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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1905
Page
2
Ad for Wool underwear priced at 50 cents from The Garment store Lion Clothing House on Main Street with Greenbaum's Cloak and Suit House promoting maker to wearer messaging.
Advertisement extols the Kimball piano making process as a union of art and science, touting a large workforce and superior craftsmanship. It claims the Kimball method delivers the best musical value at a minimum price and urges readers to compare with the D. S. Johnston Co. selling system for reed or pipe organs and pianos.
The Americans beat Norway by a few inches after 26 minutes of hard pulling. Canada and Scotland tied in their match. Sweden defeated Denmark in four and a half minutes. Ireland defeated Germany in 19 minutes. Intermission features singlehanded contests between Axel Carl of Sweden and Mc Lean of Scotland. Contests resume tonight and Monday.
Instruction on using English with a force shot to position the cue ball for cushion rebound. The article describes striking the cue ball low and to the right to move the red ball about one third with cushion help. It ends by mentioning a query about Great Northern railway new train service.
The Athletic Association funded $40 for Wylie Hemphill and $10 for Silas Degler as it aims to field a winning team for a possible game against Portland High during the Lewis and Clark fair. Seattle's seniors voted to display Iiryan’s portrait, and the Glee club debuted in the school auditorium with notable performances by Moneta Meikle Carl Bebeerdfeger Edwin Cahn Mina Annie Mrowsinski and the Columbia Quartet.
The University of Washington minia basketball team beat the Spokane high wheel team 18 to 4 yesterday afternoon. Spectators numbered about 100, and the Spokane team, though less experienced, played a fine game throughout the match.
University Station reports Jim Knight overseeing three fours practicing on Lake Washington between university boat house and Madison Park. About a dozen rowers training, with plans to expand to 20 and shift from barges to shells. Knight notes fresh material among first year men and optimism for a regatta with Stanford and California, possibly in Seattle or San Francisco. Northern railway introduces train schedule changes improving fast connections to St Paul and New York via a two night, three day trip.
For sale or rent a 5 room cottage with large jet and improvements. Graded street and concrete sidewalks. Close in with cash balance on long time. Reliance Trust Co., 454 New York Mik.
A local dealer advertises bicycles including Yale, Pierce, Rambler, Bacycle, Spinning, Iver Johnson, and Wolf American models for five dollars down and two dollars a week.
On March 17 at the university gymnasium Mt Vat rick day features fencing Jius Jiten and Anglo Maxon wrestling dumbbell drills and other athletic displays by young lady students. The event aims to promote rowing crews with a large crowd expected and 200 invitations sent. The M A will participate in some performances and the varsity circus is planned for April 16.
A robust athlete asserts a strong claim to the world championship and plans to compete in strength tests this year across Europe and the United States with A. Pitts to follow.
At Ascot yesterday Fon canta started at 12 to 1 and sprinted seven furlongs in 1.26% to beat a strong field. The big prize of the day went to the longshot horse as favorites struggled in the fair-weather racing card.
Fragmented lines show betting odds and a race result with horses named Olyenyl Glenrice Macoma Ebony winning from a field. A separate note from San Francisco states President Hert ruled neither Oakland nor Tacoma clubs had a valid claim to a young player after hearing evidence in the Viteher Menetaon case.
About six hundred Ailanton laborers in Portland walked off the Lewis and Clark building project citing non union hiring and non union wage payments by contractors. They protested overtime pay issues and labor terms as their grievance.
Effective Sunday March 6 trains depart on a new schedule. Past Mall at 8 am, Viger at 8 pm. Vancouver Local 30 minutes past the hour, Vancouver Limited 3 46 p.m., Bellingham Local 6 45 p.m.
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