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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1899
Page
2
The Seattle Star advertisement lists Wells & Co carriers delivering papers every afternoon except Sunday for a weekly or monthly rate. It notes a Seattle address and phone number for subscriptions and delivery by carriers.
A humorous note on John Sherman’s obituary before death and a warning about premature reports. plus a North Carolina smallpox outbreak spread across twenty counties prompting vaccination efforts. Details include state counts by region, and a call to boost vaccination to prevent epidemics. Also discussed are railroad rate cuts, Seattle bound homeseekers, and British colonial finances with Carnegie contrasting views.
The Tacoma News urges unity among Sound cities and calls for residents to move to Washington. It questions whether renaming Hainer Park and relegating Mount Tacoma would demonstrate genuine reconciliation and clear the dispute.
A letter torches postal policy, noting one cent per pound for newspapers but no charge for heavy editorials. It calls for accurate tonnage estimates and fair duties. The writer cites church dress codes and laments public safety gaps, urging boiler inspections after near misses. He also credits Mr Hill of the Great Northern for promoting accountability.
The discussion centers on a perceived aim to gain control of the Northern Pacific stock, with proponents arguing the policy would benefit Seattle and Puget Sound by lowering rates to housing and promoting growth, while critics question ultimate motives and impacts.
Reports from Utah New Mexico and California describe copper prospects and active staking in Nmery County Utah while firms from New York and Boston probe every new discovery. A Colorado river placer project claims 5 000 000 cubic yards of pay gravel and 10 to 50 cents per yard. Mercury mines add three furnaces boosting output. Believed ore shipments dip as most mines focus on development.
Several steel and iron plants resume or expand operations after long idleness. Poughkeepsie’s furnace repairs near completion to restart operations. Cromwell Furnace in Emmaus returns to blast. Sharpeville furnace restoked. Roane Iron plans a new blast furnace at Rockwood. Brier Hill shipments to Genoa accompany dividend news from Cambria Steel. National Tube orders pipe from Johanneberg. Central Iron and Steel boosts output at Pirazis. Mahoning Valley is on double shift. Federal Steel declares 1.5 percent dividend on preferred stock. Anderson works of American Steel and Wire in full operation with strong prospects.
James I Markle of Knox county, last imprisoned for murder since 1884, is freed after an official pardon by Lieutenant Governor Worthington. The pardon cites alibis and witnesses who support Markle’s innocence, noting prior murder findings were erroneous.
Washington reports that the death rumor of Mr Sherman originated from the French Cable company and the canal corp within minutes. Capt Leigh, signaling chief, ordered checks with Guantanamo station after learning the report was false. The station head said he relied on the cable firm manager's assurance before confirming the rumor. Sherman remained comfortable and planned to board the Chicago today.
The article describes tensions between Japanese and Chinese communities after two Chinese passengers on a Seattle to Yokohama liner were arrested for opium smoking. It claims harsh treatment aboard, cruel conditions, and warnings against traveling on certain steamships with a caution against carrying opium.
State news notes Aberdeen hosting a brass band and an opera siege in Whatcom. Tacoma property value set at 31 171 826 dollars. Walla Walla prisoners publish Hostile Picayune. Aberdeen American mill starts 10 000 feet daily. Summit Slater kiln destroyed. Port Angeles railway progress. Riverett protests post office move. wheat prices stagnant. Spokane Red Cross raises 8600 for Manila relief. Warren cannery to open April 10 with 100 cans daily. seventy fishing boats. salmon at five cents a pound.
London sieges the tale of a messenger boy who sailed from Southampton to deliver letters in this country though New York already had a similar service. The early long distance messenger in New York sent a New York messenger to London with souvenirs to distinguished Englishmen, collecting autographs but no acknowledgment of duty, and returned home.
A theater manager eyes a New York messenger boy for a stunt race at Madison Square Garden with obstacles like cigarette counters and fruit stands. The ill fated past mission to South Carolina and the mysterious nature of the boy’s errand stirred unwelcome rumors and public curiosity.
Seattle board awards Denny Way sewer contract to F Metellan with McLellan bid of 23222.16. City Engineer Thompson approves. Ten days to file bonds, work to take about six months. Other bids listed: Ryan 27495.80, Stinat & Goets 99470.00, Erickson & Roseleaf 99673.20, Contelio 41174.42.
A Pittsburgh life insurance agent lured a China man to buy a policy for 8500 with the promise of 3000 on payment. After a fall left him badly hurt, delays in medical care arose and the brother sought 1790. The agent refused payment until death, sparking questions about the policy.
Advices from San Francisco report the British ship Carnarvon Bay arrived safely at Queenstown after 186 days at sea from Tacoma bound for that port. The vessel was spoken only once during the voyage and grave fears had been felt for its safety. The ship carried 70,258 centals of wheat from Tacoma.
