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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1903
Page
4
King Edward VII Queen Alexandra and royal party reach Dublin for a visit greeted by the lord mayor and citizens. The procession includes guards of honor as rain gives way to sunshine after the royal barge lands. The king lauds Pope Leo XII and hopes for Ireland’s brighter era.
Fifty sawdust dealers declare a new price scale prompting a boycott by saloons and livery stables. Saloons refuse to pay one cent per sack with sawdust used for flooring. suppliers say demand fell and profit vanished at nickel rates. Stable owners seek substitute materials while debates over fair pricing continue.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper highlights July weather in Indianapolis and a forthcoming Ding-a-Ling’s circus in Beattie. It mentions nine local clowns joining the show and notes a botched reward story and quirky social columns including Rosalie and a Star Dust contest. The column mixes jokes and small town gossip with faint travel notes and comic sketches.
A jumble of verse and prose references circulates about love roles and social doubts, while local items report the Palouse wheat opening price at 60 cents a bushel as possibly a district record. The city pays $1000 to the circus and to reserved seats on the clown wagon.
The council approved a resident petition from the lake front area between Maidenholm and Leechi parks allowing A. L. Shute to build a miniature railway connecting the two parks. Shute had been turned down weeks earlier but now may proceed pending a formal permit from the council.
The Portland sailed for Neme after delays for repairs from prior voyage. Skagway liner Humboldt carried 950000 in Klondike gold and set to arrive tonight. The Theban ashore near Grays channel was refloated and will be waved. The Spokane embarked 175 passengers on its fifth excursion voyage. Davidson glacier listed as a site. Humboldt to arrive at 9 PM.
The 14th Winus tournament of the Seattle Tennis Club will be held in Seattle on August 6. Players from Victoria Everett Tacoma Portland and other Sound cities will attend. Representatives from Seattle and Broadway clubs will compete. Toklas Bingerman & Co. advertise steel heat at half price.
Over 3 500 000 Jewel Steel Ranges advertised as highly efficient with less fuel use. Priced from about $40 and up, buyers can pay cash or on credit and trade in or store a used range as part payment.
The new Vaudeville house on Thi avenue and James Street attracted one of the season’s biggest crowds as last night’s program opened. This week’s act lineup meets the high standard set by management in prior weeks.
Tom Mooney, once wanted in Montana for a brutal highway robbery, was arrested in Missoula and soon identified as the suspect. The Missoula police and sheriff confirmed the lead, with Montana authorities initially uncertain, while Mooney faces 30 days left on a separate sentence. Mrs. Jeannette Travis seeks a divorce from Arthur M. Travis on grounds of non support and desertion, with their marriage noted in Portland in 1901.
An old travel notice touts a daily Shasta Route Two train to San Francisco with first class fare 23.10 and second class 19.60. It promises peerless time, scenery, and service to California resorts and mentions excursions and descriptive literature available at the Southern Pacific office, 618 First Ave. এব
Readable ad notes a clearance sale for straw hats at the corner of Becond and Union, by W. Mitchell Co. Limited legible text shows a promotional event at a local department store.
A violent storm hit Chicago at noon with hail like three ounces and heavy rain. Horses bolted injuring bystanders as shops windows shattered. Telephone service cut, trolley wires broken, and widespread damage reported across the city.
The report lists wholesale prices for a range of produce and poultry, noting California watermelons at per dozen and various fruits like grapes pears and strawberries with per crate or per box quotes. It also shows meat, vegetables, and dairy products with unit prices such as butter cheese eggs and turkey products among others.
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