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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1903
Page
4
Summer readers can have The Briar mailed to them with no extra cost. Rates are 25 cents per month payable in advance. Provide correct out of town address, duration, and edition desired.
In a satire on social bustle readers are told that the fashionable crowd vanishes while industry keeps moving. The great city pulses on with workers and enterprises intact as the idle elite are portrayed as nobodies, their absence unnoticed by the urban machinery.
A San Francisco bound Pacific Coast Steam Company liner Edith was searched at sea for opium. Eelith reportedly left port amid a customs probe. a large cache of contraband goods was discussed but not found. Two Pacific Coast crewmen from the California liner Queen are under investigation in connection with the seizure.
A government statistic shows exports to China and Hong Kong rising in the fiscal year ending. Asiatic trade has grown more than other regions, with total exports surpassing prior figures and signaling a strengthening U S position in Asia.
A crowd of excited supporters greeted the Yankee Rifle Team at Bisley after their triumphs abroad. The squad, fresh from winning the Palma trophy, paraded through the station to the cheers of fans as they played Yankee Doodle.
July 25 report states a court awarded damages against the Tobacco trust for unpaid bonuses promised during the tobacco war. The decision is expected to lead hundreds of similar suits. Also notes upcoming dancing classes Monday and Friday evenings at Ranke Hall with Prof. Witeen.
In Justine George court, highwaymen Joe Sullivan and an associate confessed to the attempted robbery. They claimed no intent to herd up Themax but sought money and took it from him. They face trial and await judgment.
Vienna dispatch reports a force of 160 Bosnian troops overwhelmed by extreme heat. Nine men died from sunstroke and nineteen suffered. Four are hospitalized.
Justice Cann will take a two week vacation starting today. He sails to Alaska aboard the Beattie steamer with Capt. Ha Cann steering the voyage. Clerk Dalana Cen and Mike Kelly assist in organizing the North Mend party onboard.
The council committee on fire and water reports favora bly the ordinance for erecting a fire engine at Massachusetts street and Fourteenth avenue south. On Beacon bill the petition of William Gil for removal of the old McNaught mansion from the city library site across Spring street. The committee will not grant the Permit until responsibility is established for felling valuable trees on the library site surrounding the McNaught corner.
The item notes famous lake shore dinners and a Sunday night concert at Seattle venues including the Conservatory of Music and First M church. It mentions a token dinner at Mathiesen Rin Joy and suggests visiting Leach Boat house and Old Renton car on Washington Street. Free events and bicycle repairs at Spinning are listed.
The narrator recalls a brigand camp scene near Coimbra with Brigadier, Deputy De Pompal, and Colonel Gerard. A planned execution looms as the brigands discuss mercy, a beacon death, and a brutal escape, ending with a treacherous retreat toward the mountains and a chilling pursuit.
Fragmentary shipboard report lists vessels like Hermes and Mdeuard with durations from ports such as Freemahtie Liverpost and Rewcastle. The text mentions insurance rates rising to 30 percent and several days cited for voyage segments. Names and places are inconsistently rendered.
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