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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1901
Page
4
Captain Bucklin of the tug Rab rescued the bark Agate after bringing the brig Tanner from Honolulu to Port Townsend. The bark had been adrift on a voyage from Port Blake for forty days and was in distress near the harbor.
Police report a theft at J Standard Clothing, 1 Occidental Avenue. Thieves used an express wagon to haul plunder including watch chains and other articles. Detective Corbett continues to work on the case.
Washington secretaries decide to advance interest on bonds due January to ease money market tensions. Local volunteers plan a Christmas tree gift for the city’s poor, seeking public aid. Solicitors will ask businesses for donations and offer to stand on boxes to collect funds, inviting public scrutiny of their books and receipts.
Noise alarmed residents on Second avenue and Pine street as cries of help murder and police echoed from a home. A drunken person in the Delon Yester way area caused the disturbance and was later quieted. no arrests were made.
A clipped market report notes California fruit on the street in good condition with oranges and lemons leading shipments. Prices vary from $1.75 to $2.25 per box for various items, while ranch eggs dip a cent, and greens like lemons, oranges, grapeseed items, and pineapples show mixed quotings across several listings.
Daily market listings show varied prices across many items. Peppers cucumbers cabbage potatoes onions tomatoes and greens list per case or per hundredweight with values between one and several dollars. Live poultry and eggs appear with per pound prices, dairy items like butter and cheese priced by the pound or by case, and grain forage values noted for Puget Sound and Western states.
Charles G. Heifner spoke to the Young Men's Christian Association political club on Single Tax versusPixiet ine conditions. He argued for land value taxation to curb land hoarding and fund utilities, asserting wealth would distribute more evenly and poverty lessen under a single tax system. He criticized current taxes and called for reforms to end land speculation based on legal landholding.
San Francisco report recalls a melodrama mishap as Annette Marshall, star of The Great Northwest, falls from a windmill prop during a climactic scene. An onstage accident causes a rock placement on track, a train near-miss, and the villain’s triumphal glance while an ambulance is summoned.
At a regular Ballard council meeting a petition from J Cornthwaite requesting a ballot recount for the First Ward contention was rejected. The finance committee received another week to probe the bond improvement claim on Past State Street. Mayor Johnson vetoed a road project and the Water and Light Board discussed a November death and related collections.
At a Carpenters Union meeting on Fourth Avenue between Pike and Pine streets the wage scale for the coming year was set at 3 50, same as this year. An inquest by Coroner Hoye into George W. Bowe's death at Interbay Monday concluded the fatality was accidental. Seattle Fuel Co La Roche listed as supplier and photographer at First Street.
The Washington Alaska Miners' Association executive committee met yesterday in the Chamber of Commerce room to discuss finances and plan a public presentation. A proposal to secure a hall for displaying mining machinery and ore was approved.
A committee is appointed to determine means to raise the necessary funds and to secure the fines of those who will maintain and exhibit. The committee will report on a call from the association president and includes Andrew Knox J W Kahle and J McManne.
Federal post office authorities will print a new style of large value stamps replacing lettered alphabet designs. The card features a photograph of President McKinley in a similar pose to his portrait, with the United States coat of arms in the upper left and a clear space for the postmark.
A regional conference with the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways failed to proceed due to no quorum. Members Muldoon James Inehart and Benjamin attended, leaving the meeting unable to form a decision on the land matter. Witter Springs Medical advertises cures for rheumatism eczema and skin diseases. Bicycle repair offered at 1210 Piret Avenue.
James J. Jeffries the world heavyweight champion led a cards of entertainers before about 2000 spectators at Beattle Theatre. Jack Jeffries and other acts followed as Jeffries chatted and posed with fans between sparring bouts and comic routines.
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