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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1906
Page
5
March 3 report from Nome describes a severe coal shortage. Miners are idle as several mines close and demand remains unmet. The mayor appeals to the War Department for government supply to prevent widespread suffering.
Local Seattle news notes a court dismissal on a mislabeling charge and a money fraud case, plus a Tacoma defendant in a related matter. A major Seattle real estate sale signals redevelopment plans for a large downtown building. Community events include lodge gatherings, talks by Akshay Kumar Mazumdar, and church and club programs across Seattle, with Alaska and railroad freight updates and a rummage sale fundraiser scheduled.
Report notes Wenatchee residents blocked Chinese envoys as they halted the party with several boxes of choice apples. A Walla Walla meeting discussed plans to build an electric road to suburban towns. A car shortage plagues the Bellingham Bay line with at least 100 cars needed in 10 days. The Staatebuerger Zeitung warns war inevitable over the Moroccan dispute, predicting France’s fate and Alsace Lorraine under German rule.
The Civic Union states it has taken no action endorsing or opposing mayoral candidates. The press and some claim the union supports Judge Moore and Mr Riptinger, but the group says it has not endorsed and aims to avoid curbing members political activity.
The German liner Mera reached port after a six month voyage from Hamburg. Captain A Reimer tells of brutal treatment of revolutionary prisoners in Ecuador with crowds bound in rope, beaten, and deprived of food and water. Mothers and children pleaded as relatives were shot or jailed in Guayaquil. He also notes the wreck of the Ariadne near Mazatlan.
Over six months large bodies of troops have arrived from the east for Pacific fortifications at Ports Casey Flagler and Worden. The government quietly strengthens the Pacific squadron and the service to the Philippines. Captain Maker says there is no war expectation and officers do not reveal intentions even if questions arise.
The Seattle Mission Study campaign opens tomorrow with two months of union normal classes. Leaders for each class include Dr C B Colegrove and several ministers from First Christian Trinity Methodist Calvary Presbyterian University Place Baptist Green Lake Congregational West Seattle Congregational Plymouth Congregational Fremont Baptist Ballard Presbyterian and others. Sessions run Monday Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons with training aims for church teachers starting in the second week of April. Fred B Taylor chairs the interdenominational committee with Mrs N M Singleton as secretary.
When downtown tonight, shoppers at Band Box Market 1100 First can buy Sunday meat and receive a free ride home. Each purchase of 60 cents or more earns a car ticket.
A Seattle newspaper item reports John Kiplinger, Republican candidate for mayor, facing a split between his stated platform and the billboard message prepared by the party. The ad showing Kiplinger as endorsing “everything” caused a public prompt to adjust the visual display. Also note: the Seattle-Boston Cop Co. stock activity hints at market speculation as stock nears a dollar.
A partial sentence suggests John has been buying favors from friends for a long period. The text offers no dates or places and provides no clear event or outcome.
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