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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1901
Page
4
Washington Db C March 29. Society understands that Mr Knox of Pittsburgh to whom McKinley has offered the attorney generalship will accept invitation to enter the cabinet. Knox was at the White House and spent an hour in private conversation with the president.
A trio of University students dressed in skull and bone costumes entertained crowds in Pioneer Square. They performed toothpick and peanut races, rolled a peanut with a toothpick, and carried toy drums while a crowd jeered. One student, a populist, denounced Bryan to ironical applause. The others tried signing, drawing wild laughter before the group was escorted back to campus for fraternity initiation steps.
California fruit shipments expand by sea and rail as 10,000 boxes depart from San Francisco and Seattle. Delays from a storm slide and heat test new routes via Pacific Coast lines and Great Northern freight runs. Observers note profit questions for Southern Pacific and Santa Fe if northern lines gain Oriental trade.
The great actress Mme Bernhardt was in Pittsburg but ill and unable to perform last night at the Alvon. Her protests say the illness is not serious, and the engagement may be rescheduled.
The Neill company presented A Bachelor s Romance to a large audience at the Grand house last night. The play, known in the city, drew praise for its familiar action and is to be repeated tonight.
The Roney's Boys concert company under Mr Menroy BR Roney performs at the Seattle theater on Saturday with two shows. The act blends old hits with new specialties in an unusual musical organization under YMCA auspices. Roney has spent 20 years as a vocal culture specialist and leads the group with enthusiasm. The Searchlight notes moving picture views this week at 1905% Second Avenue.
The Illinois house discusses a measure to aid illiterate voters by appointing two election officers who will prepare the voting slip for them and may deem a drunken voter as disabled, allowing the officers to mark the ballot on his behalf.
Marie accepts Henry after a tale of blond hair and white teeth but finds his wig and false teeth reveal a bald head. She breaks the engagement. Henry sues for breach of promise.
In St. Petersburg on March 2 the article notes that students have grown bold enough to send by mail sentences of a to the ministers of war and the 2.
A new Seattle fire department regime aims to raise standards through earnest training and discipline. Chief Cook envisions all active men maintaining peak fitness and mastering pre extinguishing and life saving techniques, including ladder scaling and net drops from buildings. A tower at Seventh Avenue and Columbia Street is used for practice and a future Fourth Avenue headquarters will house a gym and regular drills.
A brief recital event featuring the Aeolian Grand Orchestra performed at Rainier Grand Cafe. Details on dates or exact times are unclear from the fragment.
Chief Cook seeks expert, physically fit men in eastern cities and imposes a civil service based rule banning criticism of offers, city officials, or representatives. Violations will be punished with suspensions for the first offense, longer penalties for subsequent offenses, and promotions tied to conduct and performance.
Mrs Ed Smith was arrested after a lodging house guest Joseph Hamman Ger complained she robbed him of 27 dollars in a room at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Main Street. The incident occurred this morning in the Tenderloin area.
The Beattle district forms the Beattle Yacht Club with about 100 members and ongoing membership applications. The fleet will feature premier vessels on Puget Sound and a clubhouse is planned at West Beattle near Olympia. Officers include Commodore C. D. Stimeon and Fleet Captain F. J. Forter with C. W. Stimeon as secretary-treasurer.
Salem, March. The jury returned a guilty verdict against John Bailey for first degree murder in the brutal killing of Geo. Bailey. The evidence described dismemberment and concealment of the body on a farm where Bailey served as manager. A note mentions free chronic case treatment at the Washington Institute of Osteopathy with student supervision.
Correspondence recalls the Washington scandal centered on Stewart Castle on Dupont Circle. The Chinese minister’s ornate reception drew elite guests, heavy drinking, and theft of precious items. A fanfare of intrigue ended with the minister’s attache vanishing from the capital.
A gold nugget valued slightly above 1000 dollars was recovered last Saturday on the Henton McCauley property in Swank district. Dr. McCauley has taken the nugget to New York and plans to exhibit it at the Buffalo Pan-American exposition along with other gold samples. The report notes it is the largest nugget found in the state to date.
The Washington Camera club was organized last night at the M. A. building. Officers elected include President KB Crane and Vice President HW Holmes with other posts filled by Mrs Chas Denny Mise Appleton BE Wilder and J C Varria. Seventy five members and twelve applicants already.
The quartermaster department had announced next Monday sale of cavalry horses but they will now be sold at a public auction at Fort Lawton tomorrow afternoon. Tea served after 3 p.m. daily at Clare 1407 Becond Ave. Spinning offers bicycle repairs.
A local shop advertises a big line of new spring neckwear at half price this Saturday after six. Styles include bows, tecks, four in hands, puffs, Heather Saltings wool goods in seven colors, and more on sale with numerous items priced from 2c to 75c.
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