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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1903
Page
4
Police Judge George declares restaurant keepers must obtain regular saloon licenses or face arrest and fines for selling liquor with meals. He will not accept monthly fines and will pursue the law, citing abuses like bottles displayed as advertisements and widespread evasion.
Hwarlin Aug 1 The Gasette reports Russia bans foreigners from Manchuria and plans six years of order before reopening commerce. Moscow also orders two battleships, two cruisers and four torpedo boats to sail immediately to the Far East to handle potential trouble.
A birthday celebration organized by the Methodist Protestant church ladies at the parsonage on Fifth Avenue N.E.B. drew about a hundred attendees for an afternoon and evening event. Decorations, tables of food, fireworks, campfire, and patriotic songs filled the grounds as attendees celebrated the pastor and community.
Frank McNeil of the Continental hotel recalls he started with a gold watch and a diamond stud but, while under heavy liquor, misplaced them on the waterfront. He says he noticed the loss after he became intoxicated and cannot recall where he parted with the items.
A collage of stray notes references and remarks including Spokane red light district cleanup Kansas school boards teachers weddings Chicago vaudeville boast Loftus earnings Jim Jeffries king Peter of Ber via and a 89 foot whale washed ashore near the Columbia mouth
The article notes Mr. Hardison was arrested twice during carnival time, first for disorderly conduct after midnight, then a second arrest when police intervened. He was bailed out but returned and was kept at the scene.
The weekly Pol Opera company at the Seattle theater presents An American Millionaire on Sunday through Tuesday night. Pinafore Wednesday, Dorothy Thursday revival, and The Belle of New York Friday and Saturday. Empire Park adds Allen J Shaw a top card manipulator and aerial gymnast with Arthur Hahn and Lillian Searle offering new songs.
Bill Bailey returned to the city after a prior arrest on Washington street for suspicious behavior. He was re-arrested on upper Western avenue with Frank Thormeson and Otto Tubbe by Patrolman McClurg. Bailey will serve out a suspended 30 day sentence.
July records note a Beattle area picnic at Green Lake marking emancipation day. Speakers include Rev. J. G. McPherson A. R. Bleck and other local Black leaders.
The Newsboys announce a Sunday excursion from Pier No. 2 with multiple departure times listed in the notice. Details include pickups at 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 4 and 9:30 p.m for a picnic outing to Reach Bun ny.
A petition filed with the city clerk requests laying a team track between Railroad avenue and the railroad, from Chippeck wharf to Cedar street, to unload carts. Contractors say rail charges force unloading far from the works, adding transport costs. The matter will be considered at the council's next meeting.
A 16 year old boy was ordered to serve 10 days in jail after refusing to name who supplied him liquor. Police Judge George sentenced him following a drinking episode on First Avenue. Patrolman Cote found the boy intoxicated, sobered him at the station, and sent him to the saloons Al-Ki and Stockholm as part of the inquiry.
The Streetcar Men's union will hold a regular evening meeting at 1610 Second Avenue to discuss a protest filed with the business dens committee. Efforts for a joint meeting with business men and Seattle Electric Company officials have failed. The union may take action tonight to secure quicker response to the alleged unfair practices by the streetcar company. Secretary Hughes has asked President Mahon to visit Beattie to review the trouble, with Mahon expected within two weeks to advise on future relations and possible amicable adjustment.
Citizens in Washington call out a laundry trust in the District of Columbia for extortion. They allege a conspiracy to keep prices up after a winter rise of about 90 percent prompted by coal costs. The attorney general has promised an investigation if evidence supports the charge.
Mra Myra Harbin files a damage suit against the city claiming 1000 for injuries from a fall on a defective sidewalk. The article notes a local resident Margaret McKnight returns tonight from a year in St Louis. John Peters owner of Al Kis saloon in the lower city area was arrested after noon by Policeman Coleman on a warrant for selling liquor to a minor and released on cash bail. An additional note from Lowell reports another body found in the powder magazine ruins bringing total recovered to 22. Chicago wheat prices are listed at 78 half to 79 half.
The Delinquent Contractors Board of Works opened bids for the Terry avenue and Alder street engine house project. Bids ranged from 11 804 to 15 500 with deductions possible for material changes and construction plans. A Wednesday meeting will require delinquent contractors to show cause. Two women, Mrs. Notwe and Mrs. Teller, are missing after arriving in Seattle. descriptions were filed with police.
Wholesale prices show mixed movement with a midweek drop on Western avenue. Vegetables and fruit listing includes carrots at 1.80 per sack and assorted crates. live poultry and eggs see varied gains, while prices to producers reflect railroad delivered terms. Newsboys plan a picnic at Pleasant Beach for August 2 with multiple departure times from Pier No. 2.
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