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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
1
Riot conditions flare in Madrid as strikers seize the tax office and burn documents while telegraph lines are cut. Mining regions fear broad escalation as authorities brace for possible general mobilization and armed clashes.
The report notes continuous rainfall swelling rivers and causing rapid ice on bridges in Georgia. A February fire worsens floods, threatening many structures. Rescue efforts save a man stranded on a log as floodwaters threaten riverside buildings.
A February report describes a wreck at the Liberty Bell district mines where a tre e wept away the bunk ane saw 704 men affected. The Gustin group of mines in the district is among the largest silver producers in the world with potential casualties and a large number of workers missing or saved.
Democrats will hold a large rally at the Armory tomorrow featuring speakers including William Pigott Robert Lindsay Judge F A Col James Hamilton F Cotterill and Hon Wilmon Tucker. Music and oratory are planned with emphasis on notable city figures.
Willson's Tela performs in thin city at Grand opera house with matinees on February 22 and a 22 day engagement at Maguire's opera house. The notice notes a near sellout crowd and a return to Seattle, with strong interest from families and children.
A health report notes illnesses including smallpox fever and six cases of diphtheria. The fragment indicates concern for contagious disease but provides limited details on location or date.
Washington February 23 Senate elections committee censured senators from South Carolina for open session disorder and flagrant rule violations. Tillman faced mention of suspension, Beveridge and McComas urged harsher penalties, while debate over gravity and a potential 20 day suspension continued before final adoption.
A Southern Railway passenger train fell through a trestle near Zetelia Georgia after floodwaters undermined the structure. Four trainmen died Isaac McDowell John Hill Arthur Murray and Leo Murray. The accident followed days of heavy rain and rising streams.
Rossas son Col O Donovan Fossa lies in a Colorado hospital not the famous agitator. Press dispatches had mistaken him for the Irish leader, creating a mistaken identity in the report.
Shipping circles fear for the bark Fresno the Schooner Forester and the brigantine W G Irvin after they left the sound bound for San Francisco and faced a heavy southeast gale. No further reports have reached port yet. George Brown an alleged chronic thief was arrested by Patrolman Geo Deigh for stealing a hammer and given jail time.
Great ice gorges in the Allegheny river have broken and are sweeping toward Pittsburg. Two steamboats are trapped in the fast moving ice. survival is doubtful. Residents are warned of oncoming ice and prepare to flee to higher ground in case of overflow.
A patron at the Belvedere Concert Hall on Occidental and Main reports a dispute over beer pricing and change. He claims bartenders refused 8 gold pieces as payment and did not provide proper change, prompting police to review the incident.
Stiles Nettleton of Houghton faced a charge of assault in a battery but was discharged by Judge Cann after testimony showed he defended his sister Miss Nettleton. Prosecution cited pranks by local pupils and a carriage home visit with a buggy whip incident involving Henry Naugh.
The Seattle Electric Co. won a permit to add a second counterweight on Queen Anne Avenue between Mercer and Lee streets and extend the current counterweight to Lee Street. The plan may be altered to fit new conditions, with cost shared among riders, the city, or the electric company. A regrade near Comstock and Queen Anne Avenue may be required, and a council vote is anticipated next week. The company also received authorization to tear up streets at Bond Avenue James Street Second Avenue and Madison Street for track repairs.
The Mackinaw, inbound from Carmanah with no boats and damaged rigging, is reported to be the collier from Puget Sound heading to San Francisco. She is now believed safe in Clanlam Bay. The sealing schooner May Taylor from Mackinaw is shown in Barford Creek in a crippled condition.
A levee break at Knight's Landing causes a washout on the Curtin to Woodland line. Water runs high for 25 years, with breaks also at Past Marcune and other spots along the Feather River. Allway tracks overflowed. Oregon trains rerouted via Oroville.
The battleship Oregon, after a complete overhaul, was launched about eight o'clock this morning in Bremerton. The Pawtucket towed the ship to the marine dock where she will await orders. Wisconsin is expected to be the next warship to enter the drydock, with arrival details still unclear.
Mrs Mary Keller Priest, dies at University Hospital after two months of illness marked by white blood cells separating from red. Her case draws wide medical attention as the nation’s first known instance with no remedy.
Joseph Hinkie was executed for murdering his wife in Peoria Illinois. While in prison two women acted as his spiritual advisers visiting daily and he proclaimed conversion to Christianity and salvation on the scaffold. They accompanied him to the steps and bade him farewell before he faced the execution.
The liberated missionaries report Mme Tailka gave birth after ten hours on horseback. Terrified, she smothered the infant’s cries to avoid attracting brigands, and three days later she was forced to continue riding forward with the baby in her arms.
Wiley Benton, a colored man, was arrested after drawing a knife during a disturbance at Billy the Mug's saloon in the tenderloin. He had previously been discharged from duty by Chief Sullivan for rule breaches and was watched by Patrolman Ryan who intervened to restore order.
Prince Henry and party arrived at Annapolis by special train as rain fell. Cadets lined the grounds while the prince watched evolutions under an awning. Lunch followed at Commander Wainwright's house with academy officers and wives. A farewell salute and heavy rain accompanied the departure. The prince will dine at the German embassy tonight with officials and guests including Mrs Roosevelt and cabinet members. He then travels to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati before Chattanooga.
An official war office dispatch reports a large engagement between forces under Col. Rymington and Col. Byngs against the Boers. Manie Botha was killed, six more Boers fell, and four were captured after a rout. Gen. Dewet’s son and other officers were among the captured. One hundred horses died and 600 cattle were driven away before a guard could intervene. A second clash near the Wilger river and Natal frontier saw Boer attempts to break British lines with small gains erased.
A U S circuit court decision affirms Judge Hanford ruling that an assignment of a city claim in Seattle is invalid without city approval. The case centers on First National Bank of Seattle vs City Trust and others tied to McCauley Delaney contracts. The surety argues priority over the city’s outstanding payment, with work unfinished and $10,000 owed for materials and labor.
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