Seattle Star notes on swimming skills and city sidewalks
The piece argues for mandatory swimming ability for sailors, praises country boys for river work against Aguinaldo, and urges improved water safety. It reports Seattle’s plan to ban wooden sidewalks on business streets in favor of brick or stone, reflecting modernization. It notes military reinforcements heading to the Philippines andNaval/mercantile implications for U S prestige and Luzon campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luson
Aguinaldla
Mercantile Marine
War Department
Washington
Philippines
Manila
United States
Luzon
Gam
Seattle tale of the Mikado hoax circulates through papers
Captain John Brown arrives with a fantastical voyage aboard the Mikado claiming a valuable cargo. The tale spreads in Seattle papers, inspires sensational headlines, touches customs officials, and is later exposed as fiction after another paper reprints it. The prank prompts jokes about McKinley’s trousers and sausage effects.
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John Brown
Seattle
Murkanes
Lut
Schwabacher's Dock
Providence Hospital
Custom House
Mikado
Capt. Brown
Pure food law enforcement to begin for wholesalers
The pure food law takes effect tomorrow with strict action against wholesale dealers. Retailers get a grace period until September 1 to liquidate stock. Commissioner McDonald expects limited price shifts, aims to brands and safety, notes vinegar and spice adulteration will end, and praises dealer support for the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Garther
Klondike Miners Arrive in Seattle Amid Gold Rush Hype
Crowds of Klondikers arrive in Seattle by three steamers with rough clothing and hopes of mining wealth. The North Pacific, Orizaba, and alien ships deliver about 4000 men, including S. T. Thornton of Dawson with 7000 in gold. Seattle expects around 200000 in gold from returning prospectors.
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Seattle
North Pacific
Vancouver
B. C
Orizaba
About & Northern
Dawson
Aralien
T. Thornton
Dawton
Klondike
Tacoma
Sewing machine and cotton gin spur home industry revolution
The text credits the sewing machine to a Yankee and the cotton gin to Boa, claiming they transformed home industries. It asserts European manufacturing hinges on American cotton, and pledges to replace damaged parts for up to years from purchase, with a price of about sixty dollars for a complete machine with accessories.
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Europe
Ines
Seattle sidewalk ordinance targets business district build
The city council will consider an ordinance prohibiting wooden sidewalks in business areas, mandating construction in stone or cement. Streets affected include First and Second avenues, Yesler Way, Pike and Main streets, and Occidental avenues. Also noted is the Orizaba arrival with Fred Bauer, shot in Atlin, head injuries treated after his escape, with plans to seek care in Irieco.
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Board of Public Works
Seattle
Tacoma
First Avenue
Yesler Way
Pike Street
Jackson Street
Second Avenue
Post Street
Third Avenue
Pike
Orizaba
Skagway
Fred Bauer
Atlin
Bauer
Ouill
Irieco
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Seattle Star
Wate
Roy
Corrien
Phil Avenue
Beattie
Green Goods
McKin Jey
Ankee
American Sewing Machines
Demorest
Orla Hmcmom
Leas
New York
Walste
Fifth Avenue
Sea Yard
Dewey
London
Boston
Harvard
Express
Popelin
Armure
Notion
York
Walker Street
Verdhof
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