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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1903
Page
8
A collage of quips, dramatic fragments, and jokes from various papers. Includes a tense angry woman accusing a man on infidelity, cartoonish dialogue about murders, a Pennsylvania execution plea, farm animal riddle from Williamsburg, and light notes from local exchanges.
A Democratic municipal convention tonight will decide the mayoral renomination amid a split between supporters of Mayor Mackie and an anti Mackie faction led by C A Reynolds. Reynolds claims a floor majority. Alex McDonald runs against Mackie. incumbents are unlikely to gain renomination.
In Olympia yesterday the foal Clover for Motiride honored requesters of Detective Beret. Cary of the New York police aided Khim to return to New York with Frank B. Poor who faces land larceny charges. Seattle lawyers secured a habeas writ to detain the New York officer from leaving. Supreme Judge Pullerton denied the writ and the matter heads to court Monday at 2 pm before Bugerter Judge Heli. Poor, a resident of Citheens Light & Power Co of Washington, was part of the defunct Marquarit & Co bank failures in New York. The case concerns civil debt from the failed bank. He studied New York affairs for two years and later came to Seattle.
Senate scrutiny of General Leonard Wood heats up as Maj. Runcie testifies against Wood over the North American Review piece criticizing General Brooke. Wood defends his conduct, insists expenses were vouched, and denies influencing the article. the hearing may address Wood's eligibility for a promotion.
Ballard youths Nov Otis and Ben Johnson living across the bay from Stafford were arrested last night and confessed this morning to petty thefts yesterday. They admitted taking sweaters and several pairs of gloves from in front of Pankey Grubbs store with the goods found hidden by them.
The piece notes Countess Cassini as a leading Washington social figure connected to Ambassador Casini and his daughter Margarite. It discusses court prestige, diplomatic status, and the potential recall of the ambassador, with observations on the social dynamics of embassy life in Paris and Washington.
A Paris trained young lady, Marguerite, arrives in Washington as the ambassador's niece. The count secures official approval and grants her the title countess amid social clamor from detractors. Washington society debates the new rank and the etiquette involving the Cassinia.
The Western avenue markets saw no corctal features yet brisk business as poultry moved swiftly. Chickens ducks geese and turkeys quoted with variable prices and many goods in cold storage. wholesale prices apply to email buyers with higher averages.
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