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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1899
Page
2
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On May 2 in Shepherdstown West Virginia Richard Morton his wife and 10 year old granddaughter were robbed in the tollhouse. Three men battered the door bound the couple and bound legs and bodies bleeding. The child freed herself and released the grandparents about two hours later. Lynching rumors rise as robbers fled.
Mrs Eliza MacSortey and six children aged seven to eighty eight were poisoned at dinner in Altoona. The meat bought Saturday was roasted and served cold the next day. Symptoms of arsenic poisoning appeared within minutes of eating. Medical staff fear deaths.
Chester Pa May 29 Patrick H H Kelly struck by a moving train at Lampkin after throwing his hat on a platform and stepping in front of the oncoming locomotive. seriously injured in the accident.
Admiral Joseph Fife, a veteran of the fleet, prepares to speak as he assumes command of a new ship. Instead of a formal oration he delivers a brief, blunt quip that elicits roaring cheers from officers and crew alike.
In Bay Wisconsin May the executive committee of the Worlds Unity league held a Peace conference in the city. Co O Bering presented New Fourth of July plans including public meetings with oration on peace, social reunions and games, and general illuminations for the evening. He proposed ending gunpowder and noise.
A collection of aphoristic lines on women and society notes from a Philadelphia Times piece. Claims about habit, ill health, housekeeping trials, debt, insomnia, and perceptions of beauty, mood, and restraint mix with reflections on social behavior and urban life. The fragmented observant tone mirrors late 19th or early 20th century commentary.
At a Davison County sale in May a bargain hunter bought junk including old iron near Sell. Dasville found seventy dollars in gold coins concealed inside two tin canes rolled out during unloading.
James Koyle reports from Liverpool on a British initiative led by Secretary Chamberlain to study tropical diseases. England forms two groups, one government run, the Liverpool School independent, with an African medical officer collaborating. Consul Boyle urges U S support to foster international cooperation for West Indies and Philippine responsibilities.
The article advises careful packing of clothing to preserve appearance and personality. It suggests airing and dusting garments, adding rose leaves or herbs for fragrance, folding skirts in soft fabric, and filling crevices with soft rolls. Shoes belong in cases, avoid polish, use milk on a cloth for shine, and iron over tissue paper to protect fabrics.
Useful notes cover eye cures with alum in water for weak or inflamed eyes. Lamp light brightening with camphor in lamp oil. A cement mix for knife handles using black renin beeswax and brick dust. Door creak remedy with soap or oil on hinges. Cleaning oilcloth with hot milk and dry cloth, or beeswax turpentine polish. Clean white chiffon veils by caustic soap suds and air drying.
An annual wage conference between the American Flint Glass Workers' Association and the Flint & Time Glass Manufacturers ended in Pittsburg. About 7500 workers will gain, with 1500 skilled workers getting a 10 percent increase and 6000 unskilled workers receiving proportional raises. The raise takes effect at the start of the next fiscal year and restores wages to the 1892 1893 levels.
Washington May 2 Minard Atkin son plans to establish a new paper in Heston Tin to freely spread his ideas. He has long been a prolific writer for daily and weekly papers and is rumored to be dissatisfied with Boston papers for dropping his submissions.
In Scranton Pennsylvania on May 2 the Epworth league tenth anniversary at Rim Park church was disrupted by Dr. WG Simpson who refused to address a sombre topic and avoided the festive mood. Dr. Griffin, pastor, urged happiness for the league as the audience grew jolly after the interruption.
In New York on May 29 Gottfried Stover, a Coroma forret, allegedly became insane on a Long Island ferry. He attacked passengers with a basket of eggs, striking several bystanders and prompting a response from authorities.
In Drury Park Seattle and Tacoma high schools clashed in a windy meet. Tacoma led Beattie 81 to 4 with events including sprints jumps hurdles and two bicycle races.
Washington May 2 Secretary of War Alger declares his candidacy for the United States Senate in Michigan. He says he can beat Senator McMillan and denounces McMillan allies who claimed admin support. Alger declines timing for leaving the cabinet and cites his leadership of the Michigan delegation at the last convention.
Misa Florence Gammage of Brooklyn, a member of the Stoemel Opera company, vanished after a trip from New York to New Haven. The manager reports she boarded the Richard Peck in New York and was last seen Sunday morning. her stateroom and baggage remain as found.
In Sellersburg Indiana this morning the Pennsylvania train struck a horse named bugay as John Pickett attempted to cross the track. The horse died instantly and Pickett was thrown several feet then died shortly after in a nearby area.
Dayton police report Roy Teen berger, aged 18, was killed when leaning out of a southbound street car to grab his hat and was struck by a northbound car. The accident occurred as both vehicles traveled along the line, details vary in initial accounts.
