Seattle Star Urges Seattle as Allied Troop Outpost
Secretary of War may muster First Washington volunteers at Seattle after criticisms of San Francisco facilities. The piece argues Seattle offers superior camping grounds and dry climate, urging Congress to investigate coast outfitting facilities and counter San Francisco bias. It notes Alaska’s spring weather as a favorable, humorous aside.
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Alger
the Star
War Department
Washington
Manila
Seattle
Puget Sound
San Francisco
Beatt
Philippines
Washington City
Congress
King Down in Samoa Out of a Job Sets Dime Museums Talking
The dime museums note a Samoa king facing unemployment, using the tale to draw attention and amuse visitors with the topical novelty of a royal figure out of work.
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Samoa
Three year old boy dies in porch rope accident
In Chicago on May 17 three year old Lawrence Eaglen playing with sisters and neighbors accidentally hung himself on a clothes line rope. He died before help arrived as the rope tightened around his throat while the child tried to free himself.
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Chicago
Lawrence Eaglen
Lawrence
Army Tests Show Promise in Wireless Telegraphy
Washington May 17 Gen Greely chief signal officer reports army wireless telegraphy experiments show sufficient promise for further trials. He notes the present receiver requires great delicacy and constant adjustment, making message transmission unreliable. Distance limits the signals governed by the apparatus.
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Washington, D. C
Gen. Greely
Army
Signal Corps
Wireless telegraphy in naval experiments and sea signaling
The engineer discusses space telegraphy and balloon applications, noting a field of usefulness but doubt it will largely replace ordinary wire telegraphy. He predicts wireless signals will aid ship-to-ship and signal flag replacements, with weather and night not hindering, while secrecy remains uncertain at the current experimental stage.
Everett merchants organise a mining exchange
Merchants in Everett plan to form a mining exchange. Three new churches are planned at Granite Falls in Snohomish county. Mon Frank Cushman will address Centralia graduates next month. Priest River townsite in Stevens county located as a placer claim.
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Everett
Granite Falls
Snohomish County
Frank Cushman
Centralia
Priest River
Stevens County
Architects complain of high material costs across city
City architects report sharp price increases for materials, raising estimates by about 33 percent. A house once valued at 750 now costs around 1000, with credit trusts blamed. Allen and Josenhans push dormitory plans for the State University and prepare for contractor pricing by Friday. F W Seymour plans a residence at Fifteenth and Pine, with costs between 4000 and 4600, and E W Houghton draws new plans. Rainier school adds space as the board approves alterations and an addition, while Stone Stanford Lane plan a new building on Second Avenue with permits anticipated this week. Workers have been grading the site in preparation.
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Rainier School
Board of Education
Allen and
Josenhans
Stone
Stanford & Lane
Second Avenue
University and
Senecca Streets
E. W. Houghton
Star
Poultry Trust Formed in Western States
Fort Scott Kansas May 17 three largest exclusive poultry dealers in the west formed a combination to control the market in seven states. K B Jean of Wichita W B Hurst Co of Fort Scott and W R Redfern of Springfield Missouri incorporated in Missouri with 300000 paid in capital. Each holds 646 shares of 100 with Hurst holding 1000 as trustee. Remaining shares go to employees. Offices will be consolidated at Springfield Missouri.
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Fort Scott
Kans
West
K. B. Jean
Wichita
Kan
W. B. Huret & Co
W. BR. Redfern
Springfield
Missouri
Hurst
New ventilated shoe and other fashion patents
An English designer introduces a ventilated summer shoe with an upper of interlacing two-piece strips to allow airflow. A reversible color or material tie features padded central sections covering strap ends. A spring-loop rean-guard safeguards lines from vehicle poles. A combined sweater and hood patent in New York enables hood separation via lacing eyelets.
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New York
Kore Drug Co Prescription Specialists
Kore Drug Co located at Fifth and Pike offers prescription services with phone contact Pike 25.
