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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1900
Page
2
The Seattle Star announces pricing details for recipients and delivery methods. It notes no free copies and lists per copy, weekly, and monthly rates with delivery by mail or carrier. The notice outlines payment expectations and service terms for subscribers.
The note indicates the item 02 Third Avenue was entered at the Seattle Washington post office as second class matter.
The Star reveals filthy conditions at Seattle Chinese laundries with no city inspection certificates found. Patrons fear disease from contaminated water and unsanitary washing practices. City health officials face calls for inspection and possible shutdowns. Councilman Crichton pledges action to protect thousands of residents.
Six injured in a city car crash were carried away by an ambulance that failed to reach them promptly. The piece condemns Seattle officials for delaying ambulance procurement and contrasts with Tacoma’s well equipped service. It also notes Senator Quay’s boasts and a Kansas bank closure due to no lenders.
A New York geologist warns of a future fire in ten million years while an Chicago seer forecasts fatal cold in ninety three million years. Readers wonder if any warning or linen attire will be needed next week.
In Norfolk on October 16 Jerome Walker a 56 year old politician and his two sons fought at Deep Creek. Walker and one son were stabbed and cut, a second son joined later and a knife was drawn. The brothers were wounded as their father was attacked during a roadside duel.
Dr Geo Hoursy, afflicted for weeks by stomach cancer, departed last evening for New York to consult an elder physician brother. A native of New York City, he previously held a notable position there.
New York Oct 16 The thefts involve Wim Schreiber an 8 year old clerk who looted the Musabeth Banking Co Elisabeth Nod with losses totaling over 128000 He took more than capital and gave false totals to conceal the amount He was trusted by bank officials earning 15 a week Suspicions point to associates and his home is being watched as he may try to communicate back to accomplices
The man who took his own life in McSortey's saloon on Washington Street yesterday morning has been identified as Ernest Coleman. The body is at Stewart's and an autopsy will be held to determine the poison used.
Mr L S Miller and Mrs Miller return to Seattle from Europe. Miller now accepts assistant to President Komar on the Erie railroad and will depart for the East this week.
J M Fink W H White Geo F Me Tremper deposited emergency funds with city officials to pay inspection costs for a new cross-line. The franchise requires completion by Aug 14 1901 and will extend from City park to East Columbia Street with transfers to downtown cars, improving reach toward Madison and Yesler Way lines.
The council met last night to hear two letters from L. 2 four superintendent of water and Chief Kellogg. A saloon license request by Gleason and Winkler was discussed with no license issued yet and potential ordinance action delayed. Officials warned underground water mains show electrolysis damage, with pipes eaten full of holes and heavy currents detected. A $190 test appropriation was proposed to assess scope and sources of damage, referred to the fire, water and sewers committee.
Letter from Chief Mellogg calls for regulation to stop storing combustible goods in basements of lodging houses and salerooms after the Metabrogig fire. Ravenna residents protest road tax use and prefer funds for a Brooklyn to Ravenna road around University Hill. The council set hearings on multiple street and safety improvements with dates in November.
Tommy Ryan the champion welterweight from Syracuse arrived in Beattie after traveling from San Francisco where he was scheduled to fight Jack Moffatt who withdrew. Ryan plans a week in Tacoma with relatives before returning home. He began fighting at seven and holds a brilliant, mostly undefeated record in the last decade.
The First National Bank sues in superior court alleging unpaid sums of 2000 and 2380 plus attorney fees. Defendants McCauley and Delaney are said to have absconded, with creditors now concerned. Judgment of 4380 requested.
Capt Wert and Capt Coffin leading the Corwin party report locating vast coal deposits at Cape Sabine 29 miles from Nome. Enough fuel to supply Nome for a century. Dirigo reaches Schwabacher dock with 38 passengers and 6000 canes of salmon. Halibut schooners Norman Lunde Electro Dewey Yukon and Myrtle arrive with 65000 tha of halibut.
Det 1 reports Captain B Williams of the Baclacna is likely to be arrested on cruelty charges filed by sailor Mike Brown. Brown says the captain and Mate Porter beat him, kept him tied to rigging for hours in freezing weather, and that abuse followed disputes over a romance with the mate's sweetheart.
The customs house reports September totals imports and exports by district. Tacoma imports reach 50,922 while Seattle reports 451,?. exports total 42,160 with Tacoma at 18,102. Wheat, flour, lumber, shingles, veneers arriving and clearing for foreign ports.
Washington suggests progress on building battleships Pennsylvania New Jersey and Georgia authorized by March 1, 1598. Virginia and Rhode Island follow with ships to be supplied as fast as they apply. First three will have superimposed turrets, others ordinary turrets.
Muddled note describes a February dairy and game dinner event at Rateler Grand Cal e. It asserts an unnamed host guarantees the dinners will be palatable and prepared at unspecified sites.
A dense page lists banks and financial institutions in Seattle with capital amounts, officers, and services. It includes OnHorne Trumper & Co advertising mining claims, auctions by M. J. Walker, and various loan and insurance offerings. Also notes patent attorneys and printing services, plus a superior court summons for McCauley and Delaney with a goods sold claim of 155 dollars.
The ad touts near Broadway properties on a highly improved avenue with cement walks and full street assessments paid. Listings claim dry, elevated views and proximity to Eleventh Avenue, a grammar school, a high-traffic area, and a rapidly developing neighborhood with strong buyer interest.
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