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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1913
Page
2
Seattle council weighs a Sunday closing measure backed by the Retail Grocers association to curb Oriental competition. The draft would place enforcement in city police hands and could bar most shops from operations, with exemptions for essential services and charity works.
New York voters faced a heated close to the mayoralty contest with talk of indictments and assassination plots. Ex Gov William Sulzer and former graft investigator John A Hennessy topped discussions as possible targets for charges.
In Boston voters face a four way race for governor as Gov. Eugene N. Foss runs as an independent on railroad reform while Rep. Amgustus P. Gardner, Democrat David I. Walsh, and Progressive Charles Sumner Aird wage campaigns. Foss enters late, without a party endorsement, while Beveridge and Johnson aid the progressive effort.
Four hundred deputy sheriffs and police man guard streetcar barns in Indianapolis as Mayor Shank asks Gov. Ralston for state troops. Union leaders say strikers act peacefully while blaming non unionists for disorders. An autopsy shows strike breaker Isaac Fleisher was shot in the back, allegedly by a man from his own party. Joseph Johnson, shot by a policeman earlier, was reported to survive.
Jane Addams condemned militant suffragism and will not join the committee for reception of Mrs. Pankhurst. Mr Pankhurst will be guest of honor at a dinner Miss Addams will give tonight at Hull House announced today.
Mrs Sophia W Clark will entertain the North End Progressive club at her home 1701 Kilbourne avenue Tuesday at 2 o clock. The informal gathering aims to discuss community matters and socialize among members.
Reports flood in from Alaska of Shushanna a booming placer field claimed by experts to be the biggest in years Fletcher Hamshaw returns after arranging to buy key properties for 500000 dollars and predicts millions to be mined next summer Dr D D Cairns confirms 12 square miles rich in gold with projections of a rush greater than Dawson 97 and a stock flotation inviting public investment at 12 cents a share through the Shushanna Mining Trading Company Limited
The Shushanna Mining and Trading Company Limited, incorporated September 26, 1918 under British Columbia law, with capital of 696,000 shares at par value, seeks to rapidly profit from the Shushanna minting camp. Managed by known Vancouver figures, it plans to issue stock through Aetna Investment & Trust Company and publish a monthly update to keep shareholders informed.
Reports from Dawson and remote camps describe rich placer strikes at Shushanna and surrounding creeks with daily yields, new passenger steamers planned on the White Pass route, and mining engineers forecasting vast deposits. Officials cite government activity and growing interest from Northwest Mounted Police deployments as exploration expands.
Reports from Dawson Yukon Territory and Vancouver describe a surge of interest in the Shushanna and White River gold fields. Nuggets from Discovery claim draw attention while talk of vast pay dirt and potential yields accompanies warnings of widespread claim jumping and looming litigation as crews prepare for early spring work.
The notice outlines tiered share purchases with different starting down payments and monthly installments. For example 30 down plus 6 monthly buys 250 shares, 9 down plus 9 monthly buys 375, 12 down for 500, 24 down for 1000, and 48 down for 2000 shares.
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