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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1899
Page
3
The Star notes readers prefer a swift scan of the globe after supper and has structured the paper to suit that habit, offering a concise moving panorama of world events and other matters.
A shift toward concise direct statements and breezy paragraphing marks a change from the old ponderous editorial style. The HE Star notes this trend as newspapers seek clearer, livelier prose in current reporting.
Local officials say they will secure The Star for an upcoming event. City representatives cite venue availability and logistical planning as key factors.
A vast movement grows for Major-General Nelson A Miles as a Democratic presidential candidate in 1900. The push cites his victory over Alger and suggests he could unite Mugwumps and factions including Tammany Hall and Bryan wing while Alger remains in McKinley’s cabinet, potentially harming the administration’s renomination efforts.
East Clallam Washington reports Harvey Lesure has fallen heir to a considerable estate in Wisconsin and will soon depart to assume possession.
Transfers show multiple parcels changing hands in Seattle area deeds including E Smith to W J Crosa for 165, W A Van De Vanter to George A Emery for 1000, and several more in Denny’s, Gilman Park, Summit, and Willamette Meridian areas with prices ranging from 75 to 4000 dollars and lots and acres described by block and lot references. Several transfers involve Sheriff A T Van De Vanter and others to various buyers, with totals and parcel descriptions listed.
The firm Pigott French Co. offers a 2 percent commission on all printing jobs brought to their office before April 1. They announce the proposal from their Dexter location at Horton Bank Building, 104 Went Washington.
A Buffalo New York report recounts Charles W Woodruff a famed bigamist arrested there who has won two former wives in St Louis and caused their testimony to free him. Police face liberation as more wives are elusive and uncooperative with prosecutors.
A collage of curious notes cites landholdings in Scotland, camphor cultivation in Florida, global marriage counts, coal mine employment, a youth’s senate term, and the French ruler’s strolls. It recounts figures on pirates of sea, parrots, and lions, plus anecdotes about Haggin, Sir Rudolf Slatin, and Choate, with diverse quips on law, science, and history.
New York reports that Professor Charles Driggs of Union Theological Seminary will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Potter. Formerly a Presbyter ian pastor and theologian, he left his church after a long dispute over his teachings and was suspended from ministry following a notable trial.
Chief of Police Reed received a letter from Vancouver Washington police asking help locating Ariel Gustafson who disappeared two years ago. He was believed to work as a cook on steamers between here and San Francisco. His wife seeks his support for their children.
Ontario Ore March 20 The Holland capitalists who arrived recently are pleased with prospects and have secured options on several valuable land tracts. They plan to settle a large body of industrious countrymen here soon, focusing on fruit lands rather than main agricultural tracts.
A survey notes varied compensation for lawmakers across Europe. Austria and France pay 8 percent daily allowances, Greece gives 100 dollars per month to senators and 50 to deputies, Germany provides about 26 dollars daily, Denmark about a daily amount, Belgium 85 dollars monthly, Portugal equal yearly sums, Spain unpaid but with immunities, Switzerland 2.50 dollars daily to the national council and 1.50 to the council of states, Italy bans pay but covers travel costs, and England is unique in paying no parliamentary wages or special privileges.
A Chicago tramp recounts a chaotic rail journey on the Jumping Frog line near Montana with wild switches and plowed fields and a Seattle home seekers' trip, amusing a Seattle officer. The piece also notes curiosities of recovered lost items including a Paris library missing book and a Long Branch ring and scarfpin found by chance.
A reflective note on the modern fit world where those with firsthand experience claim deepest certainty. Personal journeys illustrate confidence rooted in practice rather than theory. The piece emphasizes resilience and practical insight over abstract debate.
Major Long of the San Francisco department quarter master sent a notice to Capt. Robinson asking relatives of U S service members who died in the Philippines to inform him of preferred disposition of the bodies. If families want the bodies sent home the government will cover all expenses.
A Michigan railroad crew cleaning timber land goes on strike over boarding house rations. Manager orders unlimited pie to satisfy workers, replacing meat with sweeter fare. The plan succeeds and tensions end, the men receiving pies at all meals.
The piece notes Omaha social life embracing pig parties as a novel fad. Guests chew gum called scum and model pigs from plastic material. The best lifelike figure wins a silver pig prize with a tape measure inside and an illustrated pig book. Lent may stop these pig gatherings and limit similar events in Chicago.
A Philadelphia businessman states Wanamaker's last year profits exceeded 1.75 million dollars, with New York profits near that amount. New York receipts surpassed Philadelphia before Christmas, exceeding 500 thousand dollars. Wanamaker’s success credited to sharp advertising, over 300 thousand annually in Philadelphia and even more in New York.
Mrs Arnie Wasem wife of a Belleville policeman escaped a fatal shot when a centered bullet glanced off the dining room door lock. Police say a strong suspect list exists but Wasem will not name the shooter.
London reports Easter week brings calmer streets while global matters press. An Anglo French agreement in Central Africa and a Anglo Russian provisional accord in China are noted though details remain sparse. Public belief in Lord Salisbury’s restored prestige tempers skepticism about Russia.
In Chester Pennsylvania a grateful tramp, aided five years ago by the Johnson family of Edgmont avenue, sought out Mrs. Johnson to repay the kindness. The stranger, claiming to be seeking work, offered money which she declined, then left grateful but empty handed. A Madrid newspaper trend toward washable ink on linen is noted as a curious aside.
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