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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1901
Page
4
January 7 report notes 4 patients treated since October 1 with Kahila subcutaneous injections. Local reactions occurred, temperatures rose briefly, no disease outbreaks observed, and tubercle size and elasticity improved in tubercular cases. Overall results seen as promising though too short to judge long term spread prevention.
Abram Rothmyer of Latimer believed grave robbers would take his body. he kept a heavy locked coffin at home. One night he attempted to move the coffin and a heavy lid fell, rupturing a blood vessel in his head and causing death. he was buried in the coffin.
In Castle Pa on January 18 two men assaulted landlady Samuel Wortman at the Vogel hotel after forcing her hands up. They took $60 from the cash drawer and threatened with a revolver before forcing Wortman to reveal a hiding place. The house was brightly lit and the raid occurred at night.
Mont Jan 15. Mali Gates known as Bi, famed for strikes and sensational exploits, elopes with Grace Lamore, plans marriage in Chicago or New York. Ex wife Gussie Lamore seeks reconciliation. note left promising separation of assets. Swiftwater moves toward New York to organize a new operation.
In New York a vibrant but illicit trade moves through animal brokers who arrange shipments from ships arriving with exotic creatures. The brokers bypass formalities, directing cargoes straight to dealers. Seamen and handlers profit from a surprising variety of creatures, reflecting a bustling but shadowy market.
The passage describes native and foreign traders moving monkeys parrots rare birds and other stock to wild animal brokers. Brokers assess exact market value and condition, then sell to stores wholesalers circuses museums and zoos. Payments run into hundreds of dollars per fine specimen with yearly shipments to New York and dealer farms nearby.
A noted actress Janauschek stays at a small Washington hotel. After breaking a wash bowl she refuses to pay for a full set, saying I only broke a wash bowl. When more china shatters from her room she declares I purchased it, and I am disposing of it according to my own ideas.
Washington fir shows superior tensile and crushing strength over yellow pine and white pine in naval timber tests. Cedar, fir, and spruce from Washington state rank highly, with fir strongest in hydraulic tests and crushing results. Douglas fir also strong but less dominant in overall average. Navy will decide the best wood for battleships, favoring Pacific slope lumber.
A pumice stone is a valuable addition to dressing tables as it cleans stained or inked fingers with little effort. Jewelry shops offer small stones, mounted in silver or plain styles, at reasonable prices.
Spokane January 18 Judge Belt issues bench warrants for arrest of Treasurer A L Smith and Chief Deputy G W Ingraham. They are to be brought in and held without bail after a complaint by treasurer elect George Mudgett accusing them of refusing to provide access codes to the treasury and record vaults. Mudgett has the office but cannot transact business without the combinations.
A six year old jokes about marks at school and a pupil answers Atlas is supported by Mrs Atlas. A child rebukes a father for truth telling, and a mother recalls her own childhood. An exchange about a clothing sale ends the fragment.
A reader proposes a century ahead device called the Hldminator and heater for producing light from a sun driven system. It describes a jug shaped unit with lenses, a sun tracking table, chemical refining, and a powerful electro diaphragm to yield a transparent fireproof fluid. The plan includes selling jugs and crystals for portable light and even bread baking with a nitroglycerine mix.
J. Brown, manager of the Putter, returns from several weeks in the south. He reports good weather and excellent California business. His arrival relieves Schmita, who is laid up with a broken leg, as activity and the business outlook surpass prior expectations.
The colonial era legislature will convene February 20 for a three month session. The house meets in the old throne room and the senate in the old senate hall. John T. Brown of Ilo is anticipated as senate president with party support to keep chairs balanced for floor battles.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes white goods dominate shopping trends as the new prosperity measure. Finest cotton outranks linen and silk, with snowy embroidered frills seen at matinee crossings. Silk petticoats vanish from bargain counters while Boston ferns and Caladiums rise in home decor. olive and crimson color schemes grow in living rooms.
Five people were killed and many injured when two freight trains collided in Lockes Mills Maine this morning. Explosives in several cars detonated, causing extensive property destruction and a large blaze. The dead include engineer Peter Thompson and brakesman W. Oliver with an unknown brakeman among the victims.
The Whitman County Medical Society conducted its quarterly meeting in Pullman. Local notes mention the Everett dredger contract for harbor work and Tacoma citizens backing a move to locate facilities near the state capital. Also reported are jailbreakers captured at Yakima and various regional political and civic developments.
A survey of guests and residents includes W McDonald from Mt Vernon at the Diller, John Lyons from Jun eau at the Northern, W N Peyton of Spokane at the Butler, W B Eyre of Victoria at the Northern, W N Gilmore of Kingston at the Diller, J A Fraser pioneer of Vancouver at the Beattie, and others from Anacortes Bremerton Sedro Woolley Ashcroft Everett Vancouver Brooklyn N Y and Duluth among several registered or visiting at the Beattie Beattie Northern Brevens and Mattier Grand. A creditors sale of clothing is noted at Mechanics' Clothing Co. 109 Oordial Avenue and Ramaker Music Co. invites all to view their new stock of books folios and music with Knabe and Hardman pianos at 316 Recond Avenue.
The article recalls a grand Bicentennial in the Prussian kingdom with a castle ceremony described as impressive. A playful dialogue mentions Johnny sharing cake with a hungry boy, highlighting a charitable moment amid the pageant.
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