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Kore Drug Co
Fifth
Pike
Dr Clark in Coming to Beattie for Endeavor Meeting
Founder of the Christian Endeavor movement Dr Clark arrives from Portland and will speak at a Beattie church gathering next Wednesday. The event caps a statewide convention buildup with calls for large attendance and organizing notes from Rev. W H G Temple.
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Francia BK. Clark
Christian Endeavor Organisation
Beattie
Portland
Dor. Clark
C. KE
W. H. G. Temple
Plymouth Church
H M. C. Ewing
State Organisation
Wealthy broker dies after corset use in amateur play
New York on May 17 Charles Stewart a wealthy broker and yachtsman with offices in New York and a Passaic New Jersey residence died from a stroke of apoplexy believed to be induced by wearing a corset in a feminine part during an amateur play Monday night. Doctors at an inquest this morning ruled the cause. He performed without discomfort and was cheerful before retiring. His mother found him dead the following morning.
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New York
Charles & Stewart
Passiac
N. J
Union Men Strike Vote At Lehigh Wilkesbarre Coal Works
Hazleton May 17 Proes Gent Duffy head of United Mine Workers district says after May 19 union members will not work with nonmembers and a general strike will follow if coal companies interfere with the union.
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Hazleton
Duffy
United Mine Workers
Lehigh
Wilkesbarre
Mine Workers
All Sorts and Snippets From a Century Ago
A collage of brief items covers world trade, population in Shanghai, Fiji missions, Sun day schools, and Indian rubber imports. miscellaneous quips include a seventh son myth, golf banter, a French to English dialogue, a falconry note, and a Danish donation to meteorologist Adam Paulsen.
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Adam Paulsen
Population of Chicago Near Two Million in 1900
Chicago records show actual population around 2,035,000 now, with the new city directory estimating 1,925,000. Specialists factoring undivided portions of the city from a national census place current figures safely above two million, with Superintendent Fitzgerald estimating about 2,024,000 now and near 2,100,000 in 1900.
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Chicago
Fitegerald
Bupt
Brooklyn Boy 14 Held Pending Mental Exam Over Violin
Joseph Rubin, 14, of Brooklyn, jailed on Raymond Street as a preliminary step to a mental examination. A skilled violinist since 1890, he slept with his violin and woke to play tunes from dreams. Neighbors disturbed at night, mother sought Gerry Society aid. society agent deemed him insane and recommended jail, with a commission to examine soon.
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New York
Joseph Rubin
Brooklyn
Raymond Street
Nubia
Gerry Society
Thrasher Trust Plans $10 Million Russia Plant
Richmond May 17 inside sources reveal the Thrasher trust will create a $10,000,000 fund to build a large thrashing machine plant near the Can plan sea in Russia. The trust reportedly will absorb 28 factories including Gaar and Robinson in Richmond for about $6,000,000.
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Richmond
Tad
Thrasher Trust
Russia
Canplan Sea
Gaar
Robinson
Trust
Norsemen Celebrate Natal Day at Madison Park
The Norse club observes the eighty fifth independence anniversary of Norway at Madison park with Wagner's Fleet Regiment Orchestra providing music. Gov. Rogers scheduled to deliver an evening address as part of a grand program featuring speeches by Hon. T. J. Humes and Olaf Udness, songs, and a grand ball aboard the L. T. Haas boat ride.
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Norway
Madison Park
Wagner
Fleet Regiment
Rogera
Norwegian National Arts
Laeben
Frank Oleson
Boston Man Saves Child From Subway Car
John Kendall of Englewood Illinois risked his life to pull a two year old girl from an inbound trolley near the subway mouth. He was hurt when a second car struck him, bending and breaking his ankle. He was taken to a Marlboro Street home by a friend as the crying child disappeared in the confusion.
