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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1902
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows the Seattle Star masthead with publishing company names, office addresses in Seattle New York Chicago, contact lines for business and editorial departments, subscription rates and mail delivery notes, as well as postal classification details.
A Chicago professor promotes life extending curiosities from potass ium cyanide to perpetual life and miracle serums. Newspapers mock the claims and question the science behind endless life and insurance ruin.
Washington Match Co. incorporated a year ago plans a six story factory in Seattle beside a four story warehouse now under construction. President James Hamilton Lewis travels to New York to seek capitalists for stock and a New York office after incorporation. Arthur Hamilton reports the firm holds a patent for a new high speed match machine.
The article notes a free night school planned for the High School building next Monday evening. Few inquiries have been received, with only one asked of Supt. Cooper, raising doubt about continuing if enrollments do not pick up.
Manager J H Decker of Primrose Dockstater staged a New Year Eve fireworks show on Cherry Street. For about 20 minutes the street buzzed with humanity as red bursts and whizzing sounds lit up the night. The display was described as a novel celebration, marking a unique event for a minstrel company in Seattle.
City Comptroller Paul announced registration for the forthcoming municipal election opens Thursday. Registration clerks appointed are Arthur Lang R W Cotters A W Rinehart and A Nelson. Early registration urged as this year brings a larger eligible voter pool.
Mrs. Clara Morris was arrested by Detective Tennant yesterday afternoon. Items from Mel and Southwick's, Stone, Fisher and Lane's, and the Bon Marche were recovered. The dealers did not want to prosecute, and she was released upon returning the goods.
P G Yaw awarded the contract to grade Ninth avenue from Howe to Lee streets for 2440.10 dollars. P C Motlenahen lowest bidder on replanking Main street from First to Railroad avenues and awarded the contract for 799.90 dollars.
Hamilton Montana January 1 B K Anderson alias Byron A Keith was arrested yesterday by a Pinkerton detective after eluding authorities for a year. Former express agent at Stuttgart Alabama he stole 4000 dollars in currency and red deserting a wife and two children. He bought sheep and made other investments in the area and became prominent in society. He was betrothed to a respectable young lady here the daughter of a wealthy ranch owner.
A meeting for those interested in forming a new Ladies of G A R circle will be held Thursday January 2 at the G A R hall Collins block at 2 20 p m. Wives mothers sisters and daughters of Civil War veterans are eligible for membership and comrades may join as honorary members to aid perpetuation of veterans’ memory.
Contagion outbreaks list cases and addresses including Mrs Miller at 2806 Jackson Street with smallpox W G Bryan at 1010 Fourth Avenue smallpox J J Madigan 319 Sixteenth Avenue with scarlet fever Clark family between Beil and Battery streets and Piret and d avenues with unspecified illness conditions reported by local health authorities
In Chicago on January 1 Prof Jacques Loeb argued death is controllable by germ theory and presented a striking address at the American Society of Naturalists. Another paper by Prof F G Novey of the University of Michigan claimed to have discovered a germicide an organic oxide that destroys organic life and is safe to ingest.
Dr Ludlow assistant health officer claims the repenthouse manager visits the city only after full clothes fumigation and hair treated to kill smallpox germs. He says there is no danger and that some alarm is unfounded. The manager must come to town for supplies under board of health supervision. Moore's on Second Avenue advertises watches and novelties.
Seattle observed a festive night with dances and entertainments at Assembly Hall Denny Hotel Germania Hall Carpenter's Hall and Masonic Temple. Churches hosted services and a Trinity Parish supper with an organ recital while Y M C A offered open house and an evening athletic tournament from 4 to 10.
Robert Hamm of South Seattle attempted suicide by laudanum just after midnight outside a dance hall in the southern suburb. He believed his sweetheart had jilted him and was later found to have swallowed an ounce of laudanum. Dr Emil Borfee treated him and said all danger is past.
Practically assured, Fitzherbert Leather plans a new trade journal in Seattle to foster Anglo Asian relations and develop Asian markets. Three editions in English, Chinese, and Japanese will be printed, with native Chinese and Japanese editors managing their countries. English edition to be printed in New York.
The local machinists union plans a smoker in Union Hall Pactux k next Friday evening to allow Bremerton navy yard workers to attend. A boat has been chartered to convey Bremerton machinists home after the entertainment and smoker. The group expects its usual enjoyable gathering.
Seattle December bank clearings reached 13,049,441 dollars, up 3,143,561 from December last year. The 1971 annual clearings totaled 1,464,624,967 dollars, exceeding 1909 totals by 14,911,086 dollars. Umbrellas and canes featured at Moore's, 705 Second Avenue.
Six white bellboys walked out in a Seattle hotel yesterday after Manager Short hired two colored boys to sit with them. The strike spread as four more colored staff joined, yet the hotel continued operations. Silverware including knives forks and spoons are listed at Moore's, 105 Cond Avenue.
A crowded Victorian page lists real estate offerings and jobs from a city market. Mentions include German American Investment Co and Acme Business College along with assorted saloons, hotels, loans, and miscellaneous services.
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