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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1902
Page
2
The fragment shows the Seattle Star masthead and publishing details, listing business and editorial offices, rates for mail delivery, and the business manager. It includes addresses in New York and Seattle and mentions postal classification.
Two men of national renown visited Seattle last week. James J Hill's life has been devoted to commercial development and wealth creation, while Samuel Gompers works to raise wage earners through higher pay shorter hours and broader opportunities. The city needs both Hill's commercial brain and Gompers' uplifting labor leadership to avert labor troubles and spur growth.
The article portrays Nikola Tesla as confident he will soon announce plans for wireless energy capable of powering railroads and ships. It notes public impatience with repeated promises, compares him to Marconi, and mocks the reliance on announcements over actions. It also touches on a 1900s federal food-for-striking-miners law and other varied remarks.
Grand Exalted Ruler Charles B. Pickett of Iowa presides as Elk week begins with thousands arriving for the annual Grand Lodge session and reunion. Key items include ritual changes, next meeting site selection with Louisville Baltimore and Des Moines among contenders, and officer elections. The gathering continues with drill contests planned for Wednesday.
Twenty principals and alternates face Civil Service Commission boards for midshipman entrances at the Naval Academy. The largest class in the school’s history competes for the 11 vacancies created by the last annual appropriation. Temporary quarters are being built at Annapolis to house the larger cadet population.
In Paris a bereaved Arab, Ben Mohammed Ben Paoual, tallies his long trek from Algiers to appeal to President Loubet for justice. He married a woman sold to him for $15, then faced repeated refusals from her father to return her. After costly legal battles that ruined crops, fowls and boats, he left marred by loss and poverty.
The annual meeting of Northwest Y M C A secretaries will take place in Portland on August 15. A S Allen C BE Kirk and Seattle association Physical Director Douthitt with Robert Carey of Everett are expected to attend.
The Markets section reports Western Avenue orchards struggle to meet demand with scarce and poor quality fruit. Lemons sell heavily due to heat while prices hold firm. Limes and oranges move fairly well. vegetables like celery lettuce and tomatoes sell well. watermelons and cantaloupes in good supply and performing strongly.
A list of quoted prices for vegetables, fruits, dairy items, grains, and live poultry. Includes carrots, potatoes, onions, pumpkins, cucumbers, beans, corn, peaches, grapes, crab apples, butter, cheese, eggs, and poultry. Specifies regional sources and ranges, with notes on producer prices and market conditions.
The Spokane team beat Seattle 3 to 2 in eight innings aided by a shaky Spokane pitcher and catcher duo. Beattie and Pflester pitched poorly late, while Seattle exploited errors to secure the win. Hogg Freely and Billy Hoge performed for Seattle as the series moved toward Tacoma games.
The wind cart, a wind driven irrigation device, is shown as a staple method in China. Eight tall matted sails atop a wooden frame power a water pump, sending water up troughs and through channels to irrigate rice paddies where rain is scarce.
Great Northern and Northern Pacific planners announce a new tunnel and terminals near King street with a three million dollar project. Northern entrance at Stewart street and southern exit near Third avenue and Washington street will connect to a 1.5 mile by 800 foot terminal grounds. Presidents Hill Mellen and Farrell have been in talks ahead of a rapid construction schedule.
Cincinnati Aug 11 The Inter national Typographical Union marks its Golden Jubilee with the largest convention in its history. The event gathers delegates from across the United States plus visiting spouses, totaling about 69 in attendance. President James M. Lynch presides as treasurer John Bramwood reports finances and membership with 44 600 members and 113 charters issued. Twenty five strikes involved unions. most settlements completed with remaining cases pending.
The second annual inter state tennis tournament at the Omaha Field Club begins with many prominent entrants from Iowa Missouri Kansas and Nebraska. The event will decide the championship of these four states and runs over several days featuring men's singles and doubles.
An aged listing shows architects W. Woughton and George H. Woodhouse Co in Seattle, doctors J A Mackinnon and Kibre, osteopathy practices, a Washington infirmary of osteopathy, and assorted services including plumbers and printing firms. Includes Collis and First and Pike streets with multiple names and addresses.
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