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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1899
Page
2
The article surveys growing international strains as Britain contemplates reinforcing empire power amid China, France, and the United States. It notes potential new naval or railway projects, mentions Lord Kitchener and M. Jea Br, and questions costs of a proposed undersea tunnel and expansion that could shift global balance.
A man recalls a violent Christmas Eve when a barroom confrontation led to a street fight, a fatal shot, and a lynching attempt. He describes being overpowered by the crowd, bound, and dragged toward a railroad area, while memories of his wife and child abroad haunted his thoughts.
A narrator recounts a tense event where a mob chases him but a railway section hand and another man intervene. They cut cords, secure a depot, and extinguish danger at the powder house door. The trio speeds away on a handcar, avoiding a funeral procession and vowing not to return to McCartynville.
Seamer Farallon arrived from Alaska with 70 tons of concentrates from Sheep Camp and 1 box of fish after an eight day voyage from Skagway. Passengers report a rich quartz strike about 0 miles north of Skagway along the Taku arm of Lake Tagish, seven miles from Golden Gate, as severe weather and thin ice set in.
Washington reports President McKinley favors Governor Stone calling a new Pennsylvania legislature session to fill the Senate vacancy rather than Quay's appointment. Informal talks suggest this advice reached Stone, with Stone denying receipt while senators say it was sent. The President also discussed with a California Republican his preference that Governor Gage let events unfold before deciding on an extra session to fill the seat.
Labor notes describe Omaha clerks seeking six o clock closings and Saturday half holidays as several department stores sign a labor agreement. The piece covers union growth in Niagara Falls and Milwaukee conventions, building trades plans in St. Louis and Milwaukee, and Krupp works employment figures in Essen. It notes London and Toronto opposition to the Boer War and U S concerted efforts to curb convict labor while Georgia passes garnishment reform.
The passage notes fears that Gov Gage might appoint Dan Mourne if Quay is admitted. It suggests the McKinley manager fears such a move would alienate decent Republicans before the next presidential election.
Mild weather and heavy rains melt spring snow causing streams to rage and overflow. Puyallup, White, Flack rivers surge while Clover Creek and Chambers Creek swell to small rivers threatening bridges and railroad traffic.
The Commercial Advertiser reports last week’s touches on a vast railroad merger covering lines east of the Mississippi. It lists control by J P Morgan A J Cassatt William Rockefeller J D Rockefeller George Toker August Telmont and the Vanderbilt group in a deal valued at 963 million dollars and 26717 miles of track.
Ann Arbor Trailway Co adopts Marconi wireless telegraphy for a cabled crossing across Lake Michigan. A practical test will verify operations from Frankfort to Mequon and other ports, replacing the current Chicago line for frontier coast-to-coast messaging this winter.
A coroner’s jury found William Bremner and Martha Willetts responsible for Mrs. Sarah Gremmer’s death in St. Louis. Warrants for criminal negligence were issued. Bremner, a convert to The Gospel Kingdom, preached by Willetts, urged prayer and refused physicians. After childbirth, Mrs. Gremmer worsened. they prayed to death.
New York reports the firm Doubleday & McClure will dissolve as Frank N S Doubleday withdraws to form a new partnership. Water H Mage and J J Thompson join the venture with Henry W Lancer A Everitt and James McArthur to represent in London. The firm may be renamed Doubleday Page & Co and seeks larger space for expanding publishing lines.
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