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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1899
Page
3
The Star publishers design a concise global digest for the after dinner leisure period. The aim is to let the average reader quickly scan the moving panorama of the world before turning to other matters.
The Star adopts a concise direct style as opposed to older ponderous write ups. This shift favors brisk paragraphs and crisp editorial utterances in current reporting and commentary.
The notice asks readers to send news tips to the office and to support subscribers. It notes the paper does not claim to be the best or have the largest circulation yet and promises ongoing improvement. Readers are invited to share tips by telephone.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company lists sailings from Seattle to Alaska and return via Victoria and Port Townsend with multiple dates from March through May and every fifth day thereafter. Elegant steamers include Cottage City City of Topeka Al-Ki and ships Queen Walla Walla Umatilla with offices in Seattle and San Francisco.
The auditor’s office records Saturday show multiple transfers including Moore Investment Co to Rufus P Lincoln parts of block 370. Mary MacManamon to John Francis MacManamon and Joseph Edward MacManamon 5 percent of a farm tract. Walter A King to J L Mather. several extensive conveys in West Seattle and Salmon Bay Park areas. and title transfers involving Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Paulina Otella Augusta Brandt to Eva B Weber, and others across various additions and blocks. Names include Lincoln, MacManamon, King, Spencer, Cookingham, Brandt, Thompson, Hemer, Cumming, Rankin, Van De Vanter, Lee, Coleman, Feek, Atwood, Gray, Knapp among others.
A Florence purchase described in the Chicago Record notes a griffin design knocker with rusted reverse, worn bolts, and strong doubt it is ancient. An American expert warns Germans copy antiques well and advises buyers to seek a connoisseur before purchasing such items.
A Wisconsin legislative bill proposes a 15 cent per ton tax on ice cut from state lakes shipped out of Wisconsin. The measure targets Knickerbocker Ice and Chicago packers who dominate Wisconsin lake ice. Annual production is about 1,500,900 tons. Critics say the law may violate interstate commerce and Chicago firms could halt Wisconsin ice imports. Other sources say Tilino’s waters and Indiana Michigan lakes can supply Chicago markets.
Prom and FPREVCH Co list 104 Weer Washington Street and the Dexter Horton Dank Building offering the Linotype printing machine and related accessories at exhibition price. They invite buyers to view the items and arrange payment by providing a chance to determine the value.
January 24 Malolos ceremony pledges a new Philippine Republic as Aguinaldo delivers a patriotic address. Pa terno reads a strong defense of independence while 8000 troops are reviewed, amid shifting loyalties and early constitutional oath. Separate notes describe telephone line misuse and a jealous suitor’s discovery.
W G Ashton notes women contributed heavily to Japan’s literature, especially in Nara poetry and Heian works. He cites feminine authorship as key to preserving native literature, aided by early gender roles where women held influence and even some mikado rulers were women.
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire said at the Fifth Avenue hotel that Roosevelt might be nominated for second place on the 1890 Republican ticket. He noted Washington talks on Roosevelt as possible running mate and that Roosevelt could help carry New York City and state.
A young woman employed by a telephone company in an Oregon city is described as an eavesdropper. She sits at a central office desk with a trumpet to her ear to transcribe conversations on requested lines in shorthand, then types the report for managers and subscribers.
Detectives nabbed a woman in a Boston store on Monday found with stolen goods. She identified as Rosie Fish and admitted the items were stolen. detectives say she is a notorious shoplifter known in England and America and has evaded Boston police in the past.
The article traces red snow from ancient mentions to modern observations. It notes pollen and unicellular plant matter as color sources, with Saussure and Arctic expeditions recording red patches in the Alps and near Haffin's Bay. It discusses light, heat, and coloration mechanisms shaping the snow’s appearance.
Twenty years ago ice making and refrigerating machines were doubtful in the United States. By summer New York will host two fully equipped ice plants each producing 1000 tons daily. Chicago and others already run hundreds of tons, with many smaller plants expanding nationwide. The refrigerating machine transformed provisioning, brewing, oil refining, and food preservation, while American makers attract foreign attention. A Buffalo firm just secured an English brewery order for ice making and refrigeration, and American equipment will outfit its brewing and delivery wagons.
