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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1903
Page
3
Trains on the Interurban electric line run on a reduced schedule after a landslide 200 feet from a recent slide site. A second, larger slide near Milton blocks the track for miles with gravel, rocks, and dirt, halting service until repairs. Passengers are transferred as debris is cleared and a temporary timetable is adopted.
The Washington State Conference of Charities and Correction committee met in the chamber of commerce rooms and elected Mrs. George Frown of the Tacoma Children’s Home board as chair and Wirt Steele of the Seattle Charity Organization Society as secretary. The first state conference is set for February 2 28 and 4 with Seattle as the meeting city. exact venue in the city is to be determined.
Joseph Hensler fled to Idaho after a bench warrant issued for failing to explain why his son did not attend school. The child, listed in city enrollment, is said to be near death, and authorities seek answers about the absence and the father’s departure before the warrant could be executed.
The collection of notes and quips from Star Dust blends wordplay on swing songs and canal math with holiday gift ideas and social commentary. It notes temp divorces in Indiana, possible army automobile use, and humorous exchanges about romance during a snowy car ride.
A team hitched to an express wagon owned by a commission merchant ran away on Western Avenue this morning. The wagon collided with a milk wagon, nearly demolishing it. driver Dan Woods escaped serious injury and crawled free amid spilled milk. The runaway horse and wagon were halted with help from bystanders. Bert Brick, driver of the express wagon, had a broken wheel and damaged pole but escaped with his hornet.
The city claim committee settles a case from Linden where Mrs. Linden was thrown from a buggy after a collision with a rock from a Northern Pacific car. The city will pay $2.30 and Northern Pacific agreed to cover $1,500 of damages.
Seafaring residents question if wreckage found near Cross Bound belongs to the steamer Discovery or the later Rai ner. Capt. McGrath of the Discovery is cited as a cautious navigator unlikely to enter poorly charted waters. Victor Sundquist, a Discovery crew member, is added to the long list of casualties, with family in Sweden.
Police Judge George sentenced James P. Dickey found guilty of insulting a young girl in Queen Anne district. Dickey paid a fine of eight dollars and served twenty days on the chain gang.
At her Melrose residence Mrs Mary A Livermore, noted author and lecturer, observed her birthday today surrounded by numerous friends in Boston.
A sprawling market listing shows prices for produce such as potatoes onions and fruit, grain and feed items like oats and timothy hay, dairy eggs and butter, and apparel including smoking jackets and bath robes from King Bros at 914 First Avenue. The text reads like a period advertisement with numerous fragmented items and unit prices.
Lively Saturday trade for staple goods with prices firm. California fruit plentiful and poultry available to meet demand. An advertisement promotes Gordon Hats at 3.00, claiming saving 2.00 on other gifts.
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