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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1903
Page
2
A notice requests subscribers of a mailing service to inform the office of their new address or read their old address, with details to be updated at the Post Office in Besttie Washington as the station handles second class mail.
The state senate supports the tax commission reform as constitutional and likely to stand if enacted. It warns railroads may attempt to sway lawmakers yet claims honest officials can appoint future commissioners. If defeated, taxpayers vow to punish legislators who oppose the people's will.
Miss Pauline Astor heiress to William Waldorf Astor valued at 200 million dollars is in love with Koclan the violinist. He speaks of her as a “beautiful soul” and gifts a 15000 violin. Her father opposes marriage amid uncertain prospects of lasting happiness for the couple.
A double headed vice congress again seeks to curb the baleful habit of tobacco in youths with a Ways and Means bill. It would penalize manufacturers offering premiums on tobacco products to buyers claiming prizes as incentives to use cigarets. Proponents frame it as protection for the young though adults retain choice.
A harsh editorial urges Chief Sullivan to close wine rooms and assignation houses near First Avenue north of Pike Street. It cites a recent St Paul grand jury action and warns citizens to act if officials refuse to curb vice. It also notes lamp posts, grass plot work, and a nude corpse discovery near Umatilla Oregon with fifty cents on the victim.
A 16 year old Montana boy killed himself after being ordered by his father to attend school. The piece notes the puzzling aspect of a youth heeding parental orders. Representative Levy reports leaks in the state printing contract costing about 6000 dollars and hints at political controversy around tax policy and corporate liability.
Cranberries rise to 12 per barrel while lettuce stays firm amid abundant supply. Wholesale prices list mixed commodities including mutton, pork, potatoes, and cheese with quotes near the prior level and tonnage figures for grains and feeds.
The article recounts historic land booms in Pennsylvania California and Alaska, noting land sold for as low as 2.60 per acre and later fetching up to 16008 per acre. It cites nearby figures including Nam Prondiase Invest who bought 200 acres in Kern County and sold for 160,400, and Alaska Tie Company lands with five acres yielding profits.
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