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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1899
Page
2
The Seattle Star notes the Beattie Washington post office has been designated as second class mail. Details reference local postal changes and historic status. Community readers are informed of the updated classification affecting mail handling and rates.
Two leading British journals argue American trusts with inflated capitalization will raise prices and harm export markets. They cite price hikes in wire wool, tinplate, and tin as evidence of stock-driven moves that benefit financiers but burden manufacturers and consumers alike.
A chamber of commerce group escorts Senator Scott of West Virginia over the proposed Lake Washington canal route. Capt. Taylor demonstrates via plane and charts. Scott toured, approved the project, saying costs are small relative to benefits. He urges broader national travel for lawmakers and praises Seattle’s cause. He then toured the Great Northern docks at Staith Cove and plans to depart for the East.
Postmasters named at Walden and Sunset City with Frank G. Bartlett and Henry A. Smith serving the districts. Inspectors Linn Perkins and Clement oversee a new post office building project. A Cincinnati judge imposed ten days for stealing an eight day clock.
A Klondiker recounts a Seattle based syndicate of slick card men operating from Dawson to Seattle. They target returning miners on steamers, especially between Skagway and Seattle, with black jack and poker played in shifting, relentless sessions. The article notes thousands of dollars moved to gamblers and a disciplined, businesslike approach by the crew.
James A. Moore of Moore Investment announces a five story apartment block at Fourth Avenue and Madison Street. The 129 by 129 foot stone and white brick building will have 399 rooms and modern conveniences including steam heat electric elevator and will cost 80000. A second project on Second Avenue and Union Street begins July with plans by E W Houghton a three story stone brick structure with 75 offices and a large hall to be used by Seattle lodge Woodmen of the World known as Woodmen's Hall and costing 60000.
The Humboldt reports the death of Bert Scott son of L L Scott at Green River in the Klondike. He owned a half interest in claim No 49 below Bananna. While attempting to cross the Klondike river with partner Albert Pate the boat capsized and Scott drowned before aid arrived. Mr and Mrs Scott and Scott's sister waited at the Artington dock to hear the news.
Columbus Simmons accused of kidnapping the 12 year old son of Chas Keane of Harrison county two weeks earlier was arrested in New Albany by Sergeant Strack. He admitted the boy was in Indianapolis but refused to reveal location. The boy carried over $12 when found and a Morristown county mob fears lynching.
Kors Drag Co presents The Passion Play at the Jefferson Theater next week as a family exhibition featuring a prescription specialist Vhone Vike at Fifth and Pike.
The Garland carried Port Angeles and Eastern railway men led by C. A. Cushing to Port Angeles to push completion of a line from Port Angeles to Olympia. The group, including Mrs Cushing and attorney J Trumbull, arrived from Boston and Northern Pacific, with funds from the old Colony Trust Company to build rolling stock and cover construction costs. The project spans cedar and fir timber belts and a rich agricultural area, with dairy markets in Callam county cited.
Tonight and Sunday expect showers with cooler air and variable winds from the south to southwest. Most stations report cloudy conditions with a shift to east and south winds along the coast. Temperatures run higher than yesterday except in California and Portland where a slight drop occurred. Low pressure trough spans the plateau and Great Basin while a high pressure area sits east of the Rockies, signaling showers for the Seattle area.
D Harris who shot George Brown in Seymour and fled was captured at Little York near Scottsburg and taken to Salem for safety. Locals fear mob action as Seymour friends pursue him and a strong guard surrounds the prisoner.
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