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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1902
Page
3
Seattle business listing notes Picker & Lane's Optical Co located on Optical Ave. The entry provides limited readable data about the shop. No further details on services or hours are available in the fragment.
Readable excerpts note early season snowfall across Puget Sound with 1.5 to 6 inches reported in towns near Bremerton and Chico. Captains report snow in Port Townsend area and lingering flurries at dawn while ships like Reliance and Brearer of the Lake add weather context.
In Washington today Speaker Henderson announced the appointment of Shepard of Texas to the committee on public buildings and grounds. The House then opened a committee of the Whole to consider a bill to appropriate 654 000 for the anthracite commission. The Senate read the Treasury report and the governor general's orders from the Cuban occupation period. Senate territories panel favors adverse report on the omnibus floor with Oklahoma and other territories to become a single state with added restrictions to protect Indian interests and oppose polygamy.
Augusta Moir files for divorce from Walter Quackenbush citing years of drunken violence and midnight disturbances. She describes his habitual drinking, broken home, and failed promises of reform, seeking relief from the superior court.
Washington December 1 Secretary Hay met with a Colombian minister at 9 00 this morning to discuss the Panama canal right of way and compensation questions. The meeting clarified that revenue sources from the lethmian refinery are under investigation and no progress can occur until the report is received.
Wholesale prices report mixed signals as markets near season end. Cornichons and cranberries hold firm while navel oranges remain steady with premium brands higher. Slaughtered calves flood the market pushing meat prices down. turkeys rise to around 20 cents per pound and vegetables show variable rates per ton.
A fragmented market listing shows prices for fruit vegetables and meats. Items include grapes pears cranberries walnuts pecans and butter cheese eggs and poultry with per box per barrel per pound quotes. Several food categories and brands appear amid unclear OCR text.
Not a single sunny day brightened November, with 1 partly cloudy day and 2 totally cloudy days. Vegetation saw no notable growth due to frost, especially on the last day when 24 hours of rain fell. Winds peaked at 3 months per hour from the southeast, totaling 408 miles moved, and temperatures ranged from 34 to 55 degrees. Precipitation total was 0.9 inches, slightly above average.
Eng Hok Fong, an accredited Chinese government agent, arrives in Victoria with his secretary. He says China plans a line of steamers to Meteo, calling at San Francisco to bid for freight trade. He seeks closer ties with Mexico to provide an outlet for China’s surplus population.
Jacob Farth, head of the Seattle Fleetntera and of the Page t National Bank, returned yesterday from a five week stay in California after a vacation trip.
A crowded audience enjoyed an annual concert featuring Anne Hel Kink Netton Jennole Kengh ten Wedmunds A K R Fisher John Ma werd and J M Middleton. They performed favorites and the crowd heard a tribute “tod Pave the King” as the presiding CHUM Che delivered a brief address.
Hjornson, a gravity coal bunker worker on the lower waterfront, fell about seventy feet from the top of the bunkers to the water after missing his routine. A sailor from the steamer Mackinaw rescued him, reviving him briefly but he remained unconscious. He swallowed salt water and was treated at a hospital. no bones were broken.
McVeigh questions Mitchell on wages while Darrow presents Coal Miner Dettrey with 17 years in the field detailing hooking losses and 40 percent deductions. Dettrey claims $268 lost to the practice last year, with overall pay reduced from prior years. He notes blacklisting for union support and refusal to work on threats. Operators refuse to submit accounts, Darrow argues fair wages depend on company profits. Mitchell testifies that a 1 percent wage rise would raise mining costs by seventeen cents per ton.
Vienna report profiles Matte Modrie dubbed beggar king of Hoboken and major cities. He funds a panhandling trust, travels Europe visiting kin and estate, and returns to run a dullard tenement operation. He has arrests and clashes with immigration, but evades punishment.
The Local Amalgamated Association of Hutcher Workers hosts a varsity benefit ball tonight at the Armory. Tickets are sold, expected attendance rivals a recent ball, and the event funds ongoing union efforts after a recent strike settlement.
Health Officer Carroll reveals Mrs Mary K Sherman died by her own action not natural causes, after carbolic acid use in despondency. Coroner Hoye notified, physicians face possible prosecution for failure to report. Mrs Sherman, wife of local saloonkeeper F K Sherman, left six children and had threatened suicide.
The American Warehousemen's Association holds a national convention in Washington, D C through the week. Delegates discuss uniform laws for warehouse receipts to enable uniform collateral standards and improve fire insurance when storage and refrigeration are involved. The group, with nearly 108 members, seeks standardized legislation across states to facilitate storage operations and prevent insurance gaps.
Rome special correspondent reports a government bill to create a three man conciliation board with a justice of the peace and a seventh arbiter to advise both sides. If unresolved, an arbitral board may rule. It bans child labor in mining and aims to curb strikes. Both labor and capital back the measure as epoch making.
In Calcutta the Standard Oil Company faces strong local resistance to expanding into Indian fields. W. M. Libby of New York allegedly used disguises to gain concessions from Colonial Oil and Anglo-American, claiming British control while stock largely rests with American investors. The Indian government and Bengal Chamber resist threats of tariffs on Indian jute.
Government irrigation experts face slow progress as Interior Department scientists plan site assessments and cost estimates. Prof Newell travels the West to gauge geography and land conditions, delaying a firm recommendation until spring. The irrigation division under Elwood Mead coordinates with Johnson Teele Stover Stannard and others.
Beattie and vicinity expect light to moderate winds and improving conditions tonight into Thursday. Temperatures rise to mild levels with no significant precipitation indicated.
Classified notice describes parcels for sale near city with clearings and improvements. Listings include 12 to 40 acre tracts, farms, houses, barns, water, fruit trees, and roadside land. Prices range from 900 to 2500 dollars with terms, plus smaller lots and a furnished 10 room house offered by A Lawrence.
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