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Boston
Mass
John KR. Kendall
Englewood, IL
Kendall
Tack Bay
Mr. Kendall
Marlboro Street
Postmaster George McLaughlin Shot by Friend in Prank
Jampartown Ohio May 17. Post master George A McLaughlin, recently appointed, was killed late last night when he and boys were placing a tick-tack on Mr B A Ginn’s window. Ginn fired to frighten them, fatally wounding McLaughlin. The victim died instantly.
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Jampartown
George A. McLaughin
B. A. Ginn
Ginn
McLaughlin
Weekly Crop Bulletin for Seattle May 15 1899
United States Department of Agriculture weekly climate bulletin notes unfavorable crops across Washington. Western region faced showery cold weather with heavy rain on the 11th and light frost on the 12th. Eastern winds and frosts hindered tender vegetables and fruit blossoms. potatoes on wetlands delayed. Hope remains, 1890s reference.
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Seattle
Waah
United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Personal Points From Notable Figures And Notable Quirks
Russell Sage says he cannot afford to play cards because he is too rich. Rudyard Kipling, recovering, is putting on weight and growing stout. Gen Arthur MacArthur was known as the quiet man for his temper. Winfield Stratton left home after a quarrel and became a millionaire a year later. Lady Somerset urges London and other cities to hire matrons in police stations. Senator Hanna is a busy business man but not methodical and does not wake early, starting breakfast at 9.
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Gen
Arthur MacArthur
Winfield Stratton
Cripple Creek
Lady Somerset
London
Scotland
United States
Hanna
No Talk Too Much as a Lesson in Silence
A witty woman explains she stays silent when unsure on a topic. She notes her reputation for being a good talker would vanish if she spoke on what she does not understand. Her approach highlights prudence over boastful discourse.
That Railway Trust
New York May 11 7 Senator Chauncey M Depew dismissed reports of a railroad trust uniting lines from Boston to Chicago saying there is nothing to it no minor roads acquired by the Pennsylvania and the Morgan Monon purchase not significant and the trust claim is bosh.
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New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Boston
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Outrage at Downtown Hotel Barber Shop Porter Tale
A Chicago Journal item recalls a colored barber porter at a downtown hotel who repeatably jokes about recent hotel deaths. He claims to know the hotel death records and recounts a wall paper man who “hung up a border.” The tale ends with the customer paying and leaving as the porter laughs in the check room.
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Chicago Journal
Cake walking death shocks small town in Indiana
In Poisoniveille Indiana Rosa Storker, 16, dies after frequent cake walking events. Doctors link peritonitis to the pastime. city records indicate a second fatal case in six months from excessive cake walking. Storker famed as a graceful cake walker and died Sunday night.
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Pxvaneville
Ind
Rosa Storker
Mins Stoker
Miss Stoker
Mount Vernon board adopts rule on marrying teachers
Mount Vernon Illinois May 17 The Mount Vernon board of education has adopted a rule stating that any lady teachers who marry before or during the term will forfeit their positions, a policy reflecting strict marital status provisions in the staff.
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Mount Vernon, Ill
Mount Vernon
Pointers and Proverb Pearls From a Silent Notebook
A collection of aphoristic lines on wealth, time, ambition, perception, and human folly. It threads advice on wealth, effort, and realism, contrasting confidence with doubt and noting dangers of pride and self-display. Strong entities include wealth and time, with general reflections on human behavior.
Rockford Insurance Co Sold to Capitalists for 3840000
Rockford Illinois May 17 The largest financial deal in city history closes with Rockford Insurance Co sold to a syndicate led by Joseph B Cal lender. Consideration 3840000 or 220 a share. John Lake retires as president. W B Barbour becomes president.
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Rockford, Ill
Rockford Insurance Company
Joseph B. Callender
John Lake
W. B. Barbour
Reverend loses thumb in peculiar cow incident
Rev. G. W. Miesse, of Tiffin, lost the thumb on his right hand in a strange accident. While leading a cow with a rope wrapped around his hand, the animal bolted, pulling off the thumb at the last joint.
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Tiffin
G. W. Miesse
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