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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1903
Page
3
Testimony of thousands of satisfied patrons highlights Chekering & Sons Kimball Hobart M Cable Pease Db Jonnaten Kim Reed and Plpr organs. Prices slashed on pianos and organs and all sheet music sale items. Regularly 260 to 850 now 2 to 5 and more, with instruction books cut accordingly.
A seller promotes Mu Rex Vielin Mandolin and guitar options and the Feanograph talking machine line. Cylin machines priced from $10 and Stee Fiat machines from $15 to $20 are offered along with records and various accessories.
City hall debates a grand jury inquiry and a proposed five thousand dollar prize to force Washington street parlor houses in the old tenderloin district to close or move by January 10. Chief Sullivan says no orders to delay. many expect closures or relocations before the deadline.
Report notes a wartime agreement between United States authorities and Colombia on laying pipes along a street alley. The arrangement aims to allow tenants on both sides to access a per thousand cash rate from the involved company, sharing economic gains tied to the war effort.
Wires are down causing trains to be sent east over the Northern Pacific and through Portland to the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company tracks. Eastbound service will continue to be limited until telegraphic communication is restored.
A heavy snow slide buried 150 feet of track ten feet deep yesterday afternoon. A morning landslide between Seattle and Everett halted the main line across the mountains for days. Trains run over the Northern Pacific route between Seattle and Spokane. Western Union reports widespread outages along the Pacific coast. Bunnett Telegraph says its lines show minor impact with several north of Everett down. Postal Telegraph reports slight damage but not cut off.
A Paris auction of Madame Wanda De Dongsa’s jewelry drew collectors eager for royal pieces. A cigarette with pearl strands fetched 40000 dollars while two earrings moved under half their value and an Oriental pearl brooch sold near ninety six thousand. Total sales reached 76000 dollars as debts around 200000 remained.
The state seeks a new trial for Mack Scott who was convicted of criminal assault. A championship bowling match is set for Beattie athletic arena at 7 30 tonight, featuring representatives from the city controller's and county auditor's offices.
Four units loaded grain and cement cargoes, with four ships to load grain on the sound. Oweedes and Muskoka are managed by Balfour Guthrie & Co and Kerr & Co respectively for voyages to South Africa. The Glenville, chartered by Meyer, and the Melfort, also chartered, head to Australia.
Ballard postal official Pelle releases last quarter figures showing receipts up 3659.00 from the prior year with this quarter at 1214.08 and 1729.62 last year. December receipts reach 8940.94, signaling progress toward upgrading the office to second class status with expectations of meeting the required revenue.
In a local court a woman named Kate Hushwhacker testified to desertion and non support in a divorce from Charles Hushwhacker. She admitted uncertainty about his relation to her before. the judge noted she was distressed, and the case revealed she claimed he left with their daughter during a night out with another woman.
New York real estate assessments for the coming year total 4.75 billion dollars, up from 1.39 billion last year. Personal property valuations rise by 2.0 billion, though a portion may be reduced by the sworn-off process.
John J Bogardus, aged 74, died at his residence 1821 Seventeenth Avenue in Seattle. He was father to K Bogardus, a noted hay and merchant in the city, and was a well known, respected local citizen.
The 11th annual exhibition of the National society opened at the American Fine Arts Society on West Forty seventh Street. Art students dominate attendance as over 100 works in oil pastel and sculpture are displayed. Prizes totaling over ten thousand dollars attract competition for best American figure composition, top oil painting by a US citizen under 30, and best landscape. Many entries are not in the prize pool, to gauge public opinion without bias.
William Hubbell of Ballard announces the first issue of a new monthly journal called the Shingle Weaver to be issued January 5. The paper will be a 16 page issue and will be the only journal of its kind in the county.
New York report on the newly formed intercollegiate fencing association holding its first meeting to fix championship dates and venues for this spring. Institutions represented include Columbia West Point Annapolis Harvard Yale Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania. It is likely March 2 and the Newark Athletic Club will be chosen as the date and place for the annual intercollegiate championship.
A guarantee accompanies every Garland sold promising unmatched economy of fuel and a perfect Daker, with the Garland lauded as without equal and described as endowed with a gold medal by the source.
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