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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1899
Page
2
The Seattle Star offers a weekly newspaper copy delivered by carrier in advance every afternoon except Sunday. No free venue and a subscription via telephone. Offices listed at Beattie Washington with post office entry and address details.
Andrew F. Darleigh predicts a year of progress with a double track cable on Yaaler Way and first class electric service on Jackson Street from Ocedental Avenue to Lake Washington. The improvements should boost business access and property values despite imperfect current service. The piece also notes political and global comments and ends with a historic US Army bill passing the House.
A Navy effort led by Naval Constructor W L Capps saved three ships from the wrecks Isla de Cuba Isla de Luzon and Don Juan de were run aground May 1st and set ablaze by Dewey orders. The first two reached Hongkong and the work to raise them was conducted with divers and Cavite shipyard crews.
Capps reported to Admiral Dewey that most ships could be recovered and the two Isla vessels along with the Austria could be raised. The Hongkong Dock Company would refit all three at about 809000 dollars in silver. The Cuba and Luzon are twenty knot warships with heavy steel decks and 1900 tons. The Austria is older but valuable. refit would take a few months.
A hungry Italian named Giovanni traverses a busy city street burdened by poverty and hunger. He sketches and sells plaster imitations before a grand building, meeting a kind young woman and gaining a rough start toward artistic aims. He trades a modest sale for hardship yet pursues wealth and mastery amid urban crowds.
In London March 2 Lord Dunraven accuses Bishop O Dwyer of threatening to bar Catholics from voting for Unionists unless the Catholic University bill passes. The Bishop denies the claim as Dunraven begins a bitter newspaper dispute. Locally, Dunraven is not favored to win in Limerick. Also Lieut Alexis Philosophos, Greek godson, shoots a drill sergeant after a mutinous reply and then kills himself.
Vancouver and Portland readers learn from a Manila correspondent, Corporal Frow Manly, about U S government pension proposals for volunteers, army life in the Bishop’s Palace sector near Pacoloc, with monkeys, cigars, and patrols. reports also note Gen Otis authorized moves to seize the Philippines, and vivid scenes of Santiago society including American women and a cyclist queen.
The item lists several new patents and designs including a lawn mower attachment to sharpen edges via a guide bar and adjustable knives, a holder for pens with a ball bearing clamp, a pocket ticket dispenser with a central receptacle and spring press, a two bowl tobacco pipe with alternating use, a folding mud guard for bicycles with a wire yoke and fabric roller, and a center brace to shape the guard to the wheel.
Santiago observers note Americans astonish locals with lively manners and bright dress as Chicago visitors adapt to formal speech and precise conduct. The piece highlights how American women captivate native fascination and shape daily city life.
The Cologne Gazette argues Admiral Dewey’s telegram aims to influence US legislation on war ships for the Philippines and suggests European powers might intervene to safeguard their nationals. It questions American control of affairs at Manila and warns against permanent occupation, while noting German officials face criticism over remarks by Dr. von Holleben on meat inspection policy.
William Preston Harrison, 29, brother of Mayor Harrison, returns from 18 months abroad spanning France Spain Morocco Algiers Mexico and other regions. He aims to travel Central Africa Siberia and South America, says he will not enter politics and notes France’s friendliness toward America amid the Dreyfus affair.
A citizen explains how a man reputed to be wealthy can afford to keep up appearances and hire workers, noting the ease of maintaining status and walking freely in the area. The exchange reflects local concern over hidden riches and social balance.
At a Tacoma chamber of commerce meeting, members passed resolutions urging support for the Duckey Yakima state road bill. They cite mineral district development, tax returns within five years, and attracting foreign investment, and pledged to vote as a unit in the Washington legislature.
Algeria is the only country to the world where the Buwen encumber the hupeae beam The king of Italy abtaowrh the head of one of the greatest chee producive cosatrie Venice bax special c ictals to reg ulate the employment of chiMéree in factories Venice plans a new factory regulation position in India an igpond o8 mot mee in Wethingtoe after team the city regulation to allow the care
A narrative traces the spread of the jigger across Africa from the Indies, carried by caravans and steamboat convoys. It notes its first arrivals near Am- Pris in 1872 and later movements to Bukumid Guilt, Mpwapwa and coastal towns, causing village evacuations and widespread suffering.
A clipped panel presents aphorisms on justice and virtue attributed to Baxter and a fragmentary notice about Carlos Marty born in a past era. The passage uses moral exhortations and stray names to evoke a literary or religious page.
A Club Woman recounts a humorous outing to Pike's Peak led by a tall youth in breeches. He repeatedly boomed names of landmarks, including Lion's Mouth, provoking a skeptical observer. The lad shrugs off questions, declaring his job is to holler the names.
Reports from London indicate a push for closer Britain United States dialogue amid rising tensions. Officials privately weigh a joint negotiation path toward a potential peace treaty, with Allied and Atlantic partners urging calm and constructive diplomacy.
A fragmentary historical note on shell life explains calcareous shells in marine sand, tracing their classification from foraminifera to a subkingdom of protista and noting chalk deposits formed by calcareous shells. It mentions the vast numbers once counted and the tiny, varied shapes seen by conchologists.
Excerpted lines from Sven Hedin’s Through Asia describe travelers discovering human footprints in dune sand, confirming they are near a river. The scene shifts to a grandchild and grandfather moment where the boy asks why the grandfather cannot be a child again and jokes about discipline.
The Clarke art sale at the American Art Gallery concluded this afternoon with the remainder of antiquities and objets d art selling to push the grand total to $106,043. Metals sold yesterday brought $5,608, a figure seen as modest given the quality of articles. The event underscored a boom in American art and capped a notable sale in the city.
A fragmented verse by Bipling titled The Foreloper (Zone) follows a restless wanderer who pursues what he calls divine, though unknowable, will. The speaker images planetary visions, distant powers, and a harsh vow to push onward through exile toward a stark homeland.
A fragmented wartime poem-like text urges the Lord God to be with us and guide courage. It recalls sacrifice, mourning, and a plea lest we forget as nations await fate amid tumult and distant conflicts. The reader encounters garbled phrases and historical war imagery used to evoke solemn tribute.
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