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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1902
Page
4
An assailant rushed the scene during King Alfonso’s coronation as the crowd pressed in. Guards tackled the attacker and seized him before he could strike. The ceremony continued with no visible interruption.
Acting Governor L Huerte reports troops at St Pierre are ordered to shoot looters on sight. Fire crews and relief efforts continue as volcanic ash curtails farming and shelters flee victims. Affected regions face rising hardship with aid debates in Washington.
At about five o clock Thursday a veiled bride in wedding dress linked arms with a Chinese groom after a cab arrived at Thomas Wiggins's home on Washing street near Ninth avenue. Justice Hill sees license issued from Kitsap county to Mors and Lu Ging. The bride, 24, appeared happy and hopeful while the groom, described as a standing Chinese man with a long pigtail, asked about going to China soon.
The steamer Bonita of the Pacific and Navigation Co left Seattle yesterday afternoon with three scows to Alaska. A gale near Port Townsend snapped tow lines, leaving the scows adrift. Bonita and crew searched all night without success. two scows carried aluminum cannery machinery and the third coal.
Water service will be off Monday from 4 am to 2 pm on Yesler Way from 18th to 30th avenues and for the entire district east of 30th Avenue and north of Yesler Way to East Olive. Connection to be made to the new 26th Avenue main.
The coroner's jury ruled Willie Weber died Friday morning in West Seattle from excessive whisky intake. No person was found responsible for providing the liquor.
Confirmation services will be held tomorrow at 10 30 oclock at Temple De Hirsch corner Boylston avenue and Marion street. The exercises promise impressive music with special vocal and instrumental numbers under organist Prof. Alfred Lueben. Confirmands include Joseph G Cohen J Holt Friedenthal Joseph H Goodman Joseph Himelhoch and Herbert W Marks.
Northern Pacific officials favor taking right of way from J. B. Zehner for nine to ten idetracks totaling 15000 to 40000 feet of trackage. Construction work expected to start immediately.
The menu features Radishes Olives Tenderloin Sole and Wine Bauce as a course list. Entrees include Chicken Fricassee a l Royal Raviolli and Fried Sweetbread a la Harry Roarts with Garden Peas and potato options. Desserts list Rage Croquettes Orange Sauce Ice Cream Cheese Nuts and Black Coffee. Extre Blrawberriea and Cream.
Sam Hill tests a new pipe loading apparatus on Third Avenue for the Beattie Gas and Electric Co. Heavy 12-foot cast iron pipes weighing 1,950 pounds are loaded using a low truck, skids, a log chain, and horse team. The device shortens labor, moving pipes quickly and safely, with plans to lay pipes on Fourth Avenue.
The Bremerton Briefs cover social events and naval notes. The Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Shipbuilders held a grand benefit ball for striking Seattle workers. Bremerton Social Club danced midweek. The Guild of St Pauls hosted a workers dinner with 400 meals served. A Catholic fair netted 320 dollars for church improvements. A 13 gun salute honored Admiral Lampoon. Work continues on the hull of the Ernest She, destined as a pleasure craft after rebuilding. formerly a coal tender and smuggler.
The region between the Yukon and Tanana rivers is cited as a major gold district with new creeks opening weekly. The Alaska Central Railway is said to unlock transport, attract tens of thousands of workers, and become a top paying road in America. Survey parties begin by mid June. stock offerings and bonds may fund the project, pitched as honest and energetic progress.
Reports from Alaska describe Kendall the bagpiper aboard the Princess May entertaining crowds as the vessel sails from Skagway toward Ketchikan. A Ketchikan merchant, drawn by the music, abandons the voyage in fear of never returning, while other ships like the Dolphin and City of Topeka arrive with cargos and passengers.
Market activity was quiet with strawberries and cherries driving few changes. California shipments were smaller, keeping prices firm. cherries varied by condition while asparagus arrivals surged, lemons cooled by cool weather, and butter showed a slight downward trend.
A garbled price row shows various fruits and vegetables with inconsistent figures. Items include lemons, apples, oranges, pineapples, limes, strawberries, cherries, cabbage, celery, tomatoes, radishes, onions, cauliflower, pumpkins, squash, beans, and Kraut, with unit misprints and unclear numbers.
New York May 17 Governor Taftealla sails to Rome to negotiate with Vatican representatives for purchase of friar lands in the Philippines. He will then travel to Manila by eastern route via Seattle and Victoria. Woodmen of the World funeral services announced for Edward W. Shaw at Poiret Presbyterian Church with service at 2 p m.
Reichert Bros and Planas report a totalclea salon Saint Iia deal at 633273.67 involving 110 Union site. Details show a large financial figure and a key property address.
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