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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1903
Page
2
Department contact details and mailing office information for Bevery Afternoon. It lists addresses in New York and Washington and notes delivery by major carriers with free copies for subscribers. It asks readers to notify changes of address including old and new addresses.
A lengthy critique argues that declaring married women teachers as offenders is illogical and unjust. It cites a teacher who supports a sick husband, contrasts civic rules, and questions why matrimony should bar professional happiness or employment. The piece urges wiser policy.
Letters and rumors accuse seven King County Republican senators of lukewarm support for their U S senate candidate and pro railroad bias. The uproar spans Olympia to statewide broadcasts, with calls for punishment if Harold Preston loses. The speaker warns the entire county will suffer for political treachery.
The article notes two Jerry pastors rebuking parishioners who give pennies while wealthier members give dollars, arguing the poor fund much of church activity and government through taxes. It cites Dr. Rainsford’s claim that St George's prospers thanks to the poor’s pennies and nickels, and praises the widow's mite as a higher gift than a millionaire's sum.
Cartoonists and writers poke fun at a rumored U S farewell tour by Adelina Patti while noting public interest and rail at the idea. Robert Grau quotes high costs for concerts transport and a physician for a Patti entourage during the 1908 season.
A Butte County poorhouse tale claims a sleepless inmate killed a snoring fellow resident with a hatchet. The assailant plans to plead justification or temporary insanity due to insomnia sparked by the snoring. The incident unfolds amid orange blossoms and pauper life in a troubled house.
Kansas lawmakers challenge senatorial candidates by demanding Long Curtis Bowersock and Calderhead return to Washington to resume duties. The legislature seeks to curb candidate influence as other states watch Olympia. Commentary notes U S reform, a push against monopolies, and a quip about converting electricity from coal.
The contract with Hobt Grau stipulates 60 concerts over six months with Patti earning 5000 per concert plus 30 percent of gross over 9600 per show. She travels with six staff, selects her acts and director, and performs pieces including La Traviata. Initial deposits total 166000 with further payments before touring begins. the tour opens in New York with a Madison Square Garden matinee. Patti then headlines in multiple cities across the United States and Canada before Havana.
The Human Heartes begin a four night engagement at the Friencl feat Monday while Marty Cersen Clarke starts a longer run at Hearte et Cans with The Absent. Third Avenue’s Weary Wille Walker continues at the tramp comedy house of the kind that always hits. The Madison Theater vaudeville bill promises top entertainment this week with a diving act near the telephone pole spectacle. Two matinee watches scheduled for next Saturday afternoon.
Crew recounts a burning vessel drifting across the sea toward Siberia. Captain Lapp and others aboard identify the sighted craft by rigging and two masts, while weather shifts complicate pursuit and risk of being carried northward by the current.
Indianapolis report notes changes to the union constitution lowering barriers to order a strike after it is deemed necessary. The key modification shifts how a vote to authorize a strike is conducted within the organization.
Gorge Gibbe known as Youns Gibb and Indian Joe, two Seattle pugilists, face a 20 round bout in Tacoma tomorrow. They will weigh in at 140 pounds and a special train is arranged to bring attendees from Seattle to the fight. Both fighters are described as aggressive hustlers, with Dunlap involved in real estate and Union stock.
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