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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1899
Page
2
The piece reflects on era defining growth with giant ships locomotives and steel cranes. It notes trains a mile long and ships longer than the Oceanic signaling trans Pacific expansion and industrial scale. It hints at trusts urban growth and northern routes to the Philippines.
Colfax reports a war between Judge McDonald and the board of county commissioners over appointing a younger brother as bailiff and salary. The court seeks support, while the commissioners resist funding. Palouse farming shows wheat sowing and plowing progress as winter ends. In Chicago, the Building Contractors’ Council counters Ful ler & Co on union rules, defending equitable treatment for employers and workers.
Syracuse New York Bishop Huntington condemned Miss Anthony's generalization that most American men are unchaste. He argued such a statement is unwarranted by facts and harmful to purity wedlock social confidence and morality. He warned it could foster distrust reckless behavior and erode faith in goodness.
Seattle Fuel Co advertises wood sold at two dollars and twenty six cents per load. Contact Seattle for delivery and order details.
Pendleton Oregon reports that every acre of tillable Umatilla land for the 1900 crop has been seeded or will be in spring. The fall sowing promises a larger and better yield than last year, aided by ideal soil conditions and unusually generous fall moisture.
Factional fights within the Republican party in Walla Walla surface as advocates push to launch a second daily newspaper. The Daily Union serves as the party organ while a rival morning paper would join the existing morning and evening dailies.
Despite high prices, Seattle markets display ample stock for Thanksgiving. Turkey, chickens, oysters, cranberries, and various nuts and fruits are widely available with modestly priced produce and seafood options noted, including halibut and salmon at reasonable per pound rates.
The council approved a public works contract, funded a $189 prisoner labor appropriation, and passed a chain gang ordinance. Debates covered municipal ownership referenda with yeas and nays recorded, and an amendment for special elections. A city attorney draft will address restraining cattle wandering after 6 p.m. and banishing horses and sheep from lakeside areas. Public works was also ordered to clear Railroad avenue near Arlington dock.
The Dewey club held a preliminary meeting last evening to discuss methods of organization. Another session is planned for next Monday night with hopes for addresses from several prominent men.
DENVER Nov 28 statistics issued by state authorities show crime among Colorado women is falling while male insanity rises rapidly. The trends align with the period when woman suffrage became operative. Prominent women deny suffrage caused the rise in insanity but claim it reduced crime.
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