A traveler drives from Cedar Street in Revere to Pratt's Orchard in Ada. The short routing note records a local move between two named locations with no incidents or dates.
Hitt Martin a government worker at Lytle Ga was arrested in Chattanooga on a charge of attempting to kill his wife He was taken to Lafayette Ga and tried before a magistrate there He narrowly escaped lynching by enraged citizens after beating his wife fed her to a horse and fled through the woods before capture.
State Dairy and Food Commissioner McDonald declares the pure food law in effect with prosecutions delayed for wholesalers until July and retailers until September. The act targets misrepresented foods including oleomargarine and cottonseed products, requires pure spices, and imposes fines up to 10100 per offense. Prosecutors in each county must aid enforcement, while retailers will be liable for impure purchases after July 1.
The Rev William Morris Parker Bishop of Olympia delivered the baccalaureate sermon to the University of Olympia graduates last night at Mt Mark Episcopal church. The crowded edifice housed 83 graduates along with faculty and undergraduates in reserved seating. Public attendance was stated as welcomed by the university, despite invitations from seniors to their friends not implying exclusivity.
Mantytowoc Milwaukee May 22 County Clerk Fred Mareech committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. He had planned the act and earlier in the morning he called on friends, bidding them farewell without hinting at his intent.
In Big Rapids Michigan two angry men threatened revenue officers after Erickson and Hoehn dumped 100 barrels of beer into the river to evade a technical violation. Residents angry at the waste wonder how many fish might get drunk as beer flows along the banks.
Des Moines reports widespread crop distress from excessive rain and cold. Farmers in Iowa and southern Iowa fear a crop failure as two weeks old corn rots, and plantings rot while wheat barley and rye lag due to chilly temperatures and continual wet conditions causing delayed cultivation.
Aunt Pegay Batley of Huntington aged 112 has died. Born in Kentucky she never married and later declined after two months of sudden deafness blindness and insanity. She smoked a pipe since age eight and kept full faculties until two months before death. The obituary notes her single life and unusual health history.
J W Fieming, a Chicago arrival and non union plumber, fought two constables in an unfinished house. Fifteen shots rang out at close range. Constable Marty Skinner’s hat was shot off. a revolver beat him. Fieming surrendered and was jailed.
The Cuban relief fund aboard the steamship Curuba bound for Matanzas Cuba delivered a large consignment of agricultural implements seeds and provisions to establish relief farms for destitute Cuban farm laborers now dependent on American army rations. The relief effort will expand across Cuba as funds permit with another shipment to Matanzas soon.
The article notes rising popularity of seal lop chain purses and Cyrano chains among women, with many wallets and outfits in white. It describes summer footwear enamel leather Oxfords with brass eyelets, violet hats, and a glove-free street scene reflecting warmer, fashion conscious days.
The article reviews dining room trends with colonial pewter reissued as Kaleerzinn and decorative German mugs and candlesticks. It recommends blue and white ware for affordable refinement, Grueby pottery for furnishings, Tiffany favrile glass, and Maripora pottery resembling English creamware. It notes abundant desk novelties in imported chinaware and finishes with local transit details.
Was it murder or natural death unclear as Dr. A. O. Mumpaen, aged physician and regimental surgeon in the Spanish War, was found dead today in his Thompson County office with a bullet wound. An investigation is underway to determine cause and circumstances.
The steamer Excelator brings word that many miners are missing in Alaska's Copper River country after months of failed search efforts. About 100 men, mostly unknown to the returning passenger T. P. Robinson, vanished during a march for gold with no survivors found. Captain Glenn's expedition on the Excelsior has arrived at Wales.
Washington correspondent recalls Thomas B. Reed’s early legal path told at a hotel dinner hosted by Richard C. Kerens. Reed describes qualifying before Judge Wallace and earning his first fee of 26 dollars for defending a Mexican charged with murder, then hints the Mexican’s fate remains another tale.
A pair of slick confidence men fleeced farmer Isaiah Stud near Wirt Calhoun County. Stud’s daughter Nellie, home from Huntington seminary, pursued the swindlers, shot at them, and recovered about $1000 before taking the money to Grenville bank, while claiming her father mismanaged wealth.
Household advice covers screen placement, glass door knobs, cake doneness tests, kitchen and bath upkeep, stain removal methods, spinach health claims, and marbled enamel cloth for walls. Practical steps include odor control in waste pipes, washing teed boxes, and using ammonia for washing clothes.
A limited time sale of a small block of Warrior General mining stock offered at 250 per share. Investors may purchase a rare equity stake in the mining venture as markets watch the company’s prospects.
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