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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1899
Page
2
A Seattle newspaper blasts rising crime with streetcar robberies, burglaries, and waterfront assaults. It blames police leadership, citing Chief Reed and influence from gambler circles, urging swift action and policing reform to curb the carnival of crime. It also contrasts this with Booker T. Washington's views on race progress and education.
Thomas Hayden a colored man was taken from officers and hanged to a tree eight miles west of Fayette after a card game dispute at a negro festival led to the murder of Andrew Woods a young white man. The mob overpowered the arresting officers in Fayette and carried Hayden away.
Harrisburg reports the closing of Camp Meade by December 1. Major Creagher notified Mrs. Harry Dunbar, heir of the Young estate and landowner, that the department will clear the site and move the Forty-seventh and Fifty-first regiments next week. Tents and equipment will be collected and shipped to Washington.
Admiral Dewey disclosed to intimate friends his engagement to Mrs W. B. Hazen of Washington. Hazen, widow of Gen Hazen once chief signal officer, is sister to John R. McLean. She is about 36, childless, well connected, and of substantial means. wedding date not fixed.
M de Witte, Russia s finance minister, reportedly wrote to private bank directors asserting the nation is financially sturdier than Great Britain or France. He attributes currency shortages to global conditions and believes no widespread anxiety is warranted. In England opium use is said to devastate workers in parts of Hants and Cambridgeshire, with pills made from small bought quantities.
Plan to reclaim 60 acres of swamp land in Juneau County through a drainage canal. The project will affect 250 freeholds and covers at least 100 miles of land.
Mrs Jeffer son Davie writes to Harry Edwards that the monument to her Nusahand will be unveiled in Richmond Virginia on November date matching the memorial tablet for Mine Winnie Davie. The report notes the simultaneous unveiling and local ceremonial significance in Macon Georgia dated November 1.
New York political observers believe the Republican vice presidential nomination will go to New York, citing the state’s large electoral vote and shifting Western influence. Discussion centers on Croker’s influence, Van Wyck potential, and possible picks like Hal and Hill as party harmony seeks a candidate.
William F Kills, a Boston promoter, is arraigned in New York police court on larceny charges tied to $46,000 from the First National Bank of Washington Pa. He is held without bail until tomorrow. Bank officials testified that part of the funds moved via drafts controlled by T J Vandesrift in Pittsburgh.
A blaze destroyed the Webster house hotel on St James street near the Grand Trunk station. Three people were killed and seven injured as guests fled through smoke and panic with no fire escapes. Firemen rescued many occupants from crowded corridors and upper floors. Insurance coverage stood at 18 000 against 40 000 in damage.
In Havana on November 7 Governor General Brooke received a petition from Cuban farmers pleading protection from American corn. They face little money for machinery, must plant by hand, and carry produce to market, earning meager returns due to low duties on foreign grain, hindering recovery of prosperity.
Hackettstown New Jersey November 7 A fine fire story brick building of the Centenary Collegiate Institute was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. About 24 faculty students and employees were in the building but all escaped unharmed The loss is put at 300000 with 120000 insured.
The article describes directoire millinery trends for winter, emphasizing velvet crowns and upturned brims with white chiffon, rhinestone details, and the supportive role of the crown. It warns against overlong ribbon strings and recommends chiffon or lace veiling for the desired refined face-framing effect.
Mr Frank Barnes reports vast White Horse copper finds with deposits appraised by the British American Corporation Limited. The firm has about 60 prospectors and engineers in the district all summer and has spent around 200000 in improvements. The tram moved 10000 tons of Klondike Yukon freight between June 15 and October 15, and extension of White Pass and Yukon railway toward Cariboo Crown is expected to finish by June 15 next.
Paris officials announce the Commission of Instruction has ordered the high court to reconvene on Navy 8 to try Paul Deroulede and other plotters against the state. Proceedings target members of the plot to undermine national security.
A new company in Toronto has been formed to take over the rights and business of four large Canadian bicycle firms. The American Bicycle Company BE and DD Cycle Company KE C Stearna Company and the Christie Wheeler Saddle Company will come under its control for trade next year.
In Weir City Kansas on November 7 a bartender McArdle was shot in the forehead after a quarrel at Merry Jonen saloon. George Welle, a suspected accomplice, was seized from the jail by a mob and hanged from a telephone pole while Welle admitted being present but denied firing the shot.
In Glasgow Kentucky Charles Green of Metcalf County was fined 16 in city court for kissing and hugging Mary Chalkiey in the street. A police officer intervened as the pair displayed affection after weeks apart. Judge Lybee led the examination and the pair were released.
President Samuel B. Donnelly of the National Typographical Union leaves for Spokane and tours Tutte, Helena, St. Paul, Minneapolis before returning home in Indianapolis. He is popular among unions nationwide.
Mirwail's gold mines yield rising output while Cairo weighs a citizen for M40 pounds. Oregon seeks anti salting mining law. Artificial palm production grows as a new enterprise. Chicago hosts the largest beef and pork packing house. A sand crab hides in sand within five counts. London schools send many youths to public baths for swimming. Sioux and Blackfeet perform earth spearing as a sign of esteem. Louis Bishopshausen nets an alligator in Elizabeth NJ reservoir. Spain has more sunshine. annual averages exceed 3,000 hours, with America at 2,100. Turks bow deeply when bidding farewell. Metals in tartaric acid become pliable like putty. Over 5,000 U S theaters, many legitimate, others vaudeville. Chicago grammar schools show gender balance, high schools favor girls. Amalgamation plans grow among 26 North of Ireland hotels following Gordon hotel model. A man marries to square debts, not a sweetheart. An applicant to the Odeon theater in Buenos Aires notes electric heating. Robt Davidsohn of Venice finds the oldest caricature of a knight in a manuscript cover. Ohio divorces orders $4 weekly alimony and $20 attorney fees pending case. Frankfort-on-Main debt doubles Louisville’s.
A mix of curiosities and partial reports: notes on onion growing linked to winter, England tax classifications, Bombay railway use, the Paris coal exhibit, a spoof about a tailor, a bootland salmon fry war, bantams in a Chicago police station, periodicals in Cairo, rapid telephony growth with global lines, Lord Baltimore relics in Maryland, a rain prayer drowned, English railway passenger share, Ontario sidepath law talk, and a quirky boardinghouse table joke involving Lucy Dukane.
Yokohama advices report hotel beats view Japanese cities as suitable for operations under the new extra territorial law. A German adventurer paid part of his hotel bill with a spurious check and was not convicted because he had expressed intent to pay. He also retrieved trunks left at the hotel.
A Wilton avenue car with 40 passengers jumped the bridge track on the Wilton avenue bridge. The side railing was torn away and the front wheels hung over a 75 foot ravine. The car stopped just short of the edge. no one was hurt as passengers escaped.
Washington November 7 The new congressional library is praised but preparations begin for a small reference library within the Capitol building to aid senators and representatives. Access is limited to exclusive spaces and relies on cab transport, prompting the plan for a more convenient on site facility.
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