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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1904
Page
8
The business reports strong sales and notes the low monthly terms from $3 to $10 per month. Prices are marked down with $260 values now sold at about $200, and other items shown as regular $200 values now $228, prompting customers to buy now.
Customs collector H. Jarvis released a circular detailing 1903 import values by port in Alaska. The report lists domestic and foreign goods under coal, lumber, hardware and machinery, provisions, liquor, and other items, noting Nome and Bristol Bay as leading import centers.
A major blaze broke out in the basement of the Morris European Express building on Broadway, spreading to adjacent Adare Express properties. The Consolidated Stock Exchange halted activity as bankers and brokers evacuated valuables. By 1 o clock the fire was controlled with losses over 1 million dollars and bullion cash moved to safety.
In Shanghai the Japanese consul is told Russians plan to dismantle a coastal fort. Japan agrees to move its cruiser from the harbor after completion. In Washington Count Cassini denies any statement by General Kouropatkin about peace, while London reports British steamers chartered in Cardiff to run blockades at Port Arthur and Vladivostok.
John H. Costberg opens a fine drug store at Interbay. He is a pharmacy graduate and an up to date chemist. Interbay residents should feel proud to have such a chemist in their town.
A Chinese governor’s absence angered a visitor who was offended by a subordinate’s greeting. In St Petersburg Capt Irkeroff receives a prison sentence for selling military secrets. Russia expresses confidence defending Liao Tung while New Chwang reports the Liao river opening to navigation. A British merchant at Port Arthur doubts its impregnability.
The Westlake Boulevard Improvement Club meets at 333 Westlake Avenue to consider expediting the street opening by using earth from the Second Avenue regrade to fill Westlake Boulevard and nearby streets. J B Dobba is discharged from bankruptcy by Judge Hanford. his August petition listed liabilities at 2400 dollars with 102.48 dollars in dividends already paid to creditors, most in the city.
A wooden cloth with rubbing and a mix of one tablespoonful vinegar to three parts linseed oil creates a mirror shine on mahogany tables. Piano keys in need of cleaning should be wiped with alcohol.
In Chicago a court sentenced Niedermeier Van dine and Marx to death for the car barn robbery. The defendants showed no emotion as the verdict was read and a large crowd pressed the rails outside the courtroom. Deputies used force to keep the crowd back. Mothers of Vandine and Niedermeiter were present. Vandine's mother wept while Niedermeiter's mother seemed unmoved.
The tale describes a mischievous boy named George who tricks a girl with a milk pitcher. A sharp-eyed stranger, a vaudeville manager, witnesses the prank and offers 40 weeks at 600 a week, launching Norton’s later fame on stage.
A jumble of playful boasts and odd notes unfolds in a quirky northern tale about a boastful king, a vanished cipher key, and a Liverpool message signed Yours till death. Meanwhile Luke the Loon previews a reader tract, and a boy named George Norton learns risky tricks in schoolyard mischief.
Bremerton March 26. Additional work authorized on the supply ship Celtic to provide a bakery and commissary storeroom for chief petty officers. The extra work costs $13 000 and the completion date is August 7. The yard faces funding shortages as many workers must be laid off, with about half the steam engineering staff to be dismissed next week.
Henry Burnham files for divorce from Edna Burnham in the superior court on grounds of extreme cruelty. He claims she fired at him and narrowly killed him by bullets dodged. He seeks custody of their two children as Spokane residence is cited. Also notes King Victor and Kaleer Wilhelm lunch aboard the Hohenzollern.
The body of Al Waterbauer machinist killed at Dillard will be buried there. A telegram received by Bonney Watson Co from Oscar Waterbauer of Maston Pa confirms the burial.
Dispatches from St. Petersburg report a Thursday clash near Pak-Chieng where Japanese forces suffered several casualties in the Pak-Chieng engagement. The dispatch notes Japan halted their advance along the Ping Yang Anju line.
Morning notice from Ballard marshal states L B Sellit, proprietor of a Wisconsin business in Ballard, has been missing for several days. The report notes the man is about sixty years old and was last seen in Ballard area. Authorities request information leading to his whereabouts.
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