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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1899
Page
3
Seattle real estate men report inflated prices for desirable business and residential property with few new deals, though demand remains keen. Some properties have changed hands at about 90 percent above last year, rents rise, and new houses near completion are largely spoken for, suggesting anxiety and cautious optimism about a looming boom.
The University of Washington opened the football season with a 16 to 0 victory over Townsend last Saturday. A large crowd of about 500 saw a snappy, well played contest with swift lines and strong back interference. The U W ends were formidable and the game was an all around team effort. Next Saturday the university team meets Fort Plage at the YMCA Grounds, a matchup attracting attention for its West Point players and anticipated sensational play.
The article lauds Mrs. Kruger wife of President Bandaames Kruger for thrift and hands on work in a wealthy household. Despite a $25 900 000 capital she cooks washes makes beds and serves guests with practical frugality in a hot land. It praises her economy and devotion as a model of domestic virtue.
Great Northern trainmen and engineers, stretched by high freight volumes and reduced staff, threaten a walkout if grievances filed with General Superintendent Ward receive no satisfaction. Officials likely cannot risk a strike due to current freight loads.
Brooklyn clinches the National League pennant as Beaton shines and Philadelphia trails in a strong third, with New York poorly represented. Big Ed Deshanty posted the best record among hitters while McGreer leads in a close race for the second spot.
Laurence Gronlund socialist leader and editorial writer for the New York Evening Journal died in New York yesterday. He authored the Co operative Commonwealth with over 109000 copies in circulation and left a Seattle based widow and stepdaughter Ferloh Carey. He had recently left Seattle for the East and was active in single tax circles.
The statement from M. G. Hurns, a retired Balt Lake capital, says the Burlington plans to reach Seattle within three years. He notes the Wyoming extension is a preliminary step toward a coast extension of the main line, with Cody, Wyoming as a forerunner.
A collection of brief sayings from various authors on self respect virtue humanity and common sense. Notable lines touch conscience perseverance happiness and practical wisdom in everyday life.
Tragedy and the classic drama attract crowds as Madame Modjeska headlines at the Seattle theatre with a strong supporting company led by John C. Fincher and John F. Kellerd. Also reviewed are Jacobs Litts’ Mistaken Still Happen at Seattle theatre and Gorton’s Minstrels with Crescent City Quartette delivering skilled performances and lively sketches. Yon Yonson draws standing room only at Third Avenue theatre with Arthur Konigson and Heatrice Norman praised. further events include a benefit by Seattle Lodge and a fancy gun drill show plus door prizes at the Golden Rule.
An incident near the Sultan of Morgeoo left two of his court ushers dead beside him. The report notes past expulsions of foreign agents and hints at shifting fortunes for those involved, while Senator W. A. Clark credits early farm life for his success and warns about hard work. Also mentions Dor Annie Rapnell Diseases of women.
Rev Alfred W Martin delivered a lecture on the meaning of life within the universe and the Great Plan. He illustrated the complexity of the system, discussed the power behind all, and likened the whole to Mosaic work with each worker to perform their fragment faithfully.
A collection of aphoristic lines on gender roles, work, honesty, memory, and human folly. Wry observations contrast confidence with competence, and success with perception. Several quips hinge on courage versus foolhardiness and the limits of social status.
The city faces strong opposition to buying Woodland park for 100000. A petition signed by many merchants and taxpayers objects to the price as excessive and urges the council to heed public sentiment before proceeding.
A satirical breezy note on women's clubs fashion habits and sea shore tanning. It jokes about marriages and widowers and old tricks. It playfully critiques sighting small faults in fashion and domestic life with light humor.
Velix Curren, a farmer near Cottage Grove Or, reports a rich free milling gold vein in Bohemia with a 4 M foot tunnel and 7 foot ledge. Ore shows heavy mineraloids with black sulfites and copper lead and iron, samples confirm gold through quartz. Curren plans to extend 106 feet and tap two nearby ledges this winter, seeking a wider vein. The property lies a half mile east of the Helena mine, amid other valuable prospects. A Manila Times piece argues a clean American style restaurant in Manila could be a life mine for an enterprising man if it provides decent meals at reasonable prices.
Morning market notes show volatility in poultry and grain with growers resisting price requests. Prices offered to producers appear high for some grains while poultry and beef futures suggest declines, and supplies remain plentiful across dairy, vegetables, and fruit items.
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