacific Northwest Market Prices List

A garbled OCR market rundown shows prices for fish meats fruits and lumber. Entries include salmon trout herring oysters Dungeness crabs potatoes beets cabbage celery and assorted lumber items with varied per sack per ton and per M rates. Specifics are incomplete but reflect broad regional commodity trading in late period.

Dungeness White River Yakima Oregon California Walla Walla

Pacific Coast Steamship Schedule to Seattle and Alaska

Pacific Coast Steamship Company announces departures to Seattle at 10 a m via Victoria and Port Townsend on March 2 7 12 27 and April 1 6 11 16 21 26 May 1 and every sixth day thereafter for Alaska J Trowbridge Puget Sound Supt Ocean Division Beattie Uptown ticket office 618 Flat Ave Beattie Goodall Merkins Co Gen Agents San Francisco

Seattle Puget Sound Washington Queen Walla Walla Umatilla Seattle & Am Port Townsend Victoria San Francisco Alaska Cottage City City of Topeka Al-K Peattie Trowbridge Puget Ocean di Beattie Uptown Ticket Office Beattie, Goodall, Merkins & Co Gen Agenta

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