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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1904
Page
4
A fragmented Chicago Mapleton Journal item mocks political chatter about Senator Qué and a doorstep visit by Mrs Franklin. The column riffs on an exaggerated fair season, cigar prices, and a quip about women in congress, ending with a satirical wise remark.
In Korea a veteran colonel and Col. Ask me discuss Russian generals and admirals remarks about prisoners and captured ships. The dialogue mocks Russian surprises at Port Arthur and Japanese delays, with a distracted businessman adding a tangent about missing a railway train.
The article defends editor Bok against tipping and mocks waiters while recounting tales of tipping disputes. It argues tipping persists due to public vanity and snobbery, noting many patrons tip to display superiority rather than for service.
George Gordon, deputy of Wallace, sentenced to two years for intent to commit murder, but claimed self defense. A man registered at Kalama hotel as Tom Jones and died by morphine overdose. Fish Commissioner Kershaw plans talks on international hatcheries. William Blevins to be tried at Moscow for escape. Rev Leo Tatten to wed Anna Hayes. James Muir fined six months for theft, with restitution. Port Angeles poor farm to cost 8.08 largely from Henry Westphal bequest. Swinomish to run Everett to Bellingham starting June 1 with multiple port calls. Florence G. Rowe, 22, Tacoma, dies of tuberculosis.
A antiquated tale says the Phoenix self immolates at 500 years to be reborn from ashes. Mercury jokes with Bacchus about a hot bird and a cold bottle, while Briareus, the 100 handed giant, earns the nickname The trap hanger on Mount Olympus.
A kind householder feeds a hungry man with a sturdy pie. The man jokes that since his wife attended cooking school he now faces the solid crust as a barrier. The scene blends kindness with comic stubbornness in a local flavor moment.
Ballard May 8 Decoration day will be observed under the auspices of the Ladies of the W R B C and the G A R with Lieutenant Cushings post O A R. Old soldiers graves will be decorated and a Salmon Bay park program followed by a veteran parade. Mrs Charterina Edwardes wife of Arthur Edwardes died Saturday evening at her Wilbert street home thought to be brain fever. An autopsy will be held today to determine the cause of death. Funeral will be held Tuesday with interment in Hill cemetery.
The Corwin will depart from the Arlington dock at 9 o clock in the morning for Nome on May 18, the first passenger vessel from this port. General manager Everett Wilts announced that all passenger and freight space has been booked, with every berth filled. John Beanon, a Nome oiling magnate, arrived from San Francisco to arrange upcoming year’s work.
An Melbourne man credits Dr King’s New Discovery for treating consumption. He was told he would die, but a free trial bottle led to recovery. The drug is sold by G O Guy Inc at Second and Vester with trial bottles free and prices 50 cents and 1.00.
In a Mier expedition scene in New Orleans the Texan Kearney and companion Rock join chained prisoners led by a guard toward a sewer cleansing, while Santander and Santa Anna scheme to humiliate Texan lovers. The gruesome descent into the drain tests endurance as guards force the prisoners to wade through filth.
Prison camp crews toil under a blazing sun with no rest until work ends and they return to quarters in the late afternoon. The scene underscores harsh conditions faced by labor squads during the day.
Rebels under Domingues near Boon resist and face a troop’s lash and musket but are coerced into scavenging. A crowd gathers in Calle de Plateros as a foundation stone ceremony for a new church is announced in San Comme with the state’s chief magistrate expected to attend.
A crowded San Coume suburb witnesses a grand procession with a bishop, ecclesiastical staff, and a gilded dictator’s coach. Amid guards in ornate uniforms, Don Ignacio Valverde appears as the former teacher, but the focal point remains the dictator’s car and the tension surrounding Don Ignacio’s daughter riding behind.
Florence Kearney watches Luisa Valverde in a carriage beside Carlee Santander and Condessa Almonte as Santander courts Luisa. The scene contrasts fortunes and tests Kearney’s jealousy while Florence notices a sympathetic gaze from Ruperto Rivas. The chapter ends with a hinted confession and unresolved tension.
A runaway nearly lost his life as a severe ulcer plagued J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove for four years. Arnica Salve quickly cured the wound, followed by similar relief for Bu Second and Yesler.
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