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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1901
Page
4
The Times reports on a rumored event in Kruger and Hilversum with authorities stating a definite action that could hasten the war's end in favor of the Boers. The source cautions uncertainty about details and dates amid tense speculation.
Clarence Benedict a trolley conductor in Patterson New Jersey on his last trip of the night warned his colleague Paul Porter that he would die. He then told of his fate as the car descended a heavy grade at a curve. The car derailed crushed him while the motor escaped unharmed.
Parkersburg W Va Nov 21 Rev Laaine G Bettes a noted preacher plans a fifty foot steam yacht with ten horsepower to launch next spring. The craft will travel from Morristown down the Monongahela Ohio and Mississippi to the Gulf and up the river to Mexico. He will use a 1000 acre tract donated by Colombia to care for Indian children with services at each stop along the journey.
A freighter brings a shipment from California including grapes oranges persimmons and dried fruit. Vendors expect strong Thanksgiving stock with box prices listed for a wide range of fruits vegetables and provisions. Local markets show mixed prices for meat dairy and cheese from multiple suppliers renewal across Washington Iowa and New York regions.
Corrected daily prices for producers in round lots. Grain includes oats at 20.00 to 99.01 per ton, barley at 10.00, wheat and corn at 1.60 per 100. Hay prices show bound per ton at 100.12, timothy 12.00 and alfalfa 11.00. Butter 16 10, cheese native Washington, eggs strictly fresh ranch 8 00, lamb and poultry prices listed with varied figures.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe train arrivals and departures among Seattle Tecoma and Puget Sound routes. Mentions include times such as 1 a m 00 shen and 89 m, trains Black Diamond and Prechite, and cities like Mount Vernon and Columbia.
Labor news highlights push for re enactment of immigration controls like the Geary law with May deadlines. Across the Pacific coast unions press for protective measures while rail workers plan a home for disabled and aged members after the post war era reforms. tensions rise as labor factions respond to wage and job security concerns.
Washington reports Admiral Bowles plans to place likenesses on U S vessels as art and morale boosters. The Cincinnati already bears a life statue of Columbia while Olympia awaits a Victory figurehead for its December recommissioning in Boston. Other ships may follow this sentinel practice to boost sailor attachment to their ships.
Tonight and Friday expect occasional showers with fresh to brisk southerly winds. A superb dinner at Hotel Stevens dining room is offered for 80 cents from 6 50 to 7 39.
The firm at 1107 to ave announces new walking cloaks and French fabrics from New York. A special sale on pattern hats is priced at $2.50, $4.50 and $5.00.
Washington reports depict President Roosevelt addressing senators about federal appointments. A skeptical or surprised reaction surfaces as he claims to base selections on their recommendations and asks for continued input. The scene hints at ongoing negotiations influencing personnel choices at the national level.
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