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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1902
Page
4
The fragment shows newspaper masthead for The Seattle Star with publishing credits, department phone numbers, office addresses in Seattle New York and Chicago, and pricing terms including one cent per copy and monthly rates. It resembles a catalog entry rather than a full news item.
The Star reports Seattle voters approved a municipal electric plant at Cedar Falls by five to one. It accuses Seattle Electric and some councilors of delaying or opposing the project, warns against candidates backed by the utility, and pledges public scrutiny of council actions on election night.
Three Japanese immigrants, Tasaku Katoke, Kishan, and Heijio Tokunaga, were sent back to British Columbia after failing to obtain U.S. entry permits. They arrived from Victoria on the Shinano Maru and planned to cross to Seattle, but local immigration officials enforced the ban on unauthorized arrivals.
West Seattle incorporation proposal to be voted on in April as county commissioners set the election date. A few acres were removed to meet the one square mile requirement. Della Fenske and Albert Fenske were divorced by Judge Griffin, and Heseie Judd and Sidney Judd were granted divorce on cruelty and non support grounds.
Repairs finished on the Globe Navigation steamer Tampleo in Moran's harbor restoring a 200 ton refrigerator slant and a salt water ballast tank. The Washtenaw struck Invisible rock near the Two Brothers but reached Port Costa with water in a compartment. The Glory of the Seas reached anchor off the Presidio safely. The Queen of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.'s liner returned from the Sound and prepared to sail to San Francisco. The Sarah M Renton on Seattle Port Blakeley route under repairs, Blanche filling in. Inland Flyer new boilers and engines resumes to Bremerton Monday. Hertha expected from Victoria Monday. Port land berths sold for Nome sailing April 24. Hermanthia Kosmos line due in Seattle within a week. Charles Nelson nearing completion of 600000 feet lumber cargo for San Francisco. Kickstop barkentine with 646000 feet lumber bound for California went down the sound.
The Portland YMCA basketball squad, undefeated this season, meets a local association in a Wednesday night game that will decide the Northwest championship. The lineup includes Temple forward Moidenhour forward Mcdonald center Myers guard Olney guard, with Woodward the physical instructor and players Freeman Wiggers Mackey Miller Gordon listed in the photograph.
At a special meeting the city council passed an ordinance for a new park of about 16 acres south of Leech park near the Lake Washington pumping station. The land is steep and landslide prone, near Rainier heights, and the measure followed committee recommendations led by Vincent. Observatorio park name given to the Queen Anne hill standpipe tract.
The city to share half the cost and undertake a two inch water main. Streets slated for water main upgrades include Twenty first Twenty second and Twenty third avenues from Witt's addition to Heaton heights Harvard avenue E Kay to Highland drive Fourteenth avenue Madison to Jefferson N Broadway from FE Republican to Highland drive. Additional streets to be improved with plank roadways grading sidewalks and proper grades include Seattle boulevard Oriental avenue May street through Adell's add Fleet avenue from Prospect to Highland drive Elliott avenue Union street to Hell Street Atlantic street west of First avenue south Mike street and BE Pike street from Seventh avenue to Boylston avenue.
In a rear collision three miles west of Wenatchee Washington the head brakeman Lee Ferryman was scalded to death as steam escaped from the locomotive cab. The engineer and fireman escaped unharmed.
Rev J P D Llwyd of St Mark's Episcopalian church returns from a health visit in San Francisco and will fill his pulpit tomorrow. The local Young Women's Christian association holds its quarterly meeting next Monday evening with Miss Mabel K Stafford speaking followed by a reception hosted by association members. All ladies and gentlemen are invited.
Lucy Diamond's name appeared in a marriage license yesterday and a divorce decree she obtained on April 20 of last year was filed today.
The buyer returns from New York with imported hats and ready to wear styles, plus tailored coats, skirts, gowns, waists and neckwear. A large portion of the new goods has arrived and is on display. Grand spring opening to be announced. Located at 1107 Second Avenue.
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