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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1899
Page
2
An aged newspaper fragment from Seattle reflects on John Sherman and his political career with reverence and critique. It notes his long service, failed presidential bids, and enduring influence while mocking rivals and referencing broader geopolitical currents of the era. The text also touches on satire about royalty, Mongolian trusts, and a shifting milk industry.
Mining notes describe 18-foot depth gold strike at Grand Forks No 2 on Kettle River north fork three miles from Grand Forks B C with owners Jack Smith and James Davidson. Developments slated. Eureka claim sale talks with Spokane doctor J F Keddy and Douglas stockholders. Dozen properties named as expected spring operations amid a boom in Loomis.
A letter carrier at Station J found a diminutive yellow pup in a large newspaper box while collecting mail. The dog wore a tag addressed to Misa Blanche Loomia at 4125 State Street, Chicago, Illinois, with a 2 cent stamp attached.
An extract from Rudyard Kipling’s tribute to his birthplace Bombay appears as he recovers in Sierra Leone. The lines reflect pride in the city while noting its suffering from a severe plague. The verse speaks of identity, origin, and comfort in one’s birthplace.
A boiler heater exploded beside a saloon at Second Avenue South and Washington Street, tearing a hole in the sidewalk and wounding six men. One died this morning, another badly injured, four others hurt but alive. Names include D W Jacobs, Alfred Saltiel, D W Beals, and Louis Mella among travelers from Chicago, New York, and Pennsylvania. Rescue and coroner's inquest planned. Sheriff Van de Vanter owns the building, Charley Shindo cited.
Spokane reports no new smallpox cases as Archie Brown and his two nurses recover from mild infections. Brown, who wandered the streets twelve days ago, is monitored for potential contagion. experts note incubation ranges and the possibility of additional cases until next Monday, if no reports emerge.
An analysis asserts that Great Britain now governs 420 million people, about one fourth of humanity, with 128 million added since 1871 through growth and annexation. Empire area grows from 4.63 million to 13.01 million square miles including Egypt and Sudan, lifting subject peoples by around 126 million. The piece notes most Britons abroad must civilize roughly forty subjects each.
Police seek help in solving a mysterious death by own action in Chicago. A baggage check from a hotel provided the only identity clue. Det Peck found a cateher with a kalehta Templar charm erased chapter number and a shaving mug bearing the name T. S. Webber. The death in St Paul was listed as T. Thomas.
Richmond Ind March 22 The appointment of a receiver for the Continent Fraternal Union stirred locals with concern among love lodges. Rumors of dissolution had circulated, and members fear the crisis. One Richmond lodge faced a payout next month and claimed prior rights to assets of other lodges.
A four part lyric by Carrie L Ward personifies Wind as North South East and West. The piece describes dawn flight, bearing snow and spring fragrance, and night retreat then hints at morning return.
In the latest bulletin of the U S Department of Labor Professor Walter B Weyl of the University of Pennsylvania surveys railway labor in Europe. He notes in England the average annual pay of railway workers is 292 57 dollars versus 5545 dollars in the United States excluding officers and clerks. More than 56 percent of 266 000 railway employees are mentioned.
A description of a cooling water boiling trick attributed to Prof M Poypin of Columbia College New York. It explains how boiling can be initiated by heating and then stopped by removing air pressure, with steps using a bottle and cork and even a bicycle pump to alter air pressure.
A cynic jokes that a man should never fool with his wife, pork deals, or his razor while seen in a Detroit Free Press excerpt. The text mentions Cuba’s tobacco crops ruined across two harvests, with a quip about tobacco use.
From Manila and New York reports President McKinley pledges self government for natives of the Philippines under American care after Spanish rule ends. The U S seeks peace and invites insurgents to lay down arms, while preparations for a broader campaign against insurgents proceed near Manila. The Jasper Blues story recalls Confederate service and the return of their historic battle flag.
Evansville Indiana March 22 Mrs Nicey Johneer a colored woman years old and Zebe Johnson were married three months after an acquaintance begun nearly a year ago Mrs Johnson formerly a slave in Murray county Tennessee and her husband was Isaac Johnson There was one son sent to Louisiana After the war Mrs Johnson came to this city where she has since remained They were attracted to each other despite age difference and the marriage followed Yesterday Mrs Johnson noticed a scar on her husband's shoulder triggering the discovery he is actually her son from whom she was separated in infancy The scar was caused by a knife she dropped Authorities seek to annul the marriage
Des Moines March 22 The state of Iowa is out of debt and a surplus is expected by July 1 though it may fade as July and August incomes are small. By January 1, 1900 a large surplus is expected. State Treasurer Herriott issued a call for the remaining outstanding warrants about 400000 dollars. War expense warrants totaling 140000 dollars will be paid to the state by the national government once presented after April.
A faded Civil War battle flag once owned by the Jasper Blues will be removed from a Buckesport cottage after thirty years and shipped to Georgia. The flag, marked The Jasper Milen and Victory of Death, bears battle scars from minie balls and a storied Maine regiment history.
Chicago March 22 The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul road is studying a 175 mile extension from St Paul to Duluth with a West Superior survey begun by the engineering department President Froswell Miller said. Completion may not occur this year and the move may aim to gain Duluth access and counter Great Northern Northern Pacific and Northwestern wheat shipments.
The Copper Creek mining district in Skamania county near Lookout mountain shows about 100 recorded claims. Croppings range from 15 to 65 dollars per ton with notable mines Yellow Bird Golden Crown Ida Martin May Day and Crown Rock including Baby Alice which yields 79 dollars per ton. Ida Martin sold to Tacoma capitalists. exact price not learned. Surface croppings dominate current assay results with deep tunnels few. Work will continue energetically this summer and results are anticipated to be enormous. The district lies about 20 miles north of Stevenson.
The San Francisco Chronicle argues that isolation made the Japanese superior to a life compelled to fight for entry into civilization. It contrasts this with the Middle Ages as a paragon of closed borders and sequestered towns and laments American discovery and new settlements as misfortunes.
In a Detroit Free Press snippet Miss Gazsam hints at Misa Tenanotte’s complexion being aided by a drug, while Miss Ricketts, her friend, disagrees and confirms she pays cash for cosmetics rather than using freebies.
San Francisco report outlines Sadie Holmes, a Palace Hotel telephone operator, becoming Lady Sarah Bretherton after a Welsh lord's bequest. She married Ja M. Ginger, a Stockton Street merchant, last Saturday at a German Catholic church. The couple honeymoon in Santa Cruz then plan a potential sea voyage to inspect Bretherton estates. Frederick Holmes, her father, sails from Liverpool and is known in shipping circles. the story notes her transformation from plain operator to heiress with Welsh titles and fortunes.
Reginald Throckmorton wakes in a hayloft with Wandering Willie after a night together. He excitedly reports a dream in which he became a suspended commissary general, provoking confusion and amusement between the two men.
Mrs. Mary W. Thompson, a Chicago widow, sues Lathrop E. Reed, a Hyde Park hotel resident and former banker, in superior court for $10,000. She alleges a defamatory remark damaged her character and that Reed forcibly opened her mail receptacle, removed and opened a letter addressed to her, then returned it.
A six-foot figure with long hair, a slouch hat, and a selection of side arms declares an intent to clean out the place. The small editor from the far east approves and instructs to start operations in the basement.
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