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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
4
State police claim new law exempting officers from witness fees in higher courts deprives them of pay for days spent testifying in criminal cases. A test suit may be filed as officer witnesses face limited compensation. attorney F. Dore believes the law may be unconstitutional.
Thieves broke into Maj. L. F. Wi’s residence at 1115 Sixteenth Avenue on a Wednesday afternoon, ransacking the house from top to bottom. A butcher’s delivery boy interrupted by entering to collect parcels as the burglar emptied a satchel, taking valuables including papers, a bag, and a gold pin.
A York Commercial Advertiser note promotes window gardens as an easy diversion with climbing plants covering walls and blooming long. Nasturtiums can be trained neatly in any direction, while canary creeper yields delicate green foliage and soft yellow flowers suitable for windows. Golden ivy and variegated ivies add color, with jasmine providing fragrance when windows are open.
Datruron, a thief-turned-hero in the tenth regiment of French colonial forces, receives the second-class gold medal from the government for rescuing two American sailors from the Tei river near Yangtsun.
Strawberries are firm with good Clark seedlings and other varieties in demand. First corn appeared this morning at 25 cents per dozen. Green peas fell to 2 cents per pound. Tomatoes stay at 2 cents. Ferguson Wason & Co. received a carload of choice fruit including plums, cherries, oranges, pineapples, and vegetables.
A muddled 19th century price sheet lists green fruit lemon prices at 3.00, apples around 2.50 to 2.00, Valencia oranges at 2.75, bananas, grapes, cherries, apricots, and other produce with varied per crate or per dozen figures. Meats include cow, steer, mutton and veal prices, plus general provisions like hams, breakfast bacon, cheese, and poultry, all in rough ciphered OCR values.
Suburban directors Daniel Abraham Thom Atkinson and Jas Burbank pick Principal B L McElireath and teachers Lila P D White Blanche Cleary Rohena Wallace and Helen Grant for the next term An additional teacher to be elected soon to handle rising attendance A Ballard Chamber of Commerce organizers named C H Martin John E Reid and Geo C Hitchcock to draft resolutions and recruit merchants Also Ballard activity reports include a wagon collision injuring J W Emerie and the launch of North American Transportation Co s new stern wheeler Wm Isom at Ballard shipyards last night with workers finishing touches and ongoing activity
Gen Weston of the army commissary department wires President Cllse that he will be unable to visit as expected. The chamber had appointed a committee to entertain him. New York Life Insurance Co writes Alaska risks with extra premium and no restrictions. The policy is non forfeitable and incontestable from issue date.
Secretary Grout of the civil service commission says the City Free Employment Bureau furnishes an average of 100 positions a day. Office help to farm hands are listed with laundry workers in demand, especially shirt waist ironers. The Laundry association will use the office for staffing. June expected to surpass May in activity but not reach last year’s June totals.
Victor Crison sues to recover 188 for services as steward aboard the bark Lota from Cardiff to Uruguay and Chill then Port Blakeley Washington where the vessel lies. He alleges assault by the master and threats by the cook. wage payment refused. Wong Gong found guilty of importing Chinese alien labor.
A dated exhortation outlines skills for youths including good handwriting spelling speaking and writing, social etiquette basic health laws and emergency procedures plus practice in drafting notices reports advertisements and promissory notes with attention to interest and discount.
A garbled set of prompts about handling checks, bank visits, day book entries, lumber measurement, grain storage, and religious reasoning. It mentions cash withdrawal, ledger accuracy, carpet quantity, lumber measures, wheat bin capacity, current values, and practical worldly sense.
The Kamp Kontent group will depart Edmonds tomorrow morning with thirty boys boarding a Greyhound at o'clock for a summer camp location to be chosen.
June reports from Tacoma and Portland show familiar results with Beattie and a local Tacoma scoreline. The standings list unnamed teams and won/loss records, reflecting a routine season update with sparse details.
Telegram reported that Frank P. Lewie’s brother W. D. Lewis had emergency surgery in Ban Joe s, Alabama with only a slim chance of life. Lewie immediately departed for San Jose aboard the Cyrene, which runs between parks each afternoon and evening.
The man arrested Wednesday at Madison park by Officer Roberts for attempting to steal a gold watch is identified by Chief Meredith as a known criminal. A Rogues’ Gallery photo matched the suspect who gave the name H. B. Baxter and had prior arrests in Seattle in 1900 for saloon robberies.
Cook six eggs until hard then chill. Separate yolks from whites and finely chop whites. Mix whites with a touch of bottled dressing. Rub yolks, press through a strainer, and blend with dressing. Layer whites and yolks in cups on lettuce and finish with a light gelatine dressing. Soak gelatine in cold water to two teaspoons when soft.
A recipe instruction describes mixing salt flour mustard and sugar with a speck of cayenne. Add two beaten eggs and three quarters cup milk then boil and add four tablespoons of vinegar and cook two minutes strain. Combine with the egg while warm and moldable for serving.
A fragment describes a black taffeta dress with a corset skirt and bolero in flat-pleated edges. A trellis of black velvet covers a muslin chemisette and pompadour lapels appear in the snippet.
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