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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1904
Page
4
The Seattle Star office address and contact lines are listed along with legacy publication details and a notice about subscription expiration handling. It explains price per copy and monthly mail rates and describes how renewal dates appear on the address label.
Henry P. Lyman of American Surety argues 25 percent of defalcations come from track gambling. He notes bonds for many young men who bet on horses that lose. He condemns wagering as manipulated by professionals and calls gamblers robbers, with little protection for victims who gamble despite odds.
A sunbonnet fad sweeps society as debutantes and Sc etty girls appear at summer homes and resorts with protective headwear. Bonnets range from silk rosettes and ties to white dimity and figured materials. The fan bonnet offers neck and face protection while keeping cool.
A crowded dialogue riffs on music publishing and money in tunes, with a real estate agent touting estates Locustmere Tattington Hall and Valverde Park amid jokey banter. Puzzle snippets tease readers with humorous math-style riddles about detectives, fat loss, and a whale shooting.
The council approved issuing bonds for a new city hall and related improvements and set public votes for two propositions. It raised salaries for comptroller office accountants and the fire department chief machinist to $135 monthly, while Council Committee Clerk Shrader gained $126. A patrol petition by Denny-Pullerman residents referenced thefts from chicken houses and orchards. Free water rent was granted to Mrs Brown from January to present. A land sale tied to funding the lighting plant pole line right of way was approved.
The Steam Laundry by Tom Wiedemann draws good crowds at the Alcazar and runs through Thursday night. Ringling Bros. plans a Seattle circus setup August 24 with a tented ground area over 15 acres. The show features a mammothJerusalem and the Crusades stage and the famed Ringling menagerie including Baby Hoo the baby elephant.
The Great American Marble Company appeared in Superior Court asking to be dismissed as a defendant in a suit filed against the Marble Company, the Eastern Capitalists Syndicate, and Robert Hall over land claimed by Robert Ball. The motion argues a deed lacks Fox's wife's signature, noting Fox is undivorced.
Chairman Mullen is likely to present a majority petition favoring the Third Avenue regrade at Thursday committee meeting. He said last night the delay came because many property owners had not signed the petition properly, requiring signatures to be redone.
Trenwith fights to save Irene Petrovitch as a mob abducts her and her captor, Captain Radovits, demands the woman be handed over. Irene asserts a shared bond with Trenwith and reveals their supposed marriage, leading to a rescue and a vow of lifelong love.
Amid bloodshed and mob violence in a Jewish village the crowd screams for extermination. Trenwith fights his way to reach Irene Petrovich and hides with her in a barricaded attic as fires blaze outside. Radewits leads the police mob toward the hiding pair, seeking to restrain the violence.
An ad touts Bucklen's Arnica Balm as the best remedy for burns cuts sores and manicures with fast soothing effects. It mentions Burne Cuts Sores Mezema and Pike as conditions it cures and notes availability at Guy Inc. drug store on Second Avenue and Vester.
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