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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
4
The text lists the Seattle Star masthead with department locations and staff titles, noting main office contact at 1060 Main, editorial office at 1198, business manager F. Chase, and offices in Seattle New York and Chicago. It also mentions pricing and delivery terms, including one cent per copy and weekly or monthly rates.
The Star explains its shift to compact right page editions on days with heavy news and advertising. It emphasizes trimming verbiage, expanding news gathering, and maintaining value for readers without padding columns.
Rev. Minot J. Savage declares in Ainsbee's Magazine that ghosts or spirits assist the living, performing useful tasks such as relaying information and aiding probate matters. He disputes dark depictions, praises the Society for Psychical Research, and urges further exploration of supernatural communication and encounters in graveyards and haunted houses.
London report says Canada pressed Britain to back her Alaska boundary demands. Canada claims full concessions to the United States have been offered and rejects border clarification as a legislative issue. British reply remains private as Ottawa seeks UK support to conciliate with Washington.
A transfer company team backed against a Northern Pacific baggage car loaded with stage settings for a Viola Allen production bolted in fright. The Duke of Castile wore a pastel and sparked chaos as wheels tore away, sending the wagon’s forepart after the hind. Spectators watched a vivid, comic Spanish tableau unfold on Railroad avenue before the equipment was saved and shown at the Grand.
The letter to the editor argues for absolute Chinese exclusion, blaming Chinese labor for hurtful competition and social decay. It cites Chinatown’s conditions, slave-like labor in sweat shops, and the economic impact on American workers, urging stringent limits to protect labor and civilization.
Police arrest L. Milla an alleged employment agent after a sham office on Washington street lured men to Roslyn coal mines for $4 each with no written authority or license. The victims expect court action for alleged fraud and failure to obtain an employment office permit.
In Fastville Virginia a Floradora company special train rear ended a freight train yesterday on the PP and N line. Manager Ee C Herr and officials Charlies H Potter and W T Carleton suffered the worst injuries as fog concealed the other train.
A near 100 mph hurricane battered downtown Cleveland Ohio blowing out windows and tearing roofs signs and wires. Stores emptied into the street as bricks and tiles flew, causing injuries. A fire started but was confined to a building near a fire station and quickly put out. The signal station warned of more high winds and rain for the next four hours and noted record low barometric pressure in the region.
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