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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1902
Page
4
A fragmented line of a 1900s newspaper page shows pricing and distribution notes for the Seattle Star with carrier and mail options, office addresses in New York and Chicago, and references to daily publication except Sundays. It references a manager and multiple city addresses in terse OCR wording.
A San Francisco Congregationalist argues newspapers should reflect daily life without censoring truth. He warns against printing only the pleasant and urges full public disclosure to expose vice and illuminate crime. The piece ends noting the U S withdrawal from Cuban governance would affect European diplomacy.
A column blends a lecture on prosperity and meat consumption with praise for American living standards and industrious workers. It urges better clothing and home furnishings, cites Washington climate and Roosevelt politics, and discusses a proposed municipal crematory to curb foul garbage disposal and disease risks.
New York March 27. Will am Harkness the fire extinguisher inventor adopted his housekeeper Elizabeth Holland Richardson 47 as his daughter in a court order made effective today. The lavish reception at his West Ninety third street home marks her debut as his daughter and preserves his fortune for her in case of death while rewarding years of care. The plan arose after his wife’s death and his housekeeper nursed him through illness establishing a life bond and gratitude. The adoption is said to be without parallel in New York state history.
A jumble of court notes covers habeas corpus petitions involving Mrs Jowle Celestine and child Canute, potential government interference, a divorce suit by Kate Schriner, and admiralty entries like King A and Winge versus Beven Blisters. Other items mention a vagabond discharge, a bank advertisement, and a watch authority note.
John Jensen, a baker, was arrested by Officer Fletcher for disorderly conduct after a story mocking the policeman. Jensen was booked and released on a ten dollar bond as he faces the charge. The events followed a tale likening Fletcher to a fictional New York figure, Clarence the Cop. A daily Inland Flyer steamship schedule is noted for Colman dock departures.
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