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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
5
A fragment describes a proposed city directory aimed at identifying and monitoring drinkers. It mentions Chicago and other cities, outlines a planned listing of names and addresses, and hints at prohibition era social control. The piece notes concerns about access, privacy, and potential revolutionary implications.
The Police Gazette hosts a large physical culture competition with a thousand entrants from across the states. Judges Corbett Parson Davies and C Austin will select eligible contestants from hundreds of submissions as the event remains open for weeks.
Market report notes a slight improvement in prices with heavier buyers, celery and tomatoes selling slowly, and various produce items listed with per unit or per case prices. Dairy and meat sections show mixed movement with beef pork and poultry prices noted, alongside grain and hay prices for the period.
A. D. U. W. Dance at Ranke's hall last night entertained friends with an program and hours of dancing. Police report notes Frank A. Nicholson of Ballard was knocked down and robbed on the waterfront losing a silver watch and $3. EK. M. Thorpe identifies John Blair as the thief who took Thorpe's gold watch in the Senate saloon yesterday.
On a Washington to New York trip mill owner Thomas F. Walsh chats with a society woman who asks him to put her in his paper. He jokes that his press contributions cost so much per line at his publications.
English engineer FE Colegate proposes that every ship carry a buoy named after the vessel with a cord wound on a reel. If a ship sinks the buoy floats and the cord pays out, letting the first passing vessel learn the fate and location of the sunken ship Condor.
An evening of music at the First Presbyterian Church features W R Hedley violin Frederic Christensen and W W Elite on piano Dr H H King delivering elocution and impersonations Rev M A Matthews will give a brief address The program lists pieces by Lemmens Wieniawski Mendelssohn and Gade with soloists Mrs Perry Kofoed Mins M N Gove Ison P Hammond W F Anderson and Frank W Reif directing the choir and organist.
A farmers meeting is called for Tuesday March 4 at 1 o'clock in the courthouse to hear committee reports. Palmer Bros. shipped another car load of horses to the English government. A wreck occurred in the Northern Pacific yards with a switch engine hitting a passenger engine. no serious damage and one person hurt. Weed and Wilson will ship 720 head of lambs to Chicago on Monday the 16th, four lambs per car. Painters, paper-hangers and decorators are at work on the opera house.
The Coast monthly magazine debuts under new editor Honor L. Wethelm with improved typography half tone illustrations and locally entertaining literary features.
A Pawnee man named William Towne from Oklahoma stands six feet six inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. He visits Washington with other tribal members to protest the Vreeland Salt Chief bill while Ethnology official Git photographs Towne. The official says Big Bul fits his ideal of a perfect American specimen.
Arthur F Palmer a minor by guardian A D Palmer sues Northern Pacific Co in superior court for 351406 claiming injuries from a 1901 accident on a work train near a Snohomish River bridge. He alleges a runaway box car collision threw him 50 feet, resulting in leg amputations and permanent arm injury.
During February the police court logged two arrests and $9507.90 in fines. January saw 812 arrests and fines totaling $2920.00.
Washington society faced backlash after a February charity benefit at Chase's theater featured a lavish but poorly received living pictures show. Composer Reginald De Koven conducted the dancers and reportedly criticized the performers while Bishop Batterlee channeled the criticism into an open letter to society.
Mauryce Curry, a pupil at Olympia grade schools, wins first prize of 60 dollars in the essay contest on Isaac J Bleavens first governor of Washington territory. Mise Curry uses pen name Hondia Purdy. Chalee Howard of South Bend takes second prize 10 dollars and Hertha Powers of Everett third prize 20 dollars. Prof Edmond S Meany of the University of Washington presides as judge.
The Buen Tempe club, newly formed, hosts a grand ball at Rank e Hall on Tuesday March 11 to raise funds for club quarters. Wagner's band will play and decorations are planned. Committees push to ensure success with a likely second event in early April and a meeting to formalize the temporary group.
Mrs. A. D Huntington widow of Collis P. Huntington paid eighty one thousand eight hundred sixty dollars in duties on goods bought in Europe. It marks the largest single duty ever paid and reflects the extensive purchases by the Newport socialite during her European tour.
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