Seattle Star masthead fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows masthead with price and contact lines for Seattle Star The text lists departments editors and addresses in Seattle New York and Chicago and delivery details for subscribers
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1902
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows masthead with price and contact lines for Seattle Star The text lists departments editors and addresses in Seattle New York and Chicago and delivery details for subscribers
An October McClure's account profiles Joseph W Folk state’s attorney of St Louis who vowed to do his duty. He indicted leading politicians and big criminals, sent voters to prison, exposed bribery in city council, and pursued looters. The piece argues law must be enforced by a capable executive.
Readers accuse the Seattle Tacoma interurban of cheeseparing and mismanaging the opening Sunday. Only two two car trains ran all day leaving many passengers standing, while station staff refused additional service and seats were scarce. The piece urges abolition of seats to ease crowding.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron company funded a program to teach wives cooking to raise family happiness and reduce waste. John W Gates calls the plan a wasteful expense, but supporters insist good cooks are worth any cost and could spread to other cities.
The first tie game of the season in the league ended after ten innings at Athletic Park as darkness fell with Seattle held at third base and no run scored. The unfinished contest will be completed today. Seattle pitchers Somers and Quik showed mixed form while Babbitt and Campbell stood out in defense.
The text records a standings snippet and references a five thousand five hundred ten dollar bet, with figures 57 800 638 409 68 404 appearing as scattered numbers. No clear names or organizations are identifiable in the readable fragments.
Reports from China cite Boxers active in Sechuan with 10 000 fighters led by a woman attacking Chengtu. Bloody fighting followed, repelled by forces. The group dug earthworks at Shippantan before retreating. Liao Kuan Yin, a sister leader, reportedly is among the boxers arrested at Tien Tein. Christian deaths in the province tallied at about 1500.
Negotiations between Austria and Hungary have broken off and both premiers are expected to resign. The monarchy faces a serious crisis as Emperor Franz Joseph refuses to renew talks, intensifying political tension in the Austrian Empire.
A vast funeral cortege for Emile Zola in Paris features workers and families, with police guards, Dreyfus present behind, Mme Zola escorted by her father, and speeches by Chaumet Herman and Anatole France at the grave.
Governor Bala met Admiral Carey aboard the Wisconsin to challenge an order barring troop and munitions transport by rail. Salazar argues the 1816 treaty guarantees free transit and Colombian sovereignty. Carey says he is acting under his instructions and will refer the issue to Washington. cordial relations persist between Casey and Salazar.
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