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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
3
In Mont Butter town ball action, Butte defeated Helena 11 to 7 with Slugging the theme as both teams traded hits. In Port Brand games, Portland beat Spokane 3 to 1 as Salisbury debuted in the home team box this year.
Chicago report notes strong interest among boxing followers for the six round bout at the Wabash Athletic Club pitting Jack OBrien of Philadelphia against Al Neill Pacific coast middleweight champion. The 154-pound match offers 50 per cent of the gate receipts and tests OBrien's skill against Neill noted as a clever hard-hitting fighter.
P G Howard, a Black man, was hanged in the Macon county jail shortly before noon. He confessed to shooting Hammond with a pistol after Hammond expelled him from a saloon for disorderly conduct.
Portland reports manufacturers dealers and contractors have formed a united body to oppose a city initiative. The Building Council issued a statement outlining the defense line it will take against the proposed measure.
The Reynolds Company and Seattle theater circuit announce Richard Mansfield at the Grand with two celebrated characters Beaucaire and Herr Eugen Courvesier in The First. A large touring company supports, with stage crew and staff for elaborate scenery and costumes.
Home Camp No 286 of the Woodmen of the World held at Hagie's hall. Seven Seattle businessmen were initiated and five applications elected. Next meeting set for June 11. no meeting June 18 due to Puyallup convention. Memorial service for deceased neighbors planned at the Armory Sunday June 8 with assembly at noon then march to the university grounds.
At the regular meeting of the Retail Clerks Association in the G A F hall, 140 female dry goods clerks were admitted to membership. Grocery clerks are returning to the union, boosting the group. They endorsed the city's Pike Street Fourth of July celebration and plan a formal parade turnout with lady clerks in carriages. Some members urged Friday half holiday and will seek Western Central Labor Union input on Saturday closing.
Samuel L. Russel of Seattle won the singles tennis championship at a university and, with his partner, the intercollegiate doubles at Yale this week. The article notes he was the Pacific Northwest champion in 1899 and mentions Yale Harvard Princeton and Columbia as participants. It also advertises excursions and a bicycle sales pitch amid the sporting news.
Seattle marks the thirteen year anniversary of the 1889 blaze that devastated the business district after starting in a carpenter shop near Madison and First avenues. Firemen fought the flames as wind aided spread, with much of downtown destroyed and years of rebuilding ahead.
The revenue cutter Perry backed into San Francisco harbor for repairs before continuing to Seattle. A Tuesday voyage to Seattle was halted by bad weather and a leak made passage unsafe.
Susie McArdle, once favored for the carnival queen, withdraws after her parents decide she is not strong enough to compete. She thanks supporters who cast ballots in her favor.
The battleship Milnois built at Newport News Shipbuilding yards was accepted by the government today. J. R. Pulten reported to police that 64 sacks of tobacco were stolen from Northern Pacific freight sheds earlier this morning.
The retailer reports extensive store upgrades driving a record clearance sale. Several planes are offered at deep cut prices with easy terms including down payment and monthly plans. A Whitney in near new condition and a Flecher oak piece join office safe bargains, all priced well below typical value.
A man at the home of Mr and Mrs John Shade in Port Deposit found a hard object in a fried egg. He had been meticulous about breakfast when the egg concealed a steel pen. The chicken likely swallowed the item.
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