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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1901
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment references an affray incident and an inquest or hearing. It mentions names and a person named Her rina M, with unclear roles and dates. The readable text provides little context but indicates an investigation or court action underway.
Judge Hanford ruled that Emmet Nealond of Portland must serve his term in the United States Navy. The court found no evidence of coercion or kidnapping and noted Nealond had opportunity to object and had written home expressing satisfaction with the service.
An old siwash man and his plain wife stroll Rail road avenue as a gipsy fortune teller approaches. He endures her praise and a jealous outburst from his wife before calmly steering both toward a candy stand and a peaceful resolution.
In Sunnydale residents celebrate after Pat's Sunday night efforts quelled raging forest fires in the community. South Seattle merchants pursue electric lights for the town while Heaton incorporation faces strong western opposition in a hotly contested upcoming election. Seattle Electric Co nears completion on Kilbourne Avenue for a Fremont to Ballard line. Black River public school opens with Nellie Steers of Ballard as teacher for a three month term.
The Dolphin of the Alaska Steamship Co. departed for Lynn canal points last night with a full cargo of general merchandise and about 70 passengers. Notable travelers included Fred D. Norvell, a quartz mine owner, and B. M. Behrends, a banker from Juneau, among a listed party of first class travelers.
The text outlines how string beans with French dressing, chives, and salt and pepper form a base for an excellent salad. It suggests a maddeine eniad of beets carrots peas and potatoes in various combinations, plus herbs like marjoram rosemary thyme tarragon and chervil. Muskmelon pieces, lightly dressed, can join the salad.
Visiting Day at the Navy Yard is announced with steamers for battleships leaving Columbia dock daily at 6 90, 9 20, 10 20 a m, 1 15, 2 15 and 6 30 p m. Round trips are included for visitors.
A group of 10 Portuguese gypsies sent as advance guards to British Columbia were barred from entry. Residents of South Beattie pressured the encamped band to move on, and the ten were sent to test crossing to British soil. Their effort failed and they re joined the Singaro army at South Seattle.
Lew says city business houses will close for a half holiday and mills at Ballard will shut down for the day as Woodmen of the World celebrate with decorating across the city. George Washington camp Portland uniform degree team arrives with another unit expected by Friday for a parade Saturday evening. Governor Rogers Mayor Humes and Congressman Cushman will attend the picnic with no admittance fee.
City milk inspector L M Wood files a complaint against A Z Erickson of Jersey Milk Co for using a preservative in milk after 62 samples tested by state chemist and food commissioner. Erickson faces third offense in eight months with prior fines 60 and 25 and pending appeals. Commissioner Kerr retires after long career. pension to be 15000 yearly. Kilbourne & Clark Co. and M'Sorley & Henderson appear as local advertisers.
The oldes t of Huntish princes completed eleven years as Duke of Cambridge since succeeding his father Prince Adelphus on July 4 1850. He is the only Briton to hold a dukedom for eleven years while his father held it nearly four, giving father and son a combined century in the title, a modern British peerage record.
Superintendent of Streets Little and Assistant City Engineer Jeffrey left for Portland to inspect wooden blocks treated with carbolineum and to review paving plans for Yesterway Marion Madison and Columbia streets. The board weighs carbolineum treatment and Kalama water pipe testing as Queen Anne avenue pipe bids arrive. City Engineer Thomson doubts the new pipe.
Take two quarts of new milk warm to blood heat. Dissolve two tablespoons granulated sugar in two tablespoons water, add a clear syrup to the milk with one third of a yeast cake dissolved in two tablespoons milk. Fill bottles to shoulder, cork and tie. Let stand overnight in a warm place not over degrees Pahr. Then lay bottles on their sides for M hours. This khoumgee will keep four or five days. Five men with teams and foragers. Fred Rosenstock, Mth and KE Fir.
Delegates from all Seattle improvement clubs meet Thursday at 11 in the chamber of commerce to devise plans to stop indiscriminate pole erection on residence streets. The groups object to poles in parking strips and plan to suggest regulations to the city council and board of public works.
In Alexander County on August 27, John Bennington and a companion were returning from a field when they flushed a squirrel. Their dog spooked a herd of sheep, and a ram leapt onto a gun causing both barrels to discharge into the boy’s abdomen, killing him instantly.
The half price sale on Gingham Dresses continues with chambray and percale options also available. Mothers have a fine chance to buy cool dresses at a main cost.
A chaotic travel timetable lists Northern Pacific routes and connections from St Paul to Portland Vancouver and Seattle. It shows departures and arrivals for trains including the North Coast Limited and Olympia routes with multiple daily times and frequencies across cities like Seattle Bellingham Whatcom Sedro Woolley Snoqualmie Spokane Beattie Everett and Vancouver B C.
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