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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1899
Page
2
A Seattle Star column mocks politics and war talk while commenting on Italy England and China. It jokes about air power and future soldiers carrying liquid air, and humorously references Aguinaldo and distant events with light satire.
The $3,000 appropriated by Congress for General Gomez’s troops is en route to Havana. Payment will occur and Gomez faces whether to disarm his army. There are hints of double dealing with Spaniards and possible risky moves. The sixth state legislature will adjourn at midnight Thursday after passing sixty five bills with 120 house bills pending.
Labor groups report mixed gains and campaigns across cities. Bakers Union 218 notes only one Norwalk candy maker not in the union. Detroit malt house workers receive a charter from the National Union of United Brewery Workmen. Marlboro Mass plans aid for 2700 lockout shoeworkers out fourteen weeks. San Francisco Labor Council probes subcontracting to Chinamen on government builds. New York Carpenters’ Triad active to boost union membership. Iowa Supreme Court rules affect employer liability for life injuries. Illinois Missouri rulings support municipal use of union labels on printing. US senators hear petitions backing the national eight hour bill with growing prospects.
W MacArthur editor of the Conant Seamen's Journal is named temporary secretary treasurer of the International Seamen's Union of America with headquarters in San Francisco. The Cambria Tron Company increases pay 10 percent for 6000 Johnstown workers. The Atlantic Coast Seamen's Union notes improved coast leadership efforts in the last month. Union bakers vote 90 for agitation. Troy Union 1 requests an organizer and is deferred to the Chicago convention in March.
A collage of global manufacturing notes lists Tokyo with a horse-car line and Ampertea with thirty fag factories, plus brass foundries in Cleveland and dozens of mills planned from Texas to Massachusetts. Reports cover silk imports to Tacoma, silk production in Manila, and new rail and streetcar projects in Japan and America.
A Galveston News quote describes a Jasper Indiana revival as struck by lightning and burning the Free Methodist church Amen corner. The piece mentions Rev Laberteaux of Jasper, Ram's Horn band of Adrian, and humorous hostile imagery from hells fire department. It invites mothers with crying babies and notes no terrestrial loafers allowed at the event.
The piece sketches social scenes around a Turkish legation mishap with a foreign cook, a French influence, and a bold Chevalier de Thentanove. It mix describes a secretary’s sharp remark at a reception, the Chevalier’s artistic fame, and a humorous tale of love and revenge. It also cites crime and punishment trends across several nations, noting death-penalty debates and historical reductions.
An application will be made to the city council at the Saturday session to extend the Center street railway line to South Tacoma and thence to American Lake. The move follows the recent reorganization of the consolidated street railway company and aligns with the Northern Pacific track toward Edison and American Lake.
At a legislative committee hearing in Boston George L. Patterson of Cambridge discussed the death penalty abolition bill. He cited his studies and materials from original sources, noting Michigan’s early abolition preceded a drop in murders from 37 in 1875 to 31 in the 18 years after the law.
Russellville Herald Ledger lists residents rated for poll tax in Lowan County. Included are Nim Forehand Spot Garrett Kennedy Poteet Commodore Bibb Constance Firet Perk Lamb Major New Sam Pillberry Booth West Sam Low Toes Bell Lee Panther Yack Preah Wash Garrigue Carl Phelps Jasper Hipeck Green Self Kitt Pulley Pearce Ligens Hill Cheetnut George Puckett John Woodcock K C Loopman Penny Hightower El Fipps the Key Hoa Stewart Alonzo Huddleston and Samuel Kisselbaugh.
Hellicone, a bay seven year old sprint specialist bred and owned by J. Naglee Burke of San Jose, died at Oakland track from bursting a blood vessel. Known as one of the coast’s best sprinters, he won or contended in races at five to seven furlongs and traced lineage to Palo Alto stallion Pret and dam Janet N. He ran in white and black halves at the Bay District track in 19th century seasons and faced rivals like Hash Penny and David Tenny in California.
A New York Sun passage describes menhaden entering a bay where larger fish feed, leaving fragments that sink to feed crabs and crustaceans. Tide movement or scent draws crabs to the mud to collect litter, illustrating the interconnected bay ecology.
Story tells of five soldiers from the Bey ond Tennessee regiment on furlough at Camp Meade who visit Harrisburg Pennsylvania. They fail to salute a commanding officer on a main street and quip that some people think they are soldiers. The officer identifies himself and is dismissed by the group with a sharp retort, prompting his departure.
A New World dog named Leon, eight years old and formerly owned by Gen Lenares, traveled from Barcelona via Barcelona to New York with Norwich resident Mr Thoman Icket and Chief Engineer Robert Stienet. The dog, once in Santiago under 104 degrees heat, faced snow on arrival as his first cold spell, amusingly removing frost from between his toes.
A Liverpool dealer recalls Aguinaldo seen in Hong Kong in early 1807. The Filipino leader appeared youthful, nervous, with Mongolian features, small hands, and a vanity noted by Chargran. The anecdote contrasts Aguinaldo with a native clerk and ends with a remark on his only evident vanity.
Ten Lombard of the United States Navy arrives in Monterey after serving in Manila. He trained at Annapolis in 1885 and was promoted to lieutenant. He is on sick leave after fever in Manila. Secretary Long notes enlistment terms end with the Treaty of Paris ratification. The Washington regiment is praised for its service in the Pacific campaign.
The richest bootblack in New York, known simply as Tony, now holds about 250000 in cash and owns an $80000 house on Seventy Second Street. He operates six bootblacking shops, earns 90000 annually from rentals on several houses, and began with only a dollar, arriving ten years ago as a raw immigrant.
The Lakeview hotel with thirty rooms is being moved over two miles across the ice at Lake Wawa seefi to shift from the shore toward Pickwick park. Engineers chose the ice after two feet of solid surface formed during severe cold, enabling the heavy frame building to travel despite signs of a break up on the lake.
A Memphis Scimitar tale describes a young man in the city who, though of voting age, remains small in stature and appearance. He insists he is a man and has enjoyed adult privileges, while a late night exchange with a friend's wife leads to a comic moment as the man avoids deeper discussion and drinks several whiskeys.
The Tinney family of Kirwin Kansas stands out for its varied professions with a doctor, an undertaker and a tombstone maker among the sons. Last week the tombstone maker married Grace Greenwood of Seneca, a registered pharmacist.
A New Yorker escorts a West woman to Gen. Roosevelt’s review of the seventh regiment. She expects the rough riders in a bronco ride but sees Roosevelt in a dress suit with glasses off, leaving her disappointed. The column also notes jokes from the Chicago Record and Detroit Tribune about non sequiturs and racial burdens.
A Washington visitor describes W A Clark the Montana millionaire and senator elect as always at his plain office from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with a half hour for lunch, showing relentless work ethic and early rising habit.
A New York Telegram account recaps a con by a grafter who sold gold plated watch cases as pricey supers. He describes sourcing cases from a Maiden Lane supplier, filling them with inexpensive innards, and selling two for 75 dollars before a tip to the police led to his arrest. He plans to repeat the scheme in Europe.
A clipped exchange contrasts time wasted on travel with not missing time for others. A Washington Star line notes a man reflects on whether time lost by attending matters, while a Puck quip jokes about a son in the arts and a staged death claim.
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