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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1902
Page
2
The Seattle Star lists subscription and pricing details with per copy and monthly rates. It notes carrier delivery terms and registration as a second class matter in Washington.
Chicago Junction resident Oliver D. Rogers writes the Maryland Bureau of Immigration outlining his ideal wife. He demands a 20 to 25 year old, 5 ft 4 in, 140 pound woman with dark hair, neat build and lively disposition. The column mocks the rigid criteria and quips at Rogers's modest means and odd remarks.
A discussion argues that Australia considers strict penalties for excess alcohol while public sentiment shifts toward sobriety. It notes fines and imprisonment, the disease view of dipsomantia, and that law alone cannot alter personal habits. public attitudes drive temperance more than statutes.
London report profiles Alfred Beit as a major South African born wealth figure, noted for immense fortune and Park Lane residence while described as modest and retiring though influential in finance. A separate item offers a $500 reward for information leading to arrest of anyone damaging cables or the Sunset Telegraph Co. in Tacoma.
Mrs Norton woke to find a burglar crouching in her room on Sixteenth avenue on September 17. John Jost was arrested by City Detectives Adama and Lane and taken to Mrs Norton's home after the encounter. The man claims he is a burglar and police say he is charged based on the witness account. The report notes Jost’s prior criminal record.
Forest manager Willey Steamship and Navigation arrived Saturday and denied rumors that the Capital City steamer ran with a single crew for long periods. He said the company employs a double crew and pointed to the ship's certificate showing two engineers two pilots and two firemen.
In the school election, C Hughes won 1472 votes and BE Shorrock 1087, with J P Wilson trailing. All four school propositions passed, including property sales in Queen Anne Second Addition, sale of an old church lot, disposal of furniture, and a one tenth mill tax for three kindergartens.
Frederick Robertson died at the Wayside Mission from consumption. The body is for Bonney & Stewart funeral parlors. An ad notes a bankrupt stock sale of men’s and boys clothing and overcoats opening Thursday on Washington Street and Valley Avenue with two and a half carloads unpacked.
The October report from Labor Commissioner Grout shows 8014 people found work through the city free employment office. Men numbered 2741 and women 443, totaling the highest monthly employment placement in the office’s history.
Burglars broke in by removing hinges of a rear door at the Elmer store of Thompson and Ole on Twenty Fifth Avenue and East James Street yesterday morning. They stole several hundred dollars worth of stock and caused extensive damage to the fixtures.
Foundations laid for six houses on Capitol Hill in the past week. Two homes are for Eastern parties and the area advances toward a dense residential district. The Moore Investment Company offers remaining lots at low prices as Capitol Mite paving and sewer projects progress.
Police arrested multiple men of bad reputation yesterday as part of a town wide clean-up. Jake Terry an ex convict was found with a caliber revolver at the station. Richard Tobin Jon Carter and George Schmidt were also arrested along with Hiam Mort and Alewife on suspicion of a recent robbery. A burglar escaped from J M Robb’s home after entering through a rear window. Transit ad: Fare 60 Cents to Tacoma Flyer steamer.
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