Seattle Star masthead and imprint fragment
An OCR fragment shows the Seattle Star masthead with publisher details Star Publishing Co Business Dept various city offices and distribution rates and a note of second class mail registration.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1902
Page
2
An OCR fragment shows the Seattle Star masthead with publisher details Star Publishing Co Business Dept various city offices and distribution rates and a note of second class mail registration.
A New Jersey statistician averaged wedding costs from 14873 nuptials at 2 955 000 dollars total, about 188 dollars per wedding. He estimates courting costs at 22 dollars per man, noting some brides and grooms tracked expenses penny by penny. The report frames the data as showing money is less important than happiness.
A bishop labels modern haste as a curse after a suburban rail crash in a New York tunnel. A G Block system ride at high speed rear-ended a slower train, causing many deaths and crippling injuries while leaving homes dark. The piece laments rush in business life overrunning safety.
Miss Julia Foraker daughter of Senator Foraker wed today at the Foraker residence in Washington D C The ceremony was a bride and groom attended by close relatives and a reception drew many social and official guests St Mark s Pro Cathedral saw another wedding Elsie Bradford engaged to Rear Admiral P D Bradford and Mrs Bradford were the parents The ceremony was followed by an elaborate reception for relatives and the bridal party
C G T Loyal Lodge No 136 held its regular meeting last evening in the New York block. A district communication urging greater temperance activity was read and referred to two captains of the contesting teams for emphasis. Lodge touted as the largest Good Templary in the state. Mr F Culver of California spoke at the meeting. Mrs Watson was absent.
Mrs Wilson will direct the program next Tuesday evening with assurances of a profitable time.
A candle in a pewsboy’s cigarette sparked a fire in old papers in the Washington Investment building basement at Second avenue and Cherry street at 2:30 this morning. The fire department responded but caused no damage.
In the New York special election in the Seventh district Perry Belmont lost to Republican Montague Leasier by 28 votes. A total of 14 990 ballots were cast in a very heated contest with Democrats once optimistic about an easy win.
An express train crashed with a freight near here yesterday. Messenger Hugh Smith and brakeman Charles Turner of the express were killed. the fireman and engineer of the freight are missing. Alfred Lueben and George Reyer sue the State Insurance Co of Liverpool for 3200 on the North Star policy.
The street committee discussed regrading Pine Street from First Fourth avenues and Second and avenues from Pike to Pine, but took no action. They weighed two Westlake routes to Fourth Avenue and Pine Street with a Pike Street terminus favored by many, while concerns over traffic barriers and property values persisted.
Gov Henry McBride arrives in Seattle this afternoon and will meet with political allies in the city this evening before continuing to Olympia tomorrow.
San Francisco reports allege the quartermaster on the Walla Walla says Second Officer Lupp and Third Officer were on the bridge as the Max collision occurred. Johnson and Wilson shouted port but collision was unavoidable. Also claim drunk and negligent officers and lights visible 1000 feet away. Captain Weaver of the Roanoke is safe in San Francisco. confusion with another captain’s name noted.
The revenue cutter Granthen left Port Townsend to chart the Strait of Juan de Fuca shorelines and inspect wreckage reported by natives at several locations.
Detectives report H J Fleischmann, cash ier of the Los Angeles Farmers and Merchants bank, has fled to Mexico from call. Authorities say he headed for Canada, but details are unclear as the pursuit continues.
Frank P. Goodson, former postmaster at South Park, pleaded guilty to embezzlement in federal court. He received a six month prison term and a $439 fine.
Western avenue 414 notes a quiet market with little buyer temptation. Only limited steamer goods from the Kimball appear, insufficient to affect prices. Today's receipts include potatoes and ranch eggs have fallen to 2½ cents for jobbers, while dressed poultry arrives more freely.
Corrected daily price list shows grain bids to producers on the Seattle dock including corn bulk 47.00, wheat 26.00 27.00, chicken feed 20, butter 16 to 24 cents per pound, native creamery 22 24c, cheese native Washington 110 le, poultry notes Hena and ducks 12 12%4c, turkeys BPC, livestock bids for steers 44C to 57c, sheep 4c, hogs 6c.
A corrected daily listing shows scattered prices for fruits vegetables dairy and meats. Items include lemons 1.75 per box and oranges 2.75 per box, potatoes 14.00 per ton, butter 16–20 cents per pound, cheese ranges 12–44 cents, live poultry variously priced, pork at 10 cents per lb, and hay prices around 10–13 dollars per ton.
Do not take our word for it but call or send for our prospectus at once and see for yourselves what we are dotn with the stockholders money. Take a run down to Jones' wharf just below Moran' and look over our boat building yards. This is your chance to get Into the BAL MON CANNERY BUSINESS. Stock advancing steadily. Get in now and take advantage of future advances INTER-STATE FISHERIES COM PANY 292-203 Pacific block Seattle Wash.
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