Six men charged with making and selling counterfeit silver dollars, said to have passed large quantities locally in nine months, were arraigned before US Commissioner Shicida and held on five thousand dollars bail. The Incognesi brothers admitted learning the formula from Anton Frank, a prior convict serving eighteen months. Other defendants named include Frank Clark, Harry Gordon alias Hig Andy, Petro Lionell, and Andrew Sealer. The counterfeit coin is described as silver plated, well milled, and a notably effective moulded forgery.
James J. Mount 1903 class member at Chicago College of Dental Surgery suffered neck injuries and possible internal damage during a hazing ritual known as passing up. He was treated at Presbyterian Hospital as six students were suspended for complicity amid growing legal concerns.
Wall Street reports a flurry of consolidations across industries. Pacific coast biscuit and cracker firms form a $10,000,000 capital alliance while other unions include a $2,000,000 canning sector group a $100,000,000 woolen mill combine and a $27,000,000 International Steam Pump company.
The deepest dive cited by an authority notes a diver named Hooper moving cargo from the ship Cape Morn wreck off South America. He made seven descents to depths exceeding 200 feet and stayed underwater for 42 minutes at one stretch. The Washington Star counters with a separate claim that no man has descended beyond 20 feet.
Sousa and his band perform this afternoon and evening at the Seattle theater with seven years of steady personnel and peak performance. Soloists Herbert L. Clarke Arthur Pryor and Frank Hell lead a polished lineup while Mies Maw Reese Davies and Mins Dorothy Hoyle provide vocal and violin support. Spider and Fly continues to draw good crowds at the Third Avenue theater.
The article notes time differences from Honolulu to Seattle Guam and beyond as the United States expands its territorial reach. It highlights how 8:28 am in Honolulu equates to noon in Seattle and 6:38 am tomorrow in Guam with other places showing varying times.
The Astoria riverfront reports a crowded chinook salmon run as the season looks promising. Fishermen along the Washington shore drift and harvest as safely possible, with a tug sighting a fisherman netting about four fish per lift near Pillar Rock at Barbary coast.
Mount Vernon New York March night mail carrier Rube McIntyre pulled his hand from a mail box with a hairy bite. A full grown muskrat with a neck tag and two stamps was found inside the metal box. McIntyre trapped the animal with a club and turned it over to the post office. Clerks named the captor St Rube and suspected local boys at Chester Hill placed the muskrat there.
A fragmentary note describes worsening toothache at sunset and headaches and ear pain when lying in bed, suggesting a сравgment about pain relative to time of day and conditions. The readable lines imply an observational mood rather than a full event.
The Journal of Narning cites Dr. Goldeheider asserting light calms nerves and aids healing more than medicines. He notes light affects pain, relieves worry, and can ease insomnia by daytime rest in darkness, while some require direct sun or complete darkness to lessen headaches and agitation.
Shipping notes report Oregon coal intake at the south bunkers for San Francisco. Steamer Elihu Thomson from Tecoma loads baleen and machinery for Honolulu, likely sailing tomorrow. Garonne continues loading and repainting, likely sailing around the 2nd for Honolulu. Electro from Vancouver will bring telegraph cable for Canadian Pacific, two miles long, to be wound on a reel. City of Toneka prepping for Alaska departure. Excelator sailed to Unalaska and Cook Inlet. passenger list includes multiple travelers. Dora arrives from San Francisco en route to Juneau to carry mail and stores between ports.
A Glenwood Pennsylvania man owns a cat famed for smoking. The cat used to inhale smoke from the master's cigar and now smokes daily on its own, inhaling and exhaling blue vapor like a veteran smoker. A wooden holder keeps the cat from biting the cigar.
The article describes a New York centered joke writing business where about forty writers produce jokes and short verses for comic papers. Professionals churn many squibs weekly, earning from 15 cents to 80 dollars per joke, with a formal system tracking submissions to various papers.
New York reports Admiral Sampson contributes to a memoir on the war with Spain. Hampoon argues the Cavera victory owed more to marksmanship than force. he discusses late evening escape, storms, and darkness affecting pursuit. The piece notes Schley altered his report after contact with Sampson.
Passover begins March 30 as Jewish households prepare the eight day festival. Unleavened bread replaces bread, cooking utensils are changed, and every crumb is swept away. The head of the household conducts a thorough search for missed crumbs in a tradition seen as an early Independence Day in history.
The Detroit Journal reviews a passage where a heroine with a “low broad forehead” is quickly reassured by a man in a frock coat that this moment is only the first chapter. The critic notes the heroine resembles the standard invariable character of old romance where troubles end upon marriage, a contrast with the modern realistic novel.
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