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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1901
Page
3
Budapest reports Prince Ivan Vasaroff a Ruthenian dynasty descendant, committed suicide today by exploding a dynamite cartridge in his office causing a sensational, grisly death that shocks the city and surrounding circles.
Five general manager of the Seattle wing and Malting Co will depart San Francisco January 23 aboard the Senema for Honolulu. He plans a large refrigerating plant at Honolulu, viewing a bright future there and making significant investments. The new pigot is set to be one of the largest enterprises in the newly acquired term. He left Seattle Saturday for San Francisco via the Southern Pacific.
The Seatie Y M C A held its annual meeting last night electing six directors J A Moore T B Lippy James B Murphy H F P W Radford and Dr P W The report notes 10 percent rise in gymnasium participation and recommends a larger better equipped facility as needed The directors deem the year’s work more than satisfactory
A scrambled survey of local happenings reports smallpox in Bossburg and church-building plans near Riterille, irrigation prospects near White Bright country, and large wheat shipments to Devon port. The Retail Clerks seek shorter store hours, and civil suits include J B McCormick vs Power Co for streetcar injuries. Northern Pacific adds to its Pasco Icehouse, James Robinson wins 18900 in a mine damages case, and Spokane justice notes a fatal Indian incident near the western frontier.
The document notes shifts in county offices with new Republican incumbents and three candidates for Snohomish superintendent. Everett faces distressing cases including Peter Johnsen in a Walla Walla asylum and a fever-stricken Glaliet region drive to aid the needy. Bank consolidations occur in Everett with Henry Hewitt Jr as president of First National Bank after merger.
We offer safe keeping for valuables including papers and jewelry. Rent a box in the vaults on West Columbia street for a year with access during business hours. A few homes vacant and a hundred more ordered. E Shorrock, manager. Alexander Vyore, treasurer.
An advertisement promotes accurate prescriptions filled by competent pharmacists at all hours and fair pricing. The fragment references alcaholic, benzine like products with prices per pint and placeholders, reflecting a damaged OCR block about medicines and fuels.
Moran Bros Co petitions a city council meeting to secure a 60 year lease plus a 30 foot strip and a 3 year extension along the shipbuilding plant site. They claim land lies with the city but is needed for a great shop and battleship work. company argues street line shift places 62 feet of plant within the street line and seeks guaranteed use of land for 26 years.
The Retail Clerks union of the city has been invited by the local Y M C A to spend the evening of January 23 in their rooms. This follows a plan to welcome young men to make them feel at home in the association. It is the second union invited to spend an evening at the association rooms.
Revival meetings are in progress at the Aglaiewy M B Church in Fremont led by Pastor Rev A Bid win Purrows assisted by Flew Belleok of Grace M B Church Seattle and Rev Wilmet Wiitfield. Services are held each evening starting at 7 oclock except Saturday.
Kitchener reports that Commandant Meyers and all his men crossed the railroad at Kaalfontein last Saturday going east. There are no important changes in the positions of the Boers invading Cape Colony.
A damaged nautical note describes the vessel Clermanship Plottheck sailing from Yokohama to Puget Sound, entering breakers south of Oregon and near Phat tery rooks with unspecified voyage details.
News arrives of the death of A A runner Beattie of San Francisco. The text notes a long prior throat condition and a recent operation in San Francisco after returning health troubles. The obituary reference is brief and unclear.
Funeral services for William F Cooper, who died after a fall in the YMCA gym, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the First Christian Church at Fourth Avenue and Hell Street. Knights of the Maccabees and the YMCA will conduct the services, with pallbearers from both groups. Short addresses will be delivered by members of the organizations.
Peter McLeod a blacksmith was arrested in the morning by Detective Phillipe on a charge of petit larceny Two silver watches belonging to Diackehip shop at the foot of Occidental avenue were found in his possession He formerly worked at the shop and confessed his guilt.
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