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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1899
Page
3
The Star outlines a concise global panorama tailored for busy readers seeking quick scans after meals. It emphasizes swift access to world news and notes its purpose to deliver timely, digestible updates for the evening audience.
The Star notes a shift toward concise direct statements and breezy paragraphing replacing the old ponderous editorial style, signaling a notable change in how news is presented.
The article invites readers to help improve the newspaper by sending news via telephone to the office, requesting tips and subscriber involvement. It notes the paper does not claim the largest circulation yet but will strive to improve and welcomes communications at Pike 150.
March 2. W. F. White of Cleveland, a major chewing gum manufacturer, predicts a successful gum trust despite earlier reports of failure. The group would unite large firms including White and Heeman in Cleveland and Adam Tutti Pratt in Brooklyn, with capital of 6 million dollars and a Cleveland headquarters.
A historic exposé explains the fraudulent manufacture of gold bricks used to swindle Grangers, merchants, and bankers. It details the copper and gold amalgam process, mercury use, gilding wax, and finishing steps, claiming a five year guarantee on the fake treasure.
Henderson County reports a full fledged woman preacher Mrs Susan Smith secured marriage papers from County Clerk J W Hart and will solemnize nuptials. The bride Mia Smith is described as a relatively young woman and a member of the faith believers in sanctification.
A humorous essay proposes judging a man by how he wears his hat. The author argues that a hat worn squarely and well suited to the wearer reveals a methodical, practical character with common sense. He praises simplicity and warns against fanciful fashion and pretensions.
For Seattle at 10 a m via Victoria and Port Townsend the schedule lists March 2 7 12 17 22 April 1 6 11 16 21 26 May 1 and every fifth day thereafter. J F Trowpridgn Puget Sound Superintendent Ocean Dock Seattle Uptown ticket office 618 First Ave Seattle Goodall Perkins Co Gen Agents San Francisco.
The passage analyzes hat positions as indicators of personality. It contrasts reflective, introspective types like Gladstone with self adoring figures, suggesting hat tilt reveals honesty or independence. Those wearing hats forward are confident, while hats angled aside mark independence and potential aggression or sportiness.
In Bay City Michigan three workers Robert Ridley Jr Fred Reckell and Charlies Trombley were badly burned when a piston head exploded in the forge room of Smalley Iron and Machine Works. The blast started a fire that damaged the room and burned a bystander before being controlled by other employees.
Matt Scott, a 16 year old son of John Scott of Camden, was shot in the abdomen during a coop raid by three men stealing chickens. He and his father heard a disturbance, witnessed the trio bagging chickens, and the assailants fled. The youth lies near death from the wound.
Shegetaro Marikubo describes Japanese marital customs to a San Francisco audience. He notes arranged preliminaries with gifts, bride eyebrows shaved as a pledge, a silent wedding feast, and the bride’s white and purple dress signaling tradition. Divorce is rare and deemed disgraceful though grounds resemble American law.
Wisconsin Governor George M. Peck plans to revive Peck's Sun as a humorous paper and restore its former wide circulation. He will work with his two sons and operate from the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin building.
Aged about 11 and two younger youths were captured after a three month spree stealing cameras shoes glassware silverware and sporting goods from Wanamaker stores. They used stolen cash to fund a bank account and spent the rest. Meade led the group with others named Whiteman and Jacknan. They face trial.
Penjamin Kidd argues in The Atlantic that the United States must expand trade to become a great world power. He says future growth will hinge on industrial expansion, global markets, and access to raw materials, with the U S leading in world principles.
James T. Miller of Freeman Missouri, a four year army deserter and roamer of eighteen states, was mistaken for a Missouri revenue offender. A police court discharge led to a second encounter at the central station where Miller confessed his desertion, believing Captain Maher recognized a former lieutenant.
The Lahore Tribune quotes a Chinese explanation linking rat meat to hair health and beauty. It claims rat meat stops hair loss and makes hair soft and silky, with reassurances from believers including women.
Philadelphia clergymen and laypeople discuss whether women should remove hats during divine service. The issue arises at a Methodist Episcopal conference in Manayunk where some women were asked to take off hats. reports note polite compliance and muted protests.
Samuel Stewart fourteen and Jack McChesney fifteen left home three weeks ago. Police traced their actions to a theft spree near Sacramento and Davieville. McChesney pleaded guilty to burglary and awaits superior court. Stewart escaped and was last heard beating a freight toward Oakland, hiding near the Putah canal.
A curious comparison of big carnivores noting lion weights from 200 to 540 pounds, a full crown lion at 90 pounds? plus a Bengal tiger at 520 pounds. It cites grizzly bear strength, cinnamon bear, and polar bear feats like moving heavy loads.
At the annual shareholders meeting Mr Harmeworth of the London Mall noted the Harmeworth Magazine cost about $100,000 to introduce and publish the first four issues. He called periodical publishing increasingly expensive and expectations high for the project.
Ex congressman Jerry Simpson plans a Washington life memoir. Queen Margherita and Lord Salisbury feature in light cultural notes. Admiral Dewey mine and mint fortune headlines appear with brief context about Mrs Dewey and Peppermint Todd.
Spokane March 12. Foley Bros. & Larson win contract to construct an eight to ten mile cut off on the Great Northern railway to improve access from the east to the Columbia. Plans call for a route from near Quincy station to the main line west of Trinidad, avoiding dry coulees with several long bridges, enabling a better grade and reducing winter bridge washouts. The project will involve rock work and is expected to be costly.
The London Daily Mall recounts a kiss auction for a provincial charity. A mysterious woman started bidding rising to 800 pounds, then a colonel won and bought the kiss for his grandson's fifth birthday before the debt was paid in full by his guest. The charity benefited as the colonel settled the bid with a generous gesture.
A fire at the Boston Clothing House on Second Avenue and Pike Street was detected around 92 o’clock last night. It started from a gas stove in the tailor shop rear and was put out by the fire department before spreading. Damage remained slight.
The Star Publishers announce a drive to collect jobs of printing at their office before April 1. Pigott & French Co in West Washington, Dexter Horton Bank Building, will handle the advertising inquiry and commission one cent of all printing brought in.
A Klondiker recalls Alaska fishing above Sitka with natives who feast on a giant sea spider. The creature attacked the canoe, entangled lines, and leaped aboard, its huge body and spreading tentacles causing a chaotic struggle before being subdued. The sea spider spanned about 25 feet from tip to tip.
Big Board Bill says Niel Bollong seeks $1509.25 from H A Davis administrator of Andrew Annan estate for board since 1881. Administrator counters $2150 claim on tide lands interest. jury awards Bollong $1149.25. The text also notes the February 12, 1898 tragedy and unrelated shop humor from the Chicago Tribune.
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