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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1901
Page
4
The piece recalls the attempted throttling of inventor Marconi by cable companies as a crime against civilization. It argues monopolistic greed should not curb progress and cites Edison and Tonja as pivotal figures whose work must prevail for humanity, likening new tech to telegraph and electric light advances.
A Melrose Avenue water main project prompted city council speechmaking after proposals to lay the line without grading. Miss Charlotte J. Hammer backed the plan citing local water shortages, while J. B. Squire and others opposed the partial improvements, arguing the street needed proper grading before work.
The copper market remained weak as London trade failed to sustain gains with prices dropping after the stock market opened. Copper fell to a new low as traders reacted to slow demand and lingering pressure from earlier declines.
The steamer Elfthe Thomson cleared this morning for Valdes with eighteen passengers and a large freight cargo. The vessel, delayed by heavy consignments, carried about twenty-five tons of military supplies for Valdes post and mail for Sitka Yakutat Ellamar Valdes Copper River. Copper River operators Pieh Brothers also have about 200 tons aboard.
The city council adopted the committee of the whole report postponing the abolition of civil service and the restructuring of the board of health. Navin moved to refer back the report. the motion failed. The council also put off funding water mains from the general fund.
The Genttle Netali Grocers Association met in Hinckley Block to hear a reform report. A committee urged a market license for peddlers, a city supervisor, weights and measures, road open to traffic, rail access to the waterfront, mud-free crossings, and cleaner streets. They pledged support for candidates favoring reforms and asked members to back them, with no party bias. A separate note mentions Mrs. Henry Ize of Shelby County, age 70, likely to die after an attack by her pet goat.
Seven road and sidewalk resolutions were adopted by the council to begin grading and paving Queen Anne streets. The measures total about 250000 dollars and will be set for individual paths once action moves forward. Projects include Massachusetts Street grading from 13th to 14th avenues and a sewer on Fuet avenue from Galer to Highland drive.
City council approves a permanent police structure listing a chief, captains, sergeants, detectives, clerks, jailors, patrolmen, and other staff. Two thousand dollars is appropriated to compensate Wil f. Simpson for a sidewalk fall on Washington street. Five Welsbadens fights ordered on Pioneer Square. The repeal petitions for stairway and elevator sidewalk ordinances are referred to judiciary.
A report lists about twenty proposed amendments to the city charter, with eight presented and referred to the committee on the whole. Proposals include creating a five member board of public works, appointing a chief of police after March 4, expanding civil service, adding library trustees, and altering street funding and taxation limits.
Rev. Alfred W. Martin spoke under the Beattle Bo ciery of Universal Religion on social dreams from Plato to Tolstoy. He traced Jewish Greek and Hindu utopias and contrasted More and More's idealism with modern reform writers Hellamy George and Tolstoi, arguing utopias fail due to human greed and selfishness. Individual moral education, he said, is the path to social regeneration.
Harner a bootblack was fined 10 pounds by Judge George for running a blackjack game yesterday afternoon. Parner operated in the city’s lower district and was arrested Sunday morning by officers Hubbard and Freeman. News boys were his patrons.
Mrs Kinnefelter suffered 90 bone fractures after a horse drawn carriage struck her on First Avenue near John Street as the driver spurred his team and fled. Bystander John Laycock pursued to the stable on Thomas Street and learned the driver was Lambert. Dr Neville confirmed the serious injuries at a nearby residence.
Adjt Gen Drain has completed the muster of volunteers rejected for physical disabilities at Camp Hogere after the Spanish American War. The 184 men will have their claims for reimbursement forwarded to Washington, totaling 2990 dollars for services rendered, with each man entitled to 18 dollars under the 1890 law.
Washington reports from Manila indicate General Chaffee fears a widespread native uprising. Secretary Root thus orders no reduction in forces under Chaffee as of the latest contingency assessment. Also notes sale of fine china with doors opening at 9 a.m. Friday December 20 at 222 Pike Street and a stockBuy listing from Inter-State Fisheries Co. at 103 Pacific block.
Special Xmas offerings feature imported china, glassware, lamps, marble statuary and silver novelties. Prices include china spoon trays up to $5.16 and Haviland cake plates from $1.05, with lamps, dining room items and ebony openers available.
The notice details daily sailing times from Beattie Bremerton Sidney and Charleston with 1901 timetables. Fare cents round trip pricing appears for affected routes plus extra Saturday trip and Sunday exceptions. Public notices list names including Isaac Rees Rand McDonald James Allamsa and others connected to the case.
An unclear notice solicits safe gas business opportunities in Seattle offering investments from 500 to 5 and promising placement of stores factories hotels mills and offices. Contact Joan investment on Third Avenue for investigation.
Fragmentary notes describe new saloons on First Avenue and Pearl Pike Street with references to construction, prices, and an unspecified split of an amount. The garbled text suggests a focus on development and valuation, but key details are unclear.
An advertisement notes interest in a large western box factory for sale or partnership. It mentions retirement of a Grimet member and a three-year order horizon, with emphasis on longevity and opportunity in the boxmaking business.
The page lists lodging and investment offers including Investment No. 612 Third Wholesale Commission, a German American Investment Co. with cash and services securing interest, plus multiple ads for colleges, clothing cleaning, palmistry, clairvoyant services, and dancing schools. It notes addresses and contact details across downtown locales and business blocks.
A dense, miscellaneous page shows job ads and notices for trades, education, and local services. Listings include railway mail clerks recruitment, machinist and instrument shop wants, doctors and dental ads, real estate, insurance, and hotel rooms. Also appears a public notice for a stockholders meeting and various small business promotions.
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