WashingtonMarch 27 The administration may create a cabinet level department of the colonies from the existing bureau of insular affairs to manage colonies and distant lands. It would oversee soldiers and officers civil posts taxes customs and law in a growing realm including Guam Wake Porto Rico Hawaii Philippines Cuba and other Pacific islands.
Berlin circles discuss American gun innovation with emphasis on Krag Jorgensen improvements as the likely future standard. Paris Temps cites a German Mauser derived automatic rifle using gas operation, claiming rapid fire but warning the shoulder could not bear the strain and deeming the weapon not dangerous.
Isaac Hopaood, 44, tried to kill his wife with a long knife after drinking at a saloon. He was restrained by his brother in law, fought, and arrested. City Attorney Lawson secured evidence about Sunday whisky sales, leading to fines for a saloon keeper and two bartenders based on Hopaood’s testimony.
A fragment describes the transformation from night to morning as people rise and appear unlike their night selves. The speaker notes how quickly a cross mood shifts beneath the coffee urn, hinting at the incongruity between demeanor and appearance.
Maude Richardson known as Marry the valet plans to serve the Duchess with a writ to collect a reward for recovering the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland jewels stolen in Paris last October. Sir Albert Rollit says the Duchess is in Egypt and Richardson intends to travel there to serve the writ personally.
The steamer Humboldt arrived in port last evening from Skagway carrying a small number of passengers. On the southbound voyage it passed the tug Pioneer towing the Dirigo and noted the Utopia en route. Passengers listed include F. Frye A. B. Griffith Francis Clarno C. F. Carson M. K. Freeman Thomas Hartney H. Harris R. K. A. Rebham John A. Whipple A. L. Cheney B. R. Williams W. H. Sated and eight second class passengers.
Muller, who threatened to kill President McKinley and was arrested at the request of the U S vice consul, was declared insane today and will be placed in an asylum in Montreal on March 27 1901.
In Peoria Illinois on March 27 the Federated Women's clubs of the fourteenth district met at the women’s club and declared that historically great achievements were wrought by women or by men under women’s guidance. They argued men’s claimed honors are misattributed to the male sex and pledged the fault lies with men. The gathering was well attended and lively.
A well known local man, strolling with two young women, faced an awkward moment when a bottle of old rye whisky spilled from the ground. He recovered with notable nerve and humor, while a friend nearby may reveal the full tale, already a source of amusement among his circle.
Syracuse March 27 Missing fourteen year old Hattie Mitchell daughter of Mrs W B Thomson of 311 Mather street has been missing since Friday afternoon after leaving home to visit her sister on Fitch street. No trace found and attempts to locate her have been fruitless. She is tall for her age with dark hair and blue eyes.
Cumberland Maryland March 27 discovery in Kerkley county West Virginia uncovers a caverns containing mining tools emelting pots and molds revealing a hidden silver mine linked to counterfeit rings. Two Berkeley county men vanished for days in the forties, one later jailed for passing counterfeit money, the other died after leaving the country. An elderly father finally revealed the mine location to his son after a sworn promise to wait until after his death. The son and two others located and began work in the vein years ago.
Obituary recounts Captain Samuel Trott English cable expert born 1832 who commanded the Faraday and later the Minia. He laid French and direct cables, repaired cables in winter, and pioneered deep sea cable work and an electric grapnel. He died in Miami after a storied career in transatlantic cable service.
Jefferson Wisconsin March 27 J McCourt of Lake Mills is jailed on murder charges after a quarrel over right of way led him to strike Roehl’s son with an ax as he passed through the farm. The boy died from injuries.
Siamese women rely on elephants to protect their children as they play by the gigantic feet. The elephants avoid harming the youngsters and will lift a dangerous child with their trunks and carry them to safety on their broad backs.
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