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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1902
Page
2
A garbled OCR item lists offices at Beattie 1107 Third Avenue New York 230 West Court Building Chicago S1T 818 U Express Bullking and a monthly Blazer S074 delivery. It notes post office handling at Seattle Washington as second class matter.
Local improvement clubs push city council to remove billboards marring Madison street and Denny way. They urge a clear ordinance to drive out the nuisance, noting similar actions in other cities and a federal court ruling in Buffalo.
The Star backs the chamber of commerce to press the smoke nuisance issue in Seattle. Health officials urge hard work, education, and enforcement of laws, warning many merchants delay and urging decisive action to improve conditions.
A Waterloo Iowa tale recalls a California mine owner's daughter who wed J H Coe a railroad shop worker. When illness and poverty struck, Coe's fellow workers formed a purse and paid for travel home to California, allowing the wife to die at her ancestral place with dignity. The story praises railway men for generosity and criticizes public corporate power.
Thomas Jefferson returns to the Grand next week in Rip Van Winkle with strong acting and stage presence. The bill also features Alphonse and Gaston with singing and dancing, notable girls in costume, and lively routines, alongside other acts and shifting programs at the Seattle venue.
Owing to space, the Star moves to a new Seventh Avenue building and church notices are trimmed. The column lists pastors and sermon titles for Second Presbyterian First Methodist Zion Baptist German Reformed and others with service times mainly at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. including topics like The Grace of Gratitude and The Night Cometh.
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