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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1899
Page
4
Aug 7. Atlanta reports Mayor Woodward drank at a suburban cakewalk and performed pigeon wings on the ballroom floor. He attempted a headstand before a cheering crowd, triggering a Special caucus to consider removing him from office. In Washington, Army Moros losses noted as Manila lighthouse incident details.
The Crittenton Rescue Circle met at Plymouth Congregational Church at 1 30 this afternoon. Disbarment cases against John B Hart and James Wilson were continued to 9 28 am Thursday. A man found dead in the river near Auburn is unnamed and under coroner inquiry. A burglary at Fourth Avenue yielded silverware and a stolen barometer recovered from a pawn shop. A cons furers swindle cost Richard Slater $50. $20 was later returned. The State University board met. George H King was re elected president as discussions focus on greasing the old university grounds.
Fiora Bloomfield of Astoria and L L Williams, a local farmer, met at the Illinois Central station in Ui yesterday. They married at 2 PM at the home of Mrs Mary D Laiton, an aunt of the groom who had visited Bloomfield. Their acquaintance began only through letters and limited hearsay.
William Holcomb, a teamster, his pair of horses, and a wagon carrying two and a half cords of wood slid off a cliff in Canaan Connecticut. The 75 foot drop into rocky timber left the wagon wrecked and harness broken, but Holcomb and horses escaped with only minor injuries after he leaped to a pine tree.
Richmond report notes L. H. Howard writes to William P. Mield that promptly applying household ammonia can remove all bad effects of a kicking bug sting. The letter emphasizes quick treatment and practical at home remedies.
The King County Board of Equalization reviews the 1898 and 1899 assessment rolls for real and personal property. Seattle shows old and new limits with totals around 34 million for property values and over 44 million for total assessments, including exemptions. Outside Seattle, county figures reach about 1.9 million in property value and 6.09 million in exemptions, yielding a grand total assessment near 44.9 million.
In Hongkonga August reports warn silk merchants near Canton to warn foreign buyers of likely contract failures amid rampant brigandage and blackmail. No security is available to ensure safe transportation or fulfillment of orders.
Mt Petersburg correspondent reports the Russmen government has introduced a compulsory passport system for Tai Lien Wan and Port Arthur, preventing English and American travel there.
Garfield Washington suffered the worst blaze in history at dawn as several buildings in the business district burned to debris. The combined loss is about $24,000 with $5,000 insured. incendiary materials saturated the rear of Averill's grocery. Major losers include M. T. Jackson Newcomb KR Averill and others with large property losses.
A Shellon Street Mallway company trolley car plunged from Peck's Pond trestle near Oronoque, Connecticut, yesterday afternoon. Twenty nine people were killed or injured as the car derailed and rolled over. Names of the dead and injured are listed, with recovery hoped for the fourteen injured.
In Bristol Tennessee in February a funeral was held for Thomas Chase a farmer after illness but insurers now refuse $40 000 in payments. They allege a wax figure burial staged by conspirators with Chase’s wife to fraudulently obtain policies and claim he died after being alive for months.
Troops A BD and M Third cavalry left for the Philippines via Seattle this morning. In Seattle they will stay about a week for daily exercises and to condition for the voyage.
In New York today Chas Middleton, administrator of Robert Middleton, was awarded 12500 dollars plus costs against the French Line Steamship Co for the drowning of Robert Middleton in the bay last May. Middleton, an electrician, capsized in a small boat when La Touraine passed.
Mrs Norton of Pawling dies of heart disease at 67 and planned an unusual funeral. Workmen prepare a varnished chest coffin placed in a brick lined well with cement, no earth touching the body. Norton, by her husband 67, keeps the key hidden as he declines to disclose details.
Currster Pa Aug 1 The paper warehouse of Edward Garrett at Port h and Welsh streets was almost destroyed by fire this morning. Loss about 89000 covered by insurance. Fire started from unknown causes in the news paper den. The new government building and several nearby residences were saved from catching fire.
Rumor claims 609 dollars paid to seven Chester councilmen to pass a contract for Edgemont avenue brickwork. Public pressure grows for a formal investigation, with a council resolution expected at the August 9 meeting. W. E. Heilly says he paid no council members and knows of no payoffs connected to the contract.
In Chicago on August 7 a 12 pound boy was born to Philp Dressbach under Dr Behenck's theory of sex. Mrs Dressbach delivered under the care of Dr Christopher and Dr C Ba con with Dr Schenck's diet faithfully followed. This marks the first Schenck baby born in Chicago.
In Marheur County a 102 year old bride Irene Pooling aged 95 wed J. Bheemaker aged 12, with the groom using a cane during the ceremony. Both have gray-haired children. They were sweethearts 75 years ago and Bheemaker has had two prior marriages along with a small fortune.
New York reports a one year-old daughter of Augustua Reid el of Williamebridge rolled from a window on the second floor while asleep but suffered no injuries. She was found hours later on the grass sleeping calmly.
Mrs Annie Ryan aged 26 mother of four children. Frustrated by neglect from her husband and jealousy toward Mrs Sarah McCarthy, she bought carbolic acid and threw it on her rival, blinding and burning her. Ryan pursued the widow as her children cried for food, but McCarthy survived the attack.
Aug 7 R P Scott, who sought a congressional nomination by auction, claims his plan is worth 700000 from inventors including a peep hull machine. He condemns politics in Ohio and proposes a public pledge of corruption to win. If others join, he will intensify corrupt campaigning. if not, he will face defeat.
Readers in P AOC await updates on the Dreyfus court martial as patchy dispatches and extras from Kenne sden report the proceedings. The tense coverage hints at political pressure and military stakes amid ongoing calls for clarity.
Tec Tudolph Bup pern of 1617 Booth Street, foreman at Wheeler & Good's shop, lies with a broken back in Fanny Paddock Hospital. He was found on the ground in front of his home on South Fifteenth Street at 4 o'clock yesterday. A passer-by alerted police, and an ambulance transported him to the hospital.
The imperial government and Dominion authorities plan a major rise in both regular and militia forces at the Pacific coast depot on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. At Macauley Point the barracks will house more than three times the current engineers, gunners, and other service members. A first squad of 330 officers and men will arrive, with larger barracks to be built to accommodate them.
Delegates of the Y M C A conference in Tacoma wrap a three day session with an excursion to Seattle hosted by Prof T Jappy. A banquet at the Y M C A hall closes the visit as President Longstreth presides. Delegates heard talks on church work and physical culture.
The famous pianist M Otto Bendix will perform at Sherman Clay & Co. hall 14 Second Avenue tomorrow evening starting at 7 o'clock. His reputation is well known and music lovers are urged to attend for a rare treat.
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