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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1899
Page
4
Fragmentary text references work at a mall with boats and a bend in the county. Nearby residents and heroes appear in garbled notes. No coherent events or dates can be derived from the readable portion.
Fragments describe a stove related event with mentions of a police investigation and a verdict of death by self harm. Names and places are garbled but references to April, San City, and Harvard appear among scattered details. The text hints at a legal outcome and property costs listed for several addresses.
Fragmentary notes discuss a town near Edison with rising electricity access. References hint at residential development and new energy infrastructure but lack clear details or dates.
Stewart's Comic Players perform Gasey's Troubles at the Amusement Hullsten theater tonight. The piece unfolds amid a hilltop town where new homes rise above the hillside with electric lights and bells, modern sanitation, and a superior water supply. Roads will be named for famed inventors.
Colonel N W Roaselyn head of the Union Veteran Union national meeting in Des Moines announced that Commander-in-Chief RK G Dyrenforth received a message confirming President McKinley will visit Des Moines on August 22 to attend the gathering.
Hon James Olver a Tammany leader and longtime New York state legislator travels with a notable party of New Yorkers and will arrive by Northern Pacific around noon tomorrow. Oliver, a National Democratic stalwart, is a Bryan associate who often hosts the politician in New York. His mining partner F H Russell returns from two months on the Alaskan coast aboard the Humboldt and stays at the Rainier Grand.
Utica New York July reports Rev L Hughes Parry pastor of Weleh church has not eaten for forty five days except water. He began May fifteenth on a physician advised fast for a chronic stomach trouble. He is very weak at thirty to thirty five years old and hopes the fast will cure his ailment. In Scranton Pennsylvania George Crouse was arrested for killing his father after the elder man died from injuries said to have been from a kick.
Theodore L. Maas, longtime Tokyo resident, warns in Washington that he and others hear leaders in Japan speak of war with the United States. He believes conflict is likely within two years as Japan’s military men seek a fight with a great power.
William J. Bowser, Vancouver lawyer, and his wife visit Seattle. He views downtown signs of growth as evidence the city will rise alongside San Francisco and Vancouver, B C, as one of the three great Pacific coast centers within a decade. He expects Seattle to become a key commercial hub.
In Pottsville Pennsylvania an 18 year old man was sentenced to three years and three months in prison plus a $70 fine for involuntary manslaughter. He caused the death of engineer Samuel Grier and fireman J D Short by derailing an express train on May 16 by placing a spike on the rail on the Little Bcuyl kill branch of the Philadelphia and Reading line.
At the Seattle Mining Exchange today there was large attendance and a good market. Quotations were as follows.
In June, Judge Jacobsen and Judge Benson handled sessions while Williamson was bound over to the superior court. Divorce granted to Josephine Darlington against John A. Darlington on desertion and non support. Funeral services for Thomas Fisher held at Butterworth's chapel. Klondike shipping noted with steamers Rosalie and Queen bringing in influx of prospectors. A $2000 damage claim looms against Seattle Traction for an e car collision on Pike Street. August Peterson, August Srake head to Malmo and Norway with sizable Klondike sums. others voyage to Norway and back to work claims. Boxing prospects for Jey Guene and Orhide, with local boxing talent Joe Grega active but slow due to weight factors. Port Townsend visitors toured Seattle. Several ships sail or arrive, with Pueblo and Umatilla listed among arrivals and departures, and a long passenger roster aboard the Pueblo.
The steamer Rapid Transit, sent north weeks ago to salvage boilers and machinery from the wrecked steamer Brixham, was reported last evening to have reached Nanaimo in British Columbia. She will coal there and then proceed to Seattle. The Transit is several days into the voyage.
Northwestern stocks report shows Woll the Asaayer at 435 Roxwell bid as market activity remains thin and traders watch price levels.
A crowded prospectus promises fine summer goods at prices well below manufacturers. Yard goods include 1000 yards of booth lawn at 6 cents, Satinella Stripes fabric, Inverse Cord, and imported Dimity, plus shoes for men women and children priced to attract shoppers Monday morning.
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