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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1899

Page

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Color Question Dominates Second Day Of Grand Lodge Sessions

The Grand Lodge of Masons meets at the Masonic Temple with many east‑of‑the‑Cascades lodges present. Debates focus on negro Masonry and the color question, with mixed reactions from states including Nebraska Alabama Ohio and Washington. A banquet for the grand matron and officers is planned at Elks hall as unfinished business looms.

Grand Lodge of Masons Masonic Temple Cascades Pacific Mason Wrshington Masons Washington Silas B. Wright Onxford Ala Crond Lodge B. Dudley Williams Alabama Ohio Cleveland Grand Lodge E. CC. Gullipord Myrtle Lorraine Occidental Elks Hall

Weather Digest for Scatter and Vicinity

Tonight and Thursday forecast fair with variable winds and southwest tendency. Light rain noted on the coast at Neah and Fort Canby, with interior rain at Helena and Idaho Falls. Temperatures rise along the Northwest coast. California remains clear with mild warmth. Atmospheric pressure favors less eastward movement of the Pacific coast high near Seattle as Idaho high spreads to form a trough over the plateau region.

Neah Fort Canby Helena Idaho Falls California Seattle Idaho Pacific Coast

Notable names to speak at upcoming program

The list of speakers includes Armentra Jennie Houghton from Edmunds and Mies Allee True, along with Capt. J. J. Robinson Jr. and Judge C H Hanford, among others, who will participate in the program.

Mee Armentra Jennie Houghton Edmunds Mies Allee True J. J. Robinson, Jr C.H. Hanford

Fulton’s New Residence

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Walter Fulton will have a new residence with plans by architects McManus and Robinson. The estimated coat stands at 4000 dollars, with George W. Wilder serving as the contractor.

Walter Fulton McManus & Robinson George W. Wilder

Kirk Arrives in Seattle with Police Chief for Hearing

Herbert Kirk, the Crawford and Conover cashier in default, arrived in Seattle last night with Chief of Police J J Lowell of Butte Montana. Kirk was confined in the county jail’s north tank awaiting his preliminary hearing.

Herbert Kirk Crawford & Conover Geattle J. J. Lowell Butte, Mont Kirk

Hoffedits Seeks Guardian Appointment After Grant Street Accident

Araula C. Hoffedits petitions Judge Jacobse to name her guardian for her son Frank Hoffedits to settle damages with Grant Street Electric Railway and Northern Pacific Railway for injuries from the Grant Street accident on May 3. Frank Hoffedits, a passenger, suffered a broken leg.

Araula C. Hoffedits Jacobse Frank H Hoffedits Grant Street Electric Railway Northern Pacific Railway Company Grant Street Frank Hoffedus

Port Albert Sailed Delayed by Burst Steam Pipe

The Port Albert arriving ten days overdue from San Francisco reported a burst steam pipe in the engine room caused engine failure and a slow approach into port at Arlington deck. After a northwesterly gale and heavy seas the break was repaired and the voyage resumed under Captain Morris with no injuries.

Port Albert San Francisco Arlington Deck Wessels Morris

Building Boom Pushes Hew District Growth in Republic

The Republic, Washington, June 14 report notes rapid reconstruction after a fire, with new structures under way on the Woodhouse and Welle plat and Montana saloon site. Burnet Haxineky plans a two story building for a bazar and jewelry store, Eureka News expands north of Seattle saloon, and an assay office rises opposite the post office.

Republic, Wash Clark Woodhouse & Welle Montana Saloon Burnet @ Haxineky Ediames A. B Bacineky Burnet Eureka News Company Seattle Butte Mont Q. Rothrock Stack Threlkeld Bros Delaware Hotel Ferry County Spokane

Steamer Victorian to Resume Puget Sound Route Revival

Dodwell & Company announce the steamer Victorian will join the Victoria Puget Sound route, purchased from Oregon Railroad & Navigation. After overhaul in Portland she sails west, aiming for mid next week arrival. The vessel, 242 feet long with 14 foot beam and 16 foot depth, boasts powerful engines and a storied Seattle to Tacoma racing record.

Dodwell & Company Puget Sound Victoria City of Kingston Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company Portland Sound Victoria Puget Sound Porta Alaska Pacific Coast Company Seattle Lynn Canal

Pictures No Good and Boxing Negotiations Begin

Brady and Julian express frustration as Vitographic pictures fail due to insufficient lighting. Corbett and McCoy negotiations loom for a potential next bout with chances to face the winner of Jeffries versus Sharkey. The Coney Island club offers a substantial purse as plans take shape. J. H. Brockman Jr. and Anna Brockman of Amsterdam are staying at the Hotel Northern.

New York Corbett McCoy Fitzsimmons Jeffries-Sharkey Coney Island J. H. Brockman, Jr Anna Brockman Amesterdam, Holland Hotel Northern

Mrs Lucy Bradner Hosts Original Day at Advance Club

Mrs Lucy Bradner entertained the Advance club of the Werman Federation yesterday with Original Day as the program. Each of twenty six members presented an original poem song or production.

Lucy Bradner Worman'a Federation

Growth of City Clubships in Woman's Federation

The club membership rose from 15 to 26 over the last year indicating a substantial gain. This reflects the overall growth rate of all clubs within the Woman's Federation in the city.

Woman's Federation

Encouraging outlooks Amid Philippine War Reports

Dispatches from Manila suggest hopeful signs of a speedy campaign end though concerns rise over worn troops and the risk of losing captured territory. Officials note possible renewed efforts and reserve strength, while reports from Washington and Kansas City mix optimism with caution about outcomes.

Phillippines Nacor Polley Manila

RAZED TO THE GROUND IN CYCLONE DEVASTATION

Hundreds left homeless and destitute as a cyclone tears through the area. Joan and others appeal for immediate aid while Bisir shelters the injured. A railroad company provides box cars for shelter and Omaha supplies aid. Overnight, rescuers search wreckage as floods turn streets into rivers.

Joan Bisir Omaha Wrecka

Iowa Excursions Kick Off Amid Dry Dock Activities

Port Orchard hosts excursion boats as the cruiser Iowa rests on blocks in the dry dock. Seattle residents plan outings on organized trips to Port Orchard with churches and societies designating days, reflecting a growing local fad for visits to Port Orchard. In Scranton, Chas N. Weasley receives notice of a million dollar inheritance from his aunt Mrs J B Ayres of Andover New Jersey, including peach orchards and other New Jersey property.

Iowa Port Orchard Porta Orchard Seattle Scranton Chas N. Weasley J. B. Ayres Andover N. J New Jersey

President Poincare Asked to Form French Cabinet

June dispatches report President Loubet or a similar name, in June, empowered M. Poincare to form a new cabinet. Poincare announced he would begin work at once and would not forecast the probable personnel of the ministry.

Fourteenth Infantry Swims Zapote River and Breaks Rebel Line

Manila June 12. The Fourteenth Infantry, with reinforcements from the Ninth and Twelfth, repelled a rebel assault along the beach. Gen Lawton rallied the troops, personally helping retrieve rifles from the wounded and directing hot fire until the enemy retreated. Ninety five rebels lay dead in the trenches as the units pressed the left flank.

Manila Lawton Hep Lawton Fourteenth Infantry Zapote Ninth Twelfth

Troops Advance South of Bacoor in Philippine Campaign

Washington dispatch reports General Lawton Wheaton and Ovenehine forces occupying the country south of Bacoor. They push westward crossing the Zapote River, driving the enemy from entrenched positions. Several hundred enemy casualties noted, forty buried this morning. likely no firm stand in southern provinces.

Washington, D.C Miewae Manila Lawton Gleneral Wheaton Ovenehine Bacoor

Oregon volunteers sail for San Francisco after campaign

Manila reports the Oregon volunteers departed today on transports Ohio and Newport bound for San Francisco. They expect to reach the United States in about a month. Sixty two men of the regiment died or were killed during the campaign.

Manila Oregon Volunteers San Francisco Ohio Newport United States

Macedonia Foundered After Collision With Hamilton

The Ward line freight steamer Macedonia foundered off Normandie by the Sea after being rammed by the Old Dominion steamer Hamilton near 6 pm. Passengers panicked aboard the Hamilton but were calmed as it reached port. Captain and crew were saved by a wrecking tug that stood by through the night. Also reports from Chicago baseball games and league standings follow.

New York Ward Line Macedonia Long Branch Old Dominion Hamilton Normandie-by-the-Sea Deme